Sixth Form Update - Summer 1
I hope this update finds you well and you are looking forward to the May half-term break…
Enrichment – including Duke of Edinburgh
Thanks to Mr Barrett and the staff team who, following on from the practice event in March, recently led an daring team of Sixth Form students on their D.of.E Gold Expedition in Bannau Brycheiniog National Park (formerly known as the Brecon Beacons). Learning all sorts of outdoor skills in a beautiful environment, the students also engaged in team-building and the spiritual enrichment opportunity available to them.
What has been especially laudable is that some of our Sixth Form DoE-ers have now also served as volunteers on the main school Bronze and Silver expeditions – a real sense of community spririt, continuity and progress in evidence.
Our wider Enrichment Programme continues to provide excellent opportunities and we will look to reinvigorate this even more in 2024-25.
Elsewhere, we were delighted to hear that many of our terrific Sixth Form boys were involved in the team which won the county championship in Rugby!
On a final, enrichment-based note, it was wonderful to have Sam from Year 13 involved in this year’s Ski Trip.
Sam was a great role-model for younger students and effectively functioned as a volunteer, such was his enthusiasm to support others.
Well done, Sam – a great example of Sixth Form students being part of the wider community.