Year 12 students attended an assembly with Durham University, to hear more about the Supported Progression programme. The programme involves a series of events throughout the year, culminating in a jam-packed summer school. Students will complete an academic project in their chosen subject, and successful students will be eligible for a guaranteed offer of up …
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Dec 13
Naval Alumni
Sixth Form alumnus Adam Taylor has recently passed his first phase of training in the navy and since he is the only person in his engineering fleet to speak another language (French), they have decided to offer him the chance to complete a French degree with the possibility of doing a masters after that, Adam …
Dec 12
Undertaking
Year 12 Geographers visitied East Boldon & Hendon to complete an A Level case study on contrasting local places. Despite the wind and rain they managed to complete environmental quality surveys at each location and now have an in depth understanding of the social, economic and demographic characteristics of each place.
Dec 07
Proven Skills
The Test of Mathematics for University Admission (TMUA) is designed to give students the opportunity to demonstrate that they have the essential mathematical thinking and reasoning skills needed for a demanding undergraduate Mathematics or Mathematics-related course, such as Computer Science or Economics. Adam tempest in Year 13 has taken this test and his score puts him …
Dec 06
Hosting a Tournament
In the last full week of term our Sixth Form Sport students are running an inter-house tournament. Forms will unite in houses to make a combined 9-a-side football team and compete against the other houses in a world cup themed competition. All houses will play each other with the overall winning house being crowned as …
Dec 06
Photograms at Sunderland University
Students studying Photography went to Sunderland University to experiment with dark room printing and to create photograms to contribute to their coursework. Craig Ames senior lecturer was impressed with the students first attempts in a dark room environment. We would like to thank Sunderland University for sharing their fantastic facilities and support with our students.
