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Celebrations continued today as GCSE students at Worksop College received their eagerly anticipated GCSE results. The school has seen an increase again this year making it the third year in a row that As, A*s 8s and 9 grades are up, with 44% of all results awarded at the top grades.
Although we've received the welcome news that Centre Assessed Grades WILL be used to award GCSE results, we know the last few months have been a confusing time. Here's what you can expect tomorrow..
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A strange day for all this morning as teachers and pupils gathered to open their A level results. As with every other school in the UK, today’s results were based primarily on predictions. Based on past work, mock exams and student ranking, these results were then standardised according to factors including a school's past performance and pupils’ past exam results.
Further to our email back in June - here is what you can expect over the next few days...
With Sporting events and matches off the cards, the PE department at Worksop College has been running an innovative sporting challenge to supplement the live PE lessons and Strength & Conditioning sessions delivered this term.
In light of the events all over the world, as we witness individuals and communities challenging racism and injustice, it is important that we state our own values, clearly and plainly.
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12 year old Christian Aldridge from Tuxford has lots to celebrate, last Friday he beat 120 young musicians to bag the top prize at the Woodard Schools’ Young Musician of the Year competition.
It's not every day you get to speak to a Premier League and FIFA Referee, but that's exactly what current upper sixth student, Christian Beaumont did when he interviewed Old Worksopian David Coote (Portland 95 - 00).
Biology Teacher Andrea Varney has been consistently impressed with the quality of work submitted by her Year 7s during remote learning, but one student in particular has really risen to the challenge with his ‘Plant Reproduction’ project.
Sathvik, a pupil in Year 3 at Ranby House School was prompted to cook for his parents - both of whom are Doctors working in Bassetlaw - after Headmaster David Thorpe asked children to ‘show your appreciation for the NHS and send us a picture.’
Looking after your well-being is even more important now than ever. Over the course of the weeks, we will be featuring guest blogs from our OW community, on ways in which you can support your well-being during this unprecedented time. To start us off we will be hearing from OW Paul Heywood (Mason 88 - 93), who talks about the importance of gratitude.
As the threat of coronavirus disrupts activities for our little ones, parents of younger children might notice a sudden reappearance of sleep disruption, tantrums and toilet accidents.