Sixth Form French students took on HHS staff all-comers in our 2013 Verbs and Chips quiz.

It was a closely-fought contest, with some astonishing conjugation skills on show (both teams scored an improbable 100% in the subjunctive round), but the merciless Sixth Formers finally carried off the souvenir pens thanks to a mysterious scoring error.

Many thanks to Mrs Smith for the idea and for delivering the chip hamper, to Mrs Barnes for hosting the event, and to all the staff who were brave enough to dust off their schoolday French and step onto a fairly uneven playing field, even without reigning Champion and top-floor talisman Mr Armstrong.

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Well done to all our Sixth Form students on their AS and A2 results, which came out on 16 August.

Headteachers Gerry Batty (Hellesdon) and Ron Munson (Taverham) said: “Our average points score was 777 and the average points score per entry was 217. We’re very pleased. It’s a tiny bit down on last year, but with everything we have heard on the news, we’re not surprised. It’s a much bigger cohort than last year with 104 students. They have really, really worked hard. It shows the continuing improving trend for the Hellesdon-Taverham Sixth Form Centre is going very well, thanks to the hard work of the staff and students.”

HHS students at King's College

It was an early start on 19 July as a group of Gifted and Talented Year 12 students set off on a visit to King’s College, Cambridge. On arrival, we were met by Kristy Guneratne, the Schools Liaison Officer at King’s.

Following a guided tour of King’s College and its world-famous Chapel, students were given a talk on ‘how Cambridge works’, including information on the Oxbridge application and interview process. We were shown impressive facilities such as student accommodation and the Library before lunch in the main dining hall at King’s, a fine building in its own right.

We spent the afternoon with Kristy, who provided information on UCAS and tips on how to make a Personal Statement stand out. The new student fees that all universities will be setting from 2012 were also discussed.

The aim of the visit was to raise aspirations of students in the Sixth Form, to ensure that our top students are applying not just to Oxbridge but to all the best universities in the country. The day proved very enjoyable as well as extremely informative for all the students concerned.

Mr Taylor, Director of Sixth Form