A MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF YEAR 12
I hope all Year 12 students had the chance to rest over our recent half-term break. By now, they should have received most of their grades back following the recent mocks they took part in, which should help them with their revision strategies moving forward. The monitoring is due to be sent out to all parents and carers during the week commencing Monday 16th June. This week Mr Montgomery arranged for all Government and Politics students’ to have a tour of Parliament and visit the Supreme Court. This was a very interesting trip and hopefully helped bring their A Level studies to life. Next week we have a plethora of events taking place. The Year 12 Textiles students are due to sit their mock exams, so I would like to take this opportunity to wish them all the best of luck! I look forward to seeing the end product at the end of next week. As part of next week’s enrichment activities, the students who are applying to study Medicine or Medicine- related courses will be invited to attend a careers speed dating event. This will give them the chance to speak to a number of different professionals and find out more about different careers in this field of work. On Wednesday Ms Lee-Lewis is running an additional session to support prospective Oxbridge candidates with their personal statement. More similar sessions will run for the rest of the students in due course. All details regarding the latter two sessions have already been shared with all students. Our English Literature students will be visiting Keat’s House on Thursday, a house museum in what was once the home of the Romantic poet John Keats. Also on Thursday, 12 of our students will go to Birkbeck College in order to attend the annual World Traders’“World of Work Conference”. Students will have the opportunity tomeet with professionals from a range of industries, as well to get advice on next steps, CVs, and interviews. Finally, on Thursday after school, we are welcoming Simone Finegan to pseak to pupils about Business Ethics. Simone is the Sustainability Controller at Lindt & Sprungli UK, leading the company’s implementation of their sustainability strategy, focusing on decarbonisation, sustainable packaging, and employee training. In this lecture, Simone will be discussing pieces of EU legislation regarding packaging, as well as Lindt’s corporate social responsibilities. The talk is open to students studying Religion, Philosophy and Ethics, Geography and Economics. as well as Lindt’s corporate social responsibilities. I am sure students will hugely benefit from attending any of these activities.
Have a lovely weekend!
MR STAVROU, HEAD OF YEAR 12
BOOK OF THE MONTH
The Island of Missing Trees, Elif Shafak ‘The Island of Missing Trees’ weaves history, memory, and nature into a powerful story of love and loss. Set between war-torn Cyprus and present-day London, it explores the marks conflict leaves on the lives of the characters, with a fig tree entwined through this narrative. Shafak’s storytelling is deeply human, highlighting the pain of displacement and the resilience of identity. This novel is both moving and thought-provoking, poignantly discussing how generational trauma is instilled in our lives today.
- Aisha Y, Year 12
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