Is Oxbridge Good Enough For You
On Friday 13th May we ran our final Time2Sh9e session – Is Oxbridge Good Enough For You. Miss Smith went through some of the myths associated with Oxbridge, such as it is...
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On Friday 13th May we ran our final Time2Sh9e session – Is Oxbridge Good Enough For You. Miss Smith went through some of the myths associated with Oxbridge, such as it is...
Posted by Stephanie Knowles
Our year 11 Time to Sh9ne group completed their final two sessions in the sixth form centre this week. In Science the students were given advice by Mr Charmokly on the ‘long...
Posted by Lauren Wright
Forty of our year 11 students were treated to hot chocolate and pastries in the sixth form centre on Wednesday morning as part of our Flair initiative to receive a ‘Shine in...
Posted by Lauren Wright
Last week Mr. Dawson delivered the breakfast time to Sh9ne session in the sixth form centre. Here’s what Yaasri and Dhwani had to say about it…. For the penultimate...
Posted by Lauren Wright
Our Wednesday morning Time to Sh9ne sessions in the sixth form are now in full flow. Students are savouring the pastries and hot chocolate as they study. Last week Mr Donovan...
Posted by Lauren Wright
What a tremendous trip to Oxford we had this week where one of the highlights was our tour of the Balliol campus with the legendary Frank. In his third year, Frank is currently...
Posted by Lauren Wright
On Monday evening 40 year 11 students were invited to the Time to Sh9ne programme launch. Parents and students assembled in the sixth form centre where they were able to access...
Posted by Lauren Wright
What a beautiful sunny day we had to visit Cambridge University with our Time to Sh9ne group last Friday. The students toured St. Catharine’s College, where they were...
Posted by Lauren Wright
Our Time to Sh9ne students took a day trip to Oxford to experience life at one of the top universities in the country this term. They had a packed schedule of workshops, tours...
Posted by Lauren Wright
We were super excited to launch our ‘Time to Sh9ne’ breakfast meeting in the sixth form centre today with some of our year 11 students. These sessions are aimed to...
Posted by Lauren Wright
On Friday 13th May we ran our final Time2Sh9e session – Is Oxbridge Good Enough For You.
Miss Smith went through some of the myths associated with Oxbridge, such as it is only for the privileged, it is not for students from comprehensive schools and it costs more money. She also shared some anecdotes of her time studying at Cambridge. Her session made it clear that whilst Oxbridge is not for everyone, it is certainly something that students should consider.
Although applying to university seems a long way away to our year 11s, we are always seeking to raise aspirations and help them to see the many different doors and opportunities open to them.
On Tuesday 26th March, as part of our FLAIR week, I had the greatest pleasure in taking 25 year 11 students on a trip to Balliol College at Oxford University. The students were...
We finished our day at Oxford by visiting the Maths Institute. We were greeted by a maths enthusiast and professor called James. He started the seminar by claiming that 0.9...