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Moving On Up – Transition Programme Week 2

Our recent Year 11 leavers continued our Transition Programme for 2021. In week two of the 6 week programme we have teamed up with Oxplore, from Oxford University, to ask some BIG questions to challenge our budding sixth formers. Check out our full menu to see what tasty transition tasks we have planned over the coming weeks. You can access the Week 2 programme of activities by clicking this link. If …

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Year 12 Geography Visit

Year 12 Geography students visited The Ouseburne Valley in Newcastle.  Students enjoyed a guided tour to learn about how the area has changed over time as well as its recent regeneration. Students were also given the opportunity to practice field work techniques which they can apply to their Independent Investigation (an important part of the A Level course, worth 20% …

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Moving On Up – Transition Programme Week 1

We gave our recent Year 11 leavers their first taste of Year 12 with the start of our Transition Programme 2021. We’re really excited to see our new sixth formers again in September and to help with the big move up to Year 12, we’ve created a bespoke transition programme for students to engage with …

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A Lesson to Get the Blood Pumping

Year 12 Health and Social students received a special lesson in anatomy from Miss Dunn. Students had the chance to dissect a pig’s heart, learning about the various structures inside the organ along with their functions. By understanding the anatomy, our Health and Social students will be better prepared to provide exceptional care for the …

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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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