Oxbridge candidates given specialist guidance by Magdalene College Cambridge
Birkenhead Sixth Form College students who have applied for places at Oxford or Cambridge university have been given some specialist interview guidance, as the College played host to a number of Wirral...
View ArticleBar Mock Trial team excel at Liverpool Crown Court
The College’s Bar Mock Trial team put on a superb performance at Liverpool Crown Court, as a host of schools from across the area competed in the regional final.Each year, the Citizenship Foundation...
View ArticleVIDEO: November Open Evening Success
Birkenhead Sixth Form College's second Open Evening of 2016-17 was another busy, vibrant affair, as 800 prospective students have now visited the College so far this year.Students from all over the...
View ArticleDom & Ellen travel to London for Mock EU Summit
Two Birkenhead Sixth Form College students joined a host of other A Level students from across the country in Westminster, as they took up roles as European leaders and officials in a mock EU...
View ArticleAward-winning deafness issues campaigner student to launch new project
A Birkenhead Sixth Form College student and award-winning campaigner is set to launch a new project, aimed at getting British Sign Language taught in all UK schools.Bethany Eason, who studies on the...
View ArticleFrank Field MP visit offers new potential for BePART programme
The first steps have been taken to get Birkenhead Sixth Form College’s unique life-skills programme recognised on a national level after a visit from Member of Parliament for Birkenhead, Frank...
View Article'TES Sixth Form College of the Year Award' shortlisting confirmed
Birkenhead Sixth Form College has been shortlisted for one of the most prestigious accolades in the education sector - the 'TES Award for Sixth Form College of the Year 2017'.TES, formerly known as the...
View ArticleDrama students' play shows effects of antisocial behaviour to Wirral...
A new approach to tackle antisocial behaviour has been rolled out to Wirral secondary schoolchildren, as Merseyside Police and Birkenhead Sixth Form College join forces to help raise awareness about...
View ArticleEnergy market game-changer speaks to Business students
The founder of a revolutionary new ethical energy company has been speaking to Birkenhead Sixth Form College students about changing the model of how business can work.Cheryl Latham, CEO of Brighter...
View ArticleCollege wins Birkenhead Rotary Club's 'Youth Speaks' competition
A team of students from Birkenhead Sixth Form College have won a prestigious public speaking competition, as the Rotary Club of Birkenhead staged the local leg of the national ‘Youth Speaks’...
View ArticleBar Mock Trial team make national final for second year running
A team of lawyers-to-be from Birkenhead Sixth Form College have reached the national final of the Bar Mock Trial competition for the second year running.The competition tests A Level Law students’...
View ArticleOFSTED officially rates Birkenhead Sixth Form College ‘OUTSTANDING’
Birkenhead Sixth Form College have been given the highest possible rating by education watchdog OFSTED as their recent inspection found that we are OUTSTANDING in every area."Teachers and support staff...
View ArticleAngela Eagle MP visits College to answer students' questions
Politics students had the opportunity to pose questions to a Member of Parliament, as the MP for Wallasey, Angela Eagle, visited Birkenhead Sixth Form College.Part of the Labour Party and currently...
View ArticleDr Guy Sutton's Brain Day gets students' synapses working
Birkenhead Sixth Form College’s annual Brain Day gets the Psychology and Biology students’ grey matter working, while they don the latex gloves and get hands-on with the hypothalamus and the...
View ArticleRussell Group Universities visit for 'Higher Education Month'
Birkenhead Sixth Form College’s ‘Higher Education Month’ has kicked off, with this week seeing visits from some of the country’s top universities to give guidance and advice to students.With major...
View ArticleThe HUB entered for national award
The HUB, our learning resource centre, has been put forward for a national award that celebrates innovative ways to assist students during their time at College.Part of the College’s commitment to...
View ArticlePolitics students meet Jeremy Corbyn
Written by Politics student, Adam HigginsSix Government & Politics students were at Garston Urban Village Hall to hear Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, deliver a speech in support of Metro Mayor...
View ArticleStudents scoop top prizes in Wirral poetry competition
A student from Birkenhead Sixth Form College has beaten competition from hundreds of Wirral poets to win first prize in the Chris Salmon Poetry Extravaganza 2017.First year, Brandon Chesworth, won in...
View ArticleFrench students impress their hosts in Brussels
Students studying French at the College earned glowing praise for their command of the language from both their host school and locals alike during their visit to the Belgian capital of Brussels.Seven...
View ArticleWirral Councillors praise league table-topping College on visit
Members of Wirral Council have praised Birkenhead Sixth Form College as the government’s recent league table for A Levels rates the College as the best Wirral state school for increasing students’...
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