Snowflake Appeal 2025
Every year, Wickersley Sixth Form proudly supports the Sheffield Children’s Hospital Snowflake Appeal – an incredible initiative that helps fund vital care and life-changing projects for young patients. This year, we’ve set ourselves an ambitious target of raising £1,250, and our Year 12 forms have thrown themselves into the challenge with enthusiasm and creativity! Over […]
Sixth Form House Bingo Event
Last night, Wickersley Sixth Form hosted a Chocolate Bingo event, bringing together students for an evening of festive cheer. The atmosphere was full of energy as everyone played their cards, hoping to be the lucky winner. Congratulations to Charlie from Vitrum House, who was crowned the overall winner of the night! A huge thank you […]
A-Level Physics Competition
Over the last two weeks, Y12 students have been going head-to-head with Y13 in the A-Level Physics competition, the Coulomb Cup, named after the French physicist Charles-Augustin de Coulomb. The group stage has now concluded, and the top 16 scoring Physics students have progressed to the knockout rounds. Over the final two weeks of the […]
House Coffee Morning
This week, following the social event for Carbo and Chalybs, Ferrum and Vitrum held their very own coffee morning. Students enjoyed hot drinks and tasty treats, caught up with friends, and took part in a fun ice-breaker activity that helped everyone meet new people. It was a wonderful chance for students to celebrate the houses […]
Wickersley Sixth Form Netball vs TRC
What a fantastic netball match from our girls this week! Wickersley started brilliantly, taking an early lead, but a strong TRC side fought back and pulled ahead, leaving us 6 goals down going into the final quarter. But this team never gives up. With full-court defensive pressure, determination, and grit, the girls fought back, scoring […]
Jenga Tournament Final
The final of the House Jenga Tournament was an exciting showdown between Charlie (Chalybs) and Holly (Vitrum). Holly chose to go first, and the rules were clearly established. She struggled with a stubborn tile but eventually freed it and continued. Next, Charlie successfully moved a block, but in a moment of overexcitement, he accidentally knocked […]
Y12 Physics Electricity Assessment
Last week, our Y12 Physics students completed one of their first practical assessments, investigating the electrical characteristics of filament lamps, resistors and LEDs. Prior to the assessment, students had been taught how to use multimeters as ammeters and voltmeters, as well as how to correctly connect a potentiometer into a circuit. All students performed extremely […]
Sixth Form Jenga Tournament
At Wickersley Sixth Form, students are currently taking part in a Jenga Tournament – and the competition is heating up! Over the last week, students have been battling it out round by round, testing their strategy and patience as they attempt to remove each block without sending the tower crashing down! The atmosphere has been […]
Sixth Form Student Speaks at the House of Commons
On Thursday 6th November, Wickersley Sixth Form student Mabrookah had the remarkable opportunity to speak at the House of Commons as part of the UK Youth Parliament. Representing Rotherham in her role as a Member of Youth Parliament (MYP), Mabrookah contributed to discussions on key issues affecting young people across the country. She opened the […]
Science Live: A-Level Physics
This week, A-Level Physics students had the incredible opportunity to attend Science Live: A-Level Physics, a series of talks by leading scientists at the forefront of their fields. The event was hosted at The Great Hall, University of Birmingham. Students heard from: Dr Emma Chapman (University of Nottingham), who discussed the James Webb […]
