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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 …
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 …
Newcastle University Test Our Students
Year 13 pupils had the opportunity to learn about the polymerase chain reaction, otherwise known as a PCR. Newcastle University joined us in school for students to experience lecture style learning and, challenging them to push their knowledge of the PCR to university level. This included the workings of a COVID-19 PCR test. Students also worked through the process of gel-electrophoresis …