Mrs Teasdale’s Year 13 Biology A-level class have been conducting their own ecology investigations as part of their final assessed practical work. Students designed and carried out investigations independently using a range of equipment choosing various locations including Castle Eden Dene and Ryhope Beach.
January 2019 archive
Jan 21
Oxplore at Southmoor
Oxplore is Oxford University’s online platform, nicknamed the home of ‘Big Questions’. Using high-level research and personal background knowledge students worked in groups to debate and discuss controversial topics including: ‘Are robots human?’, ‘Is war ever good?’ and ‘Are human friends better than online friends?’
Jan 21
Bella Italia
Durham University visited Sixth Form to host an Italian taster session. Within just 50 minutes students learned basic greetings, how to introduce themselves and even managed to translate an entire article in Italian using cognates – words which look similar in Italian and English. They learned about Italian culture such as when drivers flash their …
Jan 14
Cambridge Calls In
Students from Jesus College, Cambridge University, visited Year 11 and 12 to provide an overview of Cambridge University, the opportunities available and how it differs from other institutions. Each student ambassador spoke about their own subjects and experiences with some of them even being natives of Sunderland themselves!
Jan 07
Sixth Form Open Evening January 2019
We’re once again delighted to throw open our doors and invite everyone to our last Open Evening of this Academic Year on Wednesday 23rd January at 6pm. As an institution that sent 9 out of 10 students to university in 2017, to top Universities including Cambridge, UCL, Glasgow’s school of Veterinary Medicine and Durham …