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A-Level Exams Begin!

Last week the summer’s A-Level exams began with Geography on Wednesday, Psychology on Friday and Engineering on Thursday and Friday. Students have so far responded excellently to the pressure and rigour of the examination processes and have been pleased to get the ball rolling. Students are reminded that The Sixth Form is open from 7.45am each …

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Robotics with Sunderland University

Last week in A-Level Computer Science students got the chance to get hands on with both advanced hardware and software as we were joined by a lecturers from Sunderland University. Students had the opportunity to programme simple circuit boards to control miniature robots similar to those found in modern robotic vacuums. As AI and robotics …

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University in the US

Two of our Year 12 students who would like to apply to American universities had a call with Steve Fenoglio, the managing director of Mayflower Education Consultancy. Steve is an expert in applications to American Universities, and spoke with the students for an hour to offer support with the process, and give advice on sports …

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Moving on Up!

Students who have applied to join our sixth form as our new Year 12 next year should now be receiving their invites to our special Transition Days. These two days are always a big hit with our prospective students, and our current Year 12 and 13 students will attest to how important they are in getting …

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Pet Therapy

As part of our efforts to support students with their well being we conducted the first of our ‘Pet Therapy’ sessions last week. After a trial run earlier last term, we gave sixth form students the chance to relieve some of the stress they may be feeling over exam season cuddling up with some of …

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Exam Season is Upon Us!

Exam preparation is reaching a crescendo over recent weeks as we draw ever closer to the end of Year exams. The results of the Year 13 Mini Mocks have been shared with students and they have been given individual feedback to close the gaps in their learning. Art and Photography were the first subject to …

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