Apprenticeships – The Secret’s Out!
National Apprenticeship Week, 6-12 February 2023, brings together the entire apprenticeship community to celebrate everything that is amazing about apprenticeships. The theme for this year is ‘Skills for Life’ and in recent years, Xaverian College has been celebrating the success of many students that have progressed to sought-after Higher and Degree-Level Apprenticeships. Lee Jackson has […]
From Xaverian College student to reporting on humanitarian rescues on the Mediterranean Sea
Molly Blackall is a Xaverian Alumni from the ‘Class of 2016’ who studied A Levels in History, English Literature and French and an AS Level in Drama and Theatre. After completing her A Levels and travelling with some Xaverian friends, Molly went to the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) to study International […]
Christmas Music Concert is a resounding success
Xaverian Music students put on an impressive show to round off the year at the Royal Northern College of Music in December. The concert was a familiar mix of traditional and modern music styles and included impressive performances of Christmas classics from the brass band with ‘A Christmas Cocktail’, the chamber choir with ‘Underneath the […]
A Level Classic Civilisation and Ancient History students see the hidden treasures of ancient Greece
Current Classic Civilisation and Ancient History students have just returned from a fascinating trip to Athens in Greece, where they got the opportunity to see ancient Greek monuments and sample Greek cuisine, see beautiful theatres and visit museums. Deniz Daryaei Sarab, who is studying A Levels in Ancient History, Classical Civilisation, and Philosophy, Ethics and […]
With best wishes for Christmas and the New Year from all at Xaverian College
After much contemplation by the judges, Estelle Agyeman’s watercolour painting was judged to be the winner. They praised the students for their creativity and imagination and commented on how it was a difficult decision to choose an overall winner from all the entries. Lillie Lind and Kany Jaf were both commended for their entries and […]
The Deserts of Spain
Niamh Burn, A Level Biology, Chemistry and Geography student, reporting on a recent College trip to Almeria province in the Andalucía region of Spain. In October, I, along with 37 Year 13 Geography students, headed out to Southern Spain. After a 5am meetup, a surprisingly easy security check and a plain-sailing plane ride, we arrived […]
Drama and Theatre students at Xaverian College extend learning beyond the classroom
Drama and Theatre students at Xaverian College become performers, directors and designers, exploring how the great theatre makers approach drama, and how varied and unique the creation of theatre can be. Every year, students are encouraged to extent their learning beyond the classroom to gain valuable real-world experience. Recently, two groups of students have taken […]
Record number of Xaverian Students selected to be part of the BFI Film Academy
An amazing nine Xaverian Film Studies students have secured places on the highly-prestigious BFI (British Film Institute) Film Academy which accepts only 18 young people from the Manchester region on the programme every year. For the BFI to select nine students from Xaverian is an amazing achievement and one that has never previously been achieved at the College. The Academy programme […]
Budding Xaverian Musicians impress at the Young Musician of the Year Competition
Xaverian College students proved their talent in the Xaverian College Young Musician of the Year Competition. With 26 entries from the Music A Level course and across the College, the standard of performances impressed the judges with all students performing to a high professional standard. The judging panel for the competition, that consisted of Xaverian […]
Xaverian College students win top spots in Edge Hill University’s Creative Writing Short Story Competition 2022
The competition brief was to write a 1000-word short story based around the theme of ‘New Beginnings’. Amongst the many entrants to the competition, Xaverian College students, Emilio Fox Castineiras’ Alex Macleod and Alex Allen completed a clean sweep with first, second and third places. Emilio is currently a Year 13 student at Xaverian, studying […]