The Sixth Form College Celebrates a Record-Breaking Results Day
The Sixth Form College is celebrating cementing its place as Wirral’s No1 Sixth Form with record results, as nearly half of students achieved top A*, A and B grades. More than a quarter are also now...
View ArticleCongratulations Pour in for Students’ Outstanding Achievements
Universities, law firms and other educational institutions have been among the many voices offering their congratulations to students from The Sixth Form College after a record-breaking year of A Level...
View ArticleGrant Thornton Placement Gives Students First Taste of Professional Services
The Summer may be a time to relax and recuperate for students but, for some of the wisest, it’s an ideal time to take up work placement opportunities to expand their burgeoning CVs.A new social...
View ArticleBirkenhead Sixth Form College in Top 10% Nationally for A Levels
Birkenhead Sixth Form College is officially in the national top ten percent for progress and value added to students’ grades and performance at A Level, according to a highly-respected, independent...
View ArticleCambridge-bound Sam Scoops Oxford University Writing Prize
A recent Birkenhead Sixth Form College graduate who is headed for Trinity College, Cambridge has scooped a prestigious writing prize from ‘rival’ university, Oxford, as he starts his higher education...
View ArticleClass of 2016 Graduation Ceremony
Birkenhead Sixth Form College’s Class of 2016 were given a grand send-off at their Graduation Ceremony at the Floral Pavilion in New Brighton.Along with recognising each student’s achievements in...
View ArticleCollege Launches Unique Life Skills Programme For All New Students
Birkenhead Sixth Form College has launched a unique life-skills programme aimed at tackling the increasingly recognised issue of mental health and wellbeing.The College is implementing a...
View ArticleCollege Teacher & Taekwon-Do Instructor Takes Home World Championship Gold
Science teacher and the College’s resident Taekwon-Do instructor, Helen Bennett, has claimed her second gold medal at the Veteran World Championships for the martial art in Italy.Despite suffering a...
View ArticleVolunteering in Cambodia: The Trip of a Lifetime
Over the summer, nine students from the Class of 2016 (and one from the Class of 2015) joined volunteering organisation, Camps International, to travel some 6,000 miles to volunteer in Cambodia....
View ArticlePolitics Students Link Up with US University for Presidential Election Project
Government & Politics students have been taking advantage of an opportunity to work with a US university in the build up to the American Presidential Election.North Carolina State University...
View ArticleDuke of Edinburgh Students Beat Snowdonia Challenge for Gold Awards
Ten adventurous College students braved the changing autumnal weather atop Snowdonia as they sought to pass the Expedition component of their Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award.The students, who each...
View ArticleHouse of Lords Peer Visits Birkenhead Sixth Form College
Birkenhead Sixth Form College played host to a member of the House of Lords on Friday, as the top tier of the UK government seeks to encourage students to become more engaged with politics and...
View ArticleHundreds of Students & Parents Attend First Open Event for 2017 Admission
The first Sixth Form College Open Event of the academic year saw students, parents and families turning up in their hundreds from across Wirral and the Merseyside area to see what makes us a Centre of...
View ArticleBLOG: Some words of wisdom for new students from the year above
So, it's that time again. First year Sixth Form students have all arrived looking alert yet dazed, hurrying to lessons, clutching at folders and timetables like shields; while the A2 students have...
View ArticleCareers Fair 2016
Big businesses, universities and the armed forces were among those who joined us yesterday as Birkenhead Sixth Form College hosted its biennial Careers Fair.Nearly 60 organisations, companies and...
View ArticleStudents Claim Places on Prestigious Social Mobility Law Programme
Seven Birkenhead Sixth Form College students have been accepted onto a prestigious programme that encourages those from less privileged backgrounds to take up careers in Law.Chloe Carr, Yasmin Davies,...
View ArticleBritish Champion Taekwon-Do Star Raising Funds to Compete in World Championships
A Birkenhead Sixth Form College student and medal-winning, expert martial artist needs your help!Aaron Bretland has a Taekwon-Do Commonwealth Games medal to his name among many others, and now he needs...
View ArticleUnique Life-Skills Programme Already Proving Beneficial at Halfway Stage
Birkenhead Sixth Form College’s unique new life-skills programme for all first year students has reached the halfway point of its six-week duration, and students are already feeling the...
View ArticleUlster University trip inspires future lawyers
Five of the College’s future lawyers flew over the Irish Sea to experience what studying at Ulster University could offer for their career paths after completing their A Levels.Against the viscerally...
View ArticleHead of Psychology Celebrates Publishing Second Children's Book
“It was inspired by my nephew being afraid of swimming. I wrote Sandy the Sea Turtle to help him to see that everyone gets a little frightened sometimes, and we just need good friends to help us along...
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