Sixth Form

Eaton Square Sixth Form

In October, seven pupils from the newly opened Eaton Square Sixth Form, visited DLD College to take part in a business enterprise competition.

In mixed teams the students were set a variety of business-related challenges and had to come up with a fresh idea and a business plan. This year the focus was on festivals: every year over 40,000 tents get left at festivals, most of which go straight in landfill, which is clearly a huge waste.

The task was to design an all-weather poncho using material from waste tents, that could be sold to festival goers throughout the UK. In teams, students had to produce a mock-up of their poncho and put together a business plan which included production costs, projected sales and branding.

The winning team included three Eaton Square students who designed a handbag that could be converted into a poncho. It was a fantastic, fun afternoon for all who attended and gave our students some fantastic realworld business and marketing experience.

Cardiff Sixth Form College Cambridge

Cardiff Sixth Form College Cambridge opened in September with the goal of delivering the same high standard of education provided to students in the Cardiff ‘mothership’ while taking advantage of the educational opportunities available to students in Cambridge. This term saw the launch of ‘The Cambridge Edge’ – a programme of activities that take students out of the classroom and into the university, industry and the local community. Projects so far have included: mentoring by former Cardiff students who are now Cambridge University undergraduates; conducting projects and giving talks in the Whipple Museum of the History of Science; attending university lectures and one-to-one conversation with the lecturers; discussing the COVID-19 vaccine with scientists from AstraZeneca; observing the moons of Jupiter through the telescope at the university’ observatory; becoming full members of the university’s library and planning the construction of a nuclear fusion ‘fusor’ with scientists from the university fusion department.

Rochester Independent College

A 17th-century bottle, discovered at Rochester Independent College during an excavation 17 years ago, has been identified as a rare anti- witchcraft device. Experts say the ‘witch bottle’ was used by someone who believed they had been cursed. The Museum of London Archaeology who verified the find, said the stoneware vessel would be filled with a person’s hair or urine. It would also contain objects thought to protect an individual from magic, such as pins, thorns or nails, and it would be placed somewhere in the person’s house. Inspired by the historical find, Rochester Year 7 students made their own ‘witches bottles’ from clay.

St Andrew’s

St Andrew’s has launched an Environmental and Sustainability Society to promote environmental awareness amongst pupils, conduct sustainability projects and to examine individuals’ carbon footprint. Initiatives have included promoting sustainable living, calculating each student’s carbon footprint, a Go Green calendar, designing biodegradable confetti and sustainable Christmas decorations. The students have also entered The Earth Prize and won participation certificates in Unifrog’s Save the Planet Week.

Earlscliffe

Earlscliffe’ s inaugural Supper Club invited industry leaders and alumni Dr Toyin Okitikpi, Head of Social work at LSBU, Kathryn Haylett, Wildlife Safari Photographer, Matthew Cove, Senior Software Engineer, uMed and Irina Soiou , Earlscliffe alumna and Year 3 Medical student at UCL to informally network with students. The Head Boy spoke on the Power of Discipline and all enjoyed a delicious supper.

Hampstead Fine Arts

Hampstead Fine Arts has spent a year creating a stunning video entitled A Year in the life of a Student. George Selley, an ex-student, ex-tutor and professional filmmaker, came once a month into the college, interviewed students and then edited together to show five students’ progress and life at the college. youtube.com/watch?v=if7Wb7NZIok