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Loreto College, Manchester
Loreto College is a Roman Catholic sixth form college in Hulme, Manchester, England, based on the educational philosophy of Mary Ward (nun), Mary Ward, a 16th-century nun, who founded the Sisters of Loreto, Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the congregation of religious sisters who started the college in 1851. Awards and Achievements * Loreto College was rated as "Outstanding in every respect" Ofsted 2010. * Loreto College has also achieved the AoC Beacon Schools Award. * The college has had 5 students gaining places on the ''Prime Minister's Global Fellowship'' programme. It achieved its first student in the inaugural year, 2008. * Based on ALP's analysis between 2011 and 2013 (Advanced Level Performance) Loreto College has been placed in the top 1% of colleges nationally. * Highest A-Level Results of any college in Manchester. * Ranked as the first sixth form college in the country for value added, according to Government legal tables, three years on the run. * ''Manchester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sixth Form College
A sixth form college is an educational institution, where students aged 16 to 19 typically study for advanced school-level qualifications, such as A Levels, Business and Technology Education Council (BTEC) and the International Baccalaureate Diploma, or school-level qualifications such as General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) examinations. In Singapore and India, this is known as a junior college. The municipal government of the city of Paris uses the phrase 'sixth form college' as the English name for a lycée (Highschool). In England and the Caribbean, education is currently compulsory until the end of Year 13, the school year in which the pupil turns 18.Previously in England, education was compulsory only until Year 11 before August 2013 and until year 12 between August 2013 and 2015.Education and Skills ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Barlow RC High School
The Barlow RC High School is a comprehensive school in Didsbury, Manchester, England. The school is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford, maintained by the Education Authority. The parish communities served by the school are St Ambrose, St Bernard's, St Bernadette's, St Catherine's and St Cuthbert's. The school's associated primary schools are St Ambrose's RC Primary School, St Bernard's RC Primary School, St Catherine's RC Primary School and St Cuthbert's RC Primary School. Exam results In July 2012, it received national recognition from the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT) for achieving some of the fastest improving GCSE results in the country. In August 2012, the school's GCSE results improved for the fourth year in succession. 95% of pupils achieved at 5 A*-C grades, including 74% with English and maths. The results placed the school as one of the highest performing secondary schools in Manchester. Ofsted report Inspectors from the Office for Standards i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Johnson (footballer Born 1988)
Michael Johnson (born 24 February 1988) is an English former professional Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. Johnson was a product of the Leeds United F.C., Leeds United, Feyenoord, Crewe Alexandra F.C., Crewe Alexandra, Liverpool F.C., Liverpool, Everton F.C., Everton and Manchester City F.C., Manchester City youth academies. He made his Premier League debut for City during the 2006–07 season and went on to become somewhat of a first team regular. While with City he was an England youth international, for both the England national under-19 football team, under-19 and England national under-21 football team, under-21 teams. Several injury setbacks that started during the 2008–09 season hampered his progress and he went on to only make four appearances for City in his final five years of his contract, playing his final match in a EFL Cup, League Cup tie against Scunthorpe United F.C., Scunthorpe United in 2009. During the 2011–12 season Johnson wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Bisson
Christopher Paul Bisson (born 21 July 1975) is an English actor, known for portraying the roles of Vikram Desai in ''Coronation Street'' (1999–2002), Kash Karib in '' Shameless'' (2004–2007, 2009), and Jai Sharma in ''Emmerdale'' (2009–present). Television Bisson first appeared on television as J.J. in ''Children's Ward'' in 1990. He went on to appear in ''Prime Suspect'', ''Holby City'' and as Vikram Desai in ''Coronation Street''. Then as 'Saleem Khan' in the 1999 film ''East Is East''. Kash Karib in '' Shameless'' and Jai Sharma in ''Emmerdale''. He appeared in ''Perfect Day: The Wedding'' (2005), ''Perfect Day: The Funeral'' (2006; Channel 5) and the feature film ''Stepdad'' (filmed in February 2007). He participated in the Channel 4 documentary ''Empire's Children'' (2007). Bisson appeared in the Valentine's Day 2009 episode of ''Casualty'', and on the last series of '' Hotel Babylon''. He returned to make a one-off appearance in ''Shameless'' in April 2009, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GCSE
The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) is an academic qualification in a particular subject, taken in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. State schools in Scotland use the Scottish Qualifications Certificate instead. Private schools in Scotland may choose to use GCSEs from England. Each GCSE qualification is offered in a specific school subject (English literature, English language, mathematics, science, history, geography, art and design, design and technology, business studies, classical civilisation, drama, music, foreign languages, etc). The Department for Education has drawn up a list of preferred subjects known as the English Baccalaureate for England on the results in eight GCSEs including English, mathematics, the sciences (physics, chemistry, biology, computer science), history, geography, and an ancient or modern foreign language. Studies for GCSE examinations take place over a period of two or three academic years (depending upon the subject, school ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy
St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy (formerly St Philip Howard Catholic School) is a Roman Catholic secondary school located in Glossop in northern Derbyshire. Description St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy is a small co-educational, three form entry, 11–16 Catholic comprehensive school that has traditionally provided secondary education for Catholic school children in the Glossopdale and Longdendale valleys. The school attracts applications from a wide variety of backgrounds and other primary schools in Glossop. The current headteacher is Louisa Morris. The school attends a religious service at the nearby St Mary's Catholic Church at least once a term. The school welcomes applications from all students, but makes clear that Catholic children come first in the selection process. Students come from Catholic primary schools around Glossop, Gamesley, Hadfield and Old Glossop and some join the school from other non-religious schools in Glossop, Tintwistle and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Thomas More RC College
St Thomas More RC College located in Denton, Greater Manchester, England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ... is a comprehensive school previously known as St Thomas More RC High School.St Thomas More has a roll of approximately 780 pupils and 40 teaching staff. The school was opened in 1964 and gained Specialist College status in Mathematics and Computing in 2004. Following its designation as a high performing specialist college it was awarded a second specialism in Applied Learning in 2008 and awarded Leading Edge status in 2010. References Secondary schools in Tameside Catholic secondary schools in the Diocese of Salford Voluntary aided schools in England {{GreaterManchester-school-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Damian's Roman Catholic Science College
St Damian's R.C Science College is a coeducational Roman Catholic secondary school located in Ashton-under-Lyne in the English county of Greater Manchester. Established in 1963 as St Damian's Catholic Secondary Modern School, it became a comprehensive school in later years and was also awarded Science College status. As part of the Building Schools for the Future Project a new school building constructed by Carillion was occupied May 2011. Today St Damian's is a voluntary aided school administered by Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford. St Damian's RC Science College offers GCSEs, BTECs and Cambridge Nationals as programmes of study for pupils. The school also has a specialism in science. Notable former pupils *Elyes Gabel Elyes Cherif Gabel (; born 8 May 1983) is an English actor. He gained recognition for his portrayal of Dr Gurpreet "Guppy" Sandhu in the BBC medical drama ''Casualty'' (2004–2007), computer genius Walter O'B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Monica's High School
St Monica's R.C. High School is a coeducational secondary school located on Bury Old Road in Prestwich, Greater Manchester, England, opposite Heaton Park. It serves pupils mainly from the areas of Prestwich, Whitefield, Kersal, Cheetham Hill and Radcliffe, and all those in the parish communities of its associated primary schools. History St Monica's RC High School was formed when two schools; St Joseph's RC High School, Whitefield and St Peter's RC High School, Prestwich, amalgamated and settled on the former St Peter's site on Bury Old Road. The school opened on 1 September 1987. During Pope John Paul II's visit to the United Kingdom in 1982 the school (St Peter's RC High School at the time) was used as the base for local authorities and members of the Pope's entourage. The Pope made his appearance in nearby Heaton Park making the school an ideal place to run the operations from. The school achieved Beacon status in 2001, gained its specialist status as a language colleg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Patrick's Roman Catholic High School
St Patrick's RC High School is a coeducational Roman Catholic secondary school in the Peel Green area of Eccles, Greater Manchester, England. Established in 1957, St. Patrick's was re-organised as a comprehensive school in 1977. It is a voluntary aided school administered by Salford City Council and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford. The school moved into a new building in 2013 as part of the Building Schools for the Future programme. St Patrick's RC High School offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils.https://www.stpatricksrchigh.co.uk/documents/curriculum/curriculum-overview/ks4-courses-and-exam-boards.pdf?62cd5df7 The school is named after Saint Patrick, a 5th-century Christian missionary and the first Bishop of Armagh in Ireland. Notable former pupils *Josie Rourke, director *Michelle Keegan, actress *Samia Ghadie, actress *Rob James-Collier, actor *Isabel Hodgins Isabel Hodgins (born 23 November 1993) is an English actress, known for portraying the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College
Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College is a secondary school based in Altrincham, Greater Manchester. The school specialises in maths and computing, and is named after Blessed Thomas Holford, a 16th-century priest from Cheshire. The college has a strong Catholic identity, and all pupils are required to wear school uniform, uniform. The school's principal is Mr J Cornally Order of the British Empire, MBE. Curriculum The college puts special emphasis on maths and computing, and follows the Key Stage process. At Key Stage 3 in year 7 & 8, the pupils take the following subjects: *English (3 hours) *Maths (4 hours) *Science (3 hours) *Religious Education (2.5 hours) *Design Technology (3 hours) - Woodwork, food technology, graphic design, art, music, PSHCE *Computer Science (1 hour) *French/Spanish (2 hours) *History (2 hours) *Geography (2 hours) *Physical Education (2 hours) *Drama (1 hour) For GCSE, the pupils take core subjects including English language, English literature, Scie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Ambrose Barlow RC High School
St Ambrose Barlow RC High School is a secondary school located in Wardley, Greater Manchester, England. The school is named after St Ambrose Barlow, one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. The school serves a wide range of parishes including St Charles' RC Primary School in Swinton, St Mark's RC Primary School in Pendlebury, St Mary's RC Primary School in Swinton, St Luke's RC Primary School in Irlams o' th' Height, St Edmund's RC Primary School in Little Hulton and Christ the King RC Primary School in Walkden. St Ambrose Barlow has been accredited with many national awards including National Teaching School status, the School Inclusion Award and Dyslexia Friendly Status. The majority of pupils are baptised Roman Catholic. History The school was established in the 1950s on land at Shaftesbury Road in nearby Swinton. In April 2013, the school moved into a new building in Wardley near Swinton. St George's RC High School closed in August 2014 with most pupils transfer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
