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Dear Families Unity College will be closed to students and staff on Monday 2 December. The College site will not be accessible. This decision has been taken in consultation with the Governing Body and is due to us having contractors on site to erect fencing around parts of the main building. I need to take steps to risk assess the site whilst this work is being undertaken and, once the work is completed, I will need to ensure our entrance, exit and evacuation plans are safe for all. Lancashire County Council is putting precautionary measures in place in a number
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Our Year 7 students may have been here for the least amount of time, but they are certainly making their mark!   They embody our school ethos of ‘Unity, Passion and Respect’ and are always ‘Ready, Respectful and Safe.’   An AMAZING 98 Year 7 students achieved 100% attendance last half term! This is a fantastic display of dedication to college.   The Year 7 ‘Ready’ Year Group Champion is Theo M; Evan W is the year group’s ‘Respectful’ Champion and the ‘Safe’ Year Group Champion is Skylar H. Arry Y is the year group’s ‘Passion’ Champion and Cain P
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Our students continue to amaze us with their hard work, dedication, passion and enthusiasm in lessons.   A special shout out and thank you to all of those students who have been recognised this week in: Maths, History, Geography, iD, Life Skills and RE.   Keep up the good work and look out for your passion merits on Synergy next week!      
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On Wednesday 24 January 2024, Unity College students in Years 7, 8 and 9 were treated to an assembly and sprinting sessions from Olympic sprinter Ashleigh Nelson.    With a list of national and international victories too long to list, Ashleigh has been an elite sprinter for over 10 years…   A HUGE thank you for inspiring and sharing your stories with our students, Ashleigh!
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Students have been getting in to the festive spirit at Unity College this week!  Earlier this week, 30 Year 7 Sports Leaders enjoyed a fun-filled festive baking evening working with their new team. Students made Christmas bun and were fantastically creative with their icing.  Well done to our Year 7 Sports Leaders!
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Unity College’s Year 9 students were recently treated to a performance by Burnley Youth Theatre. Four young actors, including two of the College’s own students performed the exceptionally important and powerful Toxic.  Toxic explores one of the main issues dominating the lives of young people today – toxic masculinity. This is a hard hitting piece of theatre, performed by young people, created to spark conversations and inspire change. Through powerful storytelling and compelling performances, Toxic puts toxic masculinity under the spotlight as well as highlighting other issues facing teenagers including social media influence, body image and peer pressure.  A huge thank
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On Thursday 9 November 2023, the College hosted a Post-16 Pathways Evening. There were representatives from:  Burnley College  Nelson and Colne College Accrington and Rossendale College  Ask Apprenticeships Themis  Training 2000  Myerscough College Blackburn College The British Army  MPloy Careers Advice  Students together with their parents and carers attended a talk which advised on college applications, and were also given the opportunity to talk to representatives from each of the colleges and other vendors. The evening was exceptionally well-attended and feedback has been positive. We look forward to making this an annual event for Year 10 and Year 11 students. 
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What a lovely way to end a busy half term! We treated over forty Year 11 students to a dessert of their choice at ‘Choc Stop’. We all enjoyed a wonderful afternoon surrounded by waffles, brownies, cookie dough, milkshakes and ice-cream sundaes as a big thank you for these students’ impeccable attitude to learning, behaviour, punctuality and attendance over the past half term. Well done!  If you just missed out this time, make sure you are on the next reward trip before Christmas.  A big thank you to all of the staff at Choc Stop for making our afternoon so
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On Tuesday 26th September it was European Day of Languages so the MFL department ran a baking competition! Students had to create a cake/bake related to Europe and/or languages. We had some excellent entries which smelled delicious! Students came at lunch to vote for their favourite. Here are the winners: 1st Place: Ffion Storton and Natalia Shorrock (Year 10) with their Duo lingo cake 2nd Place: Benjamin Weyer (Year 9) with his map of Europe cake 3rd Place: Evie Bowater (Year 7) with her Italy cake Each student will receive a £20 voucher as their prize. We also ran a PD quiz competition. The
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On Wednesday 21st June 2023, 12 students from years 8 and 9 took part in a STEM event at Bolton University. The activities on offer allowed the students to gain hands on experience with real-life equipment such as medical equipment for checking heart rates and temperatures. They were also tasked with programming a robot and using an e-fit programme to construct a face as the police would when taking statements from eyewitnesses. The students thoroughly enjoyed the day and were able to gain an insight into the everyday applications of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
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