Sixth Form Bulletin – Week 33

I hope all our year 12 students had a lovely half term and feel refreshed ready to start this last half term! It was a very busy enrichment week before half term for our Year 12 students. During the first session Mr Bannister led a session on writing personal statements. The presentation has been added to the careers and progression classroom and tutors will be expecting the first draft of personal statements before the end of this half term, so they can give feedback.

We were very lucky to have so many volunteers from the finance, medical and media sectors come in to speak to our students and enlighten them on different career pathways and how they got into them. Students interested in Law attended a talk from Mrs Ruggles-Ross about the different sectors to Law and the different pathways into Law. All students found the talk extremely interesting and were very excited to attend a Law speed networking event following the talk. On Thursday we were very lucky to be joined by five guests who are all completing/have completed degree apprenticeships. Four of our guests were Waldegrave alumni, so it was very inspiring for our students to see the different post-16 options and what our own students have gone on to complete.

This week our Year 12 Art students have been completing their mock examinations. They have all been working so hard and should be very proud of the work they have produced.

On Wednesday 37 of our Year 12 Economics students went on a trip to the Bank of England and the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). They began the day with a trip to the offices of the EBRD in Canary Wharf where they had a guided tour followed by a talk about the work of the EBRD. In the afternoon they went to the Bank of England where students were able to look around the museum before attending a talk from one of the bank employees and watching some educational films on the role of the bank. All students found the trip extremely interesting and helped them with their post sixth form choices.

Well done to Joshua CC, 12JMN, who has been selected as an official referee for the Basketball England Surrey league Finals at ACS Cobham in May. He has been referee at a few matches and we are very proud of his success.

Next week our photography students will be completing their mock exams from Tuesday-Thursday. They have all been preparing so well throughout the year and I look forward to seeing the work that they produce.

Throughout this half term Universities will be starting to have their open days. Students can miss school for these visits, however please make sure an email has been sent to sixthform@waldegravesch.org informing them of the absence, so our registers can be populated.

Have a lovely weekend!

Ms R Pugh, Head of Year 12