Nicola Cook – an award winning entrepreneur and twice-published international best-selling author – visited and inspired Year 12. She spoke about her upbringing in the North East and how her mindset of perseverance and determination led her to be resilient throughout school and achieve her current position as CEO of Company Shortcuts.
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Oct 07
Rosie Hitting New Heights
Sixth Former Rosie Clark has been accredited by AAA Sports Leadership Academy giving her the opportunity to undertake courses and gain more qualifications with British Gymnastics UK. Through these courses, Rosie has become a qualified trampoline judge giving her access to judging competitions across the country. She will soon be judging a competition at AAA …
Oct 07
Scholarship Fund Roll Out
Well done to the six students who will receive this year’s Sixth Form Scholarship to the value of up to £2600 per year of Sixth Form to help with learning despite challenging circumstances outside of school. We look forward to offering the same opportunity to more students next academic year.
Oct 01
Sixth Form Open Evening 2019
We saw a fantastic turnout for our Sixth Form Open Evening with over 150 students from 13 schools in the region joining us to find out why we are quickly growing in popularity. There was a chance to chat with students, teachers and also representatives from top universities. Congratulations to Issy Walters (pictured below) from Farringdon School for winning …
Oct 01
Oxploring Big Questions
Our Aspiring Scholars in Year 10 attended a welcome event with Oxford University focusing on answering ‘Big Questions’ with Oxplore. They discussed whether footballers should be paid more than nurses which culminated in a final debate on the topic of whether a universal wage should be set for everybody. Applications to become a full Scholar are still open …
Oct 01
Joining the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning
The bake-off came to Southmoor with sixth form students hosting a Macmillan Coffee Morning joining thousands of other businesses and organisations across the UK in peddling a selection of tasty treats in aid of this fantastic charity. Well done!