As students and staff looked forward to the Easter break, Loreto’s musicians combined their considerable talents to present another highly successful Easter concert. The venue once again was the splendid auditorium of the Royal Northern College of Music. Ian Jones’
Read storyLoreto was privileged recently to be able to host the Lee House exhibition, Journey to Sanctuary. Journey to Sanctuary tells the story of a refugee who has had to flee her own country in search of sanctuary. Walking through the
Read storyLooking forward to this week’s instalment of live music and free giveaways, and a very special version of communituesday with performances from staff! Due to the popularity of Loreto’s community days, the college has introduced ‘communituesday’ as a weekly lunchtime
Read storyPreparations are well underway for the Commonwealth games in Australia. We are very proud to report that two Ex Loreto Students will be competing there representing England Nicole Fonglyewquee and Mollie Campbell studied A Levels at the college and
Read storyWritten by Leon Mcleod – Pathways Sports Coach Loreto College were host to Riverside and Salford College in the last tournament of the season. Although we would normally expect a few more teams to attend, this did not dampen the
Read storyThe inaugural Theology departmental trip to Greece was a great success. Our Theology students absolutely fell in love with this little country, steeped in philosophical enquiry, early Christian tradition and deep historical and cultural expressions. The twenty-five young people were
Read story“Where’s Glasgow, is that in Wales…?” Geographical knowledge of the British Isles might not have been one of the attributes of the student overheard chatting excitedly to her friends, as they all made their way around a crowded sports hall,
Read storyOn Tuesday 19th March, a group of Loreto Physics students took part in the Institute of Physics Young Lecturer Competition at Manchester Metropolitan University. The evening comprised of two sections, a poster competition and a series of short lectures based
Read storyLoreto College’s Barbershop Quartet enjoyed an inspiring visit from four members of the Manchester University Barbershop Singers. The musicians from the University of Manchester taught our students some new warm-up songs, discussed the techniques unique to Barbershop singing and passed
Read storyBTEC Extended Diploma in Sport students recently attended an ‘Experience Sport’ Day at Nottingham Trent University. Students visited the Clifton campus and enjoyed a number of taster sessions, as well as a chance to view the impressive sports facilities. The
Read storyLoreto College have created and launched a media art installation in Manchester Central Library called ‘Safe Space’. This is part of Manchester City Council’s RADEQUAL Project which is Manchester’s campaign to build community resilience through empowering and enabling organisations and
Read storyThis year, Upper Sixth Film and Media girls have taken part in this year’s We Call the Shots mentoring project. For the first time at Loreto College, they have also been involved with the BBC School Report. Click here to
Read storyThe Reading Group met recently to discuss Kate Chopin’s landmark feminist classic The Awakening. This short American novel, published in 1899, caused considerable controversy with its depiction of a female character rebelling against the constraints of a patriarchal society in
Read storyLoreto College History student Eloise Hall has had an article published on YouthPoltics website. The Fawcett society has recently called for the Suffragettes to be pardoned. Eloise debates whether this would be a fitting tribute or if instead it could
Read storyTwenty-three Geography and Biology students have just returned from an eight-day residential fieldtrip to California, USA. The students and staff hugely enjoyed visiting some of California and Nevada’s premier attractions. Of particular note was hiking through Yosemite and Death Valley
Read storyUpper and Lower Sixth students of Fine Art, 3D Design, Graphics, Photography and Textiles, recently had the opportunity to visit one of Europe’s most vibrant and exciting cities, Berlin. On a three night residential trip students explored the history of
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