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n behalf of the Governors and
the whole community of
Winstanley College, we are
delighted to welcome you to this
evening’s Awards celebration.
We are here to celebrate the
amazing achievements of just a few
of our students. Some have excelled
academically; some have demonstrated
outstanding
sporting
prowess while still others have
overcome significant personal challenges or contributed much to
the wider life of the College.
We would also like to take this opportunity to thank parents and
families for the support they give which is vital to the success of our
students. And of course, we recognise the ceaseless care and hard
work of Winstanley staff in ensuring that our students have a
chance to shine.
We hope you enjoy the celebration.
David Rosbottom OBE
Chair of Governors
Louise Tipping
Principal
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Departmental awards recognise students who have put their heart and soul into everything they do; for example a
student who has made the greatest effort with good attendance and excellent progress.
Name:
School:
Award:
Holly Jones
Lowton High School
AS Art & Design
Holly has been selected for this award because of her conscientious approach to Graphics and Art since starting at the
college. Holly has shown high levels of independent learning ability which has resulted in her performing well above
her target grade. She should be very proud.
Name:
School:
Award:
Sophie MacDonald
Ormskirk High School
A2 Art & Design
Sophie demonstrates full dedication to her studies and her conscientious approach is an example to fellow students in
the department.
Name:
School:
Award:
Annie Moore
All Saints R.C.H.S
AS Biology
Annie has shown real determination and enthusiasm in Biology. This has contributed to her achieving some excellent
marks which she very much deserves. Congratulations on your award Annie.
Name:
School:
Award:
Laura Campbell
Upholland High School
A2 Human Biology
Laura has shown great promise in Human Biology. She has worked diligently and with determination which has paid off
and produced some excellent outcomes. Well done Laura.
Name:
School:
Award:
Caroline Michael
Christ the King H.S, Antigua
AS Business Studies
Caroline has a mature, happy, "can do" attitude to her studies - often formulating solutions to issues students face in the
department. Her class work is exemplary and she supports her peers wherever she can.
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Name:
School:
Award:
Adam Lowe
Rivington & Blackrod H.S
A2 Economics
Adam is an exceptional student. His understanding of key economic theory and application of ideas to current political
debate is amongst the best we have ever seen.
Name:
School:
Award:
Matthew Turton-Parry
Shevington High School
AS Computing
This award has been given in recognition of Matthew's consistently outstanding work, excellent logical thinking and
independent problem solving which he has shown throughout the year. He has also shown commitment by helping at
an open evening and having 100% attendance.
Name:
School:
Award:
Emma Tattersall
Walkden High School
A2 ICT
This award has been given in recognition of Emma’s outstanding effort and achievement in IT, especially when
compared to her target grades. Emma also has an excellent attendance record.
Name:
School:
Award:
Danielle Atherton
St.Mary’s R.C.H.S
AS English
Danielle constantly strives for excellence and writes fluently with confidence both creatively and analytically. She
consistently works above her target grade in classwork and homework and often her essays are used as exemplar
material for other students. Despite these indicators of success, Danielle remains delightfully modest about her progress
- I hope she now realises that she's rather good at English!
Name:
School:
Award:
Lauren McMullan
St.Peter’s R.C.H.S
A2 English
Lauren seems to us to embody the very best qualities a student could have. She is polite, positive, good humoured and
diligent. She has shown great courage and tenacity but above all, she absolutely refuses to settle for second best or the
easy option! She is now firmly on course for an excellent result at the end of her A2 year.
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Name:
School:
Award:
Alex Gore
Hope Academy
AS Geography
Alex's appetite for learning has been clear throughout the year. He has developed an excellent understanding of
complex geographical concepts and theories. Alex’s enthusiasm for this subject reaches beyond the classroom.
Name:
School:
Award:
Fatima Ahmed
Deanery High School
A2 Earth Science
Fatima's enthusiasm for Geography and Geology knows no bounds, from shifting tectonics to world conflict she is
always involved. A get up and go approach has Fatima representing the department at important meetings as well as
delivering amazing presentations on the origins of geology. Fatima has an infectious passion for Earth Sciences that
inspires all of us!
Name:
School:
Award:
Cameron Fleming
Lowton High School
AS History
Cameron's enthusiasm and enjoyment of History is astounding. He has been a regular contributor to the History
magazine, run the Historical wargames session on a Tuesday and won first prize for his costume on History dress up day.
Alongside this, his classwork has been of a consistently high standard and he has the potential to do really well in the
summer exams.
Name:
School:
Award:
Phoebe McGibbon
Standish High School
A2 History
Phoebe has made an outstanding contribution to the running of the student led History society especially her work on
editing the History magazine. She has combined this with a high level of academic achievement throughout her History
course at Winstanley.
Name:
School:
Award:
Beitris Morrison-Evans
Culcheth High School
AS Mathematics
Beitris is a student with tremendous mathematical talent. She has impressed the department with how quickly she
grasps every new concept in A-level Maths and yet she has a quietly understated confidence, rather than broadcasting
her abilities to her peers. She will receive this award with great modesty, but she is thoroughly
deserving of it.
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Name:
School:
Award:
Calum McCathie
Rainford High School
A2 Mathematics
Calum McCathie is an extremely gifted mathematician who will invariably produce perfect pieces of work. His ability
ranges across all aspects of maths - pure, mechanics, statistics and decision and he is always prepared to offer help to
members of the class.
Name:
School:
Award:
Hannah Snutch
Penketh High School
AS Media Studies
A student of incredible energy and ambition, since arriving at the college Hannah has become the driving force behind
the re-launch of the college TV station, Winstanley TV. She has shown the self-confidence to dive right in to the heart of
television production and has quickly established herself as producer, director, vision-mixer and studio manger. She is
reliable, precise, enthusiastic and always works tirelessly to produce quality work.
Name:
School:
Award:
Beth Foster
Abraham Guest Academy
A2 Media & Film Studies
Beth is a student who maintains a quiet and reserved exterior but has the passionate commitment required to produce
work of the highest quality within Media Studies. She is an admirable role model for all. Her approach to her classroom
studies has shown a focus on quality, reliability and doing well without fuss.
Name:
School:
Award:
Matthew Rothburn
St.Bede’s R.C.H.S
AS French
Matthew is an exceptional linguist and French student. His knowledge of the French language is truly incredible and
when he speaks, he could almost pass for a native. It must be noted too that Matthew is our AS languages representative
and our only tri-linguist this year – an achievement in itself.
Name:
School:
Award:
Sophie Hughes
Culcheth High School
A2 Spanish
Sophie is a linguist of enormous talent. Not only does she excel in the accuracy and range of the Spanish she produces
but she also demonstrates a broad and impressive understanding of the culture of the Spanish speaking world.
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Name:
School:
Award:
Chris McIntyre
The Deanery
AS Music Technology
Chris has been an exemplary student of both Music and Music Technology this year. He is a very talented musician who
is always willing to use his time and talents to help others. He has contributed a great deal to Music enrichment, the
National Theatre project and other performances for students’ coursework, in addition to being organised and reliable in
terms of his own work.
Name:
School:
Award:
Shauna Brady
Our Lady’s R.C.H.S
Performing Arts Diploma
Shauna was one of our initial intake of diploma students who embodies what the BTEC is about. As well as working hard
in her studies, Shauna has given a great deal of time to enrichment, appearing in the musicals and in the successful
National Theatre projects.
Name:
School:
Award:
Ellis Riker Halford
Fred Longworth High School
AS Philosophy and Religion
Ellis has a true thirst for knowledge and can think things through for himself, he also always exceeds expectations made
of him and always follows ideas up after lessons. Ellis has made his presence felt since he arrived and is a popular
member of the department.
Name:
School:
Award:
Thomas Armstrong
Our Lady’s R.C.H.S
A2 Philosophy and Religion
Dedicated Tom really is a glutton for punishment completing both his A2 Philosophy and Religion and A2 Philosophy
this year. He spends most of his time in college in the department and outside lessons he reads philosophy for pleasure.
Tom is a natural and will no doubt go on to enjoy a life full of deep thought and pensive reflection.
Name:
School:
Award:
Vicky Rumsey
Byrchall High School
AS PE
Vicky is a diligent and academically able student with a natural all round flair for sport. She is also on the Sports
Committee and has been selected for the British College team for hockey, as well as the north team for football.
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Name:
School:
Award:
Andrew Roberts
Lathom High School
A2 PE
One of the most hardworking students in the year who consistently gets A* and always strives to better himself. Andrew
is the A2 PE representative as well as Rugby Union Captain and has mentored AS students. He is also studying for a
Sports Leaders award and is a PE departmental assistant helping at events such as taster days and open evening.
Name:
School:
Award:
Jonathan Siney
St.Peter’s R.C.H.S
AS Physical Sciences
Jonathan is hardworking and quietly brilliant in everything he does. He is set to achieve great things in both his AS
Chemistry and AS Physics; well done Jonathan you should be very proud of yourself.
Name:
School:
Award:
Sophie Holden-Mather
Byrchall High School
A2 Chemistry
Sophie shows extreme motivation and dedication in the A2 Chemistry course, consistently achieving grades well above
her AS grade. She is very deserving of this award.
Name:
School:
Award:
Laura Pennington
Deanery High School
AS Sociology
Laura’s achievement and attitude in Sociology is outstanding and her work is consistently excellent. For example,
working under exam conditions she has produced many A* scripts including in the mock exam in January. Her writing
shows great maturity and a refreshing angle on the world, expressed in sophisticated vocabulary.
Name:
School:
Award:
Thomas Roberts
Deyes High School
A2 Politics
Thomas is one of the most unassuming but gifted students the department has ever taught. Academically second to
none, he has regularly produced outstanding work as he also did in Law last year. He is kind and supportive of staff and
students and his quiet but impressive achievements and contributions to the department deserve the recognition he
would never seek.
Name:
School:
Award:
Leah Quinn-Evans
St. Edmund Arrowsmith R.C.H.S
AS Psychology
Leah clearly goes above and beyond what is necessary and lots of examples of wider reading shows a real genuine
enthusiasm for the subject. Leah performs at a consistently high level in everything she does.
Name:
School:
Award:
Laura Campbell
Upholland High School
A2 Psychology
Laura always performs at a high level despite recently having had to cope with quite demanding personal
circumstances. Her attendance, attitude and performance remain exemplary.
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The Barry Marshall Award is in remembrance of a very valued colleague who sadly died a few years ago. Barry was a
long serving member of the College community and in his capacity as Head of Physics and Science Co-ordinator
personified the academic rigour, thirst for knowledge and healthy scepticism required in all great scientists. It is therefore very fitting that the award goes this year to an outstanding science student, Sophie Cooper.
This award does perhaps bear a little introduction as you may wonder who David Atherton is and why he is sponsoring
an award for the ‘most worthy’ student. David was a pupil at Winstanley’s predecessor, UpHolland Grammar school. He
then served the college as an economics teacher, head of department and senior manager for over forty years, making
him the college’s longest serving member. It was for this reason that we asked David to sponsor an award. He chose ‘the
most worthy student’ award because of a rather poignant local story from the First World War. UpHolland Grammar
School gave an annual medal to ‘the most worthy’ student, which in 1913 was awarded to Joseph Diggle. When in 1918
Joseph Diggle was killed on active service in France, his family returned the medal to the school and asked that it be
kept in his memory. David is keeping this memory alive by sponsoring the award and this year’s deserving winner is
Mabel Shen.
Students at Winstanley College have many opportunities to excel in their academic studies, sporting and enrichment
activities. The Governors’ award for academic achievement recognises both academic ability and the potential to excel
combined with an effective balance between enrichment and other interests. The winner of the Governors’ Award for
Academic Achievement is Kayleigh Gibson.
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MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Welcome
This award rewards students who have contributed to the College or the community. This year’s winner has gone above
and beyond by running the ‘Team19’ 5-a-side league in college. He has given all students in college the opportunity to
take part in an organised league that any college or leisure institution would be proud of. Without his help, the league
would not run so efficiently and successfully enabling fellow students to gain an excellent enrichment experience at
college. This year’s award goes to Stephen Cockram.
n behalf of the Governors and
the whole community of
Winstanley College, we are
delighted to welcome you to this
evening’s Awards celebration.
We are here to celebrate the
amazing
achievements
of just
a few the expected level and made
This award is presented to students who have demonstrated
a willingness
to study
beyond
of our students. Some have excelled
significant progress. This year’s winner has triumphed over
multiple difficulties with determination and enthusiasm. She
academically; some have demonhas shown a high level of skill and ability coupled with a great
in her first
year on the Art Diploma course. This
strateddedication
outstanding
sporting
award goes to Anna Johnston.
prowess while still others have
overcome significant personal challenges or contributed much to
the wider life of the College.
We would also like to take this opportunity to thank parents and
families for the support they give which is vital to the success of our
students. And of course, we recognise the ceaseless care and hard
work of Winstanley staff in ensuring that our students have a
chance to shine.
This award has been established by successful ex-students
of Winstanley College who are conscious of how knowing
We hope you enjoy the celebration.
someone in your chosen field can really make a difference to your prospects. The Alumni Award recognises achievement
of an exceptional nature in any field and offers the winner the chance to have a mentor to help open doors and create
networks. Megan Partington and Georgia Heapy are both very unusual students with exceptional focus on their chosen
degrees in International Relations and Japanese Studies respectively. Megan has put particular effort into her career
ambitions through extra-curricular activities like the Gambia Schools Project. Georgia has 11 A*s at GCSE and has shown
determination and tenacity in all her work. She has invested so much of her own time to discover all she can about
Louise Tipping
David Rosbottom OBE
Japanese culture and would love to develop contacts in related
careers.
Principal
Chair of Governors
This year’s award goes to Megan Partington and Georgia Heapy.
We hope you have enjoyed the evening and thanks to all those who have helped to make it a success. A special
thank you to all of our guests for making the effort to attend.
Awards Evening 2014
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