I went for a week of work experience at Malvern Panalytical, a science and business oriented company that makes extremely precise measuring devices. I was walked through the process of a research and development project in a team of three, which took me from product design and an evaluation cycle, through designing circuitry and soldering circuit [...]
On 18th June Geology students went on a field trip to the outcrops and quarries of the Malvern Hills. This was a day trip to look at some local rock formations and act as an introduction to rocks in the field. Students had the opportunity to put what they have learnt in lessons into practice including [...]
First year Geography students went to the Lake District between 11th and 14th June to complete their Non Examined Assessment fieldwork part of the course. They stayed at the FSC Blencathra Centre near to Keswick. There were several days field work where they looked at a range of physical and human aspects of geography with a [...]
On the 14th June Philosophy, Religion and Ethics students attended a 6th Form Conference on 'Suffering and Evil' held at the University of Worcester. Students across the West Midlands and the South West attended the event participating in keynote lectures and seminars. To find out more about this course, which has outstanding results and one of [...]
From Friday, 26th April to Sunday, 28th April, Worcester Sixth Form College took nine students to Nottingham University to represent the West Midlands hockey team in the AoC National Championships. Over the 3 days the Men's played 4 games winning 3 and losing just 1 to the eventual winners. The boys did themselves, the region and [...]
Good luck to first year student, David Hird, who has been invited to compete in Round 3 of the British National Series, the prestigious (within cycling) Junior (U18) Isle of Man Tour, comprising a short Time Trial on Friday evening, then two 70-75km Road Races on Saturday and Sunday.
Worcester Sixth Form College alumni, Joseph Kealy, was invited to speak at the recent Alumni Thank You evening at The University of Sheffield. Earlier this month BSc Economics student and WSFC alumni, Joseph Kealy, gave a speech at this year's University of Sheffield Alumni Thank You evening. He thanked over 200 alumni for supporting the university and for donating to [...]
Congratulations to 24 of our second year Chemistry students who were awarded certificates in the national Chemistry Olympiad. The students were awarded 1 gold, 10 silver and 13 bronze certificates with significantly more achieving silver and bronze than nationally. The two hour exam was challenging with difficult questioning on complex topics such as organic Chemistry. Elenna Mapp, [...]
Staff from Sanctuary Group visited Worcester Sixth Form College to speak to young people about careers in technology. The group, made up of staff from Sanctuary’s Technology, Care and Maintenance teams, talked to students about their own career pathways and delivered a variety of hands-on activities for them to participate in. These included a brief overview [...]
Congratulations to student Morgan Monks who made his senior debut on Monday evening at Sixways Stadium for the Worcester Cavaliers in their victory over Northampton Wanderers. Link to Local News Article: https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/sport/17544663.morgan-monks-impresses-on-worcester-cavaliers-debut/
