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Read MoreHappy St Patrick's Day! 🍀 Our college community is made up of students from over 90 countries, including Ireland. Wherever you're from, may the luck of the Irish be with you!
Our Biomedical Science students absolutely smashed it in the Science & Engineering competition for #GMSkills They picked up gold in the contest – besting tough competition from colleges across Greater Manchester. Yet another reason why we’re celebrating at Hopwood! 🥇
Our Safeguarding and Wellbeing team, along with our Careers team, had a fantastic time raising funds for #RedNoseDay! Through bake sales and fun activities, we raised over £150 for this great cause. Thank you to everyone who contributed and made today a success!
Congratulations to #TeamHopwood students for bringing home the gold in GM Skills! 🥇 The learners won the top prize in the Games & Graphic Design category of the Digital & Creative Media competition. What a marvellous achievement - thanks for representing the college! #GMSkills
We’re so proud of our Level 2 Business students for picking up bronze in the Business and Enterprise competition for GM Skills! You did a fantastic job representing #TeamHopwood and the judges were clearly very impressed by your talents. A massive congratulations! #GMSkills 🥉
Calling all Fire & Security employers - mark your calendars for an unmissable event! We're thrilled to be hosting a Fire & Security Employer Forum at our Middleton campus on Friday 12th April. For more details, visit: https://t.co/tIXXBeo2fd. Register now to secure your place!
Some phenomenal results from #TeamHopwood at the #GMSkills Construction competition held at @OldhamCollege! Level 1 Plumbing: Brooke Talks 🥇 Level 1 Painting & Decorating: Rose Waddington 🥈 Level 1 Brickwork: Ethan Brain 🥈 Level 1 Carpentry & Joinery: Adam Suthens Latif 🥇
Another superb result for #TeamHopwood in GM Skills 2024! Our Art & Design students picked up bronze when competing against other colleges from across Greater Manchester. This is no surprise if you’re familiar with the amazing work they produce at our Rochdale Campus! #GMSkills
Great to catch our Facilities team enjoying a rare moment of downtime today on the run up to Christmas!In many ways they’re the engine room of our college community and always go above and beyond.A big thanks to Peter, Emma and the rest of the team for all you do!
Are you passionate about education and leadership?We are seeking a dynamic individual to join #TeamHopwood as Chair of the Governing Body, where you will play a crucial role in offering support to the Board and our Senior Leadership Team.Visit https://ow.ly/1bJn50Qj3pb for more details and to apply now. Closing date: 31st January 2024
Dreaming of a new career and thinking about getting back into learning? Come and join us at our Adult Drop In Event.From Access and Higher Education to Part-time courses and Flexible Learning, we've got pathways to suit all ambitions!Kick-start an exciting new future by registering today: https://www.hopwood.ac.uk/event/adult-drop-in-thursday-11th-january-2024/
Army of Kindness will be holding their 8th annual Christmas Dinner on December 25th.This is such a fantastic initiative that really helps those who are most in need across Rochdale.Army of Kindness do so much for the entire community, so if you know someone who could benefit then be sure to let them know about this festive lunch.For more information, visit: https://ow.ly/vIx150Qk5SQ
Today #TeamHopwood staff officially stepped into Christmas with a slap-up festive feast!This is always such a fun-filled day on our college calendar, where colleagues get together, catch up and enjoy a scrumptious meal ahead of the break.One of the best parts was the twinkling wooden tree designed and constructed by our very own Richard Hartley and his little helpers!
Tomorrow is our final day of term. Please note that classes will finish at 2pm with college buses departing at 2.10pm. 🎄🎄🎄
Today was a double celebration for our college community – it’s the end of term AND we're marking a very special milestone birthday for our Principal Julia Heap!So today became #JuliaFest23, starting with some pampering treatments for the birthday girl courtesy of Zoe, Vicky and Elise from our Hair & Beauty Team.This was followed by amazing performances from our Community Interpreting student Marta Spizhenko (watch out for her on The Voice!) and our headliners from Rochdale Music Service - the Shenanigans Duo.Oh, and check out this fabulous cake made by our very own Lydia Armitage!A brilliant way to round off an incredibly successful year for all of #TeamHopwood.
The college is closing today for the winter break.We hope everyone enjoys the holidays and gets some much-needed rest – you all deserve it! Students are due back in on Monday 8th January, so we’ll see you all in the New Year.
Happy St Patrick's Day! 🍀 Our college community is made up of students from over 90 countries, including Ireland. Wherever you're from, may the luck of the Irish be with you!
Our Biomedical Science students absolutely smashed it in the Science & Engineering competition for #GMSkills They picked up gold in the contest – besting tough competition from colleges across Greater Manchester. Yet another reason why we’re celebrating at Hopwood! 🥇
Our Safeguarding and Wellbeing team, along with our Careers team, had a fantastic time raising funds for #RedNoseDay! Through bake sales and fun activities, we raised over £150 for this great cause. Thank you to everyone who contributed and made today a success!
Congratulations to #TeamHopwood students for bringing home the gold in GM Skills! 🥇 The learners won the top prize in the Games & Graphic Design category of the Digital & Creative Media competition. What a marvellous achievement - thanks for representing the college! #GMSkills
We’re so proud of our Level 2 Business students for picking up bronze in the Business and Enterprise competition for GM Skills! You did a fantastic job representing #TeamHopwood and the judges were clearly very impressed by your talents. A massive congratulations! #GMSkills 🥉
Calling all Fire & Security employers - mark your calendars for an unmissable event! We're thrilled to be hosting a Fire & Security Employer Forum at our Middleton campus on Friday 12th April. For more details, visit: https://t.co/tIXXBeo2fd. Register now to secure your place!
Some phenomenal results from #TeamHopwood at the #GMSkills Construction competition held at @OldhamCollege! Level 1 Plumbing: Brooke Talks 🥇 Level 1 Painting & Decorating: Rose Waddington 🥈 Level 1 Brickwork: Ethan Brain 🥈 Level 1 Carpentry & Joinery: Adam Suthens Latif 🥇
Another superb result for #TeamHopwood in GM Skills 2024! Our Art & Design students picked up bronze when competing against other colleges from across Greater Manchester. This is no surprise if you’re familiar with the amazing work they produce at our Rochdale Campus! #GMSkills