Category Archives: History

Week beginning 25th Jan

PPE exam results will start appearing this week.  You need to reflect on what you need to do to improve. Looking at the calendar, there are only 11 and a half school weeks until Year 12 go on study leave … Continue reading

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Year 12 Transition Work

Please use the links below to access your transition work that needs to be completed by the 3rd September 2015.  This work is crucial to complete by the start of your courses otherwise you will be behind with your work … Continue reading

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Register to Vote!

Even if you are 18 and still live at home, YOU have to register to vote by 20th APRIL! This is the link: registertovote.  It will  take you 5 minutes and you’ll need your national insurance number. This new registration system is … Continue reading

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6th Form News and FutureLearn

Please click on this link for the new edition of 6th Form News: SFN 29 Jan 2015 issue 5 Lots of new courses to help with the transition to university from FutureLearn: FutureLearn on the UCAS blog How can online … Continue reading

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Week starting 24th November

No assemblies now for a while as the hall is being used for Year 11 exams. Please make sure you keep those UCAS applications coming in and that you liaise with your mentor to let them know where you are.  … Continue reading

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Lessons from Auschwitz Project

We have been written to by the Holocaust Educational Trust where they are offering for two sixth form students to participate in our Lessons from Auschwitz Project.  It is a four part course which aims to educate about the events … Continue reading

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How to learn like a memory champion

Companies are creating learning aids that tap the science of memories, says David Robson. Do they work in the classroom? Follow this link to read an article about how you can get an App to help improve your memory.  You can … Continue reading

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The Real Tudors: Kings and Queens Rediscovered.

The Real Tudors: Kings and Queens Rediscovered. An amazing opportunity for Tudor fans (especially those studying Elizabethan history!) A free exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery! Amazing portraits plus a prized possession of each monarch! http://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/display/2014/the-real-tudors-kings-and-queens-rediscovered.php

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Birmingham University Study Days and Workshops

Birmingham University are running a series of study days and workshops from September.  Please follow the link to their web site for further details. College of Arts and Law Sixth Form Study Afternoons and Study Days for 2014/15 The College … Continue reading

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Year Twelve – Welcome Back

Just a quick post to say welcome back. I hope that you have both rested and worked hard over the break. Perhaps the most useful point I can make to you now is – we come back to Week Two … Continue reading

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