Jan 18
Congratulations to Ben Anderson who has been selected as this year’s Year 12 participant in the prestigious ‘OxNet’ programme. Ben will be completing the ‘English’ strand – The OxNet English programme is ran in partnership between Pembroke College, University of Oxford, and Oldham Sixth Form College. The programme of study is focused around Postcolonial Literature, and in particular: racism and inequality, gender and sexuality, environment and eco-poetics, freedom …
Jan 18
As part of her EPQ, Year 13 student Leona Barker has recently wrote and self-published a novella on Amazon. This is a fantastic achievement and we look forward to seeing what the future holds for our keen writer. Leona’s book is now available on Amazon.
Jan 18
Mr Wareham launched the opportunity for our Year 12 students to take part in a Work Experience placement in July. For many students, this is the first time that they have been offered the opportunity to go out of school and actually physically work with an employer. Work Experience is a fantastic opportunity for our students …
Jan 17
We were delighted to hear that three of our Year 13 students have received offers from Oxford University! Congratulations to Estelle Onwuka, who has an offer to study English and Modern Greek and Emily Doughty and Daniel Lewis who both have an offer to study English Language and Literature. Well done! We look forward to hearing about some of the other amazing …
Jan 17
Students from Jesus College, Cambridge, visited Year 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 and provided useful advice for anyone applying including providing sample questions used in the interview process.
Jan 16
We were joined by representatives from Sunderland University who gave a presentation to students interested in joining the police force. Students found out more about policing degrees which are specialist courses ran by Sunderland University to fully prepare students for starting their career in the police force.
