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Various mummy masks exhibited at the Manchester Museum

Manchester Museum Trip with Loreto College’s ICT Crowd

Loreto College students studying BTEC Level 2 in Information and Creative Technology (ICT) recently visited Manchester Museum as part of their coursework project. Their project explores the use of multimedia technology by organisations. During their visit, the students took photographs

A large group of Loreto A Level Geography students dressed in wellies and holding red clip boards visiting Macclesfield Forest.

Loreto Geography Students Investigate the Flood Risk of the River Bollin

A group of A Level geography students from Loreto College recently visited Cheshire to investigate the flood risk of the River Bollin. They visited Macclesfield Forest and the village of Prestbury to develop their geographical fieldwork skills, including calculating river

Young student delivering a presentation at a lectern in front of an audience inside an art gallery.

Loreto College Art Student competes for ARTiculation Prize

Loreto College is thrilled that one of our Fine Art and Graphics students, Pascaline, made it to the penultimate heats of the prestigious Articulation Prize. Pascaline competed against ten other talented students from the northwest at the Whitworth Art Gallery

Moving Image Awards at BFI Southbank

Loreto College represented at the Moving Image Awards 2024

“Today’s award ceremony has been absolutely amazing. It’s always so inspiring! I believe the biggest challenge facing young people today is getting over their own limits and beliefs about being filmmakers. What we’ve taken away from today is that actually,

LGBTQ+ History Month at Loreto

Loreto College’s Aspire to Teach enrichment group has been focusing on the history of LGBTQ+ people in various subjects. They have created educational materials to distribute across classrooms at Loreto. Some have opted for posters, while others have delivered PowerPoint

Loreto students pictured alongside a stratified rock formation in Iceland.

A Geography trip to Iceland with Loreto College

Volcanoes, geysers, glaciers and the Northern Lights have left students with very cool memories of an amazing trip to Iceland. They have just returned from Reykjavík where they saw huge physical forces at work on this small country on the

Loreto’s Art and Design students visit London

Loreto College’s Art and Design Department recently embarked on an exciting journey to London, a city renowned for its rich culture and vibrant artistic scene. Despite the chilly weather, students from all five subjects eagerly immersed themselves in a day

Loreto’s Psychology students attend conference in London

Near the end of last term, Loreto College’s lower sixth Psychology students attended an Education in Action conference in London. The conference involved interesting lectures and interactive discussions into topics such as memory and sleep. This gave students a real

Loreto students talk Hazard Management with Professor Kelman

Loreto College’s Geography students gained insights into hazard management at a talk by disaster expert Ilan Kelman (pictured above with our students) at Manchester Metropolitan University. Talking about his thought-provoking book, “Disaster by Choice,” Professor Kelman shared his insights into

Students standing outside a primary school with the headteacher.

Loreto’s ‘Aspire to Teach’ visit St Teresa’s Primary School

As part of the Aspire to Teach enrichment, a group of Loreto students spent three weeks at St Teresa’s Primary School in Stretford. Students spent the first two weeks supporting experienced teachers in the classroom, which gave them the opportunity

Loreto College and Cornerstone

Loreto College continued with its tradition of raising funds and collecting donations for Cornerstone, a local charity run by the Catholic Diocese of Salford, that supports local people who are homeless or in danger of becoming homeless. The annual Sleepout

Let’s talk about Geography

A former Geography student returns to Loreto College to inspire and share his experience of university life. Jack Wilson has been working in computing since he left Bristol University with his Geography degree and spared some time to come and

MANCEP Shakespeare Festival 2023

As Shakespeare wrote, “All the world’s a stage and all the men and women, merely players”. 200 students from across Manchester took part in this year’s MANCEP Shakespeare Festival, hosted at Loreto College

Loreto Art Department’s HE and Progression Event

To guide and inspire first-year students, Loreto’s Art Department recently organized its annual HE and Progression Event. The event, held yesterday, welcomed representatives from various universities across the country to provide valuable insights into higher education and the opportunities available

Loreto Psychology students visit Huddersfield Uni

Loreto College Psychology students enjoyed a recent trip to the Psychology Department at Huddersfield University. There they enjoyed a research talk on neuroscience methods and spent the afternoon exploring the department The students took part in some hand on sessions,

Art in Action at Loreto College

This autumn term kicked off with Fashion and Textiles students heading to Manchester Museum. Their destination was the museum’s research centre, providing an immersive experience centred around the theme of ‘Existence.’ Students explored the extensive collections, ranging from fossils to