Abbey DLD Group of Colleges | Manchester

Abbey DLD Group of Colleges | Manchester

Achieving Success Together
Abbey College Manchester is an independent sixth form college offering a highly supportive environment where students are encouraged to take responsibility for their own learning and development.

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  • UK CAT Preparation Day

  • 45 students from different schools attended our UK CAT Preparation Day on Thursday 1st July. It comprised presentations from Manchester University, a consultant from the MRI and a local dental practice as well as a number of tests. We wish all these students good luck in their real UK CAT tests.
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  • Environmentally friendly engineering partnership

  • Four Lower Sixth Physics students have just finished taking part in a government scheme to tackle the shortage of national skills in Engineering. In partnership with senior lecturers from Liverpool University, they tackled the carbon footprint of the college and how its energy efficiency can be improved.
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  • 20th Anniversary Dinner

  • This took place at Players' Restaurant on 27th May. Parents, alumni, current students, staff and Head Teachers from other schools attended to celebrate the occasion and to raise money for charity. Our special guest was Jamie Lomas (formerly of Hollyoaks) and photographed here with two students.
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  • Art Challenge enlists Local Celebrity Becky Want

  • Year 11 Art students recently created eco-friendly sculptures out of 'raw ingredients' as part of their curriculum. BBC North West TV and radio personality Becky Want (pictured second from the right next to the Principal and Year 11 students) was invited to view the masterpieces and was impressed with what she saw.
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  • Announcements

  • The results days this year are Thursday 19th August for A Levels and Tuesday 24th August for GCSEs. Students can come to the college to pick up their results after 10:00am on each of the days.
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  • FROM THE COLLEGE

  • Our Staff

  • The staff know everyone well and we foster a sense of community and mutual support among the students. Unlike most other schools and colleges, our students don't get lost in the crowd.
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  • Pastoral

  • At Abbey College, we offer a relaxed, informal and mature atmosphere and encourage our students to respect each other and themselves. We are also committed to providing a clear structure for academic progress, which ensures that students are able to meet and sometimes exceed their own expectations.
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  • FROM THE STUDENTS
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    • Ross joined us in Year 10. His mother says his old school labelled him a “no hoper” and would not let him take the subjects he wanted. At Abbey he gained eight A*-B grades at GCSE and took Chemistry, Geography and Maths at A-level. He is now at the University of Leeds reading Mechanical Engineering.
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  • The Singing Principal

  • During the day our Principal, Liz Elam, oversees the smooth running of our college. But at evenings and at weekends she does something completely different.

    Liz belts out songs at pubs, rock venues and weddings with her band, Dark Star. This was formed in the late 1990s with fellow teachers and they are still going strong and have a busier gig diary than ever. And when she sang at a charity talent show at the college the students were stunned.

    Liz said: "They didn't know what to think when they saw me on stage. But the following day in the college many of the students came up to see me saying 'You're an okay singer miss'. 

    When you're at school you think that teachers go back into the cupboard at the end of the day. It's good for the students to see that you can have hobbies outside work"

  • Posted July, 29th 2010
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