Mar 11
Year 12 students aspiring to become medical doctors attended a series of workshops with Newcastle University covering all aspects of the application process. The sessions were tailored to the students’ individual needs and provided them with the skills needed to make a competitive UCAS application.
Mar 11
Researchers from Sunderland University held a focus group with Sixth Form students to help their study into how young people access the alcohol and drugs service in Sunderland known as the Youth Drug & Alcohol Project (YDAP). Participants offered feedback, ideas and opinions from the age group the project will be targeting.
Mar 04
Students from Year 12 and 13 spent five days in Iceland over half term making lifelong memories including a humpback whale sighting and visiting the many waterfalls, fissures, glaciers as well as spectacular Geysirs. They spent time in the secret lagoon (a natural geothermal hot spring) plus a night looking at the stars and Aurora Borealis in the designated dark …
Mar 04
We were joined by members of the Social Mobility Commission, a Government appointed board, of which our very own Mr. Wright is part of. The Commission are tasked with finding ways to encourage a fairer society with more equal opportunities. They visited Southmoor to discuss ideas with students and the day featured a lecture on …
Mar 04
The third session in the OxNet Seminar Series took a look into colour covering areas such as psychology, mathematics and philosophy. Students debated a range of questions, including ‘If a light flashes and nobody sees it, does it have a colour?’ and ‘Do we experience the same reality?’.
Mar 04
Congratulations to Laura Giles and Deanna Wyness for having received some of the first offers to Medical School institutions this year. Laura has received an offer from Sunderland University whilst Deanna has one from Newcastle University. Watch this space for more news on where our Sixth Formers are headed as more of our students learn …
