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RESULTS DAY 2023
99%
A Level Pass Rate
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Of A Level students achieved at least one top A*- B Grade
85%
Of A Level students achieved at least one high A*- C Grade
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Advanced Vocational Pass Rate for the 20th Consecutive Year
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Whatever reason you’ve chosen to return to education, from a career change to a skills boost, there’s something to suit you at Burnley College.
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Feed your curiosity and passion with a choice of 39 A Level subjects; Vocational study in 16 key areas or five industry area T Levels.
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𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬
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𝐕𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲: 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐋𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝟑 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞
Make a real difference in Students' lives by joining the Burnley College Family on a part-time hourly-paid basis, as a Lecturer in Level 3 Applied Science (Biology, Chemistry and Physics Specialism).
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Art Students had the incredible opportunity to help shortlist the thousands of amazing designs entered by local schools for MP for Burnley and Padiham, Antony Higginbotham MP and his Christmas Card Competition this year.
Alongside Antony, Principal of Burnley College Karen Buchanan made the final verdict on the designs - declaring the winners as...
In the Primary School category:
🎄Arthur Trevor, a year 6 pupil at Rosewood Primary School
And in the Secondary School category:
🎄Callum, a year 11 student at TAS St James School Burnley
Congratulations to the winners, and a massive thank you to Antony for providing our Students with this fantastic opportunity.
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𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞!
Throughout the week we have been welcoming special guest speakers to educate Students on the creative industries.
We have welcomed industry professionals such as Millie Chadwick from Millie Rose Textiles, Tom Washington from Metoatee, Hallam Whitehead and many more.
This has been a fantastic opportunity for Students to get a taste of industry and enhance their knowledge and skills as they think about their future careers.
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COP 28: Students update their book shelves at our sustainable book swap. 📖
As our COP 28 activity continues, students learn about how the millions of books created every year are significantly contributing to climate change. ♻️
By collecting and exchanging books, Students are taking a step towards reducing their carbon footprint and learning how they can play their part in the fight for a greener future.
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𝐕𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲: 𝐋𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 (𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐝)
We have an opportunity for a Lecturer in Science to work as part of a dynamic team of industry specialists teaching science on a range of 16-19 vocational programmes.
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It's Christmas Jumper Day at Burnley College!
Staff showed off their most sparkly and festive Christmas Jumpers, raising money for Save the Children UK for the charity's annual Christmas Jumper Day.
Help Save The Children with its work in the UK and around the world "making sure children are kept safe, healthy and learning" by donating to: bit.ly/3RxyKty
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You’re looking fantastically festive. Thanks so much for helping children this #christmasjumperday!
Very nice
𝐂𝐎𝐏 𝟐𝟖: 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 ♻️
We welcomed politicians from across Lancashire to a passionate debate and discussion about their parties' fight for the future, as students engaged in an enriching Q&A with the party representatives.
Guests included Mark Townsend from the Labour Party, Jamie McGowan from the Conservatives, Gordon Birtwistle from the Liberal Democrats, Scott Cunfliffe from the Green Party and Eshan Bilal, Burnley Colleges very own Student Governor and Youth Parliament member.
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Thanks for inviting me Burnley College 🙂 A really enjoyable experience - great to speak with the students and staff! 👍🏻
