A group of Sixth Form students had a rare opportunity last Wednesday to visit the Advanced Technology Centre at Accenture in Newcastle. During the visit, students were able to find out more about the range of apprenticeships that are available with worldwide organisation Accenture. Accenture have contracts for many major businesses to develop the latest …
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Feb 07
Seeking STEM Cells with Anthony Nolan
Anthony Nolan returned to sixth form on Tuesday to give our students access to sign up to be Hero’s by registering for stem cell donation. Anthony Nolan have sent us their thanks as they recruited an amazing 27 potentially lifesaving donors! That is incredible! Well done to all the students who put themselves forward. For more information …
Jan 29
Yr 12 Work Experience
On Wednesday morning we launched the Year 12 Work Experience programme. Year 12 all have the opportunity to take part in a week’s Work Experience in July during the final week of this academic year. Work Experience is a great opportunity for students to learn about the world of work, apply what they are learning …
Jan 29
Cambridge Offer Student
Congratulations to Year 13 student Charlie Harrison who was delighted to receive an offer to study at Cambridge University in Maths. Cambridge, alongside Oxford, remains one of the most elite universities in the world and its Maths course is one of the most renowned amongst the hundreds of subjects they offer so we are obviously very please …
Jan 24
Next Door Nature
Following our assembly on Thursday morning, Tom from Durham Wildlife Trust, ran a focus group session with students to introduce them to the range of wildlife in our area and begin mind mapping some ideas of how our students could volunteer with the wildlife trust projects in Hendon and Backhouse Park. Students came up with …
Jan 24
Inside Helix
Last Wednesday Year 12 & 13 Geographers braved the cold to visit the Helix Science Park in Newcastle. We had a fascinating tour on how this regeneration has changed the city of Newcastle, with local government, private investors and the university working together to create this exciting, state-of-the-art development.