Y13 Leavers Event
On Friday 2nd May, we celebrated our fantastic Year 13 students with a garden party, as they marked their last day as a full cohort before the exam season. It was a chance to connect and wish them well after all their hard work. As exams begin, we’re incredibly proud of everything they’ve achieved, and […]
Staff vs Students Football
On Friday 25th April, Y13 students played against staff members in a friendly football match. It was a hard fought 0-0 draw, eventually dominated by Y13 who then went on to win on penalties. After three losses in the last two years, the students arrived very fired up and hungry for the win. Great work! […]
Y13 Drama Performance Exams
Recently, the Year 13 A Level Drama and Theatre students presented their Component 2 scripted exams to the visiting examiner. The group presented key extracts from ‘The Thrill of Love’ by Amanda Whittington and ‘Out in the Open’ by Jonathan Harvey. The students also performed their self-directed duologues to the examiner, comprising extracts from ‘Yerma’, […]
Y13 Tutor2u Grade Booster Workshop
On Tuesday 11th March, our Year 13 Economics students had the exciting opportunity to attend the Tutor2u Grade Booster Workshop in Manchester. They were privileged to meet Geoff Riley, the co-founder of Tutor2u, who shared 30 invaluable tips to help them enhance their A-Level grades. All students showed some brilliant engagement, and represented Wickersley Sixth […]
Y13 British Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad
Recently, two of our Y13 Physics students took part in the British Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad Round 1. Mark and Korben joined 267 students from schools across the country to compete in the 2 hour Astro Olympiad Challenge. This paper is designed to give students further exposure to problem solving in astronomy and astrophysics, beyond that […]
Y13 British Physics Olympiad
All Y13 Physics students took part in the Physics Challenge from the British Physics Olympiad. This paper is designed to stretch thinking into the applications and ideas, rather than to keep to the narrow content of the syllabus, preparing students for further work, or for interview practice. A smaller group of the Y13 Physics students […]
WPT is 10 Showcase!
We would like to say a huge congratulations to the Wickersley Sixth Form students who took part in the WPT is 10 Showcase. The event, which was Wickersley Partnership Trust’s (WPT) biggest cross-Trust collaboration ever, was to celebrate 10 years since Wickersley School and Sports College academised and WPT was formed. The Showcase took place […]
A Level Drama London Theatre Trip
Sixth Form and Y11 Drama students recently enjoyed a two-day trip to London’s West End and South Bank. The students saw two shows – the revenge tragedy, The Duchess (of Malfi), starring Jodie Whittaker at the Trafalgar Theatre, and the celebrated stage musical, Operation Mincemeat, at the Fortune Theatre. The students took part in a practical workshop at Pineapple […]
A-Level Students Triumph in Physics Challenge!
Two of our Y13 A-Level Physics students entered themselves in the Computational Challenge by The British Physics Olympiad and were awarded a Gold Award for their hard work. Mark and Tom signed up for the challenge, which consisted of attending a series of 10 weekly online talks on Computational Physics given by Dr Andrew French […]
Y13 Visit Sheffield Hallam University
Y13 Chemistry students visited Sheffield Hallam University’s outreach labs this week. They synthesised cyclohexene from cyclohexanol, purified and analysed their samples. It is an excellent opportunity for students to use university level equipment not available to schools such as their own fume cupboards, stirrer-hot plates, rotary evaporators, IR and NMR machines. Students had a great morning […]
