We invited Year 10 students from Sandhill View Academy to join us for a 3 day summer school. Students sampled sixth form lessons, took part in team building exercises and got a good taste of what sixth form life is really like. We hope this event helped students make their decisions for what pathways they …

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Year 12 Geographers stayed at Derwent Hill to complete fieldwork in the Lake District. Gorge Walking was the perfect activity to refresh their knowledge on river landforms and erosion.  Everyone showed resilience and humor whilst getting soaking wet and sliding up and down rocks! In Keswick they saw first hand examples of flood defences and …

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Students in Year 12 finished their fourth and final session of Barclays Lifeskills, which has been running weekly throughout this term. The groups were thinking about Pensions and Pension schemes as well as different savings accounts, and the different procedures involved in renting or buying properties. Over the course of these sessions Year 12 students …

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