Winners have been announced for Winstanley’s first ever pet show. Thank you to Anne Baxby, Head of PE, for organising the show and of course to the sponsors, Va Va Zoom Photography, Sue Simpson from the Labrador Rescue NW and …
Congratulations to the latest winners of our Mindstretcher competitions, who will each receive a £100 Amazon gift voucher. Shayna Cooke won the movie poster competition for her design depicting Tim Burton’s ‘The Corpse Bride’. Judge, Leanne Brownbill, Head of Media …
Year 12 Biologists have been busy completing the online Intermediate Biology Olympiad. A record 187 students have participated in the national competition which is run by The Royal Society of Biology. Parents and older siblings have been acting as invigilators …
Three performing arts students from Winstanley College are one step closer to realising their dreams of a career on the stage. Oliver Bullen, Hannah Blezard and Hannah Dootson have secured places at 3 performing arts institutions which are amongst the …
A big ‘thank you’ to Winstanley’s History Magazine editorial team, who despite lockdown, have put together the Spring/Summer Edition. This has been a real achievement and we are very grateful for their hard work in creating it; the diversity of …
Congratulations to Alix Allcock who has won the Media Movie Review Mindstretchers Competition with his review on the 1983 Gangster thriller Scarface. On choosing the winning entry Head of Media Leanne Brownbill said; ‘I have chosen the ‘Scarface’ review – …
Congratulations to Anna Redfern who won the English Department’s journalism competition. Anna won with her article; ‘Globalisation is fuelling the pandemic’ which was intended for the Guardian Newspaper. Julie Dale Head of English said when choosing Anna’s winning piece; ‘This …
Congratulations to Amelia Davies who has won the Biology Mindstretchers Challenge with her entry ‘Our Changing World’ that highlights the issue of fly tipping. Head of Biology Jenni Burgess-Thomas said when picking the winner; ‘Amelia’s emotive entry really brought home …
This week we are catching up with former Art Foundation student, Zoe Radford, who went on to study at Kingston School of Art and is now in the process of completing a PGCE. Zoe has had an exciting journey, with …
At a time when few companies are recruiting, 17-year-old Winstanley College student, Tom Aspinall, has defied the odds to secure an apprenticeship with a national institution. The former Haydock High pupil will shortly be heading to the iconic Threadneedle street …