Peter Davison

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HE Fest 2021

HE Fest 21 is a three-day online festival which aims to support Year 12 students who will be making a transition in their educational journey in 2021, including their parents/carers and teachers/advisers, to provide them with the most up to date information about opportunities and pathways to higher education, with a particular focus on pathways from Further Education to Higher Education. …

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Getting to Know Northumbria University

Northumbria University would like to invite you to our Parents’ and Carers’ Information Event 2021. The event will begin with pre-recorded content which will be available from Wednesday 23rd June covering topics such as the transition to HE, student finance and graduate futures. This will then be followed by a live Q&A session between 18:00 and 18:45 on Wednesday 30th June with representatives from …

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Goodbye Year 13

Last week we said a very fond farewell to Year 13 students with a special goodbye party. Though their time at Sixth Form may have been unusual due to the global pandemic, we hope to have supported them through this difficult time and on to the next step in their learning journeys. As always, we forge long-lasting …

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The Last Match

Before Year 13 students departed last week, there was time for one last grudge match between the Year 12 and 13 boys’ football teams. There was honour and pride at stake as Year 12 have defeated their senior chohort on their last two meetings. This time though, Year 13 took home the glory on their …

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Out with a Bang

Mrs Stewart’s and Mrs Doherty’s Year 13 geography class finished their year together with some volcanic celebrations in the sun having studied the process that forms volcanoes closely this year as part of their A-Level course. We will be sad to see this group leave us but trust that they’ll be studying many, real life …

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You Asked, We Acted – Year 11 Mentors

Last term students asked for a way to support Year 11 students as they move into the Sixth Form and build a greater sense of community between the year groups. For that reason we have launched our Student Mentor Program, whereby all Year 12 students will be matched with others just one year older than …

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