NEWS
Disappointed with your A level results?
In August we will join with many of our students who are celebrating their success in the A level examinations and confirming their place at University. Yet we will meet…
Enjoy Your Holiday
As our students and teachers start their summer holiday I would encourage them to take the time to read Anne Murphy Paul’s blog. She has an article called “Leisure is…
Open Evening
Thursday 19th June, 5.15-7.15pm Thank you to Hannah, Javier and all our talented students for an amazing Art & Photography exhibition.
The implication of unconditional A level offers
Competition for universities to attract strong candidates is fierce. They have revived the practice of offering unconditional offers to strong candidates. Birmingham started this trend last year when it gave…
Brampton College Encourages Our Students To Read For Pleasure
Further to the article on reading for pleasure in today’s Guardian. Link to article Guardian Much research has focussed on the effects of literacy on educational outcomes. A recent report…
Changes to the GCSE English Literature Syllabus
There has been much conversation and speculation in the press over the last week regarding proposed changes to the GCSE English literature syllabus. Michael Gove’s comments are published here: www.telegraph.co.uk…
The Successful Student
I was intrigued by the blog by Gretchen Gavett When We Learn From failure . She refers to a recent HBS working paper, by Christopher G. Myers, Bradley R. Staats,…
New Computing Curriculum
theconversation.com/the-computing-curriculum-what-every-child-should-know-26470 We join with the authors in welcoming the introduction of a new curriculum. The previous emphasis, on what they so aptly term ‘Digital Literacy’, produced students who were mere…
The Need for Excellent Careers Staff
It is a matter of concern that Universities Minister, David Willetts, has identified the level of competition among sixth-formers for medical courses as “one of the most dysfunctional features” of…
Study Leave Advice
Some advice for using your study leave well. • Plan your revision (if you have not already!) so that you have much energy and focus on the last day as…
