Sixth Form Bulletin – Week 16

On Thursday thirteen Y12 Spanish students attended a Film Study day at the British Film Institute on the Southbank. The day was an ideal introduction to the prevalent themes and style in the films of the Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar. Conducted mainly in Spanish, the morning consisted of a clip-based presentation giving an overview of Almodóvar’s work including narrative themes, character archetypes, visual style and influences, casting and intertextuality. Students were supported in studying key scenes and engaging with in-depth textual analysis of the film they are studying, Volver (2006).

At Thursday lunchtime Ms Lee Lewis had arranged another working lunch. This time we had Stephanie Rogers, chief people officer, Lidl. Stephanie is in charge of recruitment at one of the most successful supermarkets in the UK currently. It was a great opportunity for those students interested in HR and retail and many students enjoyed the talk. This was also a great opportunity for students to start to think about careers they may be interested in and to gain extra content that they can start to think about putting in their personal statements.

Next Thursday we have Will Mills a media/tech entrepreneur coming to speak to our students. I am sure this will make another exciting talk.

Have a lovely weekend.

Ms R Pugh, Head of Year 12

It has been a rather busy week in the lead up to the UCAS applications deadline. All students who wished to apply to go to University in September have now successfully submitted their applications. I would like to wish them all the best of luck. More details will follow with regards to student finance and how to select a firm and an insurance option.

On Wednesday, as part of their A Level studies in German, Ms Knight organised and took the students to a King’s College study day at the Goethe Institut. This event provided insight into contemporary German culture and film through a series of talks, workshops, and a film screening.

We also held our annual Year 13 Parent Consultation Meetings on Wednesday. It was good to see so many parents and carers attending, who got to hear about their child’s progress.

Finally, on Thursday, Ms Lee-Lewis organised another ‘Waldegrave Working lunch’. Stephanie Rogers, who is the Chief People Officer at Lidl spoke to students at lunchtime about careers in HR and doing a graduate scheme in retail of which the starting salaries could be as high at £45k! I am certain that all attendees found it really useful. We are now looking forward to next week’s talk with entrepreneur, Will Mills. More details will be shared with the students on the relevant google classroom. The venue will be the Main Hall.

Have a good weekend.

Mr C Stavrou, Head of Year 13