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Spring Fest Success
Forty students from across the Performing Arts department performed in Spring Fest on Wednesday evening. It was a great opportunity for students of Dance, Music and Performing Arts, and also members of the Performing Arts Academy, the Jazz band and Choral Group, to perform their creations to their peers. Students also operated the technical side…
Read MoreDuke of Edinburgh Bronze Expedition
Our Bronze Duke of Edinburgh students really enjoyed the experience of their recent expedition to Symonds Yat surrounding by beautiful scenery. They were lucky enough to see a variety of wildlife including Deer and Kingfishers as well as hearing Owls and being woken up by a very loud Dawn Chorus, although a little disappointed not…
Read MoreYoung Enterprise Team win Award
Well done to this year’s Young Enterprise team, Mistycles, who whilst not progressing to the next round, won the Customer Service award at the recent judging. This award demonstrated the consideration the students had given to their product and demonstrated how they had conducted thorough market research. The judges were impressed with how much the…
Read MoreStudent accepted to prestigious School
Congratulations to second year student James Thatcher who has been accepted onto the prestigious JACT Greek Summer School. James, who was supported in his application by his teacher of Classical Civilisation A Level, Nina Rinke, hopes to study Ancient and Modern History at the University of Oxford after completing his A Levels. James said: “The…
Read MoreStudents learn about Policing Degrees
Thank you to Jenna Page and Angi Hart from the University of Worcester for delivering a talk on Criminology and Policing degrees and careers advice to some of our Year 12 and Year 13 Criminology students. Our students found the talk extremely useful and informative, and particularly enjoyed the Policing activity, which they engaged with…
Read MoreBasketball Academy’s Successful Season
Congratulations to our Basketball Academy team who finished 4th in the league after an outstanding performance in the final match of the season against Newcastle-Under-Lyme with a 72 – 63 win. Alex Flower, teacher of Sport and the teams coach said: “There have been some tough games this season, however, the team have shown great…
Read MorePersonal Safety Workshop Success
Thank you to Steve and Jack from Sports Challenge for delivering Personal Safety Workshops to our students over the past two weeks. Participants were taught strike and restraint techniques to be used should they find themselves in a situation where they felt the need to protect themselves. Not only did the students find the sessions…
Read MoreFormer Home Secretary Visits Students
On Friday 29th April, Year 12 and 13 Politics students welcomed former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith to College for a question and answer session. Jacqui, who was the Labour MP for Redditch for thirteen years and a government minister under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, brought a wealth of political expertise to the event helping…
Read MoreStudents excel in Chemistry Olympiad
Congratulations to 18 second year Chemistry students who were awarded certificates in the national Chemistry Olympiad. All those who entered achieved an award which is a fantastic achievement. The students were awarded 3 gold, 8 silver and 7 bronze certificates. Edie Allden, Ellie Cross and Daniel Espiritu were each awarded a gold certificate. The two…
Read MoreYoung Enterprise Success at Spring Fair
On Saturday, 19th March, 5 of our students, attended the Young Enterprise Spring Fair on Worcester High Street, to promote and sell their company’s products. Mistycles, the College’s Young Enterprise team this year, are selling anti-fog glasses spray designed to stop glasses from steaming up. This was their first opportunity the team have had to…
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