In early December, a group of Year 7 students travelled to the North Pennines for an introduction to caving. Zack Soones (7 Briggs) reports what they got up to: “This was a trip I learned a lot from. I learned what self-control means when we turned our lights out in...
Year 13’s Anna Cumming has been awarded first prize by the University of Oxford in a national German literature competition. Anna impressed the judges with her essay on a novella by German author Kleist, displaying a “high quality of intellectual and imaginative...
In May, Nico Varela Irvine (Year 12) competed in the Concurso Internacional Ciudad de Sevilla 8th edition (or ‘International Competition of the City of Seville’) – a prestigious piano competition, in which he performed pieces such as Chopin Ballade No.3, Chopin Etude...
Year 13’s Sophia Beadle has demonstrated her literary prowess by winning two prestigious competitions from top universities with high commendation. Last year, she entered a MASSOLIT video essay competition, in association with Brasenose College, Oxford. Her video...
In November, we welcomed the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) into College to host two exciting days for 72 students from Year 8. Based on a real-world problem, the Faraday Challenge aims to bring together STEM subjects in an engaging way and encourage...
