Unity College won the ‘Sporting Colours’ Community School of the Year Award at the Burnley Sports Awards held at Burnley Campus on Friday 24th April 2009. The awards organised by Burnley Sports Alliance and Burnley College recognise the contribution of volunteers, clubs, and organisations in providing sporting opportunities for the residents of Burnley. Unity College were nominated for the support their SSCo has provided to its feeder primaries, the diverse range of curricular and extra curricular programmes available to its pupils and the ‘can do’ attitude of ALL staff at the school.