Happy St. George's Day – a day of inspiration and celebration!
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It's Earth Day 2025! Our amazing Uniform Protective Services and Skills for Life learners have been working hard to make a real difference by planting trees across our Middleton campus. Their efforts are helping create a greener future, one tree at a time! #EarthDay2025
FANTASTICO! Level 2 Hospitality and Catering student Alfie Fay has just returned from competing in a culinary competition in Italy. He cooked up a storm after earning a place at the annual UNOX contest in sunny Venice. Bravo, Alfie – thanks for representing #TeamHopwood!
PLEASE SHARE: This adorable dog, a possible German Shepherd mix, has wandered onto our Middleton Campus this morning. He’s being looked after by our Animal Care team, but we're trying to trace his owners. If you're his owner or recognise him, please contact us on 0161 643 7560.
Good luck to our amazing Rugby Academy in the National Cup Final! After last week’s huge success, we are hoping to do the double as our Rugby Academy take on Cronton Sixth Form College. Let’s round of the season in style and bring home even more silverware, #TeamHopwood!
There’s nothing but blues skies over our Rochdale Campus! It’s wonderful to see the town centre blooming, especially on day one of our Green Summit 2025. Spring has officially sprung in Rochdale!
Eid Mubarak to all our students, staff and community who are celebrating!
Tomorrow, we make history! Our Rugby Academy takes on Castleford Tigers in the National Rugby League Grand Final – a first in our college's history. Get yourself down to Rochdale Mayfield Rugby Club for a 4pm kick-off and show your support for the team! @SportandUPS
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Meet the winners of this year’s Graham Abdullah Dinn Merit Awards for Health & Social Care!Daisy, Eliska, Chanelle & Tia-Sian were announced as the recipients during last week’s star-studded #StudentAwards25.A huge thanks to Graham for sponsoring these awards and helping us to celebrate the amazing achievements of our learners studying Health & Social Care!
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At Hopwood Hall College, we honour the strengths, voices, and perspectives of autistic individuals. Their creativity, honesty, focus, and passion make our communities richer and more inclusive.Autism isn’t a deficit — it’s a different way of experiencing the world. Let’s keep pushing beyond awareness to true acceptance and inclusion.Interested in learning more about autism and how to support neurodivergent individuals?Explore our Level 2 or Level 3 Certificate in Understanding Autism: https://www.hopwood.ac.uk/courses/education-childcare-7/#AdultLearning #UnderstandingAutism #Level3Qualification #AutismPrideDay #Neurodiversity #CelebrateDifferences #AutismAcceptance #HopwoodHallCollege
A huge congratulations to the winner of this year’s Gold Star Award at our Student Awards – Zeeshaan Ahmed!Zeeshaan, who joined us from Hollingworth Academy, has excelled at the college while studying Esports.We’re so proud of all he’s accomplished, including being offered a place to study at the University of Staffordshire in September!
It’s been a day of celebrations as our tutors were recognised with The Pearson National Teaching Awards!We’re thrilled to share that our Hair, Beauty and Catering team have picked up the Silver Award for Further Education Team of the Year.A big thank you to Mark Bashforth, Curriculum Development Manager at Pearson, for joining us today to present this prestigious accolade.In addition, a number of other tutors have also been praised on this eagerly-anticipated Thank a Teacher UK Day.Motor Vehicle tutor Andrew Heaton was named Highly Commended in the FE Lecturer of the Year category.Meanwhile, another FIVE staff were recognised during the inspiring and emotional event held at our Rochdale Campus. Sophia Hopwood, Jacquie Brockett, Corina Marcroft and David Mills were all honoured with Certificates of Excellence, while Chris Formetti received a Certificate of Nomination.Thanks to everyone who joined us for this unforgettable celebration, including Chair of Governors Gary Buxton for delivering a very heartfelt message to those in attendance! #ThankaTeacherDay
The countdown continues for this weekend's Community Fun Day at our Middleton Campus!We're just TWO days away from this free event where there'll be something for the whole family to enjoy.Be sure to spread the word to your friends and family – we'll see you all on Saturday!
Looking to build your understanding of autism and support inclusive communities?At Hopwood Hall we are offering flexible, online NCFE Level 2 and Level 3 courses in Understanding Autism — fully funded* for eligible learners.Whether you're new to the subject or ready to deepen your knowledge, these nationally recognised qualifications will help you grow both personally and professionally. Study at your own pace, with no placement required.If you're aged 19+, live in Greater Manchester, and earn under £25,000, you could learn for free.*Find out more: https://www.hopwood.ac.uk/courses/education-childcare-7/ #UnderstandingAutism #NCFE #AdultLearning #HopwoodHallCollege #AutismAwareness #Neurodiversity #Level2 #Level3 #FullyFunded
Happy St. George's Day – a day of inspiration and celebration!
It's Earth Day 2025! Our amazing Uniform Protective Services and Skills for Life learners have been working hard to make a real difference by planting trees across our Middleton campus. Their efforts are helping create a greener future, one tree at a time! #EarthDay2025
FANTASTICO! Level 2 Hospitality and Catering student Alfie Fay has just returned from competing in a culinary competition in Italy. He cooked up a storm after earning a place at the annual UNOX contest in sunny Venice. Bravo, Alfie – thanks for representing #TeamHopwood!
PLEASE SHARE: This adorable dog, a possible German Shepherd mix, has wandered onto our Middleton Campus this morning. He’s being looked after by our Animal Care team, but we're trying to trace his owners. If you're his owner or recognise him, please contact us on 0161 643 7560.
Good luck to our amazing Rugby Academy in the National Cup Final! After last week’s huge success, we are hoping to do the double as our Rugby Academy take on Cronton Sixth Form College. Let’s round of the season in style and bring home even more silverware, #TeamHopwood!
There’s nothing but blues skies over our Rochdale Campus! It’s wonderful to see the town centre blooming, especially on day one of our Green Summit 2025. Spring has officially sprung in Rochdale!
Eid Mubarak to all our students, staff and community who are celebrating!
Tomorrow, we make history! Our Rugby Academy takes on Castleford Tigers in the National Rugby League Grand Final – a first in our college's history. Get yourself down to Rochdale Mayfield Rugby Club for a 4pm kick-off and show your support for the team! @SportandUPS