The Guide: 9th July

European Youth Parliamentary Final - Liverpool

Nine Year 12 students from Clevedon’s Sixth Form travelled to Liverpool to represent the South West of England in the four day National finals of the European Youth Parliament. Having already won the regional final at Exeter University in April, beating eight other schools from across the south west, the students took part in a series of committees, formulating and debating resolutions at Liverpool Hope University against some of the most prestigious state and private schools from across the country.

Jack Banks, one of the nine students involved described  the event as: “not only a fantastic academic opportunity but also a fantastic social experience, which I will always remember. Through taking part in the national Final I am now looking forward to the next step where we may be invited to take part in international debates across Europe including the Netherlands, Germany and Slovakia and pit our wits and debating skills against Europe’s finest young political minds”

Year 13 Ball

Thursday 28th June marked an emotional and thoroughly enjoyable final chapter in the lives of Clevedon Sixth Form's Year 13. In celebration of their time at Clevedon School and the conclusion of their A Level exams the students were invited to a farewell breakfast, held at the Sixth Form Center in the morning and then their leavers' Ball at Clevedon Hall.

On arrival at the Hall students and their parents were welcomed by Hector, the barista van, for a champagne reception, which was

followed by a three course dinner and dance. Everyone had a really enjoyable time as they came together: looked back on their memorable time at Clevedon and looked ahead to what may happen in the coming months and years. It was truly a lovely evening.

The Guide: 2nd July

Students of Clevedon Schools Sixth Form Connect to Businesses to Support Skills and the Voice of Young People in North Somerset.

 This month, the Clevedon Chamber of Commerce announced its ‘Student Chamber’, a collaboration between the Chamber and Clevedon School’s Sixth form.

Students undertook a formal application and interview process to join, with the objective of building stronger connections with the business community. 

Whilst Schools are becoming more aware of the role that a business can lay in supporting employability and entrepreneurship, students and the Chamber committee decided that it could be taken a step further, creating a student chamber to give young people more engagement with businesses at the beginning of their Sixth Form years, rather than at the end of them.

Chamber President Paul Anslow says “The idea first came from a conversation with Phil Wright, Technical Director of Brunel engraving, who suggested that it takes a couple of years for students to really understand the workplace, where they are then a real asset. David [Wragg] suggested forming a student voice, to help the Chamber to remain current and to work more closely with Clevedon School and with the leadership of Clevedon School, the Student Chamber was born”

“Members will engage with businesses, supporting the marketing of the Chamber whilst building their own connections to share the thoughts of the Students who are keen to gain work skills, and to promote the projects underway.”

“This is a great step forward for the Clevedon Chamber and the business community as a whole, so huge thanks to Mark Davies, Jo Carrington and Sue Jones of Clevedon School for their support in making this possible.”

The Guide: 18th June

Election of New Head Boy and Head Girl

Clevedon School is very proud to announce the election of new Head and Deputy Head Boys and Girls. Following a very thorough election process our four victorious Sixth Form students are looking forward to leading the student body over the coming year and to demonstrate their leadership qualities both within and beyond the school community.

Student Leadership: Head Boy and Girl and 6th Form Committee

The beginning of term 6 marks a new chapter in Clevedon Sixth Form's Student Leadership Team. Following a very detailed and exhaustive election process involving Manifestos, hustings, question time, interviews and different voting groups we are very pleased to announced our new Head and Deputy Head Boys and Girls.

We have also begun the next stage of our student social development with the introduction of a new Sixth Form Committee, who have already come up with several great ideas to develop integration between Years 12 and 13 and the wider school community.

The Guide: 11th June

Six Clevedon Year 12 students traveled to Saltash, Plymouth, to represent Somerset in the National County Gig Rowing Championships. 

The boys started their training in October and have been rowing every week in Bristol docks with their British Rowing coach. 

It was amazing day with the Year 12 boys performing really well and exceeding all expectations. Despite this being their first ever competitive race and rowing against counties who can select from rowers from 30+ clubs and who have 4-5 years experience in regattas and races the crew came a highly commendable 3rd, only beaten by Cornwall and Devon.

An amazing effort and the boys gave it their all. Great experience and hopefully the first race of many. We'll done!

Wessex Water - Youth Panel Opportunity

The Guide: 4th June

The Guide: 23rd April

Woodspring Parliamentary Debate Champions 2018

Fantastic achievement by Clevedon's Debating Team. Chaired by Liam Fox MP Clevedon School provided three of the eight pairs of finalists, held at Churchill School on the 20th April. All three teams performed admirably, with Rory McGuigan and Jack Banks leading the motion for the Government: "The youth today have never had it so good". However, they were fiercely challenged by David Bell with Ruby May-Hawkings and Hannah Filer with Ella Gardiner.

At the end of the evening Ella and Hannah were announced the overall winners - the first time Clevedon School have won the prestigious event since 1999, David was declared the best individual speaker over the various rounds and Ruby the best new speaker. Hannah, Ella and David can now look forward to a visit and lunch at Westminster, later this year. Well done!!

Clevedon Year 12 Cultural Link with Athens School

Clevedon year 12 students had a fabulous story and myth telling trip to Bath on the 17th April. Thank you Mr Davies again for driving the minibus and being so patient with my directions!

 

We traveled to The Crescent and Bath Abbey where our sixth formers (the best student leaders you could wish for) met the Greek 66 students and 5 teachers. We divided into 5 storytelling groups comprising 13 Greeks and 2 English students. (The wooden door of the Abbey is itself symbolic as it tells a story through images).

 

Following some performance poetry by Bristol Ben - a professional poet (who met us there), the student groups went off to research their stories with special story bags with ingredients they had to find for their stories.

 

We met again in the afternoon and all stories were sent on to me. The idea now is photos and stories will be written and shared with our Greek friends.

 

The best of all this is we are now officially twinned with Pierce School in Greece through the ministry! (This is a bit of a Kafkaesque nightmare to manage this in Greece). This means that further trips can happen next year (hopefully based on myth and storytelling) and it may possibly open door to funding. Always welcome!

 

Classics at Clevedon rocks!

 

Mrs Carrington

The Guide: 16th April 2018

Rock and Roll Bingo

To help raise funds for the Year 13 Ball on the 28th June we will be holding a Rock and Roll Bingo Night on the 27th April. All proceeds will be shared between four worthy school causes. The amount of money for each cause will be dependent on how many ticket sales they generate. Therefore, the more Sixth form, families and friends who are able to attend the greater the amount which will be raised towards the Ball. Please join us on the 27th April for a fun filled evening.

North Bristol NHS Careers Evening - 13th March

Sixth Form Term 3 Newsletter

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Safer Internet Week

Applying for Student Finance

European Youth Parliament Winners

A huge well done to the eight year 12 students who participated and WON the South West debating forum in the European Youth Parliament, held at the County Hall in Exeter.  Our students were fantastic and really were the standout team amongst a room full of nine other schools. They have now been invited to attend a 3 day long public speaking & debating conference in June, where they will be joined by other regional winners from the UK. I cannot stress enough the quality of debate our students produced today – a real credit to themselves and the school. 

University of Law, Exploring Law Opportunities

Cardiff University Open Day

Clevedon Sixth Form's Year 12 will be visiting Cardiff University's Open Day on 18th April. More details and permission form will be issued in the end of Term 3 Newsletter.

RPC Legal Apprenticeship Programme

Paid Work Experience opportunities for Year 12 students at PwC.

Business Insight Week - Step into business with PwC’s week-long summer programme 

Are you in Year 12 with an interest in business? 
Are you thinking about your next steps once you leave school or college? 
Do you want to work with some of the most successful organisations in the world? 

If you’re thinking about a career in business and want to discover what it’s like to work in a world-leading organisation, our Business Insight Week is a great place to start - apply by January 28th t0 join us for a week of work experience this summer holiday!

The great news is that we accept applications from students studying any subjects at A Level, or equivalent. (i.e. you don't need to be studying a Business or Mathematics A level!)

How to apply 
1. Apply online and create your application form here: 

http://www.pwc.co.uk/careers/school-jobs/jobs/work-experience/business-insight-week.html

Applications close on 28th January 2018 - so apply now!

2. You'll be invited to take two Psychometric tests online - numerical and verbal reasoning - and can find lots of hints and tips on these via this link:  http://www.pwc.co.uk/careers/school-jobs/employability.html
You'll want to practice some of these before as this may be the first time you have seen them. 

3. If successful, you'll be invited to the final stage, a 20 minute telephone interview, where you'll be asked about your understanding of the programme and why you would like to join us for work experience.

4. After this.. we'll be able to give you a call with your offer to join us this summer for Business Insight Week!

What you’ll do 
You’ll kick-start your week with a days training where you’ll get to meet everyone else doing the Business Insight Week, and you’ll start building your network from day one. We’ll help to prepare you for the week ahead and we’ll give you all the support you need to succeed. You’ll decide on which office you want to work in when you apply, so you can focus on getting the most out of this experience and get a real feel for who we are. 

You’ll get a unique insight into how the world of business works, putting you a step ahead of the competition when you start looking for a job. Not only this, but if you do well, you could be on your way to a securing a permanent role with us when you finish school or college. So no matter what background you’re from or what subjects you’re studying, we’d love you to join us. Business Insight Week is taking place in offices nationwide on the week commencing 6th August and 20th August.

Who we are 
We're one of the world's leading professional services organisations. From 158 countries, we advise some of the most successful organisations in the world, as well as its most dynamic entrepreneurs and thriving private businesses. Over the course of five action-packed days, you’ll spend time with our people learning about the work we do and get a behind the scenes look at how big business is done. You’ll see how we advise household brands and global organisations on everything from tax and planning for the future to understanding the health of their finances, how they can make best use of their technology and meet the challenges of a changing world of business. 

Take the opportunity of a lifetime 

Clevedon School Photography Competition 2018

Bristol Water Youth Board Opportunity

Bristol Water’s Youth Board

The deadline for applications has been extended to 5pm on Wednesday 10^th January 2018.

We have an exciting opportunity for sixth formers to get involved in the running of one of the largest businesses in our region. This is the first year of Bristol Water’s Youth Board which brings the views of young adults into the decision-making they do to plan their future operations.

We’re recruiting 20 individuals who live in the Bristol Water region to join the board, which will allow their voices to be heard at executive level and provide a unique opportunity for them to kickstart a career in the world of business.
How will  sixth formers benefit?
They will have real influence on the decisions made by senior management as well as:

• see inside the workings of a major business
• meet other like-minded sixth formers from around the region
• get a formal reference for use in UCAS or apprenticeship applications
• get a £100 reward for taking part.

What’s involved? The Youth Board will attend board meetings on two occasions, Monday 29^th January 2018 and Monday 19^th March 2018, at Bristol Water’s headquarters in Bristol. The meetings will start at 10am so applicants need to be able to get to Bristol for this time.  We will reimburse individuals for all travel expenses to board meetings. The meetings will finish at approximately 4pm and will include a mix of briefings from senior executives about the business and the challenges it faces, and facilitated problem-solving exercises.

The Youth Board will be given real issues to think about and will work in teams to come up with solutions.  Between the two board meetings, members will prepare for team presentations at the second meeting, and also complete a number of online tasks.
Who should apply? We would expect sixth formers to be one or more of the following:

• Thinking about a career in a business setting; perhaps as an engineer, a product developer, in a financial, a customer service or marketing role, or even would-be entrepreneurs who plan to run their own business one day.
• Someone who enjoys getting their point across: taking an active part in class discussions and debates and problem-solving.
• a good team player: a good listener as well as a good talker!

How to apply

You can apply by following this link:

https://goo.gl/forms/RtZD72hZM8EgvCVB2

The application form is quick and easy and should take no longer than 15 minutes to complete.  The closing date for applications has been extended to 5pm on Wednesday 10^th January 2018.

Need to know more? If you have any questions about the application process, please contact Victoria Ulph directly: BWyouthboard@bluemarbleresearch.co.uk or call 01761 239329

Year 13 Mock Exam Timetable

Clevedon Sixth Form Term 2 Newsletter

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Clevedon Sixth Form Term 2 Newsletter