Students from Creative Media took part in an exciting full-day workshop with Quays TV, gaining hands-on experience in live studio production and visual podcasting. The session, held in our TV Studio, challenged students to respond to a real broadcast brief, working collaboratively to develop and record their own visualised podcast style segments.

Psychology students had a guest speaker this week. Educational psychologist Catherine Eaton engaged students in a talk and workshop where students were asked to analyse and draw conclusions based on a typical case study an educational psychologist would encounter in their real practice. Students had to use their knowledge of psychological theories in drawing upon […]

Students studying GCSE Japanese at Aquinas College recently took part in an exciting international language exchange with English language students from Tama University in Japan. The session, held on Monday 10th November, gave Aquinas students the opportunity to put their classroom learning into practice by engaging in real conversations with native Japanese speakers. Students conducted […]

Amber who is currently in the upper 6th studying Economics made it to the final of a national economics essay competition which is an amazing achievement! Amber wrote an outstanding essay on ‘What are the economic effects of tariffs for consumers, businesses and global economies?’ Amber presented at an in-person final event at the KPMG […]

Aquinas College is proud to be featured in this month’s Stockport Post, celebrating the appointment of our new Principal, Jo Dommett. A former student of Aquinas, Jo shared how delighted she is to return to the college where her own journey in education began. “I had a wonderful experience at Aquinas. Academically I thrived, and […]

Aquinas College is proud to announce the launch of the first ever episode of the AQ Podcast! A brand-new platform giving students the chance to share their voices, creativity, and stories.

Aquinas drama students recently visited the set of Waterloo Road in Stretford, Manchester for a day’s work experience as actors in the famous TV show! They worked a full day from 6 till 6, moving through costume and make-up departments to get fully prepared for a day’s filming on the actual sets for the show. […]

A group of Aquinas Media students attended an exciting networking event with SAZ Media at Etherow Country Park, working on a live brief from Stockport Council aimed at encouraging the local community to get back out into nature. Students were challenged to produce creative marketing deliverables, including original photographs and a campaign tagline to promote […]

27 upper sixth BTEC and A-level Law students recently enjoyed a busy day in London visiting the House of Commons, House of Lords, UK Supreme Court and the London Dungeons. In Parliament, the students were also given the opportunity to meet hereditary peer Lord Russell of Liverpool, who explained his role in Parliament and shared […]

On Friday 17th October, Music A Level students visited The Bridgewater Hall to watch a concert given by The Halle orchestra. The concert tracked the development of music and the orchestra from the Renaissance to the present day and included excerpts from A Level Music set works. We all really enjoyed the concert and found […]

This year, as we welcomed our new cohort into our college, we dedicated a special time to celebrate the uniqueness of each member of our community during our Diversity Theme Week this October, when we came together to celebrate a Cultural Day event. This was a special moment of joy with all represented cultures coming […]

This term students in the Law department were locked up! Over 30 students visited Shrewsbury Prison (disused since 2013) where they were given a guided tour, to see what experience prisoners had when they were taken to Shrewsbury on arrival, and life on the prison throughout the years. Students were then locked up in the […]

























































