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Mar 16
Students took part in a training session to become community organisers hosted by representatives from Citizens UK. The training consists of learning to listen and discover power dynamics in society so we can approach the correct people for our campaigns. Campaigns we are interested in include racism, youth services and mental health provision for young …
Mar 16
Year 12 took time to reflect on their mock exams and plan for their future by taking part in a Positively MAD workshop. They learned about convergent and divergent thinking through watching a magic trick and practised a range of study skills including grid revision, source analysis and taking notes.
Mar 16
Sixth form English Literature students benefited from a talk by Shakespeare critic and author Martin Old on Catholicism in Hamlet. Martin also spoke to our GCSE English Literature students about Macbeth and how to write with clarity in their upcoming examinations.
Mar 16
A group of Year 12 students volunteered as student ambassadors to support Anthony Nolan’s visit to Sixth Form. They recruited staff and students aged 16-30 to sign up to the stem cell donation register and spread awareness of Anthony Nolan’s mission to save the lives of people with blood cancer who need a stem cell …
Mar 09
OxNet North East students explored the notion of History with Professor Giles Gasper of Durham University in this year’s third OxNet Seminar. They discussed the question ‘Why study History?’. They grappled with the difficulty of truly defining The Middle Ages (due to its complexity and broad chronological span) and discussed how to actually find history. …
Mar 09
The Sixth Form welcomed representatives from Anthony Nolan, a medical charity who support research into stem cells and blood cancer. They visited Sixth Form students to recruit as many as possible to sign up to their donor register in the hope of helping patients with blood cancer or a blood disorder to receive life saving …
