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Building your C.V
Passing exams is important, but so is a commitment to excellence, a creative streak, the ability to forge positive relationships, confidence, thoughtfulness and trustworthiness.
These attributes are increasingly important in applications to university and employment , so we expect students to devote at least twenty five hours over the year to such activities, and we provide a good range to get you started! This is invaluable for your C.V. whatever your future plans are.
Challenge Yourself: improve your chances in life!
We go out of our way to provide inspiring opportunities to discover more about subjects, the world, and yourselves. Passing exams is important, but so is a commitment to excellence, a creative streak, the ability to forge positive relationships, confidence, thoughtfulness and trustworthiness. These attributes are increasingly important in applications to University , so we expect students to devote at least twenty five hours over the year to such activities, and we provide a good range to get you started!
This is invaluable for your C.V. whether you progress to education or employment.
Some of the opportunities students have taken up
Students say: “Opportunities to experience new things...I went to Vietnam!”
Research in Malaysian Jungle
Learning to Dive
Duke of Edinburgh Award
Academic Visits to Universities
Visiting European Cities: this is Prague
Sport & Physical Challenges
Try these!
Ten Tors Sport
Volunteering
Charity work
Higher Education Conventions
Medical Career Preparation
Subject & Adventure trips
School Music
Pop Concerts
Residential Trips
UCAS days
Timetabled
PD
Maths and English retakes
Business Enterprise
Extended Project Supporting Literacy