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Year 11 Get a Buzz

Our year 11 students spent a morning with David Hodgson, the author of the Buzz personality test. He ran a session based on his book Brainbox. This focused on how students learn and the science behind how the brain works and stores information.  This was a great opportunity for...
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Political Points of View

Recently our Scholars students were visited by Gertjan Hoetjes, a politics researcher from Durham University. They learned about the United Nations, including its history, evolution from the League of Nations, and its current role today. They then debated the position that the UK...
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Amazing Apprenticeships

Our year 10 and year 11 students have been reflecting on their future careers. Representatives from ASK, the apprenticeship support and knowledge for schools’ project spoke to our students about the wide variety of opportunities in apprenticeships. Students were amazed that there...
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Shooting for the Stars

Peter Swift from Durham University’s Physics Department visited the Sandhill scholars with a very special prop – an inflatable planetarium!  Students learned about our galaxy, observed stars, constellations and explored the planets in our solar system.  They were taught how...
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