The Kimberley School Newsletter December 2016 | Page 4

Sixth Form News
UCAS
The UCAS process of applying to
university is well under way and
we are delighted that so many of
our students are receiving superb
offers from a range of universities
and courses. We have had students
on interview this week for Speech
and Language courses as well as
for places on teaching courses. Over
the next couple of weeks, we have a
student with an interview to study
History at Cambridge University as
well as someone on interview for a
place to study Medicine at Sheffield
University. We wish all students
applying the very best of luck.

Apprenticeships
Apprenticeship applications will start
after Christmas and in preparation for
this we have had a number of outside
speakers in to school to talk with Year
13s about the possibilities available
to them. This week, our careers
provider, Ideas for Careers, brought
two higher level apprentices in to
school to talk with Year 13s who are
thinking of this route for their future.

Other Visitors to the
Sixth Form
In order to help prepare Year 13s for
university life, we have had two visits
from The University of Nottingham.
On the most recent visit a number of
student ambassadors came in to talk
about accommodation at university.
We have continued to work with the
Nottinghamshire Road Safety team
this term and they have come in to
work with each Year 13 tutor group
on issues surrounding safe driving.
We were also fortunate to have

the theatre group, ‘Braking Point’, Sixth Form Applications
performing to all Year 12 early in
November on the subject of keeping We have been overwhelmed by
safe when driving, as well as being the number of applications that we
thoughtful about accepting lifts from have received for the Sixth Form.
newly qualified drivers.
Year 11 students have been telling
We continue to work closely with the us when interviewed that they feel
organisation, Ideas for Careers who that this is the best sixth form in the
provide a service of independent area; and that they know that it will
careers advice to Sixth Formers on help them achieve fantastic grades
which will help them progress onto
alternate Wednesday afternoons.
the university, apprenticeship or
employment of their choice. ProRemembrance
visional acceptance of incoming
Sixth Form students contributed Sixth Formers for the next academic
to The Kimberley School’s efforts year is well underway. We have
to sell Remembrance poppies. At received 95 applications so far and
break time and lunch time every day the interviews are in full swing. We
leading up to Remembrance Sunday, are hoping to interview all students
our students made their way around who have applied before Christmas.
the school to make poppies available Congratulations to all candidates so
to anyone who wanted them. On far who have been interviewed and
Remembrance Sunday, our Head offered a place. Please remember it
Girl, Megan Barnes and Head Boy, is not too late to apply; we will still be
Oliver Marshall, attended a service at able to work with you, if you have the
the the Holy Trinity Church and then
at the war memorial in Kimberley right attitude to learning, to find you
where they laid a wreath on behalf of a place in our Sixth Form.
the school. Deputies, Joe Welch and
Brogan Butler, then represented The Looking ahead….
Kimberley School by laying a wreath
of poppies at St Patrick’s Church, On the 16th December, Sixth Form
Nuthall before attending the service. students and staff will be encouraged
to wear their Christmas Jumpers and
Halloween Disco
pay £1. All money raised will go to
On the 20th October, Year 12 and Save The Children.
Year 13 students organised a
Halloween Disco for our Year 7 Until our next news, Sixth Form
students. They decorated the Hall,
wishes you a very Merry
sold sweets and cakes and raised
Christmas and a Happy,
£293 for The Children’s Brain
Peaceful New Year!
Tumour Research Centre based
at the University of Nottingham.
We look forward to sharing
Everyone had a really good time with
further
news with you in 2017.
some great costumes on show.