Performing arts

Liverpool Blue Coat School Choir sang evening prayer for the first time in Liverpool’s Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, at the invitation of director of music, Dr Chris McElroy, a former student of the school. The 38-member was accompanied by the school’s top organist, 17-year-old Daniel Greenway, playing the Cathedral’s ...

An amazing evening was had by all at Gateacre School’s summer concert. As always their students’ talent and hard work shone through, showcasing a year’s worth of work. The event, bookended by performances from the Gateacre Orchestra, saw the usual eclectic musical mix, taking in everything from Chopin to Panic at ...

LIPA Sixth Form College (LSFC) has been rated as ‘outstanding’ in all areas by Ofsted, just two-and-a-half years after it opened. The inspection, LSFC’s first, took place over three days at the end of February. It achieved the highest possible rating for effectiveness of leadership and management; quality of teaching, learning ...

Rainford High’s production of the hit musical, Oliver! had the audience wanting more after four stand-out performances. The cast and live band was made up of 60 students, as well as a further 10 fulfilling technical roles. Students from years seven to 13 had been working on the production since September, which ...

Schools from across the region have come together to sing and record a charity single in aid of Children in Need. The team behind the Educate Awards partnered with Formby High School's senior assistant headteacher, Steve Cook and music technology teacher, Gary Heatherington, to write a song to help raise money ...