Three students have been out at interview recently – one at Cambridge and two at Oxford! Subjects they are looking to study are Music, Philosophy, Politics & Economics and Classics & English. Good luck to Jess Taylor, Michael Beattie and Katrina Wake!
December 2017 archive
Dec 18
On the Road to Oxford
Dec 12
Photography Workshops at CCAD
Cleveland College of Art & Design was the destination for Sixth Form Photography students participating in a photography workshop. Whilst there, Sixth Former Chloe Ebdon was interviewed and has been given an unconditional offer onto her chosen course! We are establishing strong links between the degree programmes and our Sixth Form which is already paying off.
Dec 05
Winter Wooly Wonderland
On Friday 15th December we will once again be donning our Christmas jumpers and festive headgear to raise money for Save the Children. Students wishing to take part should pay a donation of £1 to their form teacher. All other school uniform (including a tie) must be worn on the day however students can substitute their blazer for …
Dec 05
Talking Men’s Mental Health
Year 12 students Arianwen West, Emily Iley & Ellie Stobbart delivered a presentation on the importance of Men’s mental health. Evidence suggests that men are significantly less likely to use mental health services in response to a mental health issue in comparison with women, even though suicide is the biggest killer of men under 45 in the UK. The assembly helped …
Dec 05
We Can Do It!
The annual Tin Appeal was launched in assemblies by the Student Council. Each year pupils raid their kitchen cupboards for spare tins to donate to the homeless over Christmas. This year we have set our sights high with the aim of gathering 2500 tins to smash last year’s count of 2000. Each form class has …
Dec 01
Open Evening 2017
The atmosphere in the Sixth Form was buzzing on Wednesday evening as we held the first Open Evening of the academic year. There was a fantastic turnout with students from across the city as well as Southmoor joining us to see what we are about. Year 12 and 13 student helpers supported staff in showing …