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King Williams College Confirms Covid Cluster Mon, 18 Jan 2021 King Williams College has confirmed that some of their boarding students have contracted Covid-19. A spokesperson for the College said that seven students had tested positive on Day 13 and were already quarantining on site. The students are not displaying any symptoms and are continuing to isolate whilel attending virtual lessons.   KING WILLIAM’S COLLEGE King William’s College can confirm that the cluster of positive Cov...

Birkenhead School is hosting a virtual open event for new sixth form applicants on Tuesday, January 26. The school is looking to widen its accessibility over the coming years by offering Sixth Form Access Scholarships for students outside of the independent school system. Students who wish to apply need to impress at interview, have a good and positive attitude, a desire to seek out opportunities and be predicted excellent GCSE grades at 7-9. Birkenhead School Paul Vicars, Headmaster at...

What upcoming project(s) are you most excited about? Im really excited about Its A Sin airing so that everyone can see the show. It means so much to everyone involved in creating it and who it is about. Other than that I was due to be appearing in a play called Romeo and Julie by Gary Owen this year at the National Theatre which I was hugely excited about as I have wanted to perform at the National since I was in school and to also be doing it in a Gary Owen play is such a huge opportunity for ...

THREE UTC Swindon Sixth Form students are celebrating after coming second in a national competition. Oli Kirby, Ethan Dowden and Selwyn Gonsalves reached the finals of the Fujitsu Operation Innovation challenge after competing against more than 60 other colleges and schools from around the country. They had developed a programme that aims to help doctors and pharmacies move faster and more accurately to dispense medicines which could save taxpayers and the NHS time and money. The trio t...

Anger as Bluecoat Sixth Form announces students to be moved to city site "It feels like we have been cheated and no one has said a word." 11:07, 13 JAN 2021 Updated Bluecoat Sixth Form entrance at Bluecoat Aspley Academy, Aspley Lane. Never miss another Nottinghamshire story by signing up to our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll inclu...

From starring in hit TV series American Horror Story: 1984 and celebrating at the Golden Globe Awards, to living through LA’s pandemic lockdown and Black Lives Matter protests, actor Liam Haynes has experienced some of the best and worst of the United States during the past year. Liam grew up in Winsford and was a pupil at Grange Community Primary School and Verdin High School before studying for his A Levels at Sir John Deane’s Sixth Form College. Having always performed in school p...

From starring in hit TV series American Horror Story: 1984 and celebrating at the Golden Globe Awards, to living through LA’s pandemic lockdown and Black Lives Matter protests, actor Liam Haynes has experienced some of the best and worst of the United States during the past year. Liam grew up in Winsford and was a pupil at Grange Community Primary School and Verdin High School before studying for his A Levels at Sir John Deane’s Sixth Form College. Having always performed in school p...

In recent weeks, the need to close schools has become more and more apparent due to the significant rise in Covid cases. Those expecting to take final exams this summer have been told to instead prepare for an ‘alternative grading method’ which, for many schools, has not yet been specified. The majority of students, particularly those in years 11 and 13 who would be sitting their GCSEs and A levels this summer, are now experiencing a huge amount of uncertainty and confusion as to how th...

A FORMER Hereford student is on her third visit to Uganda to help train teachers. Helen Glasspoole, aged 34, was born in the city and educated at the Bishop of Herefords Bluecoat School and Sixth Form College. She studied psychology at Liverpool University before completing a certificate in Education at Cambridge. Helen has worked as a lecturer in initial teacher education at Oxford Brookes University and will spend a year in Uganda on a project set up by the Oasis Trust. Comments are c...

One person at every PL club who made 2020 less bad Date published: Thursday 31st December 2020 8:30 - Dave Tickner It’s the end of the year, a time to look forward, to look back and then pass out after too much vodka. It’s been a hellish year, but it’s not been all bad. Here’s someone we can all celebrate at every Premier League club in the last 12 months.   Andy Robertson One of the most dynamic full backs and thrilling crossers of the ball in world football and – be...