Oct 18
We were delighted to hold the grand opening ceremony of our refurbished new wing of the sixth form, Southmoor House. The opening was conducted by Dr. Peter Claus, fellow at Oxford University and founder of OxNet, of which we are the North East Hub. As part of the celebrations, we invited Sixth Form students and current participants of our Scholars programme, as well as some …
Oct 18
Year 13 students have begun their EPQ presentations, and what a fantastic start! The following topics have been covered so far: Luke Usher wrote a transgressive novel, and had it published professionally by Blurb. Prince Eiluorior evaluated the extent to which our knowledge about space has changed over time. Matilda Barry created and marketed her own eco-friendly shampoo bar and Alice Ward created …
Oct 18
Congratulations to Katherine Swift for winning a prize hamper from our challenge stalls the Sixth Form Open day, along with another student from Academy 360 who will be receiving Amazon vouchers in the post this week! More prize winners to be revealed soon. To be in with a chance of winning a prize like Katherine …
Oct 18
We have sent off some of our ‘early entrant’ UCAS applications. Four applications have already been sent to Oxford including biology and bio-medical studies, whilst another application has been sent to Cambridge for Modern and Medieval Languages whilst five other applications for Medicine have also gone out with several more to follow before the end …
Oct 11
The Sixth Form enrichment program has got under way with activities ranging from Spanish Conversation Club to a Debating Society. For the first time ever a group has begun learning British Sign Language Level One, an accredited qualification for beginners in sign language. 14 students have embarked on this program that will run year round, …
Oct 11
The Buzz paid a visit to the Sixth Form to run Year 12 through their personalities tests and provide guidance on making career decisions that are right for them. Each student took the test and was given a certain personality type that is suited to a type of employment. This session runs every year and …
