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Celebrating Success 2014

The Blackpool Sixth Form College is celebrating an excellent set of A level and BTEC results this year. The A level pass rate has remained at 99% and has risen to 100% for BTEC courses. With over 900 students taking their final exams this year, such an extremely high level of achievement is all the more remarkable.

These results mean that the vast majority of students have secured their first choice of university course or a place on a coveted professional training programme. Many students will be heading to some of the most selective UK universities.

Twenty-six of the sixth form’s A level courses had perfect pass rates of 100% in addition to twenty-seven of its BTEC Level 3 Diploma courses. 52% of A level entries received a high grade and over 75% of BTEC Level 3 entries were graded at distinction and distinction star level.

Principal Felicity Greeves said: “Once again this year our students have shown that their commitment

and hard work does pay off. These results are a tribute to the dedication of our staff and their brilliant work with our students over two years. The pass rate and the very significant percentage of students achieving top grades are evidence of the high expectations we have at Blackpool Sixth.�

ing students Starred success for high fly Working in her third language was no barrier to success for Paulina Liszewska (right). The Polish student, who had been living in Germany prior to studying at Blackpool Sixth, received A* grades in Maths and German, an A in Economics and a C in Music. Paulina is now heading to the university of York to read Economics and Finance.

Taylor Jin had a clean sweep of A*s in Politics, History and Maths. The South Korean student initially came to Blackpool Sixth on a one-year exchange visit but liked it so much she decided to stay and complete her A levels.

Taylor will now study International Relations at King’s College London.

Lauren Anderson (left) formerly of Montgomery High School, has gained A* grades in History and Economics and an A in Maths.

She will read Economics at Nottingham University.

Leah Whitehead (right) formerly of Montgomery High School, is going to Liverpool University to study Law after achieving B’s in History, English Language and Law.

Lauren didn’t think she would achieve the grades she did.

She said “I thought my time at Blackpool Sixth was fantastic.

I met lots of new people and friends.”

Leah reflected on her time at Blackpool Sixth, saying “I’m over the moon to achieve the grades I wanted and the two years at Blackpool Sixth have been well worth it - I would recommend it to anyone.”

Tom Murray achieved A*s in English Literature and Politics and an A in History. The former Hodgson Academy pupil will take up his place at King’s College London to read History. King’s College have already awarded him a Desmond Tutu Scholarship for a prize-winning essay he wrote.

Tom thoroughly enjoyed his time at Blackpool Sixth, a particular highlight was “being surrounded by like-minded people, who share similar interests.”

Blackpool Sixth has maintained its 99% A level pass rate.

Future Physicist Tom Cutler, formerly of St. Aidan’s Church of England Technology College, has gained a place on the prestigious Physics course at Durham University. He gained A* grades in Maths and Physics and an A in Chemistry.

Cambridge Success

Jake Rickwood, a former student of Bispham High School, gained an A* in Biology alongside A grades in Maths and Chemistry. He will now pursue a degree in Medicine at Southampton University.

James Delaney, formerly of Cardinal Allen Catholic High School achieved the A* in Maths as well as the A grades in Physics and Chemistry which he needed to secure his place at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge to read Natural Sciences.

Jake was recently awarded Student of the Year Runner up at Blackpool Sixth’s 2014 Awards Ceremony.

Lawyers to be Mike Lydon (left) and Jacob Cooper (right) are both taking the next step towards a legal career. Mike, formerly of Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, achieved A grades in Law and Sociology and a distinction star in IT and will study Law at Lancaster University. Jacob, formerly of Collegiate High School, gained three A grades in Law, Economics and Business Studies. He will read Law at Manchester University.

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This summer saw the first cohort of BTEC Engineering students complete their courses.

The course has been a huge success with a 100% pass rate and 78% high grades. Three top achievers, each with triple distinctions in the course were (left to right) Giles Hellon , Dan Heaney and Kyle Harlow. All three are now progressing to prestigious university degrees in engineering. Kyle will study Aerospace Engineering at Liverpool University, Giles will study Engineering at Lancaster University and Dan will pursue Civil and Construction Engineering at the University of Leeds. All three praised the excellent teaching provided on the course which has helped them reach the top grades. /SixthAlumni

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Musical Trio Harrison Clark (right), Danny Marland (centre) and Ben Loveland (left) have all secured places at top music schools. Harrison, formerly of Cardinal Allen, achieved triple distinction star in BTEC Music and an A in Music Technology. He will now study Music Production at the Leeds College of Music and will be joined on the same course by former Montgomery High School student, Danny, who gained A grades in English Language and Music Technology and a C in Theatre Studies. Ben, a former Millfield Science and Performing Arts College pupil, obtained an A in Electronics and B grades in Music and Music Technology. He will now progress to the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts (LIPA) to study Sound Technology.

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Aaron Cheung (left) formerly of AKS, gained the A* in Maths, the A in Further Maths and the B in Physics he needed to secure a place at the City University in London to study Actuarial Science.

Sam Bradshaw (right) a former Hodgson Academy pupil, achieved an A* in Business Studies, an A in Economics and a B in Maths. He will pursue a degree in Accounting, Auditing and Finance run by Lancaster University in conjunction with the accountancy giants, Ernst and Young.

Jack Conneely, formerly of Cardinal Allen, also gained an A* in Business Studies which together with A grades in Law and Economics.

Jack will study for a degree in Business Economics at Lancaster University.

Athina Crilley, a former student of Highfield Humanities College, gained A grades in Biology and Chemistry and a B in Maths. She will now progress to Liverpool University for her Biochemistry degree.

Athina said:

Biochemists

Lucy McLaughlin, Rebecca Eastwood and Athina Crilley are all embarking on degree courses in the exciting world of life sciences.

Lucy (left) a former student of St. Aidan’s Church of England Technology College gained A grades in Biology, Chemistry and Maths and will read Biochemistry at York

“The facilities at Blackpool Sixth are great and the staff are really supportive.”

Rebecca Eastwood, formerly of Hodgson Academy, has secured her place at Sheffield University with A grades in Biology and Maths and a B in Chemistry.

Rebecca said:

“I’ve really enjoyed studying at Blackpool Sixth and I’ve met lots of new friends.”

Gemma Collins, a former student of Hodgson Academy, had already secured a remarkable place at Harvard University before her A level results were published, one of only a handful of UK students to do so this year.

She achieved a brilliant set of results: A* in History, A grades in both English Language and English Literature and a B in Maths.

Harvard Bound

Gemma was recently awarded the ‘Student of the Year’ award at the Blackpool Sixth 2014 Student Awards Ceremony.

Designing their future Bukky Jesusanmi (right) achieved a distinction star in her BTEC Fashion and Clothing and an A in Textiles. The talented designer will now move onto a course in Textiles in Practice at Manchester Metropolitan University. She praised the teaching she had received, “The art teachers are outstanding. Any ideas you have, they support you and give you so many opportunities.”

Fellow artist, Courtney Taylor (left) formerly of St. Mary’s Catholic High School, also gained a distinction star in BTEC Fashion and Clothing together with an A* in Graphic Design. Courtney will now study Graphic Design at Northumbria University.

Bekkah Squirell (right) achieved A* in Graphic Design, a distinction star in BTEC IT and an A in Media Studies. Bekkah has secured an apprenticeship in graphic design.

Bekkah said “I want to say a huge thank you to all the staff at Blackpool Sixth for helping me achieve the grades I need to continue my education.”

Not only did Luke Brumwell achieve an A in his Photography course, he also spent a very productive summer on a professional photography assignment, taking photos of an equestrian show. The former Baines School pupil also gained B grades in Geography and IT and will now start a Geography degree at Lancaster University.

Multilingual Ryan Ryan Jones, a former Montgomery High School student, achieved 3 A’s in German, English Language and Spanish as well as a B in Theatre Studies. Ryan is going to Manchester University next year to study a combined Masters Degree in German and Spanish.

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Sporting honours Daniella Dawe (centre), a former student of Bispham High School, gained a clean sweep of distinction star grades in BTEC Sport and BTEC Medical Science. She now progresses to a degree in Sports Therapy at UCLAN. Connor Walker (right), formerly of Highfield Humanities College is also heading for a degree in the same subject after securing a double distinction in BTEC Sports and Exercise Science and a distinction in BTEC Medical Science.

They are pictured with Billy Moulds (left) who achieved a B in English Language and a Double distinction star in Business and plans on studying at Manchester Metropolitan University to study PR and Marketing.

g success Students’ endeavours brin Jess Lynn, formerly of Hodgson Academy, has had much more to cope with than most sixth formers. A debilitating foot condition has meant that she has to have regular operations and miss a substantial amount of college. However, Jess achieved an excellent double distinction star in BTEC Health & Social Care and a C in Religion, Ethics, Philosophy.

Jess will now pursue a course in Bible Studies at Capenwray.

GCSE and 2Plus Success

Joe Parker (left), Will Harris (centre) and James Randles (right) were all thrilled they achieved grade C’s in their GCSE Maths re-sits.

Will Harris commented, “I’m really pleased with my results and I’m looking forward to completing my Triple BTEC in Forensic Science next year.”

Jake Begley has not allowed dyslexia to derail his route to success. The former AKS student achieved three B grades in Classical Civilisation, Sociology and Drama & Theatre Studies. He will now read Ancient History at Swansea University. He’s full of praise for his teachers and the Additional Learning Support team for their extra help.

Michael Newton has achieved the remarkable feat of going from a D grade in GCSE English at school three years ago to now having been accepted on a BA in English Literature and Creative Writing at UCLAN. He achieved a double distinction in BTEC IT and a C in English Literature. Michael found the approach to English teaching at Blackpool Sixth particularly inspiring, especially the help he received to develop his creative writing skills. He is now planning a career as a professional writer.

Rebecca Dennett (centre) was delighted with her B grade in her GCSE English re-sit.

She said, “I’m really happy with this result and I couldn’t have done it without the help and support of my teachers.”

A level Results Taylor Jin

Non-Fylde Secondary School

A* A* A*

Tom Murray

Hodgson Academy

A* A* A A

Tom Cutler

St Aidan’s C of E Technology College

A*A* A A

Paulina Liszewska

Non-Fylde Secondary School

A*A* A C

Lauren Anderson

Montgomery High School

A*A*A

Steven Scholfield

Montgomery High School

A*A* A

Angela Li

Non-Fylde Secondary School

A*A* A

Daniel Clarkson

LSA Technology & Performing Arts College

A* A A A

Jessica Croot

South Shore Academy

A* A A B

Gemma Collins

Hodgson Academy

A* A A B

Jack Conneely

Cardinal Allen Catholic High School

A* A A C

Emma Dewhurst

Hodgson Academy

A* A B B

Tabatha Hesketh

St Aidan’s C of E Technology College

A* A B C

Conner Heelis

St Aidan’s C of E Technology College

A* A B C

Becca Johnstone

Lytham St Annes High College

A* A A

Peter Nye

Non-Fylde Secondary School

A* A A

Nicole Beckett

St George’s School

A* A A

Jake Rickwood

Bispham High School, Arts College

A* A A

Michael Scott

Baines School

A* A A

James Delaney

Cardinal Allen Catholic High School

A*A A

Lizzie Peck

Cardinal Allen Catholic High School

A* A A

Sarah Stewart

Cardinal Allen Catholic High School

A* A B

Sam Bradshaw

Hodgson Academy

A* A B

Aaron Cheung

AKS

A* A B

Liam Sutcliffe

Hodgson Academy

A* A B

Heather Stephenson Montgomery High School

A* A B

Emily Shea

Baines School

A* A C

Joe Carter

Hodgson Academy

A* A C

Ryan Jones

Montgomery High School

AAAB

Matthew Jones

Unity College

AAA

BTEC Results Fiona Hartley

Baines School

Dst* Dst* Dst* Dst*

Paige Cameron

Baines School

Dst* Dst* Dst* Dst*

Sophie Monaghan-Chell St George’s School

Dst* Dst* Dst* Dst*

Caroline Nixon

Montgomery High School

Dst* Dst* Dst* Dst*

Judd Penn

St Mary’s Catholic High School

Dst* Dst* Dst* Dst*

*Over 60 students received three distinction stars in BTEC.

Combined A level and BTEC Results Harrison Clark

Cardinal Allen Catholic High School

Dst* Dst* Dst* A

Caroline Cooper

Collegiate High School

Dst* Dst* Dst* A

Natalie Hay

Montgomery High School

Dst* Dst* Dst* B

Fiona Edwards

Cardinal Allen Catholic High School Dst* Dst* A B

Jacob Gregory

Cardinal Allen Catholic High School Dst* Dst* A B

Kate Cornthwaite

St Aidan’s C of E Technology College

Dst* Dst* A B

Taylor Buckley

St Aidan’s C of E Technology College

Dst* Dst* A B

Beth Malam

Fleetwood High School

Dst* Dst* A C

Lucy Johnson

St Mary’s Catholic High School

Dst* Dst* B B

Hannah Hilton

St George’s School

Dst* Dst* B B

Sophie Colquhoun

Collegiate High School

Dst* Dst* B B

Here are just some of the Blackpool Sixth top achievers this academic year in A level and BTEC courses.

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