Category: College News

8th January 21

All of the Abbey College Manchester Community will be cheering on Marine AFC against Premier League Tottenham Hotspur in their FA Cup third round match this Sunday, 10th January, as one of the players will be senior football coach, David Raven. David is one of the senior coaches for International House Manchester, who run the…

7th January 21

Abbey College Manchester is celebrating its 30th anniversary and marked the significant occasion with a commemorative virtual event on Wednesday 16th December 2020. Over one hundred guests from across the world gathered online for the celebration, which opened with anecdotal messages and well wishes from former and current students, staff and directors, which were displayed…

5th January 21

On Monday 4th January, the UK Government announced a new national lockdown taking effect immediately. As part of the lockdown, the government announced the physical closure of all schools and colleges until after the end of the February half term. In line with government guidelines we will now deliver learning online until after the February…

20th August 20

Abbey College Manchester is so proud of the achievements of our Year 11 students in this unprecedented and difficult year.  They have all show great resilience and commitments to their studies and we are delighted that they have received the grades they deserve. Yet again, our results far exceed that national average.  An impressive 35%…

21st July 20

Abbey College Manchester has launched an innovative new programme for basketball enthusiasts, by joining up with renowned local club Manchester Giants. The leading independent college is offering students with a passion for basketball the invaluable opportunity to gain qualifications for entry to university, alongside intensive basketball training, which could lead to aspiring players pursuing professional…

10th July 20

Introduction The lockdown in March has changed the way that we will be running the college from September and there are elements that are likely to remain different when we eventually reach normality, or the ‘new normal’. This information is designed to outline how the college will operate and answer some important questions that you are likely…

30th June 20

As the college buildings are currently closed and we are unable to welcome visitors to explore the opportunities available to them at Abbey College Manchester, on Thursday 25th June the college hosted a Webinar to present an introduction of the college virtually to interested students. A recording of the presentation cam be viewed below. We…

30th June 20

Unfortunately, as the college buildings are closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we were unable to hold our annual end of year student’s art exhibition as normal.  But we are not going to let a global pandemic stop us celebrating the amazing talents of our art and photography students. We have produced this virtual ‘art…

19th June 20

Abbey DLD is committed to providing a safe environment for all students, and preparations are being made to ensure that when our colleges reopen this September, all students are welcomed into a safe environment. Prior to the closure of UK schools in late March, our colleges introduced enhanced measures to ensure the safety of both…

20th May 20

View the recording from our recent webinar: ‘An Introduction to Academic Studies with Football Training’  This Webinar was hosted by Liz Elam, Principal of Abbey College Manchester & Chris Randall, Assistant Principal of Abbey College Manchester. The Academic Studies with Football Programme offers the opportunity to study our GCSE, A-Level, Combined Studies or International…