A MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF YEAR 12
Year 12 students have had lots to keep them busy this week. On Tuesday, we were very lucky to wel- come Chris Wright for a careers talk, about working in central government and more recently advising the Prime Minister on how to improve education and skills programmes. This talk was very interesting and I’m sure the students found it useful. Today and as part of their A Level studies in Photography, students attended Taylor Wessing’s Photogra- phy Exhibition, which I am certain they thoroughly enjoyed. Next Monday after school in the study base Lilit Ovakimian, a Waldegrave alumni, will be joined by some of her colleagues at Samsung to speak about how to get accepted into high profile programmes at large companies, in and beyond the tech sector. She will discuss career options available after school: briefly discussing apprenticeships, placements and then also graduate programmes. Each speaker will discuss their department to give a wider perspective on the range of opportunities and discuss various projects they’ve worked on. They will also talk about Samsung as a company and the many opportuni- ties they have for students of all ages, including their ‘Solve for Tomorrow’ competition for anyone aged between 16-25. This talk is open to all. On Wednesday Year 12 can join a talk led by Deloitte & HSBC about working the financial sector, what they will need to enter the workforce and skills required to be successful in the future. Our A-Level French students will spend the day at the BFI on Thursday. The aim of this event is to help them develop their film analysis, as well as listening and linguistic skills. Also on Thursday, all Sociology & Politics will attend a talk with Lucy Owen after school. This is another talk about working in the public sector at different levels of government, the types of job available and the key skills that will help students when applying for jobs and to get ahead in this area. Finally, as part of the students’ A-Level in Music, there will be a University Taster day trip taking place next Friday at Royal Holloway University.
MR STAVROU, HEAD OF YEAR 12
BOOK OF THE MONTH
‘Hag-seed’ - Margaret Atwood A marvellous retelling of the infamous Shakespearian play ‘The Tempest’. The story is weaved into the life of troubled, grieving Felix, theatre director, as he is exiled out of his town by his closest friends. He tries to avenge those who betrayed him and come to terms with the loss of his daughter as he directs ‘The Tempest’ with inmates as the actors as part of his new job. Atwood’s clear intelligence in Shakespeare’s work along with her unique, compelling writing style makes this book perfect for people who are interested yet perhaps intimidated by the complexity of Shakespeare.
- Aisha Y, Year 12
Please contact us with any queries or problems you may have. To get in touch with a member of staff from your child’s year group, you can: Send an email to sixthform@waldegravesch.org Or you can contact the school via phone by calling: 02088943244 WALDEGRAVE SCHOOL Fifth Cross Road, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW2 5LH HOW TO CONTACT YEAR 12 HEAD OF YEAR AND TUTORS
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