Our Year 10 & Year 12 students have thoroughly enjoyed getting back to work experience this term, with the majority of them having in person placements. There was lots on offer virtually also, and nearly every student benefitted from some sort work experience placement. Mrs Kelso, Careers Lead at St Benedict’s said: “Work experience is...Read More
Sixth Form students at St Benedict’s have this week been awarded for their work in two different Chemistry Competitions. Firstly, Leah Dunn, Keira Morgan and Mary Kirsten Soriano (all year 12) were the winning team for our school in the Royal Society of Chemistry Schools’ Analyst Competition. All AS Chemistry students took part in this...Read More
Mr Hamilton, Head of Sixth Form at St Benedict’s has recently been awarded Chartered Status by the Chartered College of Teaching. The Chartered College of Teaching, the professional body for teaching, recently awarded Mr Hamilton with Chartered Status. The graduation ceremony in London on 2nd July was attended by teachers and leaders from across the...Read More
We are extremely proud of one of our Sixth Form students who has been accepted into the prestigious Italia Conti performing arts college in September. Keenan Fowler in Year 13, had offers from all five colleges he applied for which were Northern Ballet School, Urdang Academy, Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, Performers College and Italia...Read More
Last week Sixth Formers Jack, Charleigh, Scott, David and Matei spoke in assembly as student role models about their high aspirations. They addressed Year 10 students and made a huge impact, talking about their dreams and how they are working hard to achieve them. They told students about academic and sporting excellence and the importance...Read More
Three very talented students from St Benedict’s School have recently been presented with their REACT Foundation’s Post 16 Award. The awards are designed to encourage West Cumbrian students to think about a career in engineering, with REACT offering bursaries to students intending to study STEM subjects at University and Sixth Form. Mrs Kelso,...Read More
A Sixth Form student from St Benedict’s is getting one step closer to his dreams of becoming a professional athlete after being selected to enrol on the Level 3 Pearson BTEC Diploma in Sporting Excellence (DiSE) qualification. Aaron Holliday who is currently studying in Year 12, is a keen athlete and already competes at high...Read More
Ten talented students from St Benedict’s Sixth From have recently completed their Dream Placement organised by the Centre for Leadership Performance (CfLP). Dream Placement is a unique Cumbrian initiative, project managed by the Centre for Leadership Performance (CfLP), that brings together bright, motivated young students aged 16-18 with some of the most forward-looking and successful...Read More
Two students from St Benedict’s have recently been presented with their ‘Your Community’ certificates on behalf of Centre for Leadership Performance (CforLP). Mrs Kelso presented the certificates to William McCarron and Joseph McQuirk in relation to the online programme they completed last year. It was delivered by CforLP with funding and support from Hello Future....Read More
Four talented students from St Benedict’s Sixth Form have been offered a place at the prestigious University of Oxford for September 2022. Kai Savage, Ewan Hawkrigg, Juliet Bridgman and Connor Allan have all received provisional offers which will be confirmed once they gain their A-Level results in the summer. Kai Savage, from Year 13 said:...Read More
