Tavistock College - News
Wednesday, March 06, 2013
Lord Teverson Visits Tavistock College
Tavistock College recently welcomed Lord Teverson to speak to students
about his work in the House of Lords. This was part of the Lord
Speaker’s Peers in Schools programme and Lord Teverson was able to
speak on a wide range of issues, from climate change to energy supply,
as well as explaining to students the role that the Lords play in a
parliamentary democracy.
Sixth form students from Law, Geography, History and Business Studies (the Humanities faculty) were able to ask searching questions relating to many of the key issues of today, and year 10 and year 9 classes attended the event as well. It was a really interesting morning that succeeded in throwing a new light on the work of an old institution, and Lord Teverson was able to compare and contrast the work of the Lords with that of the Commons and of the European Parliament. The vote of thanks was given by Robin Lewis, from the A level Law class.
Principal of Tavistock College, Helen Salmon commented "The peers in schools programme is a very helpful programme which enables young people to learn about how our democracy works. This fits in with our broader citizenship work and links with our local MP Geoffrey Cox."
Edited on: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 12:57 PM
Categories: News, Sixth Form News
Monday, January 14, 2013
Students learn about the reality of living in an Earthquake Zone
The geography department were very fortunate to have a guest speaker
in January, from 12,000 miles away! Ian Stewart, from Cornwall but now
living in Christchurch, New Zealand, came in to talk about living in
an active zone, where they get 10, 000 quakes a year.
Mr Stewart discussed with the classes about the experiences he had in the earthquakes and how daily life was affected as a consequence. Showing them DVD clips of the devastation and highlighting the re-building, as well as personal stories of the tragedy.
The Year 13 students in particular focused their questions on human health risks and pollution, of which Christchurch will be one of their case studies.
Tierney Dower, a year 13 student said "hearing Mr Stewart’s first-hand experiences of living in an earthquake prone zone was really fascinating as this allowed us to realise what living in a disaster area was really like and how lucky we are to live in this country. It also allowed us to see how people in these situations deal with these occurrences on a daily basis. The first-hand experiences contained valuable information on the situations that happen in New Zealand which will help aid me in my current studies in Geography”.
Megan Carr added "It isn't very often that a student studying A2 geography gets the opportunity to meet someone who has experienced many of the things that we have been studying. By hearing Mr Stewarts's experiences of living in Christchurch, it has helped me to realise the severity of the impacts that the regular events of earthquakes can have on people and how they deal with these occurrences. The main benefit of hearing firsthand the experience of living in New Zealand is that it has provided me with valuable knowledge which we can use for our current geography unit."
Edited on: Monday, January 14, 2013 9:59 AM
Categories: Sixth Form News
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Top Performance at A Level
A level performance has been strong again at Tavistock College this year. Our overall results are above the national average and we have seen some stunning performances at the higher grades. 17% of the students achieved the top A*/A grade, 45% achieved A*-B Grades and the overall pass rate was 98%. The following students were particularly successful:
Jack Coiley - Maths A, Further Maths A and Physics A* {Durham – Physics
and Astronomy}
Jack Glover - Maths A*, Further Maths A, Physics A*
and Chemistry A {Durham Natural Sciences}
Katy Hyde - Biology A,
Maths A, Chemistry A [ Gap year applying for Medicine]
Ed Longden -
English Lit A*, History A, Japanese A {Birmingham Law}
Ciaran Stoker
- English Literature A*, Geography A, History A* [Exeter History]
Nick
Way - Performance studies A, English Literature A * RE A* [Kingston
University London Creative writing and Drama]
There was also Oxbridge success this year for Lara Hopkins who gained two As in History and Maths and a B in law. Lara goes from Tavistock to University College Oxford to read Politics, Philosophy and Economics. Lara’s application and performance at interview was so strong that she kept her Oxbridge place although slightly disappointed with her Law grade.
Many subjects performed well but we were particularly pleased with the
following.
9 A*/A Grades in Maths
5 A*/A Grades in Physics
4
A*/A grades in English Literature
4 A*/A Grades in Performance Studies
4
A*/A Grades in History
There were also exceptionally good results in the Vocational Business Studies course where 92% achieved an A* - C grade
Out of 128 in the year group, 62 are going straight to University and another 20 will take a gap year. However it isn’t all about University. Other students who have done well are choosing to go in different directions. Jonathon Brindley, who achieved an A and two Bs will go to Drama school and Robert Hill who achieved an A*, B and a C will go to Newcastle to do an apprenticeship in film making and animation. This is a very popular apprenticeship with many young people aiming for the few places on offer.
We are proud of what our students have achieved and wish them well for the future.
Helen Salmon Principal
Edited on: Thursday, August 23, 2012 2:23 PM
Categories: Sixth Form News
Monday, June 25, 2012
History Department Say Goodbye and Good Luck to their Y13 Students
On Monday 28th May 2012 the History Department said goodbye to their
lovely Year 13 History students and gave them a party to celebrate their
hard work over the 2 year course.
Hannah, Pippa, Rachel and Chloe commented: “to sum up History A’ level - it consists of amazing amounts of cake and awesome teachers! There is some filing to do but there is also opportunity for creative videos and presentations. You need to prepare for some heated debates! The best bit was the Russia trip - just amazing!”
Amy, Yaz, Nat and Lottie said “History is a great subject with awesome teachers (and we have not been bribed - unless you count the cake every week!). It is worth it to hear Mrs Jones, ‘strict' voice!! History looks excellent on any application for jobs and Uni and we have gained loads of transferable skills too.”
Ciaran said “History A ‘level is a great course covering lots of interesting periods of our past.”
Jonny and James commented that 'the History A’ level course is full of variety and interesting monarchs which along with the cake makes a very good combination! If you put in the hard work then you will reap the rewards.”
Mrs Jones, Mrs Sealey, Miss Gilbert, Mr Wilson and Mrs Gallie would like to say the Year 13 students have been a pleasure to teach. We wish them all the best for the future and good luck with the exams of course!!
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