Feb 08
We saw Dorothy Byrne, Editor for Channel 4, and Tom Toumazis MBE, a leading investor in tech start-ups step into the spotlight to discuss their experiences and pathways to achieving their goals. Tom Toumazis discussed in depth ‘the art of nudging’ and how to get notice in a noisy world, while Dorothy also shared some …
Feb 01
Year 13 have now finished their UCAS applications. There have been 111 applications to a wide variety of university courses including study for Oxford and Cambridge and a wide range of subjects such as Medical School, Music Production, Social Work, Architecture as well as Urban Planning at Newcastle University, Accounting at Durham, Nursing, Law, History …
Feb 01
Well done to those Year 12 and 13 students who have been resitting their GCSE Maths Exams recently. A Massive 75% of them have successfully passed their resit, with 83.3% of those gaining a grade 4 or 5! 75% also gained a grade 4 or 5 for the first time as well as improving their …
Feb 01
Excitingly The Sixth Form 60 programme begins for Year 12s this week with all students receiving booklets in the post! As part of our development programme, this challenge will see each student completing as many of 60 tasks as possible to support them in promoting positive working habits and develop them in a range of …
Feb 01
Each week in sixth form students are nominated by teachers for work or extra-curricular engagement that has gone ‘above and beyond’. This has continued over lockdown with nominations pouring in as teachers are left impressed by the effort of sixth formers amidst changing and challenging circumstances! A big well done to everyone nominated – a …
Jan 25
Year 12 students have been using lockdown as an opportunity to gain valuable online work experience opportunities through the Speakers for Schools platform. These opportunities give students an insight into potential future career pathways and bolster their experience in such fields, making them increasingly more competitive when applying to universities, apprenticeships and future jobs. Consistently …
