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 […]
KS5 Physics: British Physics Olympiad
Some of our top A-Level Physics students recently took part in the Y13 Physics Challenge, organised by the British Physics Olympiad. The challenge involved a one-hour paper based on the A-Level Physics curriculum, designed to stretch students’ understanding and encourage them to apply their knowledge to new and challenging ideas. It also provided excellent preparation […]
Pumpkin Competition
We are absolutely blown away by the creativity and effort shown in this year’s Pumpkin Competition! Students went all out, carving, decorating, and designing pumpkins that were imaginative, spooky, and simply stunning. A huge well done to our winner and runner-ups – your hard work really paid off, and your pumpkins were fantastic! It was […]
Wickersley Students Attend BBC Make a Difference Awards
On Friday, the prestigious BBC Sheffield Make a Difference Awards took place at the New York Stadium – an evening dedicated to celebrating inspirational individuals and groups who are making a real impact in their communities. We are incredibly proud that members of the Rotherham Youth Choir and Rotherham Harmony Choir were invited to play […]
Sixth Form House Rounders
What a fantastic start to our Sixth Form House Championship. Our first inter-house social event, a rounders tournament with students and teachers, was a big success. All four Sixth Form houses – Carbo, Chalybs, Ferrum, and Vitrum – showed great teamwork and competitive spirit. After some thrilling matches, Vitrum took 1st place, bagging 500 house […]
Y12/13 London Trip
On Friday 4th July – marking the anniversary of the General Election – our Year 12 and 13 politics, history, and economics students travelled to London for an inspiring visit to the Houses of Parliament. The day began with a guided tour of His Majesty’s Treasury, where students took part in a hands-on workshop. Taking […]
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! […]
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 […]
