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 Y11 Careers Fair

We had a great day on Friday, exhibiting at Wickersley Partnership Trust’s Y11 Careers Fair, getting to speak to lots of students from across the Trust’s secondary schools about the Post-16 opportunities we have available at Wickersley Sixth Form. If you were one of the students interested in applying to Wickersley Sixth Form for September […]
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 […]
Y12 Peak District Trip!

Y12 Geography students enjoyed time in the Peak District this week, working alongside the Peak District Moorland Discovery Centre. Students conducted numerous fieldwork methods to understand the importance of peatland nogs in storing Carbon, linking nicely to their Physical Geography work on the water and Carbon Cycle. Well done everyone! #WeWorkHard
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 […]
Wickersley Sixth Form Open Evening – Thursday the 14th of November 2024

On behalf of Wickersley Sixth Form, we would like to invite you to our Sixth Form OpenEvening on Thursday the 14th of November 2024, from 5.00 p.m. until 8.00 p.m. The evening will start with a short presentation about Wickersley Sixth Form in the Main Hall.We will discuss our subjects, the application process, and more. […]
The Tivolis First Big Gig in Sheffield!

Wickersley 6th form’s band, The Tivolis, have their first big gig at Network in Sheffield! They will be supporting Vivas on Saturday 5th October. Four of the band members are in Sixth Form and the other is a former Sixth Form student! Click here to get your tickets!
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 […]