Sixth Form student Michael Beattie successfully competed against 4000 applicants to achieve third place in the prestigious ‘ARTiculation Prize’ held in association with Cambridge University at Clare College, Cambridge. The ARTiculation Prize has been designed to give young people a forum in which they are able to express their own ideas on art. The competition …
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Mar 20
Revision Retreat
Students from the Sixth Form and Year 11 recently visited the idyllic Lake District on a revision retreat. There was a focus on stretching students from across the Multi Academy Trust in their GCSE English Literature studies. A Level students were on hand to support and share their experience of Sixth Form so far.
Mar 06
Baltic Brilliance
Our current AS and A level Fine Art and Photography students ventured to the Baltic Contemporary Gallery to kick start their own investigations in support of their exam. The students showed a really positive attitude and were engaged with all aspects of the work on show. The Photography groups also visited ‘The Side’ photographic gallery …
Jan 27
Information Evening 2017
We had our best turnout yet for the latest Sixth Form Open Evening. This was a chance for students to think about where they want to be in three years time, and with seven universities and three higher apprenticeship providers in attendance, they had plenty of people to talk to. But even better than talking …
Jan 13
Offers of a Lifetime!
Offers have started to flood in for our sixth form students from universities across the country, but special mention has to go to Adam Liddle who has secured a place studying Natural Sciences at Christ’s College Cambridge. Adam is a hugely talented scientist who has passed the most rigorous application process in the country – we …
Dec 13
Adding to their Success
On Tuesday 7 November 5 students from sixth form were entered for the senior UK Maths Challenge. The Senior Challenge is aimed at all 16 – 19 year olds studying mathematics. The challenge involves answering 25 multiple choice questions in 90 minutes and is sat in school under normal exam conditions. Our Sixth Formers who rose to …