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Ware
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Year 11 A Level Taster Day and HRC Visit
On Thursday 14th November, we ran taster sessions for those students who are considering taking A Levels. In the morning, students were given information about all the subjects which are not offered at GCSE (Economics, Psychology, Photography, Media and Politics) and in the afternoon the students chose four taster sessions in those subjects which are offered at GCSE (for example, Chemistry, History, and French).
For our Year 11s who are considering pursuing a college pathway, there was a visit to the Broxbourne and Ware Hertford Regional College campuses. They experienced what college life would be like and also spent time in different departments – Beauty, Childcare and Travel & Tourism. They thoroughly enjoyed participating in sessions such as Fashion, Hair and Visual Merchandising.
We hope all our students benefited from the day which was designed to enable them to make informed decisions regarding their choices after GCSEs.
Careers Trip to Sky Up Academy Studios, Elstree
The Careers Department arranged a trip to the Sky Up Academy Studios for 29 of our Year 9 students on Wednesday 13th of November.
At the bespoke TV studios, our students used Sky’s cutting-edge digital technology to create their own exciting digital content. They took on real-life media roles and worked with a team of experts to create a film trailer. We also had an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at Elstree Studios as well as a 30 minute Career Challenge and a Q&A with a Sky employee.
The trip to the studios was really interesting and we hope it has given our students some ideas about possible future careers!
Some comments from our students about the trip :
“Our trip to Sky Up Studios was amazing! Our group started off learning about many of the different careers in the film industry and then we were told about how a film gets made from script to editing the finished movie. I learned so much about the industry and there is way more to it than you think! It even inspired me to think about a possible career in the industry. We got a virtual tour of the studios and then went on to film and act in our movie pitch. We all got a role in our group to contribute, and it was such an amazing experience!” Grace
“I thought the morning was a wonderful day out and I really enjoyed participating in a trip that me and other people were able to achieve. The sky studios are very posh and 100% exciting. Thank you for involving me and I can not wait to be sent our film as it was absolutely hilarious watching all of them. My filming team were great to work with and we all got along. The people who work there are lovely too.” Lily-May
STEM News
Year 9 visit to MBDA – 14th June
We enjoyed the trip as it showed us different ways we could go with a career in STEM. Different people talked and showed us multiple ways people could go with a stem career, with or without university. It was also fun because we did multiple challenges against multiple schools.
Scarlett and Amelie (Year 9)
Big Bang Fair – 19th June
Almost 50 Year 8 students attended this years Big Bang Fair at the NEC.
Science Made Simple (Year 7 to Year 10) – 4th July
I found the ‘science made simple’ presentation very interesting. We were shown lots of exciting experiments that famous STEM people have performed to help them make their discoveries. In one of the experiments, we wore glasses that showed us the different colours that came from the different lights. I enjoyed it because it gave me a different perspective on the colours we see around us and that lights are not just the colour they seem. From the presentation I learned that when we send someone to Mars we won’t be able to bring them back because we wouldn’t be able to store enough fuel in the rocket. I became interested in the topic because it made me think about the different ways we could make fuel last longer or how to make fuel on Mars. I also learned that Cecilia Payne discovered that Hydrogen and Helium are the dominant elements of the Sun and stars. Her boss didn’t believe her at first until lots of other people repeated the experiment and agreed that she was correct. Overall, I found ‘science made simple’ very fun. Especially as they included us in their presentation. They also related the work of previous STEM people to modern day jobs that you can study for if you are interested in those particular discoveries.
Grace (Year 9)
Ogden Science Day (Year 4) – 9th July
Year 4 students from Wheatcroft, Abel Smith and Mill Mead Primary Schools visited Presdales to take part in a series of Physics based activities including making marble runs and balloon cars. Part of their time at Presdales was spent with Cambridge Hands on Science, a group of Cambridge students running tasks to engage students in different aspects of science.
Year 7 STEM Army days – 17th/ 18th July