It’s all about the money!

Seven Year 9 students went to the headquarters of the Cambridge Building Society for a ‘Careers in Money and Finance Day.’

Morgan (9O), Betsan (9R), Anna (9V), Ronia (9N), Lyra (9E), Matt (9B) and Rocco (9V), accompanied by Mrs Stringer from the Maths Department, spent the day gaining an insight into the world of finance at the event organised by Form the Future and Cambridge Launchpad involved and a hugely competitive ‘game of life’ for our students and three other Cambridgeshire school teams.

ALL TOGETHER NOW: Students who attended the Launchpad event at the Cambridge Building Society

The day comprised tours of the building, explanations of the job roles

They’re off and walking

The Duke of Edinburgh Award season commenced last weekend with 54 intrepid Year 10s heading off to the Chilterns

The students were completing a practice expedition for their Silver award

They were required to walk 18-22km each day, with everything they needed to be self-sufficient for the weekend carefully packed into their backpacks

Needless to say, a couple of groups covered significantly more than their planned route!

Well done everybody for battling on through the wind and rain We hope the beautiful countryside made up for it!

Fingers crossed the Peak District is kinder to you in the summer

Next term will see two Bronze expeditions, a Gold expedition, a training day plus the real Silver award trip

The staff from Cambridge Launchpad and Cambridge Building Society were fantastic at hosting and providing a wealth of knowledge for our pupils. It was an inspirationally fun-filled day, with lots of general and real-life maths, and the additional bonus of working with pupils from other schools.

OUT OF STORAGE: The CVC robot is now being modified and aimed at competition