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Year 12 Work Experience

Last week, we launched the opportunity for our Year 12 students to take part in a Work Experience placement in July. This is the first time that we have been able to offer our students the opportunity to go out of school and actually physically work with an employer for over 2 years. Work Experience …

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Duke of Edinburgh Pupils Out for Adventure

Year 12 and 13 students have begun their Silver Duke of Edinburgh practice expedition on Friday, walking from Aysgarth Falls to Newbiggin in North Yorkshire – roughly 12miles. The group must carry all of their equipment with them as they set out on this walk and will be setting up camp this evening and cooking …

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Premier Presentation by David Dein

Last Wednesday, we were delighted to welcome virtually through Zoom, David Dein MBE, to speak to all of our Year 12 students. David is the current Ambassador for the Premier League and International Ambassador for the Football Association. He is the co-founder of the Premier League, former co-owner and vice-chairman of Arsenal Football Club and …

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Raising & Giving

Last week we saw a variety of creative fundraising ideas unleashed with the help of our Sixth Form Council as part of ‘Raising and Giving Week’ in support of three local charities. From the classic sweets in the jar game, bake sales, competitions, car washing, waxing, henna, keepy-up challenges and the ever-popular opportunity to pelt teachers …

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Unison Workshop

On Friday we were delighted to welcome local representatives from Unison for a live workshop with our Year 13 students. Students learned about the role of unions, the important work they do in fighting for worker’s rights and also how there is a growing need for young people to join workers unions and take up an active …

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EPQ Launch

Last Monday we launched the EPQ qualification with our Year 12 students. We have had a whopping 65 sign-ups, with everybody excited to explore their personal areas of interest and gain UCAS points while doing so. We’ve already got some great ideas, including knitted scenes from Lord of the Rings, and designing an architectural floor …

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