Ken Clark from the Bank of England delivered an interesting talk to the upper 6th Economics students about the role that the Bank of England plays to try and achieve a low and stable inflation rate.

After sadly losing our dear friend and colleague Grainne last year the Art & Design department are raising money for Sarcoma UK. Those of you that knew Grainne will know, she was energetic, loved life and the great outdoors and was always up for a challenge. So today (7th June) we are hiking 3560ft to […]

99% Pass Rate for A Levels and Vocational Qualifications with 58% securing High Grades
17th August 2023We are thrilled with the overall results this year and so pleased that the hard work of students and dedication of staff has been rewarded with an outstanding set of outcomes. We realise that the legacy of Covid has impacted this cohort and are really pleased that the students have done so well.

Aquinas College is excited to launch our new virtual tour website. Get a feel for the layout of our College and use it to explore a number of departments and some of our facilities.

Our L6 Applied Science and Chemistry students visited the University of Manchester’s School of Chemistry to use their state-of-the-art equipment and facilities. Students started the day with a tour of the laboratory facilities and then moved on to carrying out practical activities.

Each year, Aquinas students are able to attend a series of career talks and workshops to help them explore possibilities and work towards developing their career planning. L6 students of Aquinas College were taken off the normal timetable day to attend a special drop-down careers day. All L6 Aquinas students were provided with the opportunity […]

An amazing musical theatre production of “Footloose” is taking place in the Aquinas Theatre this week; Tuesday 27th , Wednesday 28th and Thursday 29th June. Show starts at 7pm – tickets £5 from the Learning Centre. This fantastic 1980’s ‘feel good’ show is lighting up the stage at Aquinas College this week and tickets are […]

The Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health at the University of Manchester presented a talk about careers in healthcare to some of our Applied Science students. The presentation focused on different pathways to become a healthcare professional with both BTEC and A level qualifications. A range of pathways were explored including patient facing roles and […]

Budding writer Becca Donnelly in TG6A6 was encouraged to enter the national Young Writers Award last term and her hard work and creativity has paid off! Becca was awarded a Certificate of Merit by the competition holders and her poetry will be published in the Young Writers Award 2023 Poetry Anthology. Her tutor Samantha Quinn […]

Aquinas College received a generous grant from the Japan Foundation as part of a project to increase the Japanese teaching and learning resources available to students and teachers. Each student in the Japanese Language class now has their very own Kanji Learner’s Dictionary to allow them to race ahead with their learning. Here we see […]

Earlier this month eminent Geologist, Professor Chris Jackson was in College giving lectures on inclusion within science based careers as well as talking to our Geography and Geology students about geoscience. He is a science communicator and Director of Sustainable Geoscience at Jacobs Engineering Group and was previously Professor of Sustainable Geoscience at the University […]

Drama students’ see NT Live production of Arthur Miller’s classic “The Crucible”
8th February 2023A level Drama students were out at the Light cinema in Stockport on Wednesday 1st of February watching the NT Live production of Arthur Miller’s classic “The Crucible”. The production caused some controversy in class debates and discussions post performance! This three hour classic interpretation with a modern 1930’s American ‘depression’ design certainly hit the […]
