Yesterday the college received a visit from the Chief Regulator of Ofqual. Ofqual is the ‘watchdog’ that oversees examinations and qualifications in England. The Chief Regulator, Dr Jo Saxton, spoke to staff and students to gain a first-hand insight into …
Students and staff at Blackpool Sixth are delighted to announce that Ofsted has awarded the college ‘Outstanding’ status once again. This follows a full inspection of the college in December 2021. The report published on the Ofsted website today is …
Dear Blackpool Sixth students and parents/carers, Important message – remote learning from Monday 14th June for one week. Since we returned from the half term break, there have been a small number of Covid-19 cases that have been reported among …
Blackpool Sixth has seen an increase in the proportion of students applying to universities this year. Applications through the UCAS system have gone up by 2.5 percentage points to 68% of the current upper sixth cohort. UCAS extended their deadline …
Blackpool Sixth has come fourth out of 485 colleges in the UK and Ireland for its social media output and engagement in 2020. The Edurank league table for college social media, run by the education marketing consultancy Net Natives, shows …
A member of staff at Blackpool Sixth has today tested positive for Covid-19 and is currently self-isolating at home. The member of staff self-isolated as soon as they developed symptoms and has not returned to college since. We have taken …
Blackpool Sixth confirms that two students have tested positive for Covid-19. Both students self-isolated as soon as they developed symptoms last week and have not returned to college since. The local health protection team has been informed and are contacting …