College’s GCSE resit results smash national average
Birkenhead Sixth Form College students have significantly outperformed the national average for GCSE resit results, which includes two Ukrainian refugees sitting English GCSE for the first time....
View ArticleLaw Fair brings leading careers opportunities to the College
Future lawyers at Birkenhead Sixth Form College were treated to an excellent insight into the career path as more than 20 law firms, apprenticeship providers and universities visited for the College’s...
View ArticleCollege shortlisted for best in North of England
Birkenhead Sixth Form College has been named as a finalist for a prestigious award for the best Further Education College of the Year in the North of England. Educate North Awards celebrates excellence...
View ArticleA Level Dance students impress at university show
Students taking Dance A Level were praised for performing and choreographing like university level students while presenting their classwork at an esteemed theatre in Higher Education. The Capstone...
View ArticleCollege production of Grease hits the high notes
Birkenhead Sixth Form College’s Spring production of Grease went down a storm with audiences across two nights, as students put their acting, singing, dancing and musicianship skills under the...
View ArticleStaff vs students cycling in fundraising for Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal
Staff and students at Birkenhead Sixth Form College took to the bikes in a competition to ride the furthest in an all-day event to raise money for the Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal. In the...
View ArticleNational careers award makes College leaders in the field
Birkenhead Sixth Form College has cemented its place as a leader in careers provision with a re-awarding of the national Quality in Careers Standard accolade. The award recognises careers education,...
View ArticleBirkenhead Sixth Form College named North of England college of the year
Birkenhead Sixth Form College has been named the best in the North of England by a prestigious education awards. Educate North Awards celebrates excellence in the education sector in the North, and the...
View ArticleEuropean Youth Parliament Win for College Students
A team of students from Birkenhead Sixth Form College has won the regional heats of the European Youth Parliament competition. The contest is an international affair, and winning the regional...
View ArticleFormer student Jack impresses at FBI trip
A former Birkenhead Sixth Form College has just returned from Washington DC where he was presenting to law enforcement agencies including the FBI. Jack Fitzpatrick was part of the College’s Class of...
View ArticleAward win confirms Wirral college’s ‘remarkable’ careers achievements
Birkenhead Sixth Form College has won the Sixth Form Colleges Association Award for Social Mobility 2023, recognising its huge success in students progressing to the country’s top universities. The...
View ArticleFirst years visit leading universities as part of award-winning College...
The entire cohort of Year 1 students at Birkenhead Sixth Form College rounded off the end of the summer term by visiting a range of leading universities in the North of England. The visits further...
View ArticleBirkenhead Sixth Form College students beat pre-pandemic results
Birkenhead Sixth Form College students have been celebrating today as their A Level results have broken records. Over 650 students received their results and each is an individual success story, with...
View ArticleUniversity place for Chloe against the odds
Final year student Chloe Salisbury has beaten the odds to achieve exceptional BTEC results and secure her first choice of university place. A looked after child from a young age, and living with a...
View ArticleTV’s The Anatomy Lab gives students live post-mortem experience
The Anatomy Lab, stars of the BBC and the Discovery Channel, have visited the College to give students an experience that was certainly not for the feint-hearted. In a live dissection experience,...
View ArticleStudents excel in Cambridge University programme
Students taking part in a programme run by Cambridge University to widen participation have been officially recognised for their excellent work in completing the challenges set to them. The Cambridge...
View Article‘Most Inspirational’ award nomination for College
Birkenhead Sixth Form College has been shortlisted for being the ‘most inspirational sixth form’ by the largest education awards in the North West. Educate Awards named the College as one of just four...
View ArticleHalloween Fest 2023
Halloween Fest is an annual celebration at the College which brings students and staff together to have some fun on the spookiest day of the year. With the College hallways decked out with creepy...
View ArticleCollege named ‘Most Inspirational Sixth Form’
Birkenhead Sixth Form College has been named the ‘Most Inspirational Sixth Form’ at one of the most prestigious awards in education. Educate Awards celebrates the finest schools, colleges, teachers...
View ArticleCollege student Bonnie dazzles at charity ‘Strictly’ show
A second year student at Birkenhead Sixth Form College has been impressing judges and the audience at a special charity ‘Strictly’ event as she showed off her dancing prowess. Bonnie Chadwick took on...
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