Year: 2020
College September reopening Guide
Introduction The lockdown in March has changed the way that we will be running the college from September and there are elements that are likely to remain different when we eventually reach normality, or the ‘new normal’. This information is designed to outline how the college will operate and answer some important questions that you are likely…
Message about GCSE and A-level results
We would like to remind students that this year the results days will be as follows: A Levels – Thursday 13th August (from 8.00am UK time) GCSEs – Thursday 20th August (from 8.00am UK time) Please note that the IGCSE Science results will be available from 13th August The national Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ)…
An Introduction to Abbey College Manchester
As the college buildings are currently closed and we are unable to welcome visitors to explore the opportunities available to them at Abbey College Manchester, on Thursday 25th June the college hosted a Webinar to present an introduction of the college virtually to interested students. A recording of the presentation cam be viewed below. We…
End of Year Virtual Art Exhibition
Unfortunately, as the college buildings are closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we were unable to hold our annual end of year student’s art exhibition as normal. But we are not going to let a global pandemic stop us celebrating the amazing talents of our art and photography students. We have produced this virtual ‘art…
September 2020 Colleges Reopening Message
Abbey DLD is committed to providing a safe environment for all students, and preparations are being made to ensure that when our colleges reopen this September, all students are welcomed into a safe environment. Prior to the closure of UK schools in late March, our colleges introduced enhanced measures to ensure the safety of both…
Webinar: An Introduction to Academic Studies with Football Training
View the recording from our recent webinar: ‘An Introduction to Academic Studies with Football Training’ This Webinar was hosted by Liz Elam, Principal of Abbey College Manchester & Chris Randall, Assistant Principal of Abbey College Manchester. The Academic Studies with Football Programme offers the opportunity to study our GCSE, A-Level, Combined Studies or International…
Webinar: Getting into UK Medical Schools: tips and guidance
View our recent webinar on getting into top UK medical schools </iframJoin Liz Elam, Principal at Abbey College Manchester and Dr Julian Davies, Principal at Abbey College Cambridge to find out how you can unlock your potential and study at the UK’s best medical schools. This webinar is for students aged between 14 – 18 years…
Football Through the Lockdown
The Abbey College Manchester Students participating in the Academic Football Programme have been busy keeping up their football skills during the worldwide lockdown caused by Coronavirus Pandemic and today, 29th April, a number of them will participate in a virtual showcase to be shown to over 60 UK pro football club talent scouts and Soccer…
Learning continues via distance learning
As schools were preparing for shutdown during this strange and uncertain time that we are currently in, lots of planning and preparation was going on behind the scenes to ensure that even if it’s not a case of “lessons as normal” we can certainly ensure “learning as normal”. Using Microsoft Teams, all of the students…
Abbey DLD Group of Colleges – Coronavirus Update
Thursday 19th March 2020 Following on from the UK Government announcement that all UK Schools are to close on Friday 20th March. The Abbey DLD Group of Colleges (Abbey College Cambridge, DLD College London, and Abbey College Manchester) will continue to deliver lessons, correspondence and support their students based in the UK and around the…
