A Catholic Sixth Form College in Merseyside with an outstanding reputation offering excellent support, a wide range of courses and first class facilities.
We are deeply saddened to bring you the news that our dear friend & colleague, Gavin Whitfield, passed away on Jan 2nd. Gav was a funny, kind & talented man. We are going to miss him beyond words! His family & partner are in our prayers. ❤️
Great to share news of former student, James Darwin, who left in 2016 to join the RAF. He is now a fully qualified Aircraft Technician and currently 15 months into a 5-yr tour on the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team (The Red Arrows).
We wish James the best of luck for the future!
It has been great to hear from Alumni student, Amy Shaw, who is currently working as the Script Coordinator on Rocksteady Studios’ new game, ‘Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League’. Read all about Amy's exciting career and her time at Carmel-
It’s great to finally welcome all our new Lower Sixth students into college this morning! We hope you all have a great day. ⭐️🤩
#newjourney
#carmellife
#newstudents
🌟IT'S OFFICIAL🌟 Today’s Times has confirmed that Carmel College is one of the TOP 5 Sixth Form Colleges in the Country! Congratulations to Carmel's dedicated staff for all your hard work and support & well done to the Class of 2023 for achieving such fantastic results!
Tomorrow is GCSE results day. We wish all our new students the best of luck and look forward to welcoming you in college over the coming days for enrolment!
#GCSE
#Results
#GoodLuck
#CarmelCollege
#ResultsDay22
has been fantastic! This is the first year back sitting an actual exam & our students have done an incredible job! We are proud of the hard work each & everyone of you has committed during your time at college! Click for full news article -
Huge congratulations to Yasmin Baker, what a fantastic set of results! Yasmin is heading to Imperial College London to study Medicine.
#GoodLuck
#CarmelClassOf2020
🍾🎉👍
It’s been fantastic to see so many new faces over the last couple of days. Many thanks to all our new students who have enrolled with us and we look forward to welcoming you in September. If you have any queries, please email admissions
@carmel
.ac.uk
Congrats to Carmel Biology teacher, Daniel Wilson who has had his artwork shortlisted in the internationally renowned ‘Wildlife Artist of the Year’ competition ran by UK based conservation charity,
@DSWFWildlife
View all work online until Sun 28 June -
Congratulations to the
#ClassOf2020
!
We would like to congratulate every one of you for all your hard work and dedication this year. We would love to see your celebratory selfies, please email our Marketing department your photos today and let us know how you have got on. 🎉🍾
🌟IT'S OFFICIAL🌟 According to today’s Times, Carmel is one of the TOP 3 Sixth Form Colleges in the country, the top performing college in Merseyside & the top A Level provider in St Helens. Congratulations everyone!
Read more –
#SmashedIt
#HatTrick
No more sleeps!!!! We are looking forward to celebrating with our students today. Don't forget you can come into college from 10.30am for a glass of fizz and some cake! There will be staff available to speak to if you have any questions. See you soon! 🍰🍾
Good luck to U6th students receiving their grades tomorrow. Your time with us came to an unexpected end in March and you've really been missed. Your grades will be available on Connect at 8am. Support will be available from PATS and Careers in college from 8.30am or via email.
We are so proud of U6 student, Taylor Prescott who received a Special Recognition Award at this year’s
@prideofsthelens
Click the link to read about the amazing challenges Taylor has completed as he continues his Dad’s legacy. Photo credit: Dave Gillespie
Today is International Day of the Midwife which recognises and celebrates the work that midwives do. Former student, Elise Lennon, is now a qualified midwife at Whiston hospital. She says her job is a busy, varied role which is extremely rewarding. Great to hear from you Elise!
Our Estates Team have been working really hard over the last few months. They have been getting the campus ready to ensure a safe welcome back for staff and students in the Autumn term. We really appreciate all their hard work!
#BehindTheScenes
Huge congratulations to Beri Salihi who took part in the Women's Rugby League Challenge cup final played at Wembley on Saturday 8th June 2024! The
@saints1890
team played against Leeds Rhinos and beat them 22-0.
Congrats to the Carmel students who have been offered places at Oxbridge for 2022. What a fantastic achievement! Many thanks to our subject teachers and HA+ Co-ordinators for supporting our students through the application process. Read more -
Congrats to Foundation Learning student, Will Junaid, who has secured a work experience placement at Widnes Vikings. He will be assisting to develop a Learning Disabilities Rugby League Team. What a fantastic opportunity!
@WidnesRL
@CarmelWorkEx
A day of laughter, tears and words of wisdom as we say goodbye to our Upper Sixth students and our wonderful Chaplain, Kate! Good luck to all our students with the rest of your exams and Kate, you are going to be greatly missed! 💔 -
Congratulations to the eight Carmel students who have been offered places at Oxbridge for 2018! Five have offers from
@UniofOxford
and three from
@Cambridge_Uni
See what they are studying here-
A huge congrats to former student, Taylor Prescott who took part in a remarkable endurance challenge over the summer. He ran a virtual 216-mile journey to Wembley, raising over £12,000 for
@SPFCHARITY
We are very proud of you at Carmel!
Read more -
Good Luck to all our students who receive their exam results tomorrow. They will be available online via Carmel Connect from 6.30am.
#GoodLuck
#ALevelResults
Nineteen of our Upper Sixth students braved the elements to complete their Gold
@DofE
Qualifying Expedition in Keswick.
Some very challenging wet and windy conditions made it incredibly tough for the students, however they didn’t let it get in their way of achieving their goal!
Good luck to everyone collecting their A Level results tomorrow! Just a reminder that your results will be available online via Carmel Connect from 8:00am. Students are invited to collect their results on campus from 10:30am.
#GoodLuck
#ALevelResults
#SoExcited
🤞
Once again Carmel students have received a fantastic set of results for 2019! We are extremely proud of all of our students and wish them well for the future. Congratulations and well done class of 2019! 🎓🥂
#ClassOf2019
Click to read more here –
Today is the last day of term for our Lower Sixth students. We hope you all have a great summer and we'll see you at the start of term on Wednesday 5th September.
#summer
#holidays
Well done to our Student Council President and Politics student, Eva Carroll, who delivered a 3 minute speech in the
@HouseofCommons
on the motion of tackling hate crime. As a member of UK Youth Parliament Eva was elected to be debate lead for the annual sitting.
I spoke in honour of Jo Cox in the
@HouseofCommons
about the importance of tackling hate crime and the effects of harmful rhetoric used by some of our politicians.
In the words of Jo Cox, we have far more in common than that which divides us.
Today say farewell to an absolute Carmel legend, Sue!
Sue has always been a great team player & never missed an occasion to dress up! For many years, she has provide smiles, laughter & coffee! We are going to miss her very much! Best of luck for the future & keep in touch! ☕
Huge congratulations to student Eva Carroll for becoming a Member of the UK Youth Parliament and for being so committed to changing the lives of young people in the UK and globally. Read in full -
@UKYP
#InspiringMinds
#ShapingFutures
Our Student Council have opened a Mock Polling Station today with info on each party. This will help first time voters who may be a bit anxious about what to do before they cast their actual
#vote
. It also gives students who are not old enough to vote the opportunity to take part
Costa comes to Carmel!
Over the summer, our Coffee Bar has received a makeover and we are pleased to announce that we now have our very own Costa Coffee. It will be open on Thursday during our Results Day between 10.30am-12pm and Sue and Val will be ready to take your orders!
We are so pleased to hear that another student has gained a place at Oxbridge. Congratulations Grace, we hope you have an amazing time when you begin your studies next year.
#CarmelClassof2020
Huge congrats to Carmel student Jamie Boyd who has co-produced a short film to raise awareness about young carers' lives. 'You Can Help' is being premiered tonight in Liverpool. Find out more
#youngcarersawarenessday
#proud
@CarersTrust
Congratulations to 'our Fr. Tom' for his recent appointment by Pope Francis as Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool. For many years he spent his time as our college Chaplain, being an active presence in our Carmel community. Sending love and prayers to Bishop Tom!
Some great news! We have been shortlisted for the Sixth Form College of the Year award at the
@tes
Fe Awards. We can't wait to attend them virtually this evening! Keep everything crossed for us! 🤞🤞 We will keep you posted!
We are so excited to welcome our new Lower Sixth students into college tomorrow! You will receive your timetable via text later today. Enjoy every minute of your college journey!
#CarmelCommunity
#NewChapter
#NewMemories
Unfortunately, we didn't win tonight's award! Congratulations to New College Pontefract 👏 and well done to all those shortlisted!
#TesFEAwards
#TesFEawards2020
Cup Final Day has arrived! Our 1st team Footballers are on their way to Bescot Stadium in Walsall where they will take on Itchen College in the National Final of the ECFA Knockout Cup. Enjoy a beautiful game lads, we're all rooting for you! 😀⚽👍
#TalentTuesday
@PECarmel
Congratulations to the class of 2021 who received their exam results today. The atmosphere in college was fantastic as students celebrated their success with friends, parents and teachers. Read the full article and see more photos here -
#CarmelClassOf2021
A fantastic set of results yet again for our students. The atmosphere in college was buzzing! We are extremely proud of all our students and wish them well for the future. Congratulations everyone! Click the link to read more:
#alevelresultsday2018
Such a sad day!
Rest in Peace Queen Elizabeth II.
A remarkable lady who fulfilled her duty to the end and was an inspiration to so many. Our thoughts are with the Royal Family.
Thank you for 70 years of service.
#RIPQueenElizabeth
We are so grateful & excited to be attending the Educate Awards tonight at Liverpool Cathedral. Carmel has been shortlisted for ’Most Inspirational 16-18 Education Provider’. Good luck to all the nominees and keep everything crossed for us! 🤞
#Excited
@EducateAwards
Wow! What a fantastic turnout today for the return of our annual Careers Fair. Thank you so much to all our amazing visitors who came to the college today. We welcomed over 50 guests from different universities & employers. Head over to our Facebook to read the full story!
Congratulations to Foundation Learning student, Ella Scruton, who has won an award at her dance club last this week!
Ella dances at FLD Dance Academy in Wigan and won the award for remembering every move in her routine.
#WellDone
Many thanks to former student Lily Spendlove who came into college yesterday to deliver the first of several mental health training sessions for the students who will be taking part in the
#Let
’sChat drop-ins.
@LilySpendlove
@theleecooper_f
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Congrats to the Carmel Rugby team who have been undefeated to win the North West 2 U19's College League! With 11 wins and 1 draw, the team finished 4 points clear of their nearest rivals Winstanley. Well done! 🏆 Read more -
#LeagueWinners
@CarmelcollegeR
New students! We would like to invite you to our Virtual Taster Week on Monday 29th June. We have a great week planned with each department hosting live chats, this is a great opportunity for you to ask any questions. Click here for more info -
Congratulations to our former Student President, Eva Carroll, who has been selected as a UK Delegate for the UN Commission on the Status of Women. The Commission on the Status of Women is instrumental in promoting women’s rights and much more. Read more -
Five of our students took part in the first round of the annual
@Catenians
Public Speaking Competition. Congrats to the night’s winner Dona Josh, who will now go to the regional heats.
Pictured L-R: Nic, Olivia, Dona, Roger Mullen (Chair of St Helens Catenians), Thomas and Ines
We're
#excited
to celebrate
#ALevelResultsDay2019
with all of our students! 😁 Don't forget results will be available on connect from 6️⃣:3️⃣0️⃣AM. Students can collect their results slips from college at 1️⃣0️⃣:3️⃣0️⃣AM and join us for a celebration!
#GoodLcuk
Congratulations to Aiden Dillon on your fantastic results, best of luck at Oxford University! Aiden says, "My time at Carmel has truly helped me realise my academic potential with so many different areas of support as well as aiding me to grow as a person."
It has been great to see both Lower & Upper Sixth students back in college today! If you are new to Carmel, don’t forget to add us across all our Social Media platforms to keep up-to-date with the latest news. We hope all our students and staff have a great week!
#GreatToBeBack
Our Year 11 students have arrived and headed off to their first lessons. What a glorious day we have for our Taster Day! Have a great day!
#carmelcollege
#CarmelTasterDay2018
Congrats to former student, Mia Takemoto, who has been longlisted for the Scottish Portrait Award! Her painting is an egg tempera painting on wood, featuring her brother playing chess. It will feature in their online exhibition between 23 Dec and 6 Jan -
We are thrilled to announce that Carmel College is featured
@thetimes
Top 50 State Sixth Form Colleges league table! Seventy five state Sixth form colleges have been ranked, Carmel is placed 19th in the table and is also ranked within the top two state sixth forms in Merseyside!
Congratulations to former
@DLS_StHelens
students who got their results at
@CarmelCollege
today! Thomas Steen (A*AA) off to University College London - History & Politics. Anna Raju (AAAB) off to Newcastle Uni - Medicine. Best wishes for the future!
#classof2018
In the
#2019LeaversService
this morning there were lots of tears, laughs and memories shared. Thanks to
@CarmelChaplain0
Kathryn for organising such a fabulous send off. Click the link to see our amazing staff lip sync 'This is Me' -
#classof2019
#GoodLuck
Well done to
@DLS_StHelens
year 10's...all 78 of you!! All taking part in the clay and plaster workshops this week with Silvana from 3D Design at Carmel College. Fantastic designers and positive attitudes. Look forward to seeing you again in the future😃😃
After a very successful first event in 2019, our Creative Careers Event is back and bigger than ever! This free event is open to everyone and promises to be a really exciting and inspirational event! Join us on, Sat 25th Jan between 11am-2pm
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Congratulations to Steven Dodd on your amazing A-Level results! Steven is heading to Newcastle University to study Modern Languages (Spanish & Portuguese). 🤩 Best of luck!
#CarmelClassOf2020
We hope you've had a great weekend! Don't forget, our Virtual Open Event is now live! Simply click here - and take a 360 tour around our fantastic facilities. You can also apply for Sept 2021, our interviews have started and can't wait to talk to you. 😊
What a great way to start 2020!!!! Carmel College has been shortlisted for 'Sixth Form College of the Year' at the Tes FE Awards! We are so excited for this!
#FingersCrossed
@tesfenews
@college_carmel
Former student Lily Spendlove, came back to Carmel to talk about starting up a
#Let
’sChat lunchtime drop in session. These sessions will eventually be led by some of our students to support others who are experiencing mental health issues. Read more -
Today we remember the life-changing tragedy of the events of
#9
/11.
@CarmelCollege
we are spreading the message of
#hope
in remembrance of all those affected and will be holding prayer sessions in our
#Chaplaincy
#neverforget
🤲🇺🇸️
We need your help! Our
@CarmelWorkEx
Co-ordinator, Vikki, is wanting to spread some joy in local care settings & is asking if you could send us some art work, poems, songs etc like the poem below to lift their spirits. Click the image for more info. Email - victoria
@carmel
.ac.uk
Today is
#InternationalMensDay
which gives us the opportunity to open up and talk about the issues men face. We asked some of our staff and students what advice they would give to anyone going through a difficult time.
#IMD2019
#MensDay19Nov
@CarmelEandD
Huge congratulations to Grace Leather on your amazing exam results today! Grace says, "I am so happy with my results and with everything done by Carmel to help me achieve them. My tutors were amazing!" Hope you have fantastic time at Liverpool Uni studying Medicine.
#ResultsDay22