Welcome to St. Columbanus' College

It is an honour to be beginning my journey with the College's new Year 8 pupils, I am excited to start our new adventure together. I am also delighted to continue with all the familiar faces of our pupils and we will support each other through our time together at the College.

As soon as you begin your life at St. Columbanus' College, the staff and I will work to ensure that each of you achieves success in an atmosphere which is happy, supportive and underpinned by Christian values. As a Catholic Faith based College, which promotes the inclusion of all faiths, all that we do is informed and framed by the values and principles of the gospel.

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Art & Design

Art & Design

Art and Design provides important opportunities to develop young people’s practical, exploratory, expressive, design and problem-solving skills at a level appropriate to their age, maturity and physical dexterity.
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BTEC

BTEC

BTEC courses are high quality, hands-on qualifications grounded in the real world of work. Students will learn by doing, and develop valuable employability skills that they will use throughout their future career or progression into university.
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Business Studies

Business Studies

BTEC Level 3 Nationals are vocational qualifications designed to help learners succeed. They have been developed in collaboration with over 5,000 universities, employers and professional bodies with employability at the heart, so learners can develop the skills and confidence they will need to step into their future
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Careers

Careers

Careers Education is a continuous process and an important element of the College curriculum. Through the Careers Education, Information Advice and Guidance programme, students work on self-assessment exercises which look at their ability, personality, interests and opportunities.
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English

English

The English Department at St. Columbanus’ College are a team of vibrant, exciting and enthusiastic teachers who endeavour to allow each child to reach their full potential by providing a caring and nurturing environment.
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Geography

Geography

Geography is taught at Key Stage 3 to all pupils, and is an option for study at both GCSE and Sixth Form. Geography develops knowledge, understanding, skills and competences which help students understand the world they live in.
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Health & Social Care

Health & Social Care

Health and Social Care is the study of health and well-being. Students learn about the key stages of physical and emotional development and begin to understand the profound influence relationships and life events can have on an individual’s health.
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History

History

The History Department at St. Columbanus College reflects the aims and objectives of the college, providing a caring and nurturing environment enhancing the teaching and learning of our pupils. We have embraced the Revised Curriculum incorporating content alongside Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities, Literacy, Numeracy and ICT that our young people need today.
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Home Economics

Home Economics

Students will learn about the nutritional content of foods and how to meet the specific nutritional and dietary needs of different groups of people. To do this, they modify recipes and plan, prepare and cook meals and dishes that reflect current government nutritional guidelines. They also study how to be an effective consumer in food choices, food safety and managing resources.
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ICT

ICT

ICT is delivered throughout the college in Key Stages 3, 4 and 5.
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Maths

Maths

The Mathematics Department at St. Columbanus College reflects the aims and objectives of the college, providing a caring and nurturing environment enhancing the teaching and learning of our pupils.
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Music

Music

Music is a combination of sounds, silence, rhythm, pitch, tone, melody and harmony that communicate emotions and ideas. It has great power to excite and to relax us, to bring back memories and to make us feel nostalgic.
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Modern Languages

Modern Languages

At St Columbanus’ College we offer French and Spanish as part of the entitlement framework at Key Stage Three and Key Stage Four.
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Moving Image Art

Moving Image Art

Moving Image Arts is an exciting subject which has been running at our school for 14 years. It is a popular choice with students at St Columbanus’ College and its success can be measured by the fact that in 2011 and 2012 we celebrated the success of a student taught by the MIA department who was first in Northern Ireland for AS and A2.
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Physical Education

Physical Education

Welcome to St Columbanus’ College PE Department. Our primary aim is to educate our students in the importance of health and fitness so that they can make positive life choices. We also aim to develop skills and qualities such as teamwork, leadership and communication.
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Religious Education

Religious Education

Our work within the Religious Education Department is centred upon the needs of the individual child. We strive to work in close partnership with our pupils, parents, colleagues and community to develop the whole person academically, vocationally, physically, morally, spiritually and emotionally. Each pupil will have the opportunity to develop all their talents and skills to the full and in doing so create independent, confident and responsible young adults of the future.
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Science

Science

All pupils in the junior school follow a balanced science course. As Science is a practical subject, the class sizes are reduced to ensure that all pupils can safely take an active approach to learning.
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Technology & Design

Technology & Design

Technology & Design is a vibrant and thriving subject. It is compulsory for all pupils in KS3 (Years 8, 9 and 10). It is offered as a choice at KS4 for G.C.S.E.
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Vocational Studies

Vocational Studies

The Prince’s Trust offers young people the opportunity to achieve a qualification in Personal Development and Employability Skills (PDE) whilst participating in the Achieve programme.
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