Category Archives: General Enrichment

Year 13: week beginning 25th November

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Mr Kydd

It really would be a good idea to get your UCAS applications off by the end of this week.  Also, if you are not applying for uni, you should be considering a range of post-A level options.  Keep checking the … Continue reading →

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Question Time

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Mr Kydd

This week’s edition of Question Time can be found here. Mr Kydd.

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Typhoon Haiyan

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Mr Kydd

All, The scale of what is presently developing in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan is almost beyond description. Each day the news seems worse. Should you wish to try to make sense of all of this then this BBC page is a … Continue reading →

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Remembrance

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Mr Kydd

A very sincere thank you to all of you who have helped collect money by selling poppies. I will be writing to you formally in the week, but it is much appreciated. A lot has been said about Fred Potts … Continue reading →

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This week’s editions of Question Time and Any Questions

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Mr Kydd

This week’s edition of Question Time can be found here. This week’s edition of Any Questions can be found here. Mr Kydd

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Education News

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Mr Kydd

The link below will take you to an article by journalist Polly Toynbee  and is well worth a read.  It’s about the changes to the new English curriculum but also discusses how important subjects like drama are. This is a picture of Michael Gove, … Continue reading →

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This week’s editions of Question Time and Any Questions ?

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Mr Kydd

This week’s edition of Question Time can be found here. You may also like to listen to BBC Radio 4’s Any Questions ?  programme. The format is similar to Question Time, and in its own words the weekly show is “a topical discussion … Continue reading →

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Russell Brand on Newsnight

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Mr Kydd

Manic actor and comedian Russell Brand talks to Jeremy Paxman about the coming revolution in Newsnight.  Well worth a watch as Brand talks about the problem with politics and comes out with facts like “300 Americans between them have as much … Continue reading →

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Year Twelve – A thank you and a request please

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Mr Kydd

First of all a huge thank you and well done to all who involved in setting up the Year Seven disco on Friday. It was very well attended and organised. I hope you raised plenty for Cambodia. As the icon to … Continue reading →

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Black history month

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Mr Kydd

Witness: Black History For Black History Month, you may like to listen to interviews with people who were there at key moments in civil rights history, from Martin Luther King’s ‘I have a dream’ speech, to surviving Robben Island with … Continue reading →

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