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Christmas Jumper Day 2017
Christmas Jumper Day saw students and staff don their finest (tackiest) Christmas clobber, all in the name of charity, with donations being raised for Save the Children.
There was also the extra incentive of a £30 Amazon voucher for the winner of the best outfit, with the Head of Art & Design,…
Category: College Life
Christmas Video 2017
What better way to celebrate the festive season than to have some of our students and staff tell you some brilliant* Christmas jokes?
Merry Christmas, everyone!
*jokes may not be brilliant
Category: College Life
Read the second edition of the new student newspaper, 'Birkenhead Beat'
Category: The Student Voice
Meet the Principal: Mike Kilbride talks to the Head Students
Head students, Caitlin and Charlie, got their chance to grill Principal, Mike, about a range of topics including five year plans, Burnley FC and, of course, Irn-Bru!
Category: The Expert's Voice
Study Hall Supervisor Kev chats about his role in helping students
Study Hall Supervisor, Kev, cuts a popular figure around the College. His passion for helping students and his fun-loving character make him a favourite of both students and staff alike.
Here, Kev talks through his part in assisting students’ learning, and the role that the Study Hall has for…
Category: The Expert's Voice
Meet Rowena, the College's coordinator of clubs, societies, voluntary work and other enrichment activities
Meet Rowena, the College’s full time coordinator of clubs, societies, volunteering and other enrichment activities. Rowena’s always available to speak to throughout the College day about arranging work experience, joining a club or volunteering in your spare time, and those things might just be…
Category: The Expert's Voice
Four Law students write about their '#lawsome' trips to London and Manchester
Zivana, Dom, Ashlea and Fay were among a party of Law students who recently visited London and Manchester to further their insight into the subject. London encompassed visits to the some iconic and important institutions while the Manchester trip was to help students prepare for the impending Bar…
Category: The Student Voice
Helping people inspires volunteer Joel
Volunteering can make your CV and your UCAS application look extremely impressive, but as students find out each year, the work can also enrich your view of the world and give you experiences that you wouldn’t otherwise gain.
Joel Williams started at the College this September and, seeing the…
Category: College Life
Our Youth Voice Conference experience, by Jack Fitzpatrick & Harry Gorman
Jack Fitzpatrick:
Last Tuesday, a group of first year Politics students attended the Youth Voice Conference at Wallasey Town Hall. We had put forward motions that we were going to discuss throughout the day and in a debate in the Chambers in the afternoon. The theme of the conference this year…
Category: The Student Voice
'GOLEM' - A review by Rebecca Thomson
Earlier this week, a few first and second years (including me) went along to the Playhouse Theatre in Liverpool to see a production of Golem: an original play by the theatre company ‘1927’, first performed in 2014. I was slightly tentative at first because I’d only seen the trailer for it which…
Category: The Student Voice
The Hub's 'Library Week' Competitions
To take part in the compeitions, either visit the Hub or download the quiz and treasure hunt sheets here, then hand them into the Hub staff when you've finished:
Dewey Decimal Treasure Hunt Sheet
*Competitions will run until Christmas
Category: College Life
BLOG: Bethany's campaign to make nurse Pip a hospital hero
I wanted the opportunity to showcase what I'm about to tell you because I don't think our nurses and our NHS get enough recognition for the outstanding work that they do.
Unfortunately, in March 2017, I was diagnosed with a rare & aggressive tumour in my knee. Prior to it being discovered, I…
Category: The Student Voice
