SIXTH FORM WEEKLY BULLETIN Friday 24th February 2017
Issue No: 32
Message from Mrs Freeman It has seemed a rather strange week this week with the Year 13 students off on study leave. However, life has continued for the rest of us. Hind House garden is taking shape; the grass was put down on Wednesday before being covered in twigs the next day as a result of Storm Doris. It really be a wonderful space for the girls to enjoy. Last night I had the pleasure of inviting old girls back to talk at L.E.A.D. I felt like a really proud mum listening to what these girls had achieved and hearing them talk about the many aspects of their education at RMS which had helped them get to where they are today. Gemma, working at Kier, pointed out that by taking tours around the school and answering questions had been a really useful foundation for her job. I have listed a few key dates coming up over the rest of the year to put in your diaries...UCAS for Year 12 is not that far off now! Have a great weekend everyone
Key Dates w/b 26th April:
Year 12 Internal Assessments
Friday 19th May:
Year 13 Last day before study leave
Saturday 20th May:
Year 13 Leavers' Dinner
Monday 19th June:
Daytime UCAS fair at the University of Bedfordshire 7:00 UCAS Forum for girls and parents (Personal statements talk by Fred Binley, University of Southampton)
Next Week Monday
'Before you go...' - activities to prepare students for travelling abroad alone.
Tuesday
Year 12 to the Common Room to hear what is involved in carrying out the Senior Prefect positions in preparation for their letters of application Year 13 individual chats with Form Tutors
Wednesday
Chapel
Thursday
Year Assembly - Sophie Faulkner will be talking about studying in the US; Year 12s - LEAD 4.10pm NMH
Friday
Great Hall assembly
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OTHER INFORMATION MyKindaFuture is an award winning Social Enterprise that exists to give every young person equal power and opportunity to shape their future. Their services are entirely free. The following opportunities are available in the London area: Cushman Wakefield Insight Days (14th and 15th March) – Students can find out more about Level 6 apprenticeships in Chartered Surveying with the opportunity to apply! Click here to find out more BT Bootcamps (available until April 2017) – Groups of 40, Year 10 to Year 13 students can visit BT offices to find out more about careers in the telecoms industry and build their employability skills through activities. Click here to find out more Tata Consultancy Services (available until May 2017) – A two-hour workshop designed for any year group of students to discover more about the Technology industry and careers within! Click here for more information. Institute of Practitioners in Advertising Festival (9th March 2017) – Schools can book time slots to visit an exhibition hosted by the IPA and discover what a world without advertising would look like, as well as participate in activities with Google and Channel 4! Contact the School Relations Team on 0207 620 4463 for more information. Civil Service Insight Day (24th March 2017) – Year 12 and 13 Students are invited to visit the Civil Service offices in Westminster to discover the opportunities available in Civil Service careers, and a chance to meet staff and seek further information on the Fast Track Apprenticeship Programme. Please speak to Mrs Freeman or Dr Esland if you are interested in any of the above.
QS World Universities Tour If you are looking for an international undergraduate degree, this is your one-stop destination to meeting leading universities from around the world. The QS World University Tour will be in London on 5th March. Speak with admissions directors and get one step closer to finding your dream university. For more information, click here
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About New College of the Humanities Founded in 2011, New College of the Humanities (NCH) has earned a reputation as a world-class academic institution that is leading the way in UK higher education. In 2015, The Times described NCH as offering ‘bespoke higher education’ and as being positioned ‘at the forefront of a new era, the academic equivalent of space travel’, with our weekly one-to-one tutorial system giving NCH ‘the edge on even Oxbridge’s one-to-two tutorial system in one crucial way’. NCH offers a unique liberal arts-inspired undergraduate curriculum taught to small groups and through the one-to-one tutorial system that is the gold standard of a humanities education. Undergraduates choose a combined honours degree comprising a ‘major’ subject and a complementary ‘minor’ subject, from any two of Art History*, Economics, English, Geography*, History, Single Honours Law LLB, Combined Honours Law LLB, Philosophy, and Politics & International Relations. We also offer Philosophy, Politics & Economics (PPE) and Philosophy, Politics & History (PPH) combinations and Creative Writing as a minor option.
Forthcoming Events - click on the link for tickets: 1st March
Creative Writing Workshop
2nd March
Professor Christopher Coker: A lecture on President Donald Trump
6th March
Professor Richard Dawkins: Evolutionary Biology for Non-Scientists (Waiting List only)
15th March
Dr Catherine Brown on Hollywood and Torture
20th March
Howard Jacobson: How Shakespeare Invented the Modern Novel
30th March
Dr Suzannah Lipscomb: The Voices of Nîmes: Women, Sex, and Marriage in Early Modern Languedoc
4th July
An Evening of DH Lawrence
Open Days: 29th March and 8th July
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