Nov 30
Year 12 have embarked their first independent projects. The projects are designed to develop skills for further academic study and employment in line with the World Economic Forum’s suggestions for skill building. From the creation of a fantastic screenplay to a magazine project. From one student choosing to investigate the area of ‘Artificial Intelligence’, namely self-drive cars and the moral and ethical issues …
Nov 30
Sixth formers had the opportunity to find out more about alternative post-18 pathways through a virtual session with a number of providers. Students were able to learn more about the types of courses that are offered at the University Centre at Newcastle College, followed by an introduction to the range of apprenticeships that are available at post-18, …
Nov 30
The Elephant Group launched their Access Programme with Year 12 this week. Students learned about the benefits of attending a Highly Selective University, were inspired by student ambassadors from different institutions such as York University, and had a live Q&A with students from their local area about life at university.
Nov 30
We have launched our Sixth Form Christmas appeal; supporting two charities. The Salvation Army – we have created a ‘reverse advent calendar’, each form is given a specific item of tinned food or hygiene product for their students to bring in which The Salvation Army will give to families in Sunderland who are struggling this time …
Nov 23
Feedback is important to us as it helps us provide the best possible experience for Sixth Form students, lets us know if and where they might be having problems and gives us insight into what we’re doing right. We’re glad to report that after getting in touch with some of our Sixth Form parents that …
Nov 23
We’ve been keeping in touch with some of our Sixth Form Alumni to check out what they are up to but also ask them what they thought of their sixth form experience in retrospect now they have made the move to higher education and beyond. This week we speak to Caitlin Clark, who left us in …
