Runshaw College students once again demonstrated their sporting excellence at the AoC National Sport Finals in Nottingham. Runshaw College students have an outstanding record at the championships, always winning medals each year. Nathan Dunn won the gold medal in the men’s cross country and also won gold in the men’s team cross country event along… Read More
Congratulations to St James’s Church of England High School, winners of our Big Debate 2018. In a closely contested competition they narrowly edged a win over teams from Academy@Worden and Tarleton Academy. Debating topics such as ‘Britain will prosper post-Brexit’ and ‘Donald Trump is helping to make America great again’ all teams displayed great understanding… Read More
On Wednesday 21st March, forty students from local schools descended upon the School of Science to take part in our annual ‘Medical Marvels’ event. Eight schools took part in the event which involved the transformation of Mardale Science Corridor into Runshaw Hospital Accident and Emergency and Ward A. During the sessions, students had the opportunity… Read More
Earlier last week, Social Science and Law students visited London on an educational odyssey, which began with a visit at the Supreme Court. Viewing a live case from the public gallery, students were inadvertently entertained by Lord Sumption deciding that it was a good time to take a nap. The evening saw a performance in… Read More
Media Make-Up students entered the North West Festival of Hair and Beauty Competition in Blackpool, competing against colleges from across Lancashire and the Fylde. Level 2 student Kamila Raszewska won first place in the fantasy make-up category with her creation ‘Into the Purple Woods’. We are so proud – this is a massive achievement for… Read More
This week A Level Media Studies students enjoyed an interactive webinar with Dr Anamik Saha of Goldsmith’s University and two other colleges. The students were encouraged to answer questions set by Dr Saha and discuss the representations of race in British media texts. Dr Saha challenged them to answer questions on the spot and it… Read More
A group of 39 Social Science and Humanities students visited Krakow earlier this month. During the 4-day trip, students took part in a variety of excursions including a trip to Auschwitz concentration camp, where they furthered their knowledge of the horrendous experience of Jewish people and other persecuted minorities during the Second World War. On… Read More
We are thrilled that this year 15 of our students have received offers for Oxford and Cambridge universities. Our students have received 100 offers over the last five years for these two universities. We will be delighted to follow their progress as they move through the challenge and excitement of their studies and move on… Read More
On Wednesday 7th February, students from a number of local schools participated in the School of Science’s annual Krypton Factor event. The afternoon included a variety of events including ‘Cadaver’- an introduction to Forensic Entomology and the use of maggots in post mortem examinations, ‘CSI Cretaceous’– a detective based dinosaur adventure in which students used… Read More
Talented students Daniel Antrobus, Adam Hulme, and Harry Clipston from Runshaw College were invited to the Department of Computer Science at the University of Oxford on Saturday 27 January as finalists in a UK-wide computing competition – The UK BEBRAS Computational Thinking Challenge. Reaching the final of the Elite age group is an impressive achievement,… Read More
On Wednesday 24th January, sixty students from the college Medical Society spent the day at Royal Preston Hospital, working with their clinical education staff, within their simulated AAU (Acute Assessment Unit). The students worked through the case of a young lady who had been hit by a car on a night out. The initial sessions… Read More
Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) is commemorated each year on 27th January, the date in 1945 of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau. Holocaust Memorial Day remembers the millions of victims of the Nazi Holocaust, including six million Jews, and of other, more recent genocides. This theme explores how language has been used… Read More
Catering students Kieran Walmsley, Gemma Arrowsmith and Adrian Swift organised a fantastic Casino Royale themed evening in Foxoles restaurant on Tuesday 23rd January in aid of Breast Cancer Awareness. Customers enjoyed a Martini cocktail reception, seven course dinner and a trip to the Casino. Customers commented “Amazing evening, can’t believe it is a training establishment”. The… Read More
MAC Pro cosmetics store in Liverpool invited the level 3 media makeup students to attend a professional masterclass. Mac Makeup Artist and Product Specialist Sophie Chung educated the students on the current ‘on trend’ looks and shared some fantastic tips on makeup application techniques, product knowledge and how to become a successful, professional makeup artist… Read More
Alumna Anna Hopkin has been selected to compete for England in April at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games! She will swim in the 4 x 100m relay. Anna competed at the World University Games in Taipei in 2017 and is the current British Champion at 50m Freestyle. After graduating from Bath University she gained a scholarship… Read More