Peter Davison

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Manufacturing at Sunderland University

Year 12 Engineering students visited Sunderland University to begin their manufacturing unit, students got the chance to use the universities metal working facilities as well as learning more about the theory of manufacturing processes.

Engineering Drop Down Day

Year 13 Engineering students have been developing their 3D CAD skills in a drop down day this week. Students created their examples in CAD software before sending them over to the 3D printer to bring their designs to life.

Year 13 Summer Ball Pending

This years Year 13 Summer Ball is taking place on Friday 7th July at the Vermont Hotel in Newcastle, from 7pm. Tickets are £30.00 each and include a welcome drink and a two course meal. Tickets can now be purchased through parent pay, or if you would like to pay for your own ticket please …

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A Guide to Student Finance

The Department of Education have created a short explanation of how student loans work and what makes them different to traditional loans. It covers the types of loan available, how to apply for one and what happens with repayments including how they are calculated. The key things to remember, repayments are based on what you earn, not …

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National Careers Week is Here!

National Careers Week 2023 begins today. This is always something we get involved in as a school and Mr Wareham, our Careers Leader, is part of the national Management Team for National Careers Week. Here are the highlights of some of the events happening this week: On Monday, we will be having a special live …

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UCAS Update

95% of our University applicants now have a University offer. The few who don’t are awaiting interviews for vocational courses such as Paramedic Science, Nursing and Teaching. Almost half of our students have now received decisions from all their choices. Rebekah Lowes, Grace Miller and Jessica Robson have all received another offer to study Psychology …

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