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Level and gained a place to read opportunities in a vibrant, exciting Barcelona Trip and the work better Biological Sciences at Keble College, Sixth Form. This is reflected in the experience trip to France Oxford and to Aimee Falla, Margaret vast array of activities and events • We are also looking forward again Sheekey and Stephanie Worrall which have already taken place in to hosting a regional Oxbridge who all achieved exceptional A the first half term. Conference at Highcliffe for Year I am delighted to report the Level grades and gained places at 11 in April to further enhance our continuation of very high levels Medical School. Other high achieving These include: Oxbridge Mentoring Programme of achievement and success at students who gained at least 3 A*/A • Induction trip to Calshot grades and heading off to university Activities Centre Highcliffe Sixth Form. A level results Our pastoral care, guidance and were exceptionally good this year, include William Holyhead, Samuel • Freshers’ Event Jackson, Eleanor Kelly, David Penson, support were rated as outstanding with 20% of students gaining A* and • Biology and Geography field trips by OFSTED. We make sure that A grades and over 66% of all grades Abigail Stocker and Isobel Worrall. • Exceptional input into UCAS and students are supported and nurtured being A*, A or B. One of the highlights of the year Oxbridge applications on an individual level to help them achieve their dreams and ambitions. Due to the outstanding levels of was Aaron Page winning a National • Development of a very successful success this summer, most students Academy Excellence Award Sixth Form Student Leadership for Chemistry. This was a truly A Karanja progressed successfully on to Team Director of Sixth Form their first choice Higher Education outstanding achievement. Other • Physics trip to Thorpe Park institution or career area, with notable achievements include Francesca Crisante’s election as • Chemistry trip to Ringwood many securing places at the most Brewery prestigious universities, including a UK-German Connection Youth Oxbridge. The students really Ambassador and Sam Jackson and • Art Textiles trip to the Knitting Message from excelled themselves this year and I Sam Nailor’s Excellence Award in the and Stitching Show in London the Head Boy would like to take this opportunity Routes into Languages Pop Music • Dance Evening Video competition. and Head Girl to congratulate each and every one • Wow Factor auditions for the of them not only for their academic Music show in November Hello! We are the Head Girl and achievements but also for their One again, the number of students • World Challenge training Head Boy of Highcliffe School. amazing contributions to the Sixth joining Highcliffe Sixth Form in weekend in preparation for the After a gruelling application and Form. They have all left their mark on September continues to rise, with team’s summer expedition to interview process last year, we the school in their own unique way. students joining us from a wide range of schools in the local area. Vietnam and Cambodia were successfully chosen to fulfil We offer a high quality learning • Preparation has also taken this important role for the school Congratulations go to all our and Sixth Form. students but in particular to Jack experience for all and a wide range place for the forthcoming trips of academic and enrichment - Christmas Market in Germany, Field who achieved A*A*AA at A CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 >>

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STORY CONTINUED>> our January exams. We are also working with next in our lives, there will always be a little bit the School Council teams lower down the school of the Highcliffe Purple within us.” We have begun our role by arranging a and the governors discussing improvements Coral Norton (Head Girl) ‘Welcome to Sixth Form’ freshers’ social to the overall school community. We are really event at Bonsai Lounge in Bournemouth. enjoying the role and responsibility of Head Boy “Being part of the Highcliffe Sixth Form Working in partnership with the Sixth Form and Girl and we cannot wait to meet all students community has been a great social, educational student leadership team (particularly Camilla who are considering applying to Sixth Form on and rewarding experience. Highcliffe has given Humphries), we organised the event and it was the Open Evening. me the opportunity to travel across the world a huge success with the Sixth Form now one on its array of incredible trips whilst expert integrated community. We are now looking to “Highcliffe Sixth Form has been the best two staff could not have been more supportive build on the success of last year’s Christmas years of my education yet. It has let me fulfil my throughout my two years. I have loved Highcliffe quiz which will be taking place later this term. In potential and dreams, knowing there is always Sixth Form and would thoroughly recommend it addition to these social events we are planning a huge support network of teachers and staff to any prospective student.” to introduce an event to celebrate the end of helping me along the way. Wherever we may go Jack Radford (Head Boy)

STUDENT SUCCESS STUDENT SUCCESS Computing success Aiming for the skies! My name is Adam Rose and I attended mechanical maintenance on jet aircraft at Big congratulations are due to Adam Highcliffe School from September 2001 Hurn Airport to working on the flight line Davies who following a successful year in and finished at the Sixth Form in 2008. marshalling aircraft and going on missions Year 13 Computing has taken up the offer After leaving Sixth Form I joined an against the Royal Navy. of a 3 year apprenticeship with Visa. This apprenticeship program with a was at the end of a highly competitive company called Cobham Aviation. Now I have finished the apprenticeship my process as only eight places are on offer main job is Project Engineer working on nationally for the year. Cobham are a leading aerospace and the Ariel Refuelling systems for defence defence company who work for many departments all over the world, this has For the first 2 years he will undertake a governments around the world. The two given me some travel to places such as series of 6 month placements that match specific sites that I work at are Hurn Cologne and will become an increasing modules studied with the OU 2 days a Airport and a site in Wimborne. From Hurn part of my job. I have used this project to week. The placements will take place we operate Falcon 20 business jets that give a presentation at the first heats of highcliffe at various offices of the company in Academy Excellence! perform electronic warfare training with “Apprentice of the Year” last month and school vision Basingstoke, Reading & Paddington. In the previous issue we were delighted to inform this standard at the age of 16 or 17 – I would have the Royal Navy and the site in Wimborne will hear in November if he has won a specialises in Air to Air refuelling and place in the finals. statement you that Aaron Page of Year 13 had made the been very proud of myself if I had! The students In the third year his placement will be weapons carriage and release systems shortlist in the Chemistry section of the Academy have shown remarkable insight and this reflects arranged to match Adam’s choice in study for many fighter aircraft. My ambition is to gain my Private “I believe in using what you Excellence Awards and was soon to attend the the skilled teachers who have inspired them.’ for his final year. Pilots Licence and ultimately become have, instead of mourning At the end of the 3 years he will have dinner where the winners would be announced. Since joining the company I have achieved a test pilot for Cobham. gained a relevant Master’s Degree – for that which you do not. Aaron has, not surprisingly, been thoroughly many qualifications including BTEC level th all paid for, awarded by the OU. In thirty years time, I want This took place on 4 July and we are very pleased enthused by the whole process and it has really 3 awards with double distinction and I I am now half way through my Private to be able to look back at to announce that Aaron was selected by the ignited his ambition to apply to Cambridge am working towards a degree in Aviation Pilots Licence training and am lucky The first year he will be paid £15,000; my youth and know that I judge of the Chemistry section, Dr Chris Smith of University to do engineering. The school will be Engineering, all of these have been enough to be having fortnightly lessons second year £17,000 and his final year used my talents fully, that I Cambridge University, as the overall winner of supporting him in this. He was very keen to point funded by the company so I am in with Cobham pilots. This is expensive £20,000. He is guaranteed a job with the a very fortunate position. but not as costly as it would be if I was wasted nothing” this prestigious award. As winner, Aaron receives out after the award how helpful he found the company at the end on a salary doing it without their help. My hairiest not only the splendid trophy but also a cheque support of Mr Booker and Mrs Barclay in reading of over £30,000. A former Highcliffe for £1000 and an internship at GlaxoSmithKline, drafts of his essay. As part of the apprenticeship program experience to date was during a lesson on I have worked in a range of departments the afternoon of the Bournemouth Sixth Form Student sponsors of the Chemistry award. For those of you who might be interested from engineering design work within the Airshow when I had a close encounter Aaron is a prime example of what we are working in the apprenticeship design office, getting practical hands on with a Tornado. Dr Smith was in fact so impressed by Aaron’s essay towards in the Highcliffe Learning Alliance. He has route, Adam’s search started at on how chemistry can contribute to the future been working this year, in partnership with fellow https://apprenticeshipvacancymatching well-being of society, by the creation of alternative Year 12 mathematician Michael Smith, as a ‘Maths service.lsc.gov.uk/ navms/Forms/ energy sources, that he is currently arranging for it Mentor’ to a group of Year 2 and Year 3 pupils at Candidate/ Apprenticeships.aspx to be published. He commented to Aaron that his Mudeford, the school that he himself attended. where there are lots of apprenticeships work was at a level higher than he would expect Both have been highly impressed with the quality advertised. Adam applied for ten apprenticeships, gained interviews for from an undergraduate, not faint praise from a of the Year 2 children and who knows, perhaps one four of these and was offered two. professor at Cambridge University. He added, day one of those students will be winning at the ‘I am not sure I could have produced something of Academy Excellence Awards presentation.

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STUDENT SUCCESS STUDENT SUCCESS Leading Medical High fashion Technology High Flyer! The text below (and the photo) is taken My name is Andrew Satherley, I am a former grounding in languages from Highcliffe has directly from a blog on the BBC3 website by Highcliffe student, having started in Year 7 certainly helped) for business development, Jane Fitzgerald. Funniest/strangest in 1999, and graduated from the 6th form liaising with pharmaceutical companies day at work: in 2006. On the advice of one of the school and presenting work at conferences. Two Bethan Silverwood only graduated from There was one memorable day during my governors (Capt. John Lofts), this is a brief highlights from this year so far include my her MA at London’s Central Saint Martins in masters. The day of fittings, the day before outline of what I’ve been doing. I hope this attendance in May at the Next Level Pharma April. In that short time, the 24-year-old has showing at London Fashion Week, where I had may be of some interest to current students Nordic Conference in Stockholm, for which already been featured in Dazed, Love and I-D to remake about six pairs of shoes within about and members of staff. To let students know of I constructed the keynote presentation online, shown at London Fashion Week and seven hours. I survived off pure adrenaline the wealth of opportunities that are out there regarding ‘Market access hurdles for Milan Design Fair, works for Greek designer and coffee of course! It was exhilarating and for Highcliffe students and to remind staff that pharmaceuticals in the Nordic states’, and Mary Katramtzou and is in-house print and extremely stressful as well. their hard work and support is appreciated my personal co-authorship and delivery of embroidery designer for Lulu Guinness. a keynote paper and presentation at the Q1 Toughest career STUDENT SUCCESS I am currently working as a Senior Analyst for Conference in Brussels in September. moment so far: GfK Bridgehead (an international strategic This focus of this work was the evolution of Name: Bethan Emily Silverwood Behind the scenes at London Fashion week market access consultancy, specialising in policies and methods in European countries everything was going wrong. We almost had Hi Ms Kennedy! pharmaceuticals and medical devices), with a for evaluating the joint value of a diagnostic Lives: London to pull a couple of looks because the models Thanks to all my teachers. focus on market access for pharmaceuticals in test and a pharmaceutical to a society (and Childhood dream job: refused to walk in the shoes. I could see all of Europe and the US. This organisation has two therefore a socially appropriate price), when Fashion designer my hard work falling apart just as I got to the I just wanted to let you know that offices in the UK (Leicestershire and London) both these products must be used together most important moment in my career so far. and three offices in the US (New York, Boston (i.e. patients with a particular genetic I recently graduated with a 2:1 in I was so anxious I didn’t even watch my own Criminology and Forensics! I’ll keep you and San Francisco), and I am presently based mutation may respond extremely well to a Other jobs I’ve done: show from backstage! with the UK team. particular drug, in which case it may only The usual: shop work and waitressing updated on my future news. Thank you, be cost-effective to give that drug to those during my summer breaks from study. and all my teachers, for all of your help The biggest myth while I was at Highcliffe!! This position was obtained after completion becoming either a standard hurdle for patients [identified through diagnostic about my job is: of my MSc Health Economics at the University new medicines requesting reimbursement testing] with that particular genetic Current job: That it is glamorous! It’s all about hard work chelsea buckingham of York (Department of Economics and by government/public institutions, or a mutation). Since the mapping of the human Print and embroidery designer for Lulu and dedication, not manicures and high heels! Related Studies) in 2011, within which I key consideration for pricing negotiations genome, and the breaking down of traditional Guinness. Number of years in the industry: obtained the 2011 Health Economics prize in European markets), as well as primary diagnoses into ever smaller genetic variations This is my first year in the industry. If you want to work in this for the highest examination marks of that research regarding opportunities for the (Lung Cancer being a prime example), this industry you need: year. Additionally, as part of this programme, launch of new medicines, likely pricing topic area has become increasingly Typical hours: You need to either have a lot of money or be I completed a period of study at the Nova scenarios for new drugs (based on what is relevant to both industry and policy makers, 9.30-5.30. I am very lucky in this industry willing to work very hard, quite often for free, School of Business and Economics, Lisbon, currently available and how more effective and I am currently looking to further both to have a job where there are set hours for a long period of time. There are a wealth where I directed a systematic review of the a new therapy is expected to be), and the my professional experience and personal that don’t extend into the early hours European Commission and Member State clinical/ economic evidence requirements research in this area. of the morning! The tip I’d pass on to anyone of opportunities policies to incentivise the development of necessary for drug reimbursement and starting this job is: I am sure that the excellent learning that are out there medicines for rare diseases (so called ‘orphan uptake. This role is both challenging and Qualifications/courses Work hard, but don’t take it too seriously at environment and teaching standards that for Highcliffe drugs’), in partnership with the Portuguese fascinating in equal measure, and allows I took for this job: the end of the day, it should be a job, not your I was lucky enough to enjoy at Highcliffe both National Authority of Medicines and Health me to work with and learn from a team BA Fashion and Textiles Design and whole life! If I hadn’t had done this job..: students, thanks remain, and I hope this information may be Products (INFARMED). containing a former civil service departmental MA Fashion Central Saint Martins. I would have been a baker - I love cakes! head, global directors from within the of some interest to you. I’d be particularly to the hard work My work with GfK Bridgehead presently pharmaceutical industry, experienced health grateful if this information could be passed First job: and support from covers health economic modelling (mainly economists and highly experienced market on to Ms Barrall, Mrs Finch, Mr O’Connor, My first unpaid job was work experience the staff. making the ‘budget impact’ case for access consultants. Mrs Stone, Mr Goddard, Mrs Downie and with Laura Lees. My first paid job is Update payers [usually governments] to reimburse Mrs Karanja, as those members of staff who this one at Lulu Guinness, which I found Since this blog was written we have heard Andrew Satherley new medicines, or constructing the cost- Additionally, my work requires regular taught me most recently during my time in on the Jobseekers website! the great news that Bethan has got the job of effectiveness models that are increasingly travel in Europe (for which my good the 6th form. Textile Print Designer – at Liberty!

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STUDENT SUCCESS SUBJECT NEWS pursue and have a look at into university. It’s been a great opportunity to really see what it’s all about. Today Variety in English we got to do a presentation to some senior members Never Give up! in the Navy and we’ve had the opportunity to design a In English, Media and Film, There is a step-change in learning and apply Phillip’s criteria to this to create its own, perhaps trying When I didn’t get into Cambridge during How wrong I was soon to be proved. product and see whether it will get used by the Navy.” A levels students work in a from GCSE in terms of the difficulty character, we understand his to represent a “modern” family. Year 13, I could have died. It seemed as if Warwick has been the most incredible variety of ways - analysing texts, of texts and the depth and detail individual representation and the Another family, Gloria and Jay, the carefully constructed post-Highcliffe experience of my life. Kimi Berkeley, a teacher at Highcliffe School, when re-creating texts, writing in of response that is required; we role of his character within the seem to represent a norm of life I had created like a Faberge egg was asked of the impact of the EES on the students said: role; they learn through mind have been very impressed with family. Jim is middle–aged, lazy, modern society – divorce. It set to crumble around me. Two weeks At the end of second year I have so far been “The students gain lots of extra skills like time keeping, -mapping, research, working in the way students have handled a badly behaved man who has seems that traditionally divorce later, battling the demons of ‘do I re-apply involved in 30 plays, been the arts editor organisation and teamwork, and that’s the main drive pairs and small groups. this transition. Below are just a few poor manners, such as picking would have been a crisis point for for Oxford next year?’ and ‘am I any good for our student paper, presented the most for them and experiencing real engineering. This has excerpts from examples of work his nose whenever he wants. His the representation of the family, at English?’ I was rejected from Durham, listened to show on our radio station (and a positive impact on them in school and looks good on A group of Year 13 English by the students: appearance is very scruffy, untidy as a negative entity. However it and on Valentines Day (about another that’s actually quite a lot of people, before their personal statement and CV, so it helps them further Literature students visited with an overgrown beard and hair seems that it is seen as a more fortnight) Edinburgh gave me the lovely you ask) and done a lot of other things less on when they get to university and in job applications. Stratford-upon- Avon for a study Poetry Analysis do. Furthermore, he is mostly seen positive force as Jay enters Gloria’s gift of a third decline. suited for the H2U or my CV. University Today has been great and the location in the RNSME day on the subject of Love in ‘In his Poem, “Futility”, Owen in every episode to be wearing and Manny’s lives as a potent has been the most incredible- here’s that is very fitting.” Shakespeare. In addition to talks of the unfortunate death of a yellow T-shirt with jeans. This father-figure trying to stress his All I had left was Warwick and York; York old cliche- life-changing experience and attending lectures supported by a fellow soldier, man, who they suggests that maybe he doesn’t authority. This is juxtaposed with mainly because of family connections and I genuinely mean it. Whether it’s sorting Lt Cdr James Rand Royal Navy volunteered as a mentor a fascinating range of material try to revive by moving into the wash his own clothes or can’t be the subversive representation of my dad’s desire to see me go there, and out bills, falling in love or learning what the to the team from Highcliffe School, he said: “The team from the archives of the Royal sun, in the hope that it can “stir” bothered to change into clean Phil as a modern father. Perhaps Warwick because it was Warwick, and if Laban Technique is, these last two years worked well together, I think they haven’t got the best Shakespeare Company, the him. The very title of the poem clothes everyday this conveys Jay represents the conservative you’re applying for good universities for have all been filled for the most thrilling solution necessarily, but they’ve learnt a lot about how students were taken on a tour of shows Owen’s attitude towards laziness.’ Charlotte Boulton on American father which reflects a some reason, even if you don’t realise and exciting experiences. All, might I add, an engineering project goes together, the importance Shakespeare’s birthplace. the war, as “futility” expresses the ‘The Royle Family’ norm of variety and liberalism in it, you always end up putting Warwick. whilst maintaing a 68 average; that’s the of teamwork, importance of deadlines and they’ve idea of something, (in this case, terms of the representation of the UCAS should just have it as some sort of cusp of a first, folks! compromised, which are the three main things that they This study day has been very the entire war) being pointless- ‘The programme for the most part father figure.’ Jamie Paddock on automatic choice if you apply for another appreciate out of it. I’ve enjoyed it immensely.” much appreciated by students and, in this, Owen criticises the seems to subvert many ideologies ‘Modern Family’ Russell Group school. My open days at both At Warwick, I’ve been noticed as a in previous years: it is directly supporters of war, because, in his of the family, and instead seems had been mixed, Warwick’s especially so, playwright (that’s me, second from the left Mark Butler, BAE Systems, acted as the Chairman of one linked to the A2 examination and view, this soldier, like so many, as my distaste for the fact it looked like a in the photo) and have had work staged of the panels of assessors. He said: “Overall today, it’s provides the opportunity to look at died for an insufficient reason. car park on a gloomy autumn day was only in London. At Warwick I’m able to study been fantastic. The level of projects, the level of effort different ways Shakespeare’s plays This same idea is expressed in countered by the most exciting department modules in which part of the assessment is and work they’ve put in is phenomenal. Probably when have been interpreted “A long long way”; as all the I had witnessed for the study of English creating avant-garde sound art. At Warwick I was 16 I would never have been able to produce this by directors. experiences and complexities of Literature. Finally, after Edinburgh’s slap I’ve made some of the best friends level of work, today’s gone really well.” human lives are completely lost in in the face, I got my interview at Warwick. I have ever had, and had some of my This year’s Year 13 English their death: “human stories told Tensions ran high and I found myself in a best memories. The Engineering Development Trust (EDT) is an Literature students are looking for nothing, for ashes, for death’s travel lodge in Coventry waiting for the independent registered charity whose mission is to forward to going on the trip in amusement”.’ Francesca Crisante day of reckoning. As time comes up for a whole group of encourage young people to fulfil their potential November. We will be visiting you to go to uni, and for the rest of you to through careers in science, technology, engineering Shakespeare’s birthplace and going Representations In comparison to Cambridge, an interview consider applying, I cannot imagine how and mathematics (STEM). to the Shakespeare Study Centre of the Family process that considered that your personal different the bumped up fees will make for a series of talks on “Love ‘The Royle Family is a comedy statement was a lie that had to be broken things. But there is one thing I can plead Established in 1984, the EDT is a leading national and Shakespeare”. drama based upon a Manchester apart and destroyed before you, Warwick for no reason other than the fact I would provider of work related learning programmes and family. If we look at Jim Royle had taken a look at my interests, pursuits not be the person I am today without annually involves over 30,000 students. The Trust aims to and choices of novel and tailored an remaining in education: please, PLEASE, go inspire and motivate young people into choosing a STEM interview to me. Suddenly, the academy to university. Move into dorms, do stupid career by giving them the opportunity to experience real that had only been chosen because it was things, eat dubious food at 3am, be in a life exposure to industry, business and higher education. ‘the done thing’ was suddenly the ideal play, learn a skill you never had, go on a SUBJECT NEWS Students in their first year of 6th “The EES is one of the schemes that of this with not only supporting choice. Talks with the department revealed sports team holiday, and yes sometimes do Form (16-17 years old) at Highcliffe the EDT runs to give young people teams, but providing facilities for a thriving drama scene and an exciting an essay. When I arrived, a finalist friend Engineers School, St Anne’s Catholic School, a real flavour of what a career in the Celebration and Assessment world of the arts. The sterile campus, now told me that the most important things you Totton College, Barton Peveril engineering or technology has to Day at the end of the project.” lit in February sunshine, was covered in learn at uni are the things you learn outside of the College, Oaklands Catholic School offer. Students link with a company posters for the Student Union elections. the classroom. It took about 48 hours and Portsmouth Grammar School and work on a real engineering When asked how he found his It was a campus alive, and I wanted to for me to agree with them, and it didn’t future took part in the Engineering problem with a company mentor involvement in the EES, Jack be a part of it. take going to Oxbridge to learn the most Education Scheme (EES), run by over a 6 month period looking Radford, a student at Highcliffe valuable lessons. On Thursday 10 May 2012, six the Engineering Development to identify and develop solutions School said: “I’ve loved it. It’s given On my birthday I got my first acceptance: teams of budding young engineers Trust (EDT), and HMS SULTAN to the problem. me an opportunity really to use Warwick. Nothing mattered anymore. I was came together at the Royal Naval hosted their Celebration and the skills I use in other areas of the going to University. However, for so long School of Marine Engineering Assessment Day. The EDT relies on companies and curriculum, such as physics and it still felt like a compromise. Even on the (RNSME), HMS SULTAN, for the organisations to make this scheme maths, and apply them to an area I first day of ‘freshers’, as I moved into my culmination of a 6 month Chris Ward, EDT’s South East and work for the students and the Royal really enjoy, which is engineering; room, I was filling out my UCAS to reapply long journey. South West Regional Director, said: Navy have been great supporters and it’s a career I’m looking to Photos: © UK MOD Crown Copyright 2012 Photo By LA(Phot) Claire Myers for Oxford. Licensed under the Open Government Licence

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SUBJECT NEWS SUBJECT NEWS The The Busy World of BTEC Acting During the last few months, Year13 BTEC an older student models it. If you are planning Helping the NSPCC Healing Art Acting students have been working in anything similar next year, we would love to Also, the group devised and performed an conjunction with the History Department to be involved’. original piece to an audience in an evening’s Year 13 student from last year, For the display each student Work from the subjects of Textiles, expectations are shared with our develop a Theatre in Education piece based performance. It was called ‘The 7 Deadly Sins’. Alex Eatough, Mr O’Connor and designed a garment within which Catering, Graphics, Electronics and students. Art work gets developed on the local smuggler Sam Hookey. Our students learnt an enormous amount The audience feedback was excellent and the Mr Elliott attended the official is reflected their own personal Product Design has joined the Art and refined throughout the Autumn about performing, how a professional touring group managed to raise over £100 for opening, by Sir Bruce Keough interests, and what garments! exhibition for the first time. This term whilst the Design Technology Born in the 1700s, Sam was an infamous local company operates and how historical topics the NSPCC. (Medical Director of the NHS), of What exhibition could boast the has meant a significant increase projects run their full cycle and the smuggler who was regularly seen smuggling can be ought to life through drama. Well done the new Stroke Unit at the Royal Snow Queen and a walk in tent? in material to present but has also best outcomes are selected. The goods such as silk, spirits and tea up the River to all those involved! After Juliet Bournemouth Hospital. Our The students visited the gallery and enriched and diversified the work invitations get designed in house Stour to Christchurch. Sam was known to As part of their final major project, BTEC reason for being invited was that each garment was designed with a on display. and over three hundred are printed, be fearless and had lost an eye in an affray ‘An Emotional Rollercoaster!’ students from Stanmore College, Middlesex a long panoramic image Alex had particular gallery space in mind, not cut and sent, via the school office, possibly with the Customs Officers who were That was the description given by Year 9 performed the play ‘After Juliet’ for both our created last year had been selected all of the garments are functional over the two weeks prior to the determined to put an end to his smuggling students who attended the Year 12 BTEC Year 12 BTEC Acting group and our Year 10 to provide a stimulating and (at least, not for the weekly shop) Private View. ways. Sam died at the ripe old age of 71, Acting students’ devised performance piece. Expressive Arts students. sympathetic entrance to the Unit. but instead they look to the world of drowning in the River Stour due to the weight Two groups of students from the Sixth Form sculpture. The students have taken The show wouldn’t take place of gold in his pockets as he was attempting were given a selection of stimulus material Intended as a sequel to ‘Romeo and Juliet’ The Art and Photography team influence from both the gallery without the fantastic technician to escape from the Customs Officers. His based on iconic images of the 20th and 21st the acclaimed play explores the impact of worked with Dr Damian Jenkinson itself and various artists they have support that we have. Planning ghost is still said to haunt ‘The Ship in centuries from which they had to create a 30 the deaths and actions of the eponymous at the Unit to display the impressive been studying. for the layout of the exhibition Distress’ in Mudeford. minute performance piece. The first group ‘star crossed lovers’ upon those closest to photograph. The original picture is initially fairly relaxed but is focused on the trauma of Auschwitz and them and combines both Shakespearean and (hanging in the entrance to Da Annual KS5 Art, Design meticulously planned in the two The Year 13 students formed a Theatre in how this historical event affected the lives contemporary language. Traverse staging Vinci) is made up of 47 separate and Technology trip weeks prior to the show. Final Education company and having planned the of ordinary families. Through clever use of was used for the performance which had the photographs of Stanpit Marsh, to London modifications are made right up to content of the piece and trialled the project symbolic staging and lighting, the students effect of making the audience feel part of the all stitched together to create a 2 A group of 45 Art, Design the doors opening on the afternoon with our own Year 7 and 8 students, then were able to communicate a powerful and action and afforded the cast a variety of exit metre long panorama. To create Technology Sixth Form students of the Private View. performed at Hordle and Bransgore Primary moving message to the audience using a and entrances. the piece for the hospital the set off for London to visit various Schools. The response from the Junior School range of abstract techniques; some of the original was enlarged to nearly 7 ½ exhibitions to support their A level Thank you to all who attended students was fantastic and they joined audience were moved to tears. At the other The play was particularly useful for our Year metres’ length and printed directly courses. Art and Photography the Private View. It was an in enthusiastically with all the interactive end of the spectrum, the second group 10 Expressive Arts students who are exploring onto acrylic. To create the final students visited Tate Modern then extremely positive event with over activities which were led by the BTEC group. used conventions of Commedia d’ell Arte ‘Romeo and Juliet’, ‘West Side Story’ and masterpiece we worked with the walked along the south bank of the three hundred people attending to produce an satirical piece based on the ‘Noughts and Crosses’ for their forthcoming specialist printers Visual Impulse Thames to take in the graffiti and and many delighted and proud David Green Year 5 and 6 Phase Leader from forthcoming London Olympics but within practical examination but it also gave our of Wallisdown. skate area under Denys Lasdun’s faces being worn. The Mayor of Bransgore School said the following: ‘Thank- the slapstick humour, many pertinent BTEC group myriad ideas in relation to staging, National Theatre. They then went Christchurch also joined us and you for the drama/history work your Sixth political points were made. The feedback costuming, use of props and acting styles. The hospital is delighted with the to the National Portrait Gallery she made many comments about Formers did earlier this year with our children. from the audience was very positive and final result saying “The new Unit before being collected by coach. the very high standard of work on They really enjoyed it and it was also a great many commented on the variety of stylistic The students from Stanmore College were was about rehabilitating patients Graphics and Product Design display as well as the challenge help to us as they saw older children using conventions employed and the performance very grateful for the opportunity to perform back to their homes and the students visited the V & A to work and rigour in the tasks that we set some drama techniques such as Conscience skills of the students. Well done. for such a receptive and respectful audience photograph is a great reminder from illustration resources and to our students. Further comments Alley that we use; it is always impressive when who all thoroughly enjoyed the performance. for them of the world outside view the fantastic ‘Power of Making’ have been received via the public, the hospital”. The photograph exhibition. Product Designers went who are still visiting the show, and combines the panoramic views on to the Science Museum before several approaches have been of the local coastline with careful heading off to a brief visit made to enquire about whether attention to detail and some quite to Harrods. certain outcomes are for sale. moving colours. Better Every Year! Many thanks go to the students Take us to your Over the past few years the of Highcliffe School for the superb Artsway! Highcliffe School Art show has work produced for exhibition. Our students currently studying AS been hosted at Highcliffe Castle. Thanks also go to my colleagues and A2 Art Textiles were recently It’s popularity and size has grown who put an enormous amount of invited by Artsway to take over the significantly as it has celebrated the Preparation for the event begins in effort and energy into bringing out gallery for a week. This is a really best in students work from Years 7 the summer term as projects are the best from their classes both in prestigious invitation and an event to 13. This year has seen further planned to allow the completion outcomes and through display. that both excited the students and expansion of the event to include of work in time for the show. made them nervous. work from Years 7 and 8 September is always busy as work in Design Technology. is started and our standards and

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SUBJECT NEWS Making Links in Mathematics SUBJECT NEWS SUBJECT NEWS Mathematics and Further Mathematics are Maths Challenge Physics Trip Ecology Field Trip thriving at Highcliffe Sixth Form. The A level The Senior Mathematics Challenge held by the The Year 13 Biologists spent a great 3 days courses are taught in many styles including University of Leeds is completed in Year 12 with to Thorpe Park along the Jurassic Coast on the Isle of Purbeck practical demonstrations, internet based many students achieving a bronze, silver or This is becoming a habit! Another year and studying Ecology. This was a great chance to activities and collaborative investigations by gold certificate and with students progressing another trip to Thorpe Park to encourage study outdoor Biology with wellies on! highly skilled enthusiastic specialist teachers. onto the Pink Kangaroo extension papers. This our students to take A-Level Physics competition is designed to really stretch the overseen by Miss Berkeley, Mr Lowton and We spent the first day looking at woodland The department runs lunchtime support students, testing their ability to solve complex Ms Hesk. ecology in the grounds of Leeson House Field sessions several times a week which mathematical problems in areas above and Studies Centre. We also studied the abundance helps enable individuals to reinforce their beyond their A-Level course syllabus. Of special A wet and windy start to the day was not all and distribution of lichens (which are a symbiotic understanding of the harder mathematical mention were performances by Eleanor Kelly that encouraging but off we went. For Year relationship between an alga and a bacterium) concepts in order to fulfil their full potential. and David Penson. David achieved a Kangaroo, 11 it was an opportunity to see physics at on old stone work.Our final practical for the Students achieve excellent results in their exams (one better than a Gold award!), whilst Eleanor work in a fun and interesting environment. day was to look at the meadow buttercup, zone at the top of the beach. We also found a and we have a strong tradition of students going achieved the special accolade of British Maths For Year 12, a bonding experience for them Rannunculus repens, and how it is distributed huge array of seaweeds and animals including on to study Mathematics at top universities Olympiad, a title reserved for only a handful of and their new teachers, for Year 13 … some across a ‘managed’ flood alleviation plain. the green and purple snakelocks anemone and including Oxbridge. One of our former students, the top scoring competitors in the country. real work!! the dog whelk, a raging carnivore! Ryan Flanagan, has recently been promoted to Day 2 took us to the wild and exposed a Walter Galpin Exhibitioner at Balliol College, STEP The rain did not seem to dampen spirits Kimmeridge Bay to study marine ecology. The Day 3and we spent the day in yet more sunshine Oxford. This is a highly prestigious student post The picture shows a group of Year 12 and as when we arrived as 50 students hurried sun shone and the wind blew. Whilst the sea was at Balliol College Oxford which is only given to at Studland beach where we studied the 13 Mathematics students last year in a STEP through the gates clutching workbooks littered with windsurfers we carefully studied succession of plants across a sand dune complex. undergraduates who have produced outstanding Mathematics class. STEP is the entrance and pendulums. The day was wet so the the animals and plants (fauna and flora) that work in Mathematics. We looked at how sand dunes are formed and examination to Cambridge and Warwick water rides did not really present a problem inhabit this extreme environment. The range how the vegetation causes the dunes to become universities and is the next level on from Further although the mix of an all you can eat Pizza of organisms found was amazing and included stable as you travel inland from the beach. The All students have the opportunity to support Mathematics. Some questions can take up to Hut buffet combined with some big and a tiny periwinkle (about 3mm long!), Littorina KS3 or KS4 students with their Mathematics by tide was very high and was actually causing sand 45 minutes to complete. Highcliffe is one of the stomach churning rides was an accident neritoides, that can live in temperatures up to dune erosion before our very eyes! In the dune volunteering to help in lessons or in Numeracy only schools in Dorset that offers STEP within waiting to happen. 42 degrees C. Although it is a marine animal it sessions in tutor time. Some students volunteer slacks we also saw the UK version of the Venus the normal timetable. Highcliffe STEP lessons are has evolved a modified lung to inhabit the splash Fly Trap, a carnivorous plant called the Sundew! as Maths mentors in local primary schools taught on a model based on university tutorials The day went well and the students came and others have helped deliver and plan a where students use A3 sheets for discussions, back to the bus at the end of the day buzzing The evenings were spent writing up the work from each day in the lab followed series of lessons to the Gifted and Talented group work and working. Students are finding and ready to work on the way back on the by a mad few hours in the games room. Here are a few highlights of the trip as mathematicians in local feeder schools. that STEP classes improve their Mathematics in bus. Worksheets completed and copious selected by the students: all areas including their A level studies. amounts of sugar consumed, we arrived back Ellis Day Emily Allen and Katie Phoebe Barnett at school. “Mr O’Connor cooking smoked Powell “Littorina neritoides, beautiful!” “Leeson House (aka Downton The day is a great opportunity to see the mackerel fillets over a wood James Bonney fire on the beach!” Abbey) is a great place to Quotes from application of physics in a context that is stay – like an old manor house” “The Purbecks and marine never really thought about. The potential in Logan Holliday ecology – paradise!” Year 12 and 13 Ellie Boddy engineering and safety aspects is huge and “Great to study Marine Biology Will Smith we want our students to realise that physics “It was great to put theory “Attending STEP prep, even if and I plan to study this “Ringing birds to look at bird “STEP is very challenging… is applicable in every situation and can even subject at University into practice on the beach” you do not intend sitting the be fun!! migration was excellent – but immensely satisfying” next year” and part of a global “STEP takes maths to a Leo Allen Year 12. exam, will undoubtedly benefit research project” new level, a level which your mathematical ability. is beyond anything I have It encourages lateral thinking STUDENT SUCCESS News from At first tutorials seem very team very helpful and done before. It has , perseverance and precision. intimidating because the tutors are so knowledgeable about the enabled me to look at The length of questions and clever, but I soon realised that as long application process. They were any mathematical work “Sometimes it takes a amount of workings needed Oxford! as I put some effort in they are happy also highly supportive of my whole hour to come up to help and often enjoy teaching, or Oxford application in terms with a greater level is good practice for a My first (and second) term at Oxford seem to at least. of giving me guidance with of concentration and with a solution. This makes university degree.” was amazing. I am kept busy with my personal statement STEP very satisfying when David Pension Head boy Year 13. a lot of work, but it’s all really I’m really grateful for everything and interview preparation. determination” interesting and I’m finding Physics Highcliffe has done for me. Aaron Page Year 12 student. you complete a question fascinating. Everyone in college is Throughout the (daunting) Oxbridge Heidi Barnett correctly” really friendly, even the tutors (most application process I found the Sixth of the time) and there is always Form staff and the gifted and talented Eleanor Kelly Year 13. someone around to help.

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SUBJECT NEWS Taking Languages Oxbridge Residential Beyond the Classroom June/July 2012

main prizes. Year 9 student, Kathryn Moses, won Due to the different Open Day dates, the The following week seven students then Pop Video Winners residential visit this year was split into two visited Cambridge. We left Highcliffe in the Three Highcliffe School students put both their the 11-14 years category with her Spanish song separate trips. At the end of June eight rain, drove through rain most of the way foreign language skills and musical talents to the “Volvere” and Sam Jackson and Sam Nailor of students stayed at Keble College, Oxford but then arrived to glorious sunshine. We test in the recent Routes into Languages Pop Video Highcliffe Sixth Form picked up the first prize for whilst visiting as many other Colleges in were very fortunate as the sun stayed with Competition. The annual competition is open to the 15-18 years category with their French song Oxford as possible. The sun shone so the us for the following day enabling us to hundreds of schools all throughout the South West “J’ai découvert”. Both videos are available to dreaming spires looked their best. Oxford visit Colleges without having to dodge the region. The talented students wrote theirsongs in watch on YouTube. These awards follow on from was bustling with students and tourists showers. Sitting on the wall outside King’s a foreign language and produced their own pop three Year 7 students at the school being selected alike and we were able to get a real feel College, eating lunch was actually quite videos andwere all selected through to the final to participate in the national finals for a foreign of the city. liberating. It was ‘al fresco’ dining at its awards ceremony at Exeter University on Friday, languages Spelling Bee in July and a further two best! Again, the students were able to see 4th May. The Highcliffe students impressed the students winning the regional finals for a languages The students were very impressed with inside many of the Colleges and visit their judging panel so much that they took away both speaking competition. their accommodation – of course the faculties. Some even experienced sample ensuite is an important part of student lectures. Of course, a visit to Cambridge life! On the first afternoon we took in the wouldn’t be the same without a punt Year 13 Work Experience to improve their level of French language. Students prestigious buildings and visited various along the Cam. Five French A level students arrived in Pont- worked in different placements such as a primary Colleges, shown around by undergraduate Audemer to carry out work experience in a school, a secondary school and a museum. This has students who were only too pleased to The students were able to see both professional environment. Provided with board now become a regular feature in the 6th Form and show off their college to one and all. On beautiful cities at their best and I have no and lodging at Saint-Nicolas Farm, these Year 13 students have a great experience, as can be seen in the second day the students went to their doubt this has made their decision making students were aiming to use this work experience the photos from the trip. respective faculty talks in order to gauge process even harder. They came away what it would be like to study there. inspired, motivated and excited!

SUBJECT NEWS This has always proved to be a celebratory end to the school year and gives the students a real chance to put something back into the community in a tangible way. This year was no exception to the rule and all the hard work put

Th e in by the organising team, led by Ms Kennedy STUDENT SUCCESS and Mrs Bewley (not to mention the cheque Big sent to the weather gods!) really paid off. A fantastic day was had by all with the students Charity exemplary in all aspects and wonderful California, here I come! cooperation from parents regarding the late A big hello to everyone at Highcliffe. I thought term (or should I say, semester?) starting only change to drop off/pick-up arrangements. Walk at There was even a tea and cake stall set up in I’d like to let you know just what a great first three days later. I am here for the full academic year I have been having at the University of year which replaces my second year of studies the Forest that was enjoyed by the students, York and of the excitement that awaits me in at York. Highcliffe staff and passing walkers. the second year. I am living in the International Living Centre, Not only was the day itself a huge success I am taking part in the University of California an apartment block of 100 Students with 50% Every three years Highcliffe School rounds off but the sponsorship money has been coming Education Abroad Program. This is an exchange American Students 50% International students the school’s Activities Week and the whole in steadily. So far nearly £9000 has been scheme that the University of California runs and they reckon 37 languages being spoken. school year with the Big Walk. This involves collected. With more coming in every day with hundreds Universities across the Globe. over 600 students going on a sponsored walk the projection this year is for a final figure There were 11 places available to the University I hope this does not read too much like I am in the New Forest to raise money for a number in the region of £15k-£16k. This will surpass of York across all disciplines with over 200 ‘bigging myself up’. I just know how the looming of important local and national charities previous records and we hope will make a real students applying. exams can seem daunting and thought that you chosen by the students. This year’s charities are contribution to the charities that need our would like to see just where Highcliffe and hard Julia’s House, Naomi House, Cancer Research, support to do the amazing work that they do. I was lucky enough to be one of five students to work can lead you, to let you know that that little Oakhaven Hospice and our partner school in Many thanks to all, well done to the be awarded the Visiting Students Scholarship bit of extra effort is always worthwhile. Good Kenya, St Patrick’s School. Highcliffe community! from the Alumni of the University of York. I flew luck, everyone! to San Francisco on the 19th September with

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SUBJECT NEWS SUBJECT NEWS The Best Summer SUBJECT NEWS Calshot Geog-ers When I auditioned for Youth Music Voices back in Induction Trip February 2011 I never dreamed about the journey In Waders it would take me on. Eighteen months later and Calshot Activities Centre is one of I have performed alongside an amazing group of From the 15th to 17th October, the Year 12 Geography the largest Outdoor Education Centres young people at a variety of locations. group embarked on a trip to Leeson house in Swanage. in Britain. Situated on the shores of the Solent gives immediate access to the These include The Royal Albert Hall, Royal Opera This trip aimed to educate us on the human as well as country’s most popular water sports House, Hyde Park, The Houses of Parliament physical aspects of Geography. The three days spent at area. and Westminster Abbey. I also have had the Leeson allowed us to produce coursework based on the opportunity to work alongside some very highly celebrities including Gary Barlow and comedian data we collected while we were there. This trip has been extremely popular established musicians such as Myleene Klass, John Bishop and sports legends Sir Steve Redgrave and has proved to be a fantastic start to Kimberley Walsh, Brian May, Alfie Boe, Will Young, and Dame Kelly Holmes. Looking back I can’tbelieve On the Monday Mrs Cox took us to Corfe, Swanage, Sixth Form life. During the trip, students Mel C and The BBC Singers to name a few. I was there, let alone taking part in such a Langton Matravers and Worth Matravers to study the prestigious event and sharing a dressing room had the opportunity to take part in a population side of the course. We split into groups variety of activities, such as climbing Youth Music Voices was a choir created using with such celebrities! and had to count the population of each place and and abseiling, dry slope snowboarding, the top 100 auditioned singers from around the approximate the age of each person. We also had to look windsurfing, kayaking and cycling in a country to perform at different events during the Not only this, I also got to perform at other events at the quality of housing; this enabled us to compare velodrome. In addition to this, students Olympic Games and the Cultural Olympiad 2012. It and shows round the country. There are too many each location and we could determine our rural and undertook some teambuilding activities wasn’t until I was contacted by local newspapers to write about individually but the main ones urban case studies for the January exams. with their new Tutor Group, including an that I realised myself what an opportunity and include performing at the World Champion Cycling Initiative Course, which involved group achievement it was to be chosen as a member of held in the Olympic Velodrome. “WOMAD” festival On the Tuesday we drove to Piddletrenthide, challenges such as getting the whole the choir or what life changing experience I was in Wiltshire, Arts in Parliament Press Conference, Puddletown, Turner’s Puddle and Wareham. Putting team successfully over a high wall or going to have over the summer. The House of Commons, BBC Radio 3, BT River of on our wellies and waders, we all went straight into the through a spider’s web. Music and The Opera House with Gareth Malone rivers and got our hands dirty measuring along the river SUBJECT NEWS One of the biggest events I took part in was at the who has become recently well known beds and wetted perimeter of each site. Once we had Throughout the day the Year 12s bonded beginning of this summer was “Our Greatest Team for conducting the Military Wife’s Choir. gathered all the data necessary, we all gathered in Londis very well and were very supportive of James Underwood and Daniel Gilbert Rises” gala celebration held at The Royal Albert before having dinner and having a plenary back Overall I’ve been extremely lucky and have had the one another; they encouraged each Building became pioneers for the school this year as Hall to celebrate the launch of the Olympics. It was at Leeson House. other and celebrated great success and the students to take part in the inaugural there I performed the Team GB Official Olympic best summer I think any 17 year old could have. I’m personal achievement. The Sixth Form trip to St Patrick’s School in Iten, Kenya. Song, ‘Queen’s One Vision’, along with 29 others extremely grateful for being given such a once in a On the third and final day, we went to Studland beach tutor team also got fully involved with the This followed the visit to Highcliffe by the chosen with Alfie Boe and Girls Aloud member lifetime opportunity and to have represented the (where there was no beach) and we were shown sand various activities and it was a really nice Head of St Patrick’s, Mr Oyuga and student, Kimberley Walsh. The event welcomed guests south of the county within the choir. dune succession by Mike. After the sand dune transect, start to the year for both students and Moses Kibet. The schools were initially such as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Coral Norton taking details of each of the dunes, we were taken on a Links twinned as part of the BBC/British Council tutors. Thank you very much Year 12 for tour of the beach before going home. Recently Sixth Form students have been making this trip a fantastic experience for involved in two exchange programmes ‘Olympic Dreams’ project. St Patrick’s SUBJECT NEWS all involved. going beyond the more ‘normal’ European is the home of a world famous athletics exchanges that most schools operate. training camp and has produced a number of World, Commonwealth and Olympic champions. Many of you will have seen The following morning we once again woke The exchange programme with PSBB School in Chennai, India goes from strength former student David Rudisha winning the early to people who volunteered from the group Mens’ 800m in such spectacular style at World to strength and last year, for the first time, cooking porridge for breakfast. Shortly after 9am the Olympics. During the year the schools we once again set off for our second trek, up and parties of staff and students travelled in Challenge both directions in the same academic year. have joined on a number of projects in down various terrains and throughout muddy Expressive Arts, ICT and Geography and We all set off, early on a Saturday morning forests. Suddenly we realised Mr Nicholls has we look forward to the expansion of links been lost and after sending four people back It is fair to say that the Highcliffe students to Hemel Hempstead with Mr Nicholls and visiting Chennai were immediately bowled and further projects developing this year Miss Swan, for our training expedition for to find him we found out he had been bitten and beyond. by a snake! Luckily we managed to stretcher over by the sights and sounds, in particular World Challenge. Vietnam, malaria, river/road crossings the traffic and the driving! Although tired, and individual responsibilities. him up to the top of the hill where he miraculously recovered. the students have enjoyed action packed We were excited and enthusiastic for the days which have included temple visits, challenges we were going to participate in to When we finally returned to our base, we We arrived back, put our tents away and talked meeting an elephant, a visit to a poor prepare for our trip to Vietnam/Cambodia in July began to cook dinner: peas, rice, BeanFeast and suburban school and some singing and 2013. On arrival we were met by our leader for sausages, easier said than cooked in Trangias about using hammocks. Afterwards we were grateful to be awarded with soups and a Mars dancing. The students from PSBB had the weekend, Rob, who explained our itinerary with head torches! The food was strangely well an equally wonderful time here, visiting for the day. After we, surprisingly successfully, cooked and with large portion sizes, thanks to bar just before our departure, after a memorable weekend which we all enjoyed. many places of interest in the area and put up our tents and distributed our group Emily Paines buying the meals and the brilliant thoroughly enjoying their exposure to equipment, the 15 of us set off on the afternoon chefs. Just before bed we reviewed our day lessons in the school. trek. We stopped at various points to discuss around the fire and played what was an intense Report by Ellie Bullman dangers to be aware of, such as security while in game of zip, zap, zop. and Alice Winduss.

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Highcliffe Sixth Form Taster Day On Friday 23rd November Highcliffe Sixth Form will be hosting a Sixth Form Taster Day. On this day, the school is closed for students in years 7-10 in order to offer a comprehensive and structured sixth form taster experience.

The aim of the taster day is to support students post 16 choices by undertaking AS Level taster lessons, engage in conversations regarding Sixth Form life with our current year 12 and 13 students and to discuss with specialised post 16 teachers any questions students may have regarding their options and career opportunities.

The taster day includes five taster lessons from our comprehensive course list. During the day, students will experience the expectations and learning styles of a sixth form lesson in addition to gaining knowledge on course content. During the afternoon, students will have the opportunity to learn more about the Sixth Form and what package we offer. The taster day is open for students currently in year 11 at Highcliffe and for students in other schools who are considering Highcliffe Sixth Form as an option. Please see the Highcliffe Sixth Form website for more details. www.highcliffe6thform.com

I look forward to welcoming you on taster day.

Miss L Swan Head of Sixth Form

Sixth Form Website

The website has been designed to be Key features include: used by parents, students and teachers • On-Line Prospectus allowing access to a wide range of • Admissions and application forms information about Highcliffe Sixth Form. • Course Information • Student Life / Gallery • Financial Support Information www.highcliffe6thform.com

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