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We’re the number 3 college in England!
We’ve been named as the 3rd best college in England in official Government tables for learners aged 16 to 18. We’re extremely proud of this and we want to shout out our amazing students and staff.
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Whether it's a top university or high paying job, we can help realise your ambitions. Apply & start September 2018
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Congratulations Ruby and Katie from
@HighfieldLA
who are the winners of this year's competition! Really well done!
@NigelHaworth
@paul_heathcote
!
@Wedgwood
@jsgoosnargh
@ribblefarmfare
@sousvidetools
@NorthcoteUK
@lancsfutureu
@b_and_fc
@BrentwdUniforms
@festofmaking
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Congratulations to Blackburn Sixth Form student Ellie Driver who is off to study Professional Policing at
@UCLan
after achieving A*, A*, A on
#ResultsDay
! 👏
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Blackburn College is delighted to announce that it has been awarded “Good” in all areas by Ofsted.
The outcome of our January inspection is now available to read online.
#FeelingGood
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It's no wonder we're the
#1
choice college for so many students. Applications are now being taken for 2018 entry
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💙 Our Sport students are certainly sharing the love this week 👏
#ShareTheLoveOurColleges
#LoveOurColleges
#CollegesWeek
@irwinmitchell
@AoC_info
@AoCNorthWest
@bbcollegesport
@KHacktivator
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Great news! We'll be featured on
@BBC
#FlogIt
this Friday 21st February 2020 on
@BBCTwo
at 5.15pm. Watch as
@Paulm_presenter
visits the University Centre at Blackburn College to discover and explore the awe-inspiring and ever-captivating Talbot Archive.
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Fantastic reveal today
@DIYSOS
! Really amazing to see the phenomenal work the community has carried out over the past 2 weeks or so. Proud of our students for their involvement.
@nightsafe
#DIYSOS
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Congratulations to this year's A-Level cohort for achieving a 100% pass rate in 18 subjects!
#alevelresultsday
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Congratulations to Jack Esson who is now progressing to Lancaster University to study Mathematics and Computer Science after receiving excellent A-Level results here at Blackburn College. He achieved a fantastic A*, A, A and B with us! Well done Jack!
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We are delighted to announce the launch of the 'Reg Johnson Young Chefs School Competition' with
@NorthcoteUK
and
@paul_heathcote
Designed to inspire the next generation of chefs
@LancsSkillsHub
@inspiraforlife
Applications are now open -
#RJyoungchef
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Hello to all of our new students on campus today! We hope you're having a great first day :)
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Thank you to everyone who has sponsored Ben, Isabel and Becky as they spend the night rough sleeping at Blackburn Rovers.
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Super excited about the Reg Johnson Young Chef Schools Competition final taking place today, which is judged by celebrity chefs
@paul_heathcote
and
@NigelHaworth
- who is on
@BBCLancashire
any moment now to discuss the competition!
#catering
#youngchef
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A huge thank you to former student Gary Aspden of
@adidas
#spezial
for his very kind gifts to our Estates Team as a thank you for their work with the launch of the
#adidas
#Blackburn
trainer – a headline element of the
#BritishTextileBiennial
.
@blackburndarwen
@spzlblackburn
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Blackburn College staff and students have been taking part in a 200 mile rowing challenge in support of
@jordannorth1
and his
#RowingHome
challenge 🚣
Yesterday, Level 2 Public Services students took part and rowed 5.5 miles 👏
#RedNoseDay
#LetsJoinJordan
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Keeping all the troops at DIY SOS going with a huge cake especially made by our amazing catering staff and students. Wishing you all good luck with the build. Seeing so many volunteers is heartwarming!
@DIYSOS
@MrNickKnowles
@Bonjourmillar
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Today is the day - best of luck to all finalists for the Reg Johnson Young Schools Chef Competition, we are looking forward to seeing some fantastic cooking!
#RJyoungchef
@NigelHaworth
@paul_heathcote
@NorthcoteUK
@lancsfutureu
@ribblefarmfare
@festofmaking
#johnson
&swarbrick
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Make your own copper rose at our
@festofmaking
workshop! May 6th/7th - all day at The STEAM Pavilion outside Town Hall.
#festivalofmaking
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Thank you for your generous donations at our
#MacmillanCoffeeMorning
. We hope you enjoyed the delicious cakes our members of staff baked!
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Good luck to our very own BA (Hons) Education lecturer, Peter Shukie, who has been nominated by his students for the Teacher of the Year award as part of the Festival of Learning! Good Luck Peter 👏👏👏
@festival_learn
#festivaloflearning2019
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#BlackburnCollege
student Shiza Iqbal is going to study Pharmacy at
@UCLan
after receiving her results this morning 😁
Shiza achieved a Triple Distinction Star in Vocational Science and an A* in A-Level Maths this morning 👏
Good luck, Shiza!
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Nigel Haworth of
@NorthcoteUK
popped into the College yesterday, offering appraisals to our Apprenticeship students.
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University Centre colleagues Caroline Bracewell and Joanne Halliwell will be sleeping out on Friday 6th December 2019 from 9pm to 6am at
@StSilasBburn
in support of
@nightsafebwd
. If you would like to donate, please visit their JustGiving page:
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NEWS 🗞 Our Construction learners have been creating fencing as part of the
@paddygrant
#HomegrownHomespun
project at Higher Audley Park for the
@TextileBiennial
🔨 Read the full story 👉
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It's
#WorldYouthDay
so we're celebrating being skilled & our recent comp winners
@worldskillsuk
#SkillsRuleTheWorld
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Now for the taste test courtesy of
@NigelHaworth
&
@paul_heathcote
as part of The Reg Johnson Young Chef Schools Competition. The moment of truth!
@Rhyddings
@BCHS_uk
@acc_academy
@LongridgeHigh
@StChrisYr8
@jsgoosnargh
@ribblefarmfare
@sousvidetools
@NorthcoteUK
@lancsfutureu
.
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We're delighted to have been shortlisted for next year's
@TESFENews
Award for 'Outstanding use of Technology for Improving Teaching, Learning and Assessment'. Roll on the 23rd February!
@bbcollege
@bbcollegelib
@thehubBBcol
@1VoiceBlackburn
Great to see Blackburn on the shortlist for the TES FE Awards for Outstanding Use of Technology for improving T, L & A
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The Reg Johnson Young Chef Final has started! Good luck to all the schools involved!
@Wedgwood
@jsgoosnargh
@ribblefarmfare
@sousvidetools
@NorthcoteUK
@lancsfutureu
@NigelHaworth
@paul_heathcote
@b_and_fc
@Level6_BFC
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Thanks to all who took part in the Reg Johnson Young Chef Competition this year! You should all be very proud of yourselves!
@NigelHaworth
@paul_heathcote
!
@Wedgwood
@jsgoosnargh
@ribblefarmfare
@sousvidetools
@NorthcoteUK
@lancsfutureu
@b_and_fc
@BrentwdUniforms
@festofmaking
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We’re celebrating our class of 2023 achieving amazing results!
⭐️99% overall A-Level Pass Rate
⭐️A-Level students achieved a 100% Pass Rate in 20 subjects
⭐️7% increase in students receiving high grades (A*-B)
⭐️98% overall BTEC Pass Rate
Well done again to all our students
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Congratulations to lecturer Gretel Redwood who has completed her first
#IRONMANUK
Challenge. This gruelling endurance event consists of a 2.4mile swim, 112 miles of cycling and a 26.2 mile run. Well done Gretel!
#IAMBLACKBURN
#Endurancetest
#Superwoman
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Big welcome to
@jeremycorbyn
who'll be visiting College tomorrow to see the great work we do in ensuring the employability of our students!
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Moaaz achieved A*, A*, A & is progressing to
@LancasterUni
to study BSc (Hons) Mathematics.
#alevelresults
#getin
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A big thank you to everyone that came along to our Carol Service today at
@bbcathedral
- it was tremendous! A special thank you to Steven Parker and our wonderful choir for their efforts in making the event one to remember.
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Thank you to everyone that participated in our Reg Johnson Young Chef Schools Competition Regional Heat today - it was great having you on campus! Special thanks goes out to...
@jsgoosnargh
@ribblefarmfare
@sousvidetools
@NorthcoteUK
@lancsfutureu
@NigelHaworth
@paul_heathcote
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Read how Blackburn College are helping to inspire the next generation of Michelin-starred chefs with Nigel Haworth of Northcote and Paul Heathcote MBE at
@NorthcoteUK
@paul_heathcote
Calling Yr 8 or 9 students be
#ChefsoftheFuture
#Lancashire
#RJyoungchef
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In the STEAM Pavilion on King William Street you’ll find Motor Vehicle, Engineering, Plumbing, Carpentry and Joinery and much, much more!
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Construction students are receiving their briefing this morning ready to support The Big Build, who are busy converting St.Silas’s Parish Room into accommodation and a support centre for Blackburn’s Nightsafe.
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Delicious food being created in the Reg Johnson Young Chef Schools Competition Final
@NigelHaworth
@paul_heathcote
#RJyoungchef
#youngchef
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Congratulations to Reprographics Manager Craig Walsh who was awarded with the Culture, Leisure and Sporting Life Award at the CVS Community Voluntary Awards for over 40 years of service to
@Mill_HillSP
Football Club.
Well done, Craig! 👏
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Say hello to our new Health & Social Care Cadets who are uniformed & ready for their work experience within East Lancashire Hospitals Trust!
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A huge thank you to our construction students and staff who helped out yesterday on
@DIYSOS
The Big Build taking place at St. Silas’s in Blackburn. Converting a rundown church hall for the charity
@nightsafe
into accommodation for vulnerable children.
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We are really looking forward to tomorrow's grand final of the Reg Johnson Young Chef Schools Competition. Schools competing are Bowland High School, Haslingden High School, Blackburn Central High School, Pleckgate High School and St Christopher’s
#RJyoungchef
#Lancashire
#Stars
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Looking to start your New Year with a top qualification? We have a range of courses starting this January! Visit our website to find out more:
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The National Festival of Making is edging ever nearer (12th and 13th May) and staff and students are getting ready to deliver an active programme of events including amazing photography; go karts; original art and delicious food - watch this space
@festofmaking
#create
#blackburn
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He's done it again! Huge congratulations to Nabil from
@BCHS_uk
for winning the morning session of the regional heats. Well done!
@jsgoosnargh
@ribblefarmfare
@sousvidetools
@NorthcoteUK
@lancsfutureu
@NigelHaworth
@paul_heathcote
@festofmaking
@BrentwdUniforms
@HiveBwD
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Really proud to have been awarded 'Gold' Champion status by the
@NCS
- thanks to our partnership with
@BRFCTrust
! 🏆 Read the full story here:
#NCS
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"On behalf of our students, staff and the Board of Governors, I would like to express our deep sadness at the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. Our thoughts are with the Royal Family and her communities." - Dr Fazal Dad, Principal & Chief Executive at Blackburn College.
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#Childreninneed
Tonight at 8pm the BBC will be showing a special charity version of DIY SOS. Tune in to see Nick Knowles and 100s of volunteers (including Blackburn College students & staff) attempt a church hall conversion for Blackburn charity, Nightsafe.
#DIYSOS
(Photo: BBC)
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NEWS: Blackburn College is celebrating improved A-Level grades this Results Day! Read the full story here: 🗞️
#alevels
#alevels2020
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We’re really pleased to be supporting the DIY SOS Big Build for BBC
@ChiIdreninNeed
. The project will transform a local centre at St Silas' Church, Blackburn to be used by
@nightsafe
providing immediate access to accommodation for young people who have nowhere else to go.
#DIYSOS
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🎉 Huge congratulations to Blackburn Sixth Form student Morgan Grimshaw who has achieved a place at
@UniofOxford
to study Law!
Morgan will begin studying at
@PembrokeOxford
after achieving A*, A, B in his A-levels 👏
Best of luck, Morgan!
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*Save the Date* National Festival of Making will be held on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th June 2019. Keep your eyes peeled for more information on all the wonderful things we will be involved in at this event.
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Congratulations to the winners of The Reg Johnson Young Chef Schools Competition - Nabil Hamza and Wassem Iqbal from Blackburn Central High School! Well done to all involved - amazing cooking and real professionalism shown by all pupils - until next year
#RJyoungchef
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As a tribute to the late, great
#MuhammadAli
here is one of his lesser known poems for all of us in education
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Hope you had fun at today's Freshers' Fair. It's not too late to start, no need to apply!
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#BlackburnCollege
student Suzanne Harwood received her
#GCSE
results today and was awarded with Grade 8 for GCSE English 👏
Suzanne is now going to
@edgehill
to study a PGCE in Primary Education 🥳
Congratulations, Suzanne!
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Excited to hear our award-winning lecturer Peter Shukie will visit the
@HouseofCommons
tomorrow for the
@festival_learn
parliamentary reception. Peter won the Social Impact Award this year for his pioneering work in creating an innovative online platform for community learning.
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Big thank you to Adam Soliman from
@Charbrew
, Tom Havlin from
@GetStaffedUK
, Jacob Knowles from
@EmpinePrint
, Charlotte Bowker from
@SocialChain
and Katie Mellor from
@CJUKChefs
for kicking off Global Entrepreneurship Week in style! Brilliant and insightful conference.
#GEW2018
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College Physical Activity Coordinator Karla Hacking visited the House of Commons in London yesterday, representing Blackburn College for a meeting with other
@AoC_info
members on the role of College sport in supporting student health and wellbeing 🎾
Well done, Karla! 🙌
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Congratulations to Leah Clare who has collected her A-Level results today here at Blackburn College. She achieved A, A, A, B and is now progressing to Lancaster University to study Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology! Well done Leah and good luck!
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Great buzz this morning at Scholars restaurant as Young Chef competitors and their parents are sat down for a delicious breakfast.
@Wedgwood
@jsgoosnargh
@ribblefarmfare
@sousvidetools
@NorthcoteUK
@lancsfutureu
@NigelHaworth
@paul_heathcote
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We unveiled our brand new redeveloped Sixth Form earlier today as part of
#CollegesWeek
🆕
Principal and Chief Executive Dr Fazal Dad and Chair of the Corporation Board Lillian Croston cut the ribbon to officially open
#BlackburnSixthForm
alongside student Zak Patel 📸
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Really proud to announce we've had another year of tremendous success! Congratulations to our students for all your hard work and dedication. It's really paid off!
#ALevelResults2018
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Apprentice Josh Root's success in the Springboard Future Chef Competition has been featured in North West Caterer - read the full story at...
#IAMBLACKBURN
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@twcuddleston
Thank you for alerting us to the comments posted on Twitter. The College does not tolerate abusive or indecent behaviour (1/2)
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🤔 We know things are a little different at the moment, but your futures and
#Apprenticeships
are still as important to us as ever! ⏩
We have fantastic links with
@blackburndarwen
🤝 Check out their Apprentice opportunities before 31st May by visiting:
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#BlackburnCollege
is collecting donations on behalf of
@Bburnfoodbank
and
@nightsafebwd
.
Food and clothing donations can be made outside of BC005a and in the food bank basket inside of the University Centre Atrium.
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Check out our video from A-Level Results Day 2018! Congratulations to our students who achieved a 100% A-Level pass rate in 23 subjects (an increase of 5 subjects from the previous year) with a 2% increase in A-Level A* to A grades.
#ALevelResults2018
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The Reg Johnson Young Chef Final is really starting to heat up! Delicious dishes being cooked up under the watchful eyes of
@NigelHaworth
&
@paul_heathcote
!
@Wedgwood
@jsgoosnargh
@ribblefarmfare
@sousvidetools
@NorthcoteUK
@lancsfutureu
@b_and_fc
@BrentwdUniforms
@festofmaking
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Ready set GROW! Blackburn allotments are now ready thanks to our Construction students' hard work :-)
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💬 We are at
@shoutfutures
North West Apprenticeship and Careers Expo today! If you're here come and say hello to find out more about the variety of Apprenticeships available at Blackburn College.
#NWAPPEXPO2020
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TheAnnHarwoodAward is a group award for those who worked together to make a difference. Well done Jamie,Kurt,Razina
http://t.co/B2g8G71MRu
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.
@HumraazBlackbur
will be in the Beacon Centre Atrium between 11:45 - 12:45 today.
Humraaz is a safe space for black minoritised women and girls and offer support in, self-esteem, rebalancing relationships, 1-1 coaching, sexual violence advocacy, women’s wellbeing and advice ℹ️
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Special thank you to everyone that came along to our football event yesterday organised and run by our Level 2 Sport students. Great to see so many benefit from the session!
@united_blokes
@girlsunitedfa
@crtvspprt
@One2Blackburn
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Check out the new video showcasing our fabulous Blackburn's Got Wheels project -
If you want to start your journey in
#MotorVehicle
or
#Engineering
explore our programmes at
#STEM
@NISLimited
@lancsfutureu
@GetMeMotoring
#blackburn
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Who's old enough to remember what College looked like before our rapid transformation?
#ThrowbackThursday
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Fantastic news - well done to Josh Root for winning the Springboard Future Chef North West finals!
#LondonisCalling
#FutureChef
#BlackburnApprentice
#Apprenticeship
#Congratulations
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The college football season has now concluded and Blackburn College's Men's Team finished joint 2nd in the
@AoC_Sport
North West Men's Football League 👏
Huge congratulations to the team 🙌
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Huge reaction for the amazing Ruth Talbot who has won the Diversity & Inclusion Award. Well done Ruth - you deserve it!
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Our staff and students were celebrating this morning as students collected their A-Level, BTEC and University of the Arts London (UAL) results 🎊
Congratulations to everyone who has received results this morning and best of luck to those leaving us 🥳
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Big thank you to
@jeremycorbyn
for coming into College to see how we deliver the skills employers are looking for.
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The Reg Johnson Young Chef Schools Competition Regional Heats start tomorrow. Lots to look forward to in the coming days! Thanks to:
@jsgoosnargh
@ribblefarmfare
@sousvidetools
@NorthcoteUK
@lancsfutureu
@NigelHaworth
@paul_heathcote
. Good luck to the schools & pupils involved!
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Yummy duck dishes are starting to come together as part of The Reg Johnson Young Chef Schools Competition!
@Rhyddings
@BCHS_uk
@acc_academy
@LongridgeHigh
@StChrisYr8
@NigelHaworth
@paul_heathcote
@jsgoosnargh
@ribblefarmfare
@sousvidetools
@NorthcoteUK
@lancsfutureu
.
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Our staff were winners at the Young Enterprise Regional Final! They won the Ambassadors Award from the Young Enterprise – here are our proud staff Caroline Bracewell and Sean Starkie - Well done for all your hard work!
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📸 We couldn't resist snapping a photo of the sun setting over our campus 🌇
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🎉 We celebrated the official opening of The Exchange today! The redeveloped space allows learners to work independently, in collaboration to exchange knowledge and skills and have access to a range of learner services. We can't wait to see our learners use it! 🎉
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We’re delighted to be in the Top 10 in England for
#Apprentice
Success! Visit us today & find out how we can help you to achieve your goals
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Karla Hacking and her Sports students have been busy raising awareness of
#worldmentalhealthday
by taking to the floor of the Beacon Centre atrium, performing a flash mob dance. It was a great effort and a brilliant way to show support!
#worldmentalhealthday
#LoveOurColleges
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Next stop ➡️
@UniversityLeeds
📍
Merle will study a Degree in Languages, Cultures & English, with Spanish as her chosen language, after achieving A in History, A in Media Studies and B in English Language 😊 Check out her story...
#AlevelResults
#alevels2020
#alevelresults2020
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Huge congratulations to
#BlackburnCollege
student Myles Campbell who is going to study Physical Education and School Sport at
@edgehill
as he pursues a career as a high school teacher 🥳
Best of luck, Myles!
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Students achieved a 100% pass rate in 23 subjects (an increase of 5 subjects from the previous year) with a 2% increase in A* to A grades. We're also celebrating that 34% of A-Levels are graded A* to B in a year when reforms took place!
#ALevelResults2018
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Blackburn College and
@NorthcoteUK
Apprentice Josh Root has won the North West of England Final of the Springboard Future Chef Competition - read about Josh's success here -
#IAMBLACKBURN
#Congratulations
#LondonFinals
@nwcaterer
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👋 Meet our...
This Girl Can Ambassadors! Charlie Jo Hamilton and Jamie-Leigh Sumner
Mental Health Ambassadors! Myles Campbell, Benjamin Whittaker and Dominic Silitoe
Inclusive Ambassadors! Reece Hargraves and Myles Campbell
@AoC_info
@AoCNorthWest
@AoC_Sport
@ThisGirlCanUK
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As we come to the end of a very strange week. We wanted to let all Blackburn College students know that whilst our buildings are closed and face-to-face learning has ceased, we're still here for you. 1/3
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