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Brilliant Results for Blackpool Sixth Students

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August 13, 2020

Blackpool Sixth students and staff are once again celebrating a brilliant set of A level and BTEC level 3 results. 50 courses had a 100% pass rate and overall high grades for Level 3 subjects have increased yet again. Furthermore, …

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High-flying Cara scoops BA placement

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April 27, 2020

First year BTEC Level 3 Travel and Tourism student, Cara Cassidy, has secured a highly sought-after placement with British Airways. The placement will give Cara a unique insight into different aspects of BA’s operations, especially the work of  cabin crew. …

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Write Away – Writing Competition

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April 6, 2020

Fylde WriteAway Challenge 1 UPDATE AND RESULTS: Exciting news!  Below are the results of the first writing challenge.  We were delighted by the response to the challenge and the very high standard of the entries. Competition judges always say that …

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Roman play at St. John's Primary

Pupils impress with Roman play

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March 12, 2020

Students at St. John’s Catholic Primary School in Poulton are stepping back to Roman times on Friday as they put on a play in the Latin language. The pupils have been learning Latin as part of a ‘Classics Hub’ project …

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Toby Pettitt

Top drama school place for ‘Les Mis’ star

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March 5, 2020

Blackpool Sixth performing arts students are gearing up for the opening night of the college’s production of Les Misérables.  Amongst the stars of the show is Toby Pettitt who has recently been accepted by one of the most renowned theatre …

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Bijay visit

A visitor from Nepal

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February 14, 2020

Yesterday Blackpool Sixth welcomed Mr Bijay Raj Acharya, headteacher of Shubhakamana Academy in Nepal. The headteacher is here to see at first hand the UK education system and has spent two weeks visiting local schools. The visit was the latest …

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Oxbridge students with offers 2020

Oxbridge offers for nine students

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February 3, 2020

A record nine Blackpool Sixth students are celebrating the offer of places from two of the world’s top ranked universities, Oxford and Cambridge. After an extremely demanding selection process involving additional entrance exams and interviews, the students have all received …

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Award Winners Dec 2020

Former students collect awards

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January 8, 2020

Just before the Christmas break, three of our former students called in to collect awards.  The students Luke Bateman, Emily Bradder and Lauren Bonney received their cheques for awards which were connected to outstanding achievement and successful progression to higher …

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Gavin Williamson

Education Secretary visits

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November 13, 2019

Yesterday the college had a visit from Gavin Williamson, the Secretary of State for Education.  Mr Williamson met with a group of students and toured the college with our Principal, Jill Gray. The discussion with students focused on education issues, …

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AndyGrantTalk

Memorial Lecture focuses on resilience

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November 12, 2019

This year’s Memorial Lecture at Blackpool Sixth was delivered by Andy Grant, a former soldier who is now a leading disabled athlete and motivational coach.  Andy recently featured in BBC Celebrity Masterchef. His inspiring and moving talk to students, staff …

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