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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May 15
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 …
May 15
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 …
May 10
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 …
May 10
Sociology Skills Workshop with Durham University
Our Year 12 sociologists spent the afternoon last week being real-life researchers, and putting their knowledge of research methods into a practical context. They attended a workshop with Emma Maslin of Durham University, and explored the process of researching student experience in Southmoor Sixth Form. They considered the logistics and ethics of conducting interviews, questionnaires …
May 10
Sexual Health Discussions
Over the coming weeks we are being joined by David Messenger who is the Sexual Health Outreach Lead for the area will be coming into school to provide students, from Years 9 – 13, with sessions on Sexual Health. The sessions cover everything from learning about the realities around sex, learning about genitalia, human reproduction …