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Dec 02
A selection of Year 12 students spent a week at Nissan working on a Formula 1 project. They designed miniature F1 racing cars learning how to use brand new programming software and apply engineering theories to their designs before testing them as scaled down models to see which worked best.
Dec 02
Thank you to Professor Keith Wrightson who has joined us all the way from Yale University in America to speak with Sixth Form History and English Literature students. The Professor spoke about the English Civil War, discussing its consequences that we still live with to this day and answered questions from the class about his insight into …
Nov 25
Over the last few weeks students from Year 10 had the chance to test out a variety of Sixth Form taster lessons. Pupils tried out topics such as Art and Photography, Business, Computing, Health and Social Care, Psychology, Biology, Literature and Sociology in order to pique their interest when they come to consider further study.
Nov 25
David Hodgson, founder of ‘The Buzz’ personality quiz, visited Year 12. He gave them an insight into how to make the most out of Sixth Form, specifically by understanding their own personality types. Students completed a personality quiz based on the Myers-Briggs personality theory and found out which animal they were – be it sea …
Nov 25
Thank you to Dr. Josh Jowitt, a lecturer from Newcastle University Law School, who spoke to Year 13 students who are considering law as a degree subject. The class looked at concepts of law, examined common morality and talked about the legal systems that form the core of our society.
Nov 25
A representative from Newcastle University visited aspiring doctors in Year 12 to introduced them to the four pillars of medical ethics. Students learned how to spot these pillars in real life and debated different ethical scenarios that might arise. This tested their decision-making, something which they will have to do in their admissions exam and …
