One of the country’s most prominent social commentators and government advisors explained to students how geography can help to predict the future. Oxford University professor, Danny Dorling, gave a lecture to more than 70 students from Loreto and all across
Read storyGeographers headed to the beautiful Welsh coast to develop key research skills as part of their A level course. The students carried out various activities at Llandudno in North Wales including calculating beach profiles, investigating weathering and mass movement on
Read storyThe evocative odour of autumn leaves and burgers swept along by a capricious breeze; excited groups of students rushing from stall to stall: it could only be Freshers’ Fair! The Sports Hall was the main location with a multiplicity of
Read storyThe renowned conductor John Andrews, a Loreto College alumnus, has just released a new recording with the BBC Concert Orchestra. After Loreto, John went on to graduate from Cambridge with a master’s degree, and then a doctorate, before embarking on
Read storyIt has been an excellent year for Loreto students at Model United Nations conferences across the North West and beyond. Over forty students have attended one or more event, honing their diplomatic and negotiation skills in a range of debates.
Read storyLoreto’s musicians finished the academic year in spectacular fashion with appearances at two contrasting venues. The Chamber Choir took part in the annual One Education Showcase at the Royal Northern College of Music, performing a short but diverse set comprising
Read storyThe last couple of months have seen the exam season in full swing, AS students taking study leave and, excitingly, the appearance of the latest E&K Records annual compilation. Now in its fifth year the E&K Records label represents the
Read storyLoreto students have voted in favour of remaining in the European Union. In a mock referendum run yesterday, the vote was 389 in favour of remain, with 72 for leave. The vote was the culmination of a series of events
Read storyProfessor Michael Wood of the University of Manchester recently visited Loreto for the second time to offer a lecture on the history of the ancient city of Troy. As ‘A’ Level Classical Studies students read the works of Homer and
Read storyStudents at Loreto with aspirations to study at Oxford, Cambridge and other research intensive Russell Group universities, continue to make applications and receive firm offers in encouraging numbers. At present sixteen students have firm offers from Oxford or Cambridge and
Read storyA2 Drama and Theatre Studies students impressed examiners and audience members in this year’s practical examinations for DRAM 4: Devised Drama. Students were tasked with creating a piece of original theatre in a theatrical style of their choosing. The range
Read storyWe were asked by Ann Wilson, former Chaplain here at Loreto, to host the Romero Trust Annual Talk to mark Romero Week 2016. Romero week each year is an opportunity to reflect on the life and work of Blessed Oscar
Read storyFollowing a successful trip by the Classical Civilisation Department to Athens in the spring of 2015, a further fifteen students of the Classical world visited Athens this spring for a four day study tour of the wonderful Greek capital. Classics
Read storyStudents on the BTEC First Diploma in ICT course were looking forward to their trip to the National Football Museum in Manchester. The purpose of the visit was to gather photos and videos for their Unit 17 Multimedia Products Development
Read storyLoreto College was pleased to invite Carly and Charlotte from the Juice academy into college to celebrate National Apprenticeship week . Students were able to find out how businesses use social media and the growing opportunities in this career. There
Read storyTwenty curious Loreto students set off across the Pennines to learn some medical history, experience the smells and sounds of a poor Victorian street scene and explore the galleries and artefacts at the wonderful Thackray Medical Museum, which was once
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