October 2020 archive

UCAS Advice for Everyone

The Year 13s attended a UCAS dropdown morning to support their post-18 options. The day consisted of three virtual workshops, covering different aspects of the application process and decision-making. We had ‘choosing a course, choosing a university’ from Northumbria University, personal statement training from Durham University, and a student finance introduction from Newcastle University. The …

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Cutting Edge

Continuing with the theme of ‘aspiration’ we have recently heard back from sixth form alumni, Beth Cutting, who left us three years ago. Beth has now gone on to graduate from university and is exploring some truly unique opportunities. Beth describes her journey below: ‘I spent three months in America last summer working as a genetics intern at a crime …

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