Over 250 business and IT students at The Blackpool Sixth Form College were treated to a very inspiring and thought-provoking talk from former BBC Dragons’ Den ‘dragon’ Piers Linney. Piers spoke to students about his own experiences in law, business …
Silver BTEC Tutor of the Year award winner: Chelsie Toole Blackpool Sixth is celebrating success and national recognition for the excellence of its BTEC provision. The college as a whole has won a BTEC College of the Year Silver Award …
Blackpool Sixth’s very own Jakob Johnson is embroiled in all the on and off screen gossip for this year’s Love Island as he’s personally handling the social media of several of the reality show’s contestants. Jakob, 17, from Thornton, is …
Our very own graphic design assistant Kyle J Wilson is riding high in the German alternative chart reaching the number one slot this week with his band Auger. Kyle, 22, (right) and bandmate Kieran Thornton (left), 23, both from Blackpool, …
Our new student council representatives are celebrating their roles for the new academic year. James Farrow (left) is the new chair of the student council and Sian Montgomery (right) is the vice chair. It’s been simply incredible seeing our student …
LGBT+ students have been celebrating equality and diversity in college with their annual Show Your Pride event. Students sold cakes and snacks in the college’s foyer and musical performances ran through the day to raise funds for several LGBT+ charities. …
The 2019 national performance tables for schools and colleges published this morning show that Blackpool Sixth is once again the highest rated provider of A levels and BTECs on the Fylde Coast. Blackpool Sixth has topped the tables again this …
Blackpool Sixth students and staff are once again celebrating a wonderful set of A level and BTEC Level 3 results against a backdrop of curriculum reforms and more challenging qualifications. Despite the reforms, the overall pass rate has been maintained …
Students and staff at Blackpool Sixth are celebrating further success in the 16 to 18 performance tables published today. We are now number one on the Fylde coast across all schools and colleges on the key measure of students’ best …
HeadStart is a multi-agency organisation aiming to increase resilience and improve mental wellbeing in young people. HeadStart supported and funded the Creative Resilience project as part of the Resilience Revolution in Blackpool. The main aim of the program was to …