Here at All Saints Centre for Learning we are congratulating our sixth form students on gaining the best results we have ever achieved.

The year 13 overall A*-E pass rate for A-Levels (and level 3 equivalents) is 97.3% and the students achieved an average UCAS points score of 256 per person. These results reflect the hard work the students have put into their studies, reflected in the fact that 100% of our graduates are progressing onto University, Further Education or Full-Time employment.

These statistics show continued improvement from last year and we are delighted with the progress our sixth form students are making in new Centre for Learning. We would like to thank the students for the past 2 years and wish them all the best for the future careers.
WELL DONE!!

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Is your child on Facebook? If so, you will want to know about a new, free application in Facebook that is designed to keep young people safe while they are having fun networking online.

ClickCEOP is a new ‘app’ which links your child directly from their Facebook profile to help, advice and reporting facilities of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre – the police agency set up to tackle child abuse.

By adding the app, young people and parents can get support from CEOP on a range of issues – viruses, hacking, dealing with bullying online and they can report someone who is acting inappropriately towards them online.

If you have a Facebook profile, add and bookmark the app. If your child is on Facebook, get them to search ‘ClickCEOP’ in Facebook and give yourself the peace of mind that your child is one click away from help – if they should ever need it.

Year 10 Pupils from All Saints Catholic CfL and Knowsley Park CFL visited Cambridge University’s Open Day on the 1st and 2nd July 2010. The aim of this visit was to give the pupils a feel for and experience both what the University and the city has to offer, whilst also giving them an insight into the unique collegiate system in place at Cambridge University. Students were given the opportunity to stay within Magdelane college, one of the 32 colleges that makes up Cambridge University. Magdalene College can trace its origins back to the year 1428 and is made up of an eclectic and beautiful mix of historic old buildings.

On arriving at Magdalene the pupils from Knowsley were given their own private bedrooms in the historic old courtyard buildings of the College. The rooms were very ‘un-student’ like as they were spacious, had double beds and all were built around 300 years ago. After settling down and familiarising themselves with the college the pupils were taken on a tour guided by current undergraduate students.

For the remainder of the stay the pupils experienced some of the unique delights Cambridge has to offer, they attended lectures entitled ‘How to freeze a frog’ and ‘Medieval English’. They toured the colleges such as King’s and Trinity college, visited the Law faculty, got a fright on the famous late night ghost walk and were treated to a power cut at bed time, not a very nice experience after hearing such frightening stories!

"The two day residential to Cambridge University was a complete success! Speaking to current undergraduate students gave our learners the opportunity to gain first hand knowledge of what is it like to study at such a prestigious University, but also helped to dispel the stereotypes attached to those who choose to study there. One of our students asked why they hadn't met any students from Merseyside, the response they received was that the amount of students from Merseyside was so low because they just don't apply!! this was extremely interesting for both the staff and for our young people to learn, and I am sure we will carry this important message back to our centres for learning. Attending the open day has helped the students to realise that with hard work and determination attending a University like Cambridge is within their reach"

Nicola Molyneux
Aimhigher support worker

"Visiting Cambridge was a fantastic experience for me, it was great meeting current university students and asking them questions of how they got to study at Cambridge. It was also great to learn that you don’t have to be posh and have a rich family to go there".

Jess Quinn (year 10)