Personal Development
College is not just about lectures, assignments, homework and exams. It is also about making friends, trying new experiences, being active and healthy, enjoying the social life or pursuing an interest or activity. Blackburn College offers a range of enrichment activities which allow students to do just that.
At the College, we place great value on all citizenship and enrichment activities but it’s not just us. They are highly valued by employers and universities as well and make you stand out from those who have similar qualifications
College Sport Teams
Our College teams include; basketball, football, cricket and pan ability football. The Campus Sport programme is a recreational programme designed around fun, development and social engagement. Most sport takes place on campus with like-minded people in a friendly, non-competitive environment.
PAN Ability/Social Inclusion Football Team
- Play in the AOC Sport College League and Creative Football Social Inclusion Football League Academy
- Meet/train - Mondays 12.15pm -1.00pm - Sports Hall 2
- Fixtures - Wednesday and Friday (once a month)
Our partnership with Creative Football allows the students to take part in their own session at Witton 3G. Want to join the team? Attend team training or email Karla.
Men's U19 Football Team
- Play in the AOC Sport College League
- Meet/train - Thursdays 4.30pm -6.00pm - College or Witton Park 3G pitches
- Fixtures - Wednesdays 1.00pm
Want to join the team? Attend the team trials at the beginning of the year or email Karla.
Men's U21 Cricket Team
- Play in the AOC Sport Regional Tournament & T20 Competition. Also the tape ball tournaments with other North West Colleges (once a month)
- Meet/train - Tuesdays 4.30pm - 6.00pm - Sports Hall 2
- Fixtures - Wednesdays
Want to join the team? Attend team training or email Karla.
Men's U19 Basketball Team
- Play in the AOC Sport College League
- Meet/train - Mondays 4.30pm -6.00pm - Sports Hall 2
- Fixtures - Wednesdays 1.00pm
Want to join the team? Attend team training or email Karla.
Karla Hacking
Student Health, Well-Being and Extra Curricular Coordinator
For more information about sport opportunities you can contact Karla at karla.hacking@blackburn.ac.uk, X @KHacktivator and in person: Sport and Leisure Centre (Room LC008) or BC001.
Jacqueline Rimmer
Student Voice, Participation and Enrichment Coordinator
For more information you can contact Jacqueline at Jacqueline.Rimmer@blackburn.ac.uk, on 01524 292829 or pop into BC001.
I am Jacqueline Rimmer, your Student Voice , Participation and Enrichment Coordinator. I have worked at the College for 11 years. The Student Voice is the thoughts, views, and opinions of the students on their educational journey; my role is to ensure the student voice is heard. I also organise enrichment opportunities for the students from clubs to guest speakers in line with tutorial and personal development.
Student Voice
At Blackburn College the views of our students are hugely important. Your feedback is essential and makes a real difference so that we can be the College that you want us to be!
You can get involved and be the voice of students in many ways:
- Be trained as a student representative
- Apply to become a student ambassador
- Attend various meetings and focus groups to discuss college issues
- Attend events, such as lunch with the Principal.
College Enrichment
Get involved, we have plenty of student enrichment offers here at College and this includes:
- Basic lifesaving skills sessions
- Dungeons and Dragons club
- Coding/Robotics club
- Animation club
- Chess club
- LGBTQIA+ support group
- Music club
- Arts and Crafts club
Plus lots more in response to student requests as they come up!
