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@huttonsixthform Enrichment Opportunities at Hutton Life at Hutton Grammar C of E Sixth Form isn’t just about the rigours of academic study. We encourage you to make the most of every opportunity whilst you enjoy this important time with us. Therefore, we hope that all our students will participate in a wide range of activities and try something new! We are proud of being a small, friendly community here at Hutton Grammar Sixth Form. Therefore, everyone gets to know each other incredibly quickly. Through participation in enrichment activities, life long friendships (and sometimes marriages!) are formed beyond your particular area of academic study. So too, universities and employers look for well rounded individuals who have a full CV and can participate and achieve beyond the classroom. Indeed, many of our enrichment activities can help you with personal statements and university places. We urge you to be an active participant in this increasingly competitive world. Whether it’s competitive sport that drives you, drama and the arts that inspire you, or the entrepreneurial instinct that motivates you, at Hutton we feel there’s Enrichment to excite and engage everyone. Miss. L Wright (Sixth Form Enrichment Co-Ordinator)

A Level Biology Masterclass Current year 11 students attended a practical masterclass run by some of our upper 6th biologists. They had the opportunity to learn about the structure and function of gills in fish, and also carried out a fish head dissection. An enjoyable and informative experience (although somewhat smelly!) was had by all. Many thanks go to the sixth formers for organising and running the first in a series of classes. Bradford University School of Pharmacy. Justine visited students in the Lower Sixth to give them an insight into the varying role of a pharmacist. Students worked in teams to consider the range of services offered by pharmacists and where pharmacists might work. They were given some insight into the University application process and into how courses may differ.

Sixth form students visited Whitefield Primary School to lead science sessions as part of the Science Week Celebrations. They helped the students to use dataloggers to measure light transmitted, pH and reactions times. Glacial deposits at Blencathra.

Urban regeneration in Liverpool.

Ainsdale Sand Dunes on Monday to carry out a transect study of suc- cession. Former Deputy Head Boy David Tipping won best individual at a recent Oxford University Moot (a legal debate) and his team won against the Cambridge University team. David is now studying Law & European Law at Christ Church College, Oxford.

National Debating Matters Champions in 2010, Runners-Up in 2016 and Finalists in 2015.

We debate most Friday lunchtimes and stage the Hutton Debating Championship every year. This year we travelled to Manchester in January to challenge Loreto College,the 2017 national champions, and we will be travelling to Liverpool University in March to take part in the new Liverpool Debating Matters. If you can think on your feet, like to be challenged and can voice an opinion then debating is for you.

Sixth Form physics group travelled to the University of Manchester Physics School. We attended lectures on ‘The Hunt for Earth- 2’ (Exoplanets and the Search for Life), the ‘The Hunt for the Higgs’, ‘Evolution, Evacuation, Economics’ (the physics of agent- based models) and ‘Life, Death and the Universe’. The students were able to gain an interesting insight into student life in the physics department.

Biology Winners! A team of 4 lower 6th Biology students took part in the prestigious Royal Society of Biology North Western Schools Biochallenge hosted at UCLan - and WON! They were up against 17 other 6th Forms and colleges from all over Lancashire and Greater Manchester and had to tackle 10 challenges on a range of biological aspects from parasites to fur coats to diagnosing the heart conditions of 'Stan the Man'. The winning team consisted of Olivia Aurangzeb, Haydn Farrelly, Tom Kenyon and Effie Roberts, all of whom received prizes for themselves and the school. They worked really well as a team and were an absolute credit to Hutton and the Biology Department. Well done!

LAW & POLITICS STUDENTS MEET JOHN BERCOW MP

Year 12 students studying Law or Politics were lucky enough to get tickets to see John Bercow MP, the Speaker of the House of Commons, deliver a speech followed by a Q&A session at Edge Hill University on Thursday 25th January. Mr Bercow answered a variety of questions including the final question from a Hutton student regarding his own expenses claims.

Students were treated to a guided tour of Edge Hill’s award winning campus before taking their seats to enjoy a lively, humorous and informative lecture. Hutton Sixth Form is about real intellectual challenge in a stimulating and well-resourced environment. We offer excellent teaching, small class sizes, personalised support and guidance and a wide range of enrichment opportunities.

Sixth Form ASPIRE Group where all students with a good number of 8s and 9s at GCSE meet to discuss opportunities and ideas to strengthen their university/job applications. We also visit the annual Oxbridge Student Conference at Aintree.

Year 12 students on the Oxbridge Student Conference.

Congratulations to Chris Rushton who has been selected to attend Dodge City College, Follow us on Kansas, USA, the number one ranked NJCAA Twitter college side in the US for golf. He has been awarded a golf scholarship and as well as @HuttonGsport playing golf full time, Chris will also gain a geography environmental science major. Hutton Sixth Form welcomes Cath Greenlees to get us ready for Fairtrade Christmas Sales! Congratulations to Emily Rawsthorne who, following some tough auditions, has been accepted to study Dance/Musical Theatre at some top CDET accredited Dance Schools. She has received offers from Bird College, LIPA, Stella Mann College of Performing Arts, Millenium Performing Arts and Creative Academy.

Drama students from Hutton Sixth Form and Year 11 followed on from their Les Mis performance with a visit to the National Theatre in London. Follow us on Twitter @HuttonArt Listen to Hutton Sixth Form Student Grace Handley on BBC Radio Lancashire on Monday 27th March at 7.40am talking about girls' opportunities in science. Grace is pictured here in a Typhoon at BAE Warton whilst on work experience and also receiving Ogden Physicist of the year. The Hutton Press

The Hutton Press offers students a chance to get published on our blog space at (website address). Articles and content can be based on whatever topic students choose, so subjects are wide ranging but are always interesting. It is a good chance to get read and many of the articles have received plenty of comments on social media.

https://huttonwritersblog.wordpress.com/

Literacy Leaders Work Experience The Literacy Leaders scheme allows Sixth Form students the As part of the chance to engage with and help out in both the library and Careers Education the English Department. Literacy Leaders work alongside Programme at the Librarians and Mrs Wade to help make the library Hutton, all Year 12 enjoyable for everyone at Hutton. Literacy Leaders also students undertake a mentor and run sessions for lower school students who work experience attend intervention in the mornings. Leaders can guide placement for one students in Paired Reading and take small groups for week in the summer spelling, punctuation and grammar sessions with the help term. of Mrs Wade and Mrs Booth.

Sixth Form Council

Each form elects a representative to sit on the council to accompany the sixth form leadership team and the treasurer, leader and deputy leader who are voted in by their peers. The council organises social functions, helps clubs and societies within school and decides policies such as the dress code. Above all else, it is a democratically run organisation and exists to express the views of all members of the sixth Form. WE’RE OFF TO STRASBOURG Huge congratulations to Madeline Jeffrey in Year 12 who won Wajid Khan MEP's North West 'Britain's Place in Europe' competition. Madeline was selected as the overall competition winner for her thoughtful essay on the subject of Brexit. As detailed in the competition guidelines, Madeline has won a place at the European Youth Event in Strasbourg in June 2018. The prize also provides places for the majority of the Year 12 Politics class. The prize includes flights and accommodation for a group of ten people, covered in accordance with EU MEP expenditure guidelines. Ofsted and Sixth Form: 2017 ‘Leaders and teachers know the students very well. They provide all students with highly individualised support that enables them to achieve well and progress to an impressive array of appropriate destinations.’ ‘Students benefit from an extensive range of opportunities to enrich their academic studies and these play an important role in their wider personal development.’ ‘Teaching and assessment in the sixth form is particularly effective.’ ‘Many students choose to take advantage of the many opportunities to gain leadership experience while in the sixth form. From participation in the vibrant sixth form council to being a senior prefect or supporting younger pupils with their reading, students gain valuable experience that enriches their time in the sixth form and makes an important contribution to the running of the school.’ ‘Students are deeply committed to their studies. They are articulate, engaging and speak with pride about the sixth form.’

“Our School is a caring Christian community. Within this environment we aim to develop individuals of character who can achieve their full potential; can think for themselves; will want to continue learning; and will become responsible members of society.”

Hutton Church of England Grammar School and Sixth Form

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