Regents Review Spring '18

The Regents Review Spring 2018

GENERAL NEWS

Oxford University Visit On Thursday 22nd February a group of students from Years 7, 8 and 9 took part in a rewards visit to Oxford University. The students chosen were rewarded for winning a Dragon’s Den style inter-tutor group competition and were the award winners for their year group. The trip began with a talk explaining how students should already be planning their post 16 and post 18 education plans. They were given tips and ideas on how to improve their own learning and to encourage independent study. It was stressed how working hard

in school now is the first step to getting into a top university. Even in Years 7-9 students should consider wider reading around their subjects, using the internet for learning and listening to programmes on Radio 4. Two students studying at Oxford explained that getting into Oxford is accessible for all students. One of the students who spoke was from a state school in Southampton. To inspire the students further the group were then taken on a guided tour of Lincoln College, visiting the formal dining hall, the Chapel, the bar and students’ common room as well as walking around the quads and gardens. Here are some of the students comments on the day: “In my opinion the trip was full of surprises and it was really inspirational from an educational prospective. It was a smashing trip!” - Arash Najd

“I really enjoyed this cracking visit to Oxford today. I found it very interesting how the university was set up! It was an excellent day out and I will have to return here soon.” - Mason Knight “In my opinion this trip was amazing as we could see how the university look like as it’s the famous university and the staff who took us to Oxford were amazing!” - Minshal Muneer “Today was a fun day because we saw Oxford University and learned that they have 250 courses to study altogether! It was a wonderful trip with the teachers.” - Layla Taylor

Heroes in the Community

It is always wonderful to hear when the students from RPCC have made us proud. On Friday the 9th March we received a wonderful phone call from a member of the public who wanted us to know that she had just seen two green shirted students helping an elderly couple. The two students Kenzie Wyatt and Kian Cheshire had seen that a car had broken down and they decided to support and help to push the car to a safer place. We are extremely proud of yet more students from our school showing our core values in society. Well done boys and keep up the good work.

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