A huge congratulations to Ben Whitehead for collecting his Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award from Buckingham Palace this year. So proud of you Ben well done.
As usual the DofE team at SJR are supporting more and more student to gold awards. The latest practice expeditions to the Lake District had fantastic weather.
Well done to the Y13s for their expedition.
We had two Y12 practice expeditions as well. Here is some photos of them. Wow what beautiful sunshine.
If you’re not quite ready to start on a Level 3 Technical course (T Levels) or a Vocational Level 3 course (BTEC) but want to begin on the path to your chosen career, the Transition Programme could be for you.
Transition Programmes are tailored to prepare students to move onto Technical or Vocational Level 3 study. They will give you the opportunity to improve your English and Maths, your work readiness skills and introduce you to the technical skills and concepts that you will need for future study and employment.
As part of the Transition Programme you will study a BTEC Level 2 Award in your chosen subject area as well as the BTEC Level 2 Extended Award in Work Skills. You will also have the opportunity to resit GCSE English and/or Maths if you have not yet achieved a grade 4.
Entry criteria for Transition Programmes is four grade 3s including grade 3s in English Language and Maths GCSE.