December 2022 archive

Hosting a Tournament

In the last full week of term our Sixth Form Sport students are running an inter-house tournament. Forms will unite in houses to make a combined 9-a-side football team and compete against the other houses in a world cup themed competition. All houses will play each other with the overall winning house being crowned as …

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Photograms at Sunderland University

Students studying Photography went to Sunderland University to experiment with dark room printing and to create photograms to contribute to their coursework. Craig Ames senior lecturer was impressed with the students first attempts in a dark room environment. We would like to thank Sunderland University for sharing their fantastic facilities and support with our students.

Talking Biology Careers

Mrs Cassells’ biologists and some of the environmental scientists were joined by Dr. Lloyd Potts, a microbiologist involved in exploration and production at Intertek. Lloyd discussed his journey from sixth form to university and beyond with the students, really highlighting how a plan doesn’t always run smoothly and how a career pathway can emerge by …

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Becoming Advisors at PwC

A group of Year 12 Business students had the opportunity to spend the day at the Newcastle offices of PwC (Pricewaterhouse Coopers), the largest professional services firm in the UK and one of the top four worldwide. Students posed as a team of PwC advisors for a client who asked for support to solve a …

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