- Joe Skates Ahead at Lancashire Awards
Media student Joseph Packman’s love of skateboarding helped him land a top award and an encounter with TV Presenter Konnie Huq at the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) North West Learner Awards. Eighteen year-old Joe, who is studying for a BTEC Lev ...
- The Nestle Toque d'Or Competition Finalist 2009
A team of six students from Blackpool and the Fylde College put their creative culinary talent to the test after winning a coveted place in the Nestle Toque D’Or Grand Finals held at this year’s BBC Good Food Show at Birmingham’s NEC from 10th – 14th Ju ...
- A Level Students Celebrate 'The Best Year Ever'
Blackpool and The Fylde College students put the ‘A’ into ‘A-Levels’ this year as the College more than doubled the number of top grades achieved. The pass rate soared 5% from last year to a record 98%, making 2008/09 the A Level Academy’s most successf ...
- Contemporary Images of Wyre Exhibited
Wyre Borough Council has called on the talents of budding student photographers from Blackpool and the Fylde College to capture captivating images of Wyre. Year one students on the National Diploma in Photography course studying at the Palatine Cam ...
- Tremendous Treble for Skillful Students
It was a beautiful day for Blackpool and The Fylde College students Jacqueline Lang, Gabriella Hargraves and Jaime McConnell as the trio all scooped coveted medals in the WorldSkills UK national final. Gold medal winner Jacqueline, 38, was crowned ...
- BBC News visits Fleetwood Offshore Survival Centre
The Fleetwood Offshore Survival Centre at Blackpool and The Fylde College played a starring role in national news coverage following the ditching of a helicopter in the North Sea. A BBC news crew visited the Centre to learn more about the survival techn ...
- Collegiate High School Reports on College Building Plans
Collegiate High School chose to cover the colleges capital funding story as part of their School Report day on 26 March. School Report is an annual project in which high schools all over the country create real television reports for the BBC. The studen ...
- Students Take On Planter Challenge
Construction students and painting and decorating students joined forces to take part in a special Skills Challenge event; ‘The Great Planter Challenge’ as part of National Colleges Week organised by the Association Of Colleges (AOC) The students w ...
- Taxi Driver Maurice on Course for Success
Blackpool has a new taxi service on its roads and Blackpool and The Fylde College has played a major part in its creation. Taxi driver Maurice Myers recently completed the NVQ Level 2 in Road Passenger Vehicle Driving at Blackpool and The Fylde College ...
- A Level Pass Rate Tops 90 Percent for the Sixth Consecutive year at Blackpool and The Fylde College
Blackpool and The Fylde College is once again celebrating A-Level success, with pass rates exceeding 90 per cent for the sixth year running. Students performed particularly strongly in subjects such as sociology, media studies and film studies. Stu ...
