Last night, we ran our first college Iftar which was attended by over 60 students and staff.
Iftar is one of the religious observances of Ramadan, where members of the Muslim community gather to break their fast together.
In October 2024, a group of our ambitious and enthusiastic students embarked on a journey to become Co-op Young Leaders. The programme—designed to cultivate leadership skills, teamwork, and community engagement—prepared them for a year of impactful activities and personal growth. So far over 50 students have completed the training and we expect to train at least a further 40 students this year.
Connell highlighted in Gatsby Benchmarks Report for Career Guidance Excellence.
Our second Open Event for students applying to join us in September 2025 takes place on Saturday 16 November, 10am-1pm.
Our first Open Event for students applying to join us in September 2025 takes place on Thursday 3 October, 4-7.30pm.
Our first Parents and Carers Coffee Morning will take place on Monday 30 September, 11am-12pm.
We would like to invite all Y12 and Y13 parents, carers and students to our event: New Parents + Next Steps on Thursday 19 September, 4.30-7pm.
We're really pleased to have achieved the Bronze Equalities Award from Equaliteach.
We’re Manchester’s number one sixth form college for Destinations, and A Level and BTEC Level 3 progress.
Your results will be sent to your college email at 8am tomorrow. Good luck!
This academic year has seen a huge rise in students volunteering to help organise college events. Together, we planned activities for lots of different things, such as Mental Health Awareness, fundraising for charities, LGBT+ recognition, combating racism and celebrating the amazing diversity of our students and staff.
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A group of Connell Year 12 students have co-designed a free music festival, LiveOutLoud, with the North Manchester charity, Winning Hearts and Minds.
