Our students were making their ambitions soar this half term as our ‘Next Generation: Pilots’ programme brought in three TUI commercial pilots and the Newcastle Airport Pilot Manager to talk about careers in the aviation industry. As well as learning about what the day to day life of a pilot looks like, the TUI team …
The vibrant celebrations of Sharad Navratri swept through the sixth form in an unforgettable manner. This year, students and staff had the unique opportunity to immerse themselves in the rich culture and traditions of India as they attended a Garba dance class, held in collaboration with Durham University’s Bollywood Society. Sharad Navratri is a Hindu …
An incredible week of engagement and interactive learning took place at Durham Sixth Form Centre, as part of UK Parliament Week. This annual world wide event saw our refectory transformed into a hub of ideas and discussions, with engaging tasks that got everyone thinking about the role of parliament in our lives. This ranged from …
After competition from a strong field of County Durham students, Year 12 Durham Sixth Form Centre student Emma Price was one of the two students to be selected to take part in the launch year of an innovative work experience programme at BHP Law in Darlington. Elena Philips, who is a solicitor apprentice at BHP …
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At the start of our autumn term, our newly appointed Enrichment Lead organised a busy Freshers’ Fair to give our Year 12 and Year 13 students the opportunity to immerse themselves in the vibrant spirit of our community. It was an unequivocal success, leaving both students and staff buzzing with enthusiasm for the academic year …
Year 13 student Jaden Dixon has had a very busy summer volunteering with 11Arches, the organisation responsible for producing the Kynren live performance event throughout the summer in Bishop Auckland. Jaden began volunteering as part of Kynren in 2016 when the event was first established. He played one of the original Arthurs in the show, …
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Every year Durham Sixth Form Centre enters teams into inter-schools debate competitions. After a very good showing in the annual European Youth Parliament Inter-Schools Debating Competition in March, a team was also entered for the North-East Regional Debating Matters competition held in Durham at Pemberton Buildings near Durham Cathedral. The other competing schools were Barnard …
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Our Year 12 students were busy during the final week of the summer term taking part in a wide variety of work experience placements and tailored sessions on site to deepen their careers knowledge. Our BTEC Sport students have been particularly successful in their search for placements and have organised a very varied range of …
Law students visited Newcastle Combined Law Courts to observe a broad range of cases. Although a little apprehensive about walking into courtrooms on their own whilst cases were ongoing, students soon gained confidence and were quickly dispersed across the four floors to observe a range of cases. Cases in the Magistrates’ tend to be fast, …
Students and staff from Classics, Religious Studies and Philosophy departments all enjoyed a wonderful trip to Rome during the summer. On the first day they set out for The Ara Pacis, the stunning altar of the Augustan Peace, built by the Roman Senate to honour Augustus in 13BCE. This is a core part of the …
