St John Plessington Catholic College
Open Mic Night
Next Thursday 28th March 2019 the 6th Form team are hosting their annual 'Open Mic Night'. It takes place in College Hall at 6.30pm and promises to be an amazing evening. Tickets cost £3 / £2 concession and will be available from reception today. The show will last about 2 hours, with non-stop entertainment, a fantastic host (Che Cullen) and refreshments served by the fantastic 6th form team. If you are able to join us for the evening we would love to see you there. All acts are family friendly, so please do come along; all are welcome!
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Some of you will now be aware of the platform upgrade works that are taking place across the Merseyrail network in advance of our new trains due in 2020. There will be disruption to journeys during this time and if you have not done so already would suggest that your students and parents are made aware so they can plan their journeys accordingly. Trains will be retimed and there will be rail replacement buses at times, unfortunately bikes cannot be taken on board the buses. All the information on the different upcoming phases of the works is on the Merseyrail website www.merseyrail.org/itshappening If you have any specific questions please do not hesitate to contact our customer relations team on 0151 555 1111 and/or for questions and up to date information contact us via twitter @merseyrail Best Regards, Merseyrail Customer Relations Team
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St John Plessington Catholic College is an Outstanding Voluntary Aided Catholic 11-18 Academy. We serve the population of the Wirral and are oversubscribed in all year groups with 1546 pupils.
We have received many accolades over the years including in 2010/2011 the Times Educational Supplement's "OUTSTANDING SECONDARY SCHOOL OF THE YEAR" award. We have achieved the status of a High Performing Specialist School and, as a National Support School, a Leading Edge School as well as a National Leader of Education, we provide service and support to other schools in the local area and the wider region.
In May 2013 we received our second Outstanding OFSTED judgement (previously Outstanding in 2007) and were delighted to have been awarded best Mathematics Department in the Times Educational Supplement awards of 2013. In 2014 we were awarded the status of National Teaching School, reflecting our key role in helping other schools to be successful as well as helping to train the next generation of outstanding teachers and leaders. Further to this, we were, once again, shortlisted for Outstanding Secondary School of The Year in 2018 which is a phenomenal achievement.
We are very proud of these external validations of our success but value above all else the hard work and support of our community of pupils, families and staff. Working together in partnership we believe that anything and everything is possible. We are proud of the fact that we do not select our pupils by ability or social class but instead uphold our Christian values that all children are welcome in our community.
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The Small Hours Production
On Tuesday 9th and Wednesday 10th of March 2019, a mixture of students from years 9-13 performed The Small Hours by Katharine Soper. This is part of the nationwide National Connections Festival commissioned by the National Theatre in London. On Tuesday evening, they were privileged to welcome a repr...
Open Mic Night
Next Thursday 28th March 2019 the 6th Form team are hosting their annual 'Open Mic Night'. It takes place in College Hall at 6.30pm and promises to be an amazing evening.
Social Sciences Trip
During the month of March the Social Science department took a group of students to Poland; this visit was based around enlightening students of the events which initially sparked researcher’s interest into the field of Social Psychology.
The Small Hours
Earlier this year, the Performing Arts department was accepted onto the National Theatre Connections Festival. The programme provides schools, colleges and youth groups with the opportunity to rehearse and present a new play written by a professional writer and to perform at a home venue and a...
Special Guest Speaker - Mohammed Amin MBE
On Friday 1st March the whole of year 7 had a talk from a very special guest. Our visitor was Mohammed Amin MBE who has, on several occasions, been listed as one of the hundred most influential Muslims in the UK.
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