13 Lower 6th and 2 Upper 6th students took part in a day trip to Preston to take part in their annual Japan Day. This is a public event which showcases different aspects of traditional Japanese culture including a Cosplay Runway, Calligraphy, and a Taiko drumming workshop. For their lunch... Read More
18 lower sixth maths students and two members of staff had an early start at Stockport Station for their trip to The Royal Institution in London for MathsFest 2022. There was the chance to meet celebrities from the maths world such as Matt Parker and James Grime as well as... Read More
This week is Children’s Mental Health week. It’s vital that children and young people understand mental health as well as physical health. Stockport Council have provided us with some resources to help raise awareness of the support that is available. Children’s MH Awareness Week Community Pack
The Upper Sixth BTEC actors spent a day attending a devising workshop as part of their final examined unit of their course. They worked on teamwork, movement and devising strategies to help them with physicality, creativity and staging their pieces. Students worked together to create some daring and sophisticated work.... Read More
A group of our BTEC Information Technology students recently went on a trip to MBDA Missile Systems in Bolton. MBDA’s high-tech manufacturing facility in Bolton is a cutting-edge facility that houses some 670 highly-skilled design, engineering and manufacturing employees and is being used for the production of inert missile equipment... Read More
Aquinas College is delighted to have been chosen to receive the wonderful gift of a cherry tree as part of Sakura Cherry Tree Project celebrating UK-Japan friendship. The particular variety chosen, the Great White, had actually become extinct in Japan and was re-introduced from the UK. This small tree will... Read More
The Financial Studies teachers had an early morning Zoom meeting with finance expert and founder of the Money Saving Expert website; Martin Lewis. It was an event for teachers across the UK involved in financial education. The topic of conversation was how to inspire young people to develop an enterprising... Read More
The extra-curricular Disney showcase took place on the 15th and 16th December and the students were so pleased the show was able to go ahead as planned. We had a cast of 30 this year and over three days we performed to 520 audience members. Songs included; Poor Unfortunate Souls,... Read More
Ron Cooke Award for the A Level Independent Investigation Sir Ron Cooke, an eminent physical geographer and former President of the Society, has kindly supported a new award for A Level students. The award recognises students’ work towards the independent investigation, also known as the NEA. The first Ron Cooke... Read More
Congratulations to Freya Lever, Jennie Cohen, Hannah Sparrow and Emily Nicholls (pictured left to right) who recently took part in the Mathematical Olympiad for Girls. All four girls scored highly enough for a Merit Certificate with Emily doing exceptionally well to earn a Distinction. Just over 2000 girls took the... Read More
We are proud to announce that Court 1 opened its doors on 1st November 2021. After submitting a successful bid for funds, we were able to bring a courtroom experience to Aquinas College law department. Students will be able to take part in mock trials and mooting competitions as well... Read More
Aquinas College held a Mental Health Promotion Day this Wednesday in recognition of World Mental Health Day on the 10th October. This event helped raise awareness of mental health issues and to break down the stigma often associated with these issues. Both Stockport Mind and Kooth came into College to... Read More
