We’re extremely excited to announce our collaboration with poet and former actor, Matt Concannon, also known at Manchester’s Thirsty Poet. After listening to student concerns over an uncertain future as the pandemic continues, we commissioned Matt to write a motivational …
A team of students from Winstanley College has achieved ‘Industrial Cadets Gold Level’ as part of The Engineering Education Scheme. The scheme serves to inspire young people in the areas of science and engineering, with the certification recognising the employability …
Former art student, Zac Rossiter, recently got in touch to update us on his progress. He has recently graduated from Leeds University with a degree in Illustration and is now a freelance illustrator, in his words ‘fascinated by faces, history, …
The college will remember at 11am this morning with a pre-recorded tribute in place of the usual Armistice Day tribute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWIqvYgNv18&feature=youtu.be The video consists of the Exhortation read superbly by Student Union President Joseph Caygill, the 2-minute silence with a whistle …
Due to Covid 19, the first two interview evenings (12th and 24th November) will be done over the phone. Anyone who has booked an interview slot will be contacted on the date and time they booked by one of our tutors. It …
Winstanley College students have been debating the state of the British education system during Black History Month. During one of the college’s most popular extra-curricular activities — the Debating Society — students debated how effectively black history is taught in …
Today we catch up with James Prunty who attended Winstanley between 2006 and 2008. He is now a Project Manager for the Coop. James says: ‘I came to Winstanley from St John Fisher High School and took A-levels in Business, …
Winstanley College has once again been awarded The Prince’s Teaching Institute (PTI) Schools Programme Mark for outstanding teaching in Maths and Science. To achieve the PTI Mark, departments have to demonstrate that they have increased the challenge within their subject …
Winstanley TV, one of the college’s most popular enrichment activities, relaunched today with the 2020/2021 crew. Volunteer crew members are trained in everything from presenting and camera work to lighting and editing software. Over the course of the year, they …
A group of 14 students from Winstanley College have raised £4000 for the charity Enliven Mama Africa. The first and second year Winstanley College students, began fundraising last September with the original plan of travelling to Ghana in June to …