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08.03.2010 - ASFC STUDENT TO STUDY MEDICINE AT CAMBRIDGE
Ashton Sixth Form College student David Davies has been successful in securing an offer to study at the Sidney Sussex College in the University of Cambridge.
Read more »
03.03.2010 - ASFC SECURES IB QUALIFICATION
Ashton 6th Form College was successful in its bid to become the only provider of the prestigious International Baccalaureate Diploma course in Tameside.
Read more »
03.03.2010 - STUDENT WINS TAMESIDE IMAGE 10 COMPETITION
An interesting pose, saturated with colour and excellently lit are all comments which described this year’s winning entry in the Image 10, schools and colleges photography exhibition.
Read more »
11.02.2010 - HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR VISIT
On Thursday 11th February over 80 students from Ashton Sixth Form College heard testimony from Holocaust Survivor, Rudi Oppenheimer as part of the Equality & Diversity programme of events in association with the Holocaust Educational Trust (HET).
Read more »
10.02.2010 - NEW YORK TRIP LANDED
The latest news from NYC: The group have landed safely at JFK airport and have started their American adventures!
Read more »
08.01.2010 - MEDIA STUDENTS EEXPERIENCE IMAX3D
Second year Media students recently visited the Printworks in Manchester to see Avatar in Imax 3D and the Ghosts of Winter Hill Urbis exhibition.
Read more »
26.01.2010 - ADVANCED DIPLOMA LATEST
Ashton Sixth Form College is working with local high schools to provide the new Advanced Diploma programme and currently has a number of year 9 and 10 pupils studying on the course.
Read more »
25.01.2010 - NEW YORK TRIP MEETING
Please could all Parent/Guardians of students going on the New York Trip attend the pre trip briefing on Wednesday 3rd February 6pm in room C3.7 at the college to discuss the arrangements.
Read more »
19.01.2010 - LEADING THE NORTH WEST IN NEW TECHNOLOGY
Ashton Sixth Form will be leading the way by helping practitioners across the North West to swot up on the latest communication gadgets at a new training centre based at the college, the first of its kind in the North West.
Read more »
18.01.2010 - COLLECTIONS 5 DANCE PERFORMANCE
This year the Dance students will perform their exam work in a showcase called Collections 5. The work will be premiered on Tues 2 & Wed 3 Feb at 7.00pm.
Read more »
12.01.2010 - ADULT ENROLMENT EVENING
The Higher Education & Skills Centre enrolment evening will now take place on Wednesday 13 Jan and Thursday 14 Jan between 16:00 and 19:00.
Read more »
17.12.2009 - WIN AN IPOD!
Why not take part in our New York raffle for the chance to win an iPod Nano or iTunes vouchers.
Read more »
07.12.2009 - LATEST ASFC FOOTBALL RESULTS
The First Team Football squad pulled together for their first league win of the season, beating the Hyde First 11 by 9 goals to 1.
Read more »
04.12.2009 - ASFC - RAISING ATTAINMENT
Last week 20 Students from Priestley College in Warrington came to Ashton Sixth Form College to take part in a Learner Conference to raise achievement in Science and Maths.
Read more »
20.11.2009 - WORLD TOILET DAY
On the 19th of November Ashton Sixth Form College celebrated World Toilet Day to help raise awareness and money for Water Aid UK.
Read more »
11.11.2009 - TEACHING AWARDS STAR VISITS NUMBER 10
Ashton Sixth Form College ICT teacher Sandra Taylor was invited to spend the afternoon with Gordon Brown and a selection of cabinet members behind the doors of Number 10.
Read more »
10.11.2009 - KARATE CHAMPION
Ashton Sixth Form College student Matthew Turvey travelled to Dublin Ireland for the Under 18 Karate World Championships shortly before his 18th Birthday on Thursday 5 November.
Read more »
09.11.2009 - COLLEGES WEEK AT ASFC
Ashton Sixth Form College is supporting Colleges Week, the national celebration of the role colleges play in celebrating the opportunities colleges create for individuals, businesses and Britain.
Read more »
04.11.2009 - GRADUATES ENJOY SUNSHINE & CELEBRATIONS
Congratulations to our Foundation Degree for Teaching Assistant students! The students are the second cohort to go through the Foundation Degree for Teaching Assistants.
Read more »
23.10.2009 - PINK DAY
Ashton Sixth Form College students and staff used the final day of the first half term to ‘wear it pink’ and raise money for The Breast Cancer Campaign.
Read more »
16.10.2009 - RABBIT RESCUED
Ashton Sixth Form College student Danielle McDonald has rescued a lonely rabbit hopping round college campus.
Read more »
06.10.2009 - NEW CREATIVE COURSES FOR SEPTEMBER 2010
Ashton Sixth Form College have introduced two new exciting courses for creative students in Performing Arts and Media Production.
Read more »
30.09.2009 - FILM & MEDIA STUDENTS MAKE INDUSTRY CONTACTS
The Film & Media Department were hosts to two top media professionals who gave students advice on breaking into the Media Industry.
Read more »
14.09.2009 - ART DEPARTMENT GALLERY TRIP
The art department is running a trip to Manchester and Manchester Art Gallery in particular on 29.09.2009.
Read more »
20.08.2009 - CAMBRIDGE FOR 15 YEAR OLD NIALL
Maths prodigy Niall Thompson was today celebrating A-level grades that add up to a place at Cambridge - at the age of just 15.
Read more »
20.08.2009 - ASFC CELEBRATES HIGHEST EVER A-LEVEL GRADES
Ashton Sixth Form College announce their best results yet with news of a record number of students achieving high grades and success rates being the highest ever. Read more »
14.08.2009 - SUMMER DANCE SCHOOL
Year 9 and 10 pupils from local High Schools recently took part in a dazzling showcase of dance as part of a week-long Summer School held at Ashton Sixth Form College. Read more »
22.06.2009 - SANDRA TAYLOR SCOOPS TWO TOP TEACHING AWARDS
Information Learning Technology (ILT) coordinator, Sandra Taylor, has won two North West teaching awards in recognition of her fantastic contribution to e-learning at Ashton Sixth Form College. Read more »
15.06.2009 - SANDRA TAYLOR TEACHING AWARDS
Ashton Sixth Form College Information Learning Technology (ILT) coordinator Sandra Taylor has been nominated for the Becta Award for Next Generation Learning. Read more »
05.06.2009 - STEPHEN YOUNG MEMORY BOOK
Thanks to everyone who sent messages of condolence, fun memories, pictures and tributes to Steve Young, our History teacher, who died on Friday 1st May 2009. Read more »
19.05.2009 - ADULT LEARNERS WEEK
The 14th May 2009 saw the annual celebration of Learning at Work day as part of Adult Learners Week.
Read more »
18.05.2009 - E-TAMESIDE AWARDS
Lifelong Learning have award winning staff and students! The annual e- Tameside awards evening was held on the 7th May 2009 at Ashton Town Hall. Read more »
15.05.2009 - NORTH WEST FENCING CHAMPIONSHIPS
ASFC student Kieran Byrne will be competing in the North West Fencing Championships on the 23rd of May at Stockport Grammar School. Read more »
11.05.2009 - ADULT LEARNER AWARDS
The Civic Mayor of Tameside and Councillor Ged Cooney helped adult students of the college celebrate their successes at an Awards ceremony at Dukinfield Town Hall. Read more »
05.05.2009 - STEPHEN YOUNG
Stephen Young, teacher of History and Politics at Ashton Sixth Form College, has very sadly died after a battle with cancer at the age of 38. Read more »
01.05.2009 - SWINE FLU INFORMATION
The College is responding to all people concerned about the health of students, staff and visitors at the College relating to the Swine Flu virus. Read more »
01.05.2009 - INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
Ashton Sixth Form College is pleased to have been nominated to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. Read more »
23.04.2009 - YOUNG SHAKESPEARE COMPANY
Tameside Young Shakespeare Company in conjunction with Ashton Sixth Form College will be embarking on a summer school production of Twelfth Night. Read more »
23.03.2009 - PEER MENTOR SCHEME
16 students have been recruited for the new Peer Mentor Scheme due to start in September. Read more »
20.03.2009 - STUDENTS EARN CINEMA REWARD
Ashton Sixth Form Students John Quarrell and Hannah Ryder have been rewarded for their contributions to the latest exams department questionnaire. Read more »
19.03.2009 - BTEC SALES TECHNIQUES
A key part of the BTEC FIRST Business course is Personal Selling, and the course requires students to undertake selling role-plays within two sales situations. Read more »
16.03.2009 - COMIC RELIEF
Students from the Children’s Care Leaning and Development department at Ashton Sixth Form College braved the fresh March air to raise money on Red Nose Day this year. Read more »
05.03.2009 - AUTHOR VISIT
In connection with World Book Day, a very accomplished local author, Adele Geras, came into college to give an informal talk to our adult literacy learners. Read more »
18.02.2009 - ASFC Collections 4 Dance Show
On Wednesday the 4th and Thursday the 5th of March at 7pm Ashton Sixth Form College will be showing a collection of exam work from first (AS) and second year (A2) dance students. Read more »
26.01.2009 - R U CLEAR ROADSHOW
The R U Clear roadshow, part of a government initiative, recently visited Ashton Sixth Form College this Wednesday to raise awareness of Chlamydia. Read more »
22.01.2009 - FIVE OXBRIDGE OFFERS FOR ASFC STUDENTS
Ashton Sixth Form College is congratulating five high flying students who have received offers to study at the elite red brick institutions of Oxford and Cambridge Universities. Read more »
12.01.2009 - CABINET MEETING WITH STUDENTS & STAFF FROM ASFC
Ashton Sixth Form College enjoyed the opportunity to participate in the Cabinet’s consultation with the North West in Liverpool on Thursday. Read more »
12.01.2009 - BRAIN AM AT ASHTON SIXTH FORM COLLEGE
ASFC Psychology Students took part in an introductory half day tutorial in Neuroscience on the 12th of December. Read more »
12.01.2009 - NEW WEBSITE LAUNCHED
Ashton Sixth Form College welcomes in the New Year with a brand new website, we hope you like the new look and agree that the site is now much easier to use. Read more »
16.12.2008 - ASFC PRIZE-GIVING AND REUNION EVENING
On Tuesday 16th December 2008 ASFC held its inaugural Prize giving and reunion evening at Dukinfield town hall. Read more »
01.12.2008 - LEADING THE WAY IN GREEN ENERGY IN TAMESIDE
Ashton Sixth Form College is leading the way in green energy after installing a 20kw wind turbine on their playing fields in a bid to cut their power bills and help the environment. Read more »
08.03.2010 - ASFC STUDENT TO STUDY MEDICINE AT CAMBRIDGEAshton Sixth Form College student David Davies has been successful in securing an offer to study at the Sidney Sussex College in the University of Cambridge.
Read more »
03.03.2010 - ASFC SECURES IB QUALIFICATIONAshton 6th Form College was successful in its bid to become the only provider of the prestigious International Baccalaureate Diploma course in Tameside.
Read more »
03.03.2010 - STUDENT WINS TAMESIDE IMAGE 10 COMPETITIONAn interesting pose, saturated with colour and excellently lit are all comments which described this year’s winning entry in the Image 10, schools and colleges photography exhibition.
Read more »
11.02.2010 - HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR VISITOn Thursday 11th February over 80 students from Ashton Sixth Form College heard testimony from Holocaust Survivor, Rudi Oppenheimer as part of the Equality & Diversity programme of events in association with the Holocaust Educational Trust (HET).
Read more »
10.02.2010 - NEW YORK TRIP LANDEDThe latest news from NYC: The group have landed safely at JFK airport and have started their American adventures!
Read more »
08.01.2010 - MEDIA STUDENTS EEXPERIENCE IMAX3DSecond year Media students recently visited the Printworks in Manchester to see Avatar in Imax 3D and the Ghosts of Winter Hill Urbis exhibition.
Read more »
26.01.2010 - ADVANCED DIPLOMA LATESTAshton Sixth Form College is working with local high schools to provide the new Advanced Diploma programme and currently has a number of year 9 and 10 pupils studying on the course.
Read more »
25.01.2010 - NEW YORK TRIP MEETINGPlease could all Parent/Guardians of students going on the New York Trip attend the pre trip briefing on Wednesday 3rd February 6pm in room C3.7 at the college to discuss the arrangements.
Read more »
19.01.2010 - LEADING THE NORTH WEST IN NEW TECHNOLOGYAshton Sixth Form will be leading the way by helping practitioners across the North West to swot up on the latest communication gadgets at a new training centre based at the college, the first of its kind in the North West.
Read more »
18.01.2010 - COLLECTIONS 5 DANCE PERFORMANCEThis year the Dance students will perform their exam work in a showcase called Collections 5. The work will be premiered on Tues 2 & Wed 3 Feb at 7.00pm.
Read more »
12.01.2010 - ADULT ENROLMENT EVENINGThe Higher Education & Skills Centre enrolment evening will now take place on Wednesday 13 Jan and Thursday 14 Jan between 16:00 and 19:00.
Read more »
17.12.2009 - WIN AN IPOD!Why not take part in our New York raffle for the chance to win an iPod Nano or iTunes vouchers.
Read more »
07.12.2009 - LATEST ASFC FOOTBALL RESULTSThe First Team Football squad pulled together for their first league win of the season, beating the Hyde First 11 by 9 goals to 1.
Read more »
04.12.2009 - ASFC - RAISING ATTAINMENTLast week 20 Students from Priestley College in Warrington came to Ashton Sixth Form College to take part in a Learner Conference to raise achievement in Science and Maths.
Read more »
20.11.2009 - WORLD TOILET DAYOn the 19th of November Ashton Sixth Form College celebrated World Toilet Day to help raise awareness and money for Water Aid UK.
Read more »
11.11.2009 - TEACHING AWARDS STAR VISITS NUMBER 10Ashton Sixth Form College ICT teacher Sandra Taylor was invited to spend the afternoon with Gordon Brown and a selection of cabinet members behind the doors of Number 10.
Read more »
10.11.2009 - KARATE CHAMPIONAshton Sixth Form College student Matthew Turvey travelled to Dublin Ireland for the Under 18 Karate World Championships shortly before his 18th Birthday on Thursday 5 November.
Read more »
09.11.2009 - COLLEGES WEEK AT ASFCAshton Sixth Form College is supporting Colleges Week, the national celebration of the role colleges play in celebrating the opportunities colleges create for individuals, businesses and Britain.
Read more »
04.11.2009 - GRADUATES ENJOY SUNSHINE & CELEBRATIONSCongratulations to our Foundation Degree for Teaching Assistant students! The students are the second cohort to go through the Foundation Degree for Teaching Assistants.
Read more »
23.10.2009 - PINK DAYAshton Sixth Form College students and staff used the final day of the first half term to ‘wear it pink’ and raise money for The Breast Cancer Campaign.
Read more »
16.10.2009 - RABBIT RESCUEDAshton Sixth Form College student Danielle McDonald has rescued a lonely rabbit hopping round college campus.
Read more »
06.10.2009 - NEW CREATIVE COURSES FOR SEPTEMBER 2010Ashton Sixth Form College have introduced two new exciting courses for creative students in Performing Arts and Media Production.
Read more »
30.09.2009 - FILM & MEDIA STUDENTS MAKE INDUSTRY CONTACTSThe Film & Media Department were hosts to two top media professionals who gave students advice on breaking into the Media Industry.
Read more »
14.09.2009 - ART DEPARTMENT GALLERY TRIPThe art department is running a trip to Manchester and Manchester Art Gallery in particular on 29.09.2009.
Read more »
20.08.2009 - CAMBRIDGE FOR 15 YEAR OLD NIALLMaths prodigy Niall Thompson was today celebrating A-level grades that add up to a place at Cambridge - at the age of just 15.
Read more »
20.08.2009 - ASFC CELEBRATES HIGHEST EVER A-LEVEL GRADESAshton Sixth Form College announce their best results yet with news of a record number of students achieving high grades and success rates being the highest ever. Read more »
14.08.2009 - SUMMER DANCE SCHOOLYear 9 and 10 pupils from local High Schools recently took part in a dazzling showcase of dance as part of a week-long Summer School held at Ashton Sixth Form College. Read more »
22.06.2009 - SANDRA TAYLOR SCOOPS TWO TOP TEACHING AWARDSInformation Learning Technology (ILT) coordinator, Sandra Taylor, has won two North West teaching awards in recognition of her fantastic contribution to e-learning at Ashton Sixth Form College. Read more »
15.06.2009 - SANDRA TAYLOR TEACHING AWARDSAshton Sixth Form College Information Learning Technology (ILT) coordinator Sandra Taylor has been nominated for the Becta Award for Next Generation Learning. Read more »
05.06.2009 - STEPHEN YOUNG MEMORY BOOKThanks to everyone who sent messages of condolence, fun memories, pictures and tributes to Steve Young, our History teacher, who died on Friday 1st May 2009. Read more »
19.05.2009 - ADULT LEARNERS WEEKThe 14th May 2009 saw the annual celebration of Learning at Work day as part of Adult Learners Week.
Read more »
18.05.2009 - E-TAMESIDE AWARDSLifelong Learning have award winning staff and students! The annual e- Tameside awards evening was held on the 7th May 2009 at Ashton Town Hall. Read more »
15.05.2009 - NORTH WEST FENCING CHAMPIONSHIPSASFC student Kieran Byrne will be competing in the North West Fencing Championships on the 23rd of May at Stockport Grammar School. Read more »
11.05.2009 - ADULT LEARNER AWARDSThe Civic Mayor of Tameside and Councillor Ged Cooney helped adult students of the college celebrate their successes at an Awards ceremony at Dukinfield Town Hall. Read more »
05.05.2009 - STEPHEN YOUNGStephen Young, teacher of History and Politics at Ashton Sixth Form College, has very sadly died after a battle with cancer at the age of 38. Read more »
01.05.2009 - SWINE FLU INFORMATIONThe College is responding to all people concerned about the health of students, staff and visitors at the College relating to the Swine Flu virus. Read more »
01.05.2009 - INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATEAshton Sixth Form College is pleased to have been nominated to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. Read more »
23.04.2009 - YOUNG SHAKESPEARE COMPANYTameside Young Shakespeare Company in conjunction with Ashton Sixth Form College will be embarking on a summer school production of Twelfth Night. Read more »
23.03.2009 - PEER MENTOR SCHEME16 students have been recruited for the new Peer Mentor Scheme due to start in September. Read more »
20.03.2009 - STUDENTS EARN CINEMA REWARDAshton Sixth Form Students John Quarrell and Hannah Ryder have been rewarded for their contributions to the latest exams department questionnaire. Read more »
19.03.2009 - BTEC SALES TECHNIQUESA key part of the BTEC FIRST Business course is Personal Selling, and the course requires students to undertake selling role-plays within two sales situations. Read more »
16.03.2009 - COMIC RELIEFStudents from the Children’s Care Leaning and Development department at Ashton Sixth Form College braved the fresh March air to raise money on Red Nose Day this year. Read more »
05.03.2009 - AUTHOR VISITIn connection with World Book Day, a very accomplished local author, Adele Geras, came into college to give an informal talk to our adult literacy learners. Read more »
18.02.2009 - ASFC Collections 4 Dance ShowOn Wednesday the 4th and Thursday the 5th of March at 7pm Ashton Sixth Form College will be showing a collection of exam work from first (AS) and second year (A2) dance students. Read more »
26.01.2009 - R U CLEAR ROADSHOWThe R U Clear roadshow, part of a government initiative, recently visited Ashton Sixth Form College this Wednesday to raise awareness of Chlamydia. Read more »
22.01.2009 - FIVE OXBRIDGE OFFERS FOR ASFC STUDENTSAshton Sixth Form College is congratulating five high flying students who have received offers to study at the elite red brick institutions of Oxford and Cambridge Universities. Read more »
12.01.2009 - CABINET MEETING WITH STUDENTS & STAFF FROM ASFCAshton Sixth Form College enjoyed the opportunity to participate in the Cabinet’s consultation with the North West in Liverpool on Thursday. Read more »
12.01.2009 - BRAIN AM AT ASHTON SIXTH FORM COLLEGEASFC Psychology Students took part in an introductory half day tutorial in Neuroscience on the 12th of December. Read more »
12.01.2009 - NEW WEBSITE LAUNCHEDAshton Sixth Form College welcomes in the New Year with a brand new website, we hope you like the new look and agree that the site is now much easier to use. Read more »
16.12.2008 - ASFC PRIZE-GIVING AND REUNION EVENINGOn Tuesday 16th December 2008 ASFC held its inaugural Prize giving and reunion evening at Dukinfield town hall. Read more »
01.12.2008 - LEADING THE WAY IN GREEN ENERGY IN TAMESIDEAshton Sixth Form College is leading the way in green energy after installing a 20kw wind turbine on their playing fields in a bid to cut their power bills and help the environment. Read more »
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