Loreto students studying Fine Art, 3D Design, Graphics, Photography and Textiles are fortunate to live and study in a city like Manchester, with its thriving cultural scene offering numerous opportunities for those interested in the Arts. However, Loreto’s Arts related
Read storyDuring the week beginning the 4th February, Loreto was privileged enough to be able to host the Lee House exhibition, Journey to Freedom. Journey to Freedom tells the real-life stories of three individuals who have been victims of modern day
Read storyMad Max meets Little Miss Sunshine in this new, raw version of ‘Mother Courage and Her Children’ Review written by A Level Drama student, Zainab Imran The masterpiece that is ‘Mother Courage and Her Children’ by Bertolt Brecht has been
Read storyIn February, we embarked on our first Chaplaincy Trip to Rome, in place of our usual UK based retreat. The trip offered a great opportunity for students to take some time out of busy lives, gave a chance to explore
Read storyDirector Danny Price looked to the modern range of theatre for the latest Loreto production and chose Remote, written by highly rated Scottish playwright, Stef Smith. Remote is a play about ‘protest, power and protecting yourself.’ A young girl, Antler,
Read storyThe netball team travelled to Oldham Sixth Form College on Wednesday afternoon. Unfortunately, a depleted Loreto squad lost out to a well-established, in-form Oldham side. Loreto started the game well, with both teams going goal-for-goal. At the beginning of the
Read storyShadow schools minister Mike Kane MP visited Loreto College on Friday to show his support for the Raise the Rate campaign aimed at securing an increase in funding for sixth form education in this year’s spending review. Mr Kane completed
Read storyYear on year the success of Loreto students applying to and receiving offers from top universities is impressive: 2019 is no exception. The 22 Oxbridge offers cover a range of subject areas at the two globally respected institutions, from Medicine
Read storyBTEC Extended Diploma in Sport second year students experienced what it is like to train and play like an elite athlete recently. Students attended an ultimate experience day at St. George’s Park, home to the England football teams. The park
Read storyAfter a gap of four years, MUN returned to Manchester Grammar School in December, with large numbers of sixth formers from across the north west representing a variety of countries in passionate but thoughtful debate. Ms Tattersall took a relatively
Read storyThe festive season is marked by a number of events at the college and our numerous talented musicians and singers, under the direction of Head of Music David Lloyd-Mostyn, are very much to the fore. First up was the Hulme
Read storyAfter many years celebrating the achievements of our students in an annual event held at Manchester Town Hall, Certificate Evening finally came ‘home’ this year and the class of 2018 was able to return to the college to receive certificates
Read storyThe Reading Group reconvened just before Christmas, to discuss the latest book choice, Paul Auster’s enigmatic novel, The Music of Chance. It was anticipated that this strange piece of fiction, sometimes described as being ‘absurdist’ in style, would divide opinion
Read storyThe glitz and glamour of country queen Dolly Parton brightened up dark December nights in Hulme as her engaging musical 9 To 5 was brought to the stage in spectacular fashion by Director Danny Price’s large and enthusiastic cast of
Read storyThe netball team won in spectacular fashion during a recent fixture vs Cheadle Hulme. A last gasp goal scored by player of the match, Freya Coggins, saw Loreto win a highly competitive match by one goal. The game was closely
Read storyThe Loreto Art Department student collective, MINT, had a fantastic opportunity to sell their work at the Frost Fair, held in December at the Whitworth Art Gallery. This was an excellent opportunity for them to gain insight into the reality
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