October 17, 2016 archive

Year 12 Take to The Lakes

Year 12 went for their traditional ‘Welcome to Sixth Form’ visit to the Lake District last weekend.  70 students and staff descended on Derwent Hill, for a packed few days of gill-scrambling, canoeing, high rope challenges and midnight walks. The students were impeccable – just what we expect from our sixth formers – and thankfully …

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University Calling

Last week seven of our ambitious students have submitted their University applications for the most competitive courses in the country. Two students are aiming for Veterinary Medicine, one for Medicine and four for Oxbridge applying for a range of subjects including; Natural Sciences and Modern and Medieval Languages at Cambridge, Philosophy Politics & Economics and …

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Year 13 get ARTiculate

Year 13 visited ARTiculation, a nationally acclaimed event at the Baltic, designed to promote the appreciation and discussion of art.  Our students worked alongside sixth form groups from other schools and collectively presented their investigations after visiting the current exhibitions on display at the gallery.