A day visit to Auschwitz – student report
Year 13 students – Lauren Pitt and Katherine Butter – recently visited Poland, as part of the ‘Lessons from Auschwitz’ project… Here is a summary of their visit… As year 13 students we have been lucky enough to take part on The Holocaust Educational Trusts programme, ‘Lessons from Auschwitz’ which has included two seminars in [...]
Dorset Student Journalist of the Year 2013
This is your chance to win a £150 prize and certificate. Base Your entry on a local news item, feature, cultural or sporting issue. It’s your chance to research a topical issue and present it in an engaging style: A 1000 word print story or feature Photographic portfolio of up to 6 images In broadcast [...]
Sixth Form Summer School News.
More excellent news for Purbeck Students. Lucy Peacock Year 12 has a Sutton Trust Summer School place at Cambridge University for Medicine. Lucy Lawrence Year 12 has a Sutton Trust Summer School place at Nottingham for Psychology . Amy Gwinnet Year 12 has a Sutton Trust Summer School place at UCL for English. We’re looking [...]
Well Done Wednesday – Sixth Form
Well done to Becky Varney for speaking more! Well done to Michael Selby for consistent hard work and challenging himself across all his subjects Well done to Hannah Newman, Teddy Cox and Ben Sharpe for presenting at Young Enterprise and to all the team for their work with Enfuse. Well done to Matt Jones, Lauren [...]
Debating Competition Regional Final
In the Debating Competition (Regional Final) yesterday at Stowe School, Tom Watts, Harry Fagan, Amy Gwinnett and Ollie Edgar all did extremely well in their rounds and should be congratulated for all the hard work they put in to what is a very gruelling competition. Amy and Ollie were narrowly beaten in their round, opposing [...]
Year 12 & 13 Parents Evening – Wednesday 27th March from 4.30pm to 7pm
A reminder that Year 12 & 13 Parents’ evening is on Wednesday 27th March from 4.30pm to 7pm. Your child will need to make appointments with their subject teachers. The entrance to Parents’ evening will be to the side of The Purbeck Hall to the left of the old reception area.
Young Enterprise News from Andrew Dennes
On Thursday 14th March Enfuse (The Purbeck School Young Enterprise Company) took part in the regional heats of the Young Enterprise Company Programme. Competition was fierce with 16 schools from across Dorset all wanting a place in the region final. Led by Ben Sharpe Managing Director the team had to deliver a 5 minute presentation, [...]
6th Form Music Trip to the Lighthouse
On Saturday 2nd March Mr Wallace and Mr Austin took a group of Year 12 and 13 music students to a “Composers’ Day” at The Lighthouse Arts Centre in Poole. The morning began with pieces specifically written for the BSO’s spin-off ensemble called Kokoro conducted by Mark Forkgen. This group specialises in modern music and [...]
STEM club secures grant from the Institute of Physics
We are delighted with the news that we have succeeded in obtaining a grant of £490 for the engineering club from the Institute of Physics. The sixth formers with help from their STEM engineer Rob Schofield plan to make a 3D printer which can be used by the school to print parts for other engineering [...]
Southampton University TEAtime lectures Visit
Year 12 students spent the day at Southampton University on 14th February. They had an introductory talk on the university plus lunch followed by workshops and lectures. The science lectures were Workshop A: – Hospitals and Maths – what’s the link? Operational research techniques to hospital operational theatre scheduling: introduction of research followed by workshop [...]
Pathways to Law workshop by Liam Voysey
On Wednesday the 6th February I went to Southampton University to participate in a workshop about negotiation as part of my ‘Pathways To Law’ experience. We were informed of the various types of negotiation carried out by barristers, from civil disputes through to commercial negotiations and even kidnap and ransom negotiations. Then we were split [...]
Gifted and Talented News
Congratulations to Liam Voysey who has been accepted on a Law Open Day in the Faculty of Law at Oxford University on 15th March. We are looking forward to hearing all about it.
Gifted and Talented News
Congratulations to Year 12 students who have a gained a place on summer school programmes. Anna Merrick University of Southampton in Professions in Healthcare Hollie Pitman University of Southampton in Professions in Healthcare Matt Lunt University of Surrey – Engineering We are looking forward to hearing news about other applicants.
Gifted and Talented news
We are delighted to announce that Harry Fagan has received an offer from Merton College Oxford to read medicine. His offer is A* AA, which, as he says, is the easy bit. Harry has worked extremely hard both in and outside the classroom to give him the best possible chance of success and it has [...]
Year 12 student gains place on Cambridge University Shadowing Scheme
We are delighted to announce that year 12 student Amy Gwinnett has gained a place at Cambridge University on a shadowing scheme. The scheme is run and funded by Cambridge University Students Union and is heavily oversubscribed. Amy will be spending 3 days shadowing a second year English student. Accommodation will be in provided in [...]
Lessons from Auschwitz Project
Two excellent Year 13 History students (L Pitt and K Butter) have been offered places on the ‘Lessons from Auschwitz’ project. This fantastic opportunity means that they will visit the site of the Nazi extermination camp KL Auschwitz in Poland, as well as attending seminars preparing for and reflecting upon the experience. They will later share what they [...]
Sixth Form students meet STEM ambassador Mr Rob Schofield
Students interested in Engineering were delighted to meet Mr Rob Schofield M.Sc MIET. Rob has had a long career in engineering as well as undertaking interesting engineering projects. He is a STEM ambassador and is coming into school on a regular basis to work with sixth form students on engineering projects. In one of the [...]
Artist talk: Katie White
6th form Art students and a group of year 9 students had the opportunity to listen to artist Katie White talk about her career and work. Katie who studied Art GCSE and Fine Art A level at the Purbeck School gave a fascinating talk about what she has done since leaving school, from travelling around [...]
Students attend National Trust Board Game Launch Party
Purbeck sixth form students Marc Grenville-Cleave and Chris Joynt were delighted with the finished design of the giant board game. They attended the launch party with the year 10 students whose artwork was chosen for the board game. The National Trust education officer Pam White said the ‘The game looks wonderful’ The board game will [...]
Purbeck sixth form students score a hit with their ‘Body Workshop’
Purbeck sixth form students score a hit with their ‘Body Workshop’ at St Marys RC Primary in Swanage. Students from St Marys really enjoyed all the resources especially the lambs heart. ‘It’s fascinating,’ said one year 3 student. Purbeck students delivered the workshop to over 80 students from years 2,3,4 and 5 and enjoyed sharing [...]
Business Studies News from Andrew Dennes
On Monday 19th November four students from Purbeck Sixth Form went to Southampton to participate in Target 2.0, a competition held annually by the Bank of England. The regional heat was designed to enable the students to present their views on UK monetary policy and make recommendations for Interest Rates and Quantitative Easing, just like [...]
Geography field trip to Westcliffe & Worth Matravers
On Monday, a group of year 12 Geography students embarked on a field trip to investigate the varying settlements in Dorset. We started the day by discussing what criteria we would use to mark the social welfare of each settlement. Our group decided that things such as doctors, bus and rail links and employment opportunities [...]
UKMT Senior Mathematics Challenge
Forty Year 12 students from our A Level Maths and Further Maths classes at The Purbeck School were entered for the UKMT Senior Mathematics Challenge on Tuesday 6th November. A harder than usual maths challenge involved answering 25 multiple choice questions in one hour in exam conditions. The top 40% of students nationally receive a [...]
Southampton University TEAtime lectures Visit
Once again our Sixth Form Science and Humanities students attended Southampton University TEAtime lecture. The science topics this time were Naval Architecture and unmanned robot submarines. Students in the Naval Architecture workshop worked with students from other schools to make a ship out of a piece of A4 paper. They then had to float it in [...]
Bournemouth University Summer School, July 2012 – a report from Hannah Varney, Y13
I was very honoured and fortunate to attend a summer school for four nights at Bournemouth University and met some amazing friends who I am still in touch with now: it was evident when we left everyone had a great time as tears were shared. The experience I have now encountered has made me sure [...]
Economics, Business and Art students visit London
On Wednesday 24th October 44 Economics, Business and Art students visited London with two very different objectives. Economics and Business students walked to the heart of the city and were excited by the “open outcry” trading seen at the London Metal Exchange, the last place where you can see this style of trading in Europe. [...]
Money raised for Children’s Hospice South West
From Rachel Shand, Textiles Teacher: On 30th September I ran the Bristol Half Marathon with my sister. Both of us were dressed as 118 men, raising money for Children’s Hospice South West, which was one of the official charities of the half marathon. Children’s Hospice South West provides hospice care for life-limited children and their [...]
Year 12 students attend Royal Aeronautical Society lecture at Bournemouth University
The Purbeck School was very pleased to receive an invitation to a lecture on engineering from John Nicholson at The Royal Aeronautical Society. The lecture which took place at Bournemouth University on Thursday evening was entitled ‘Hardware-in-the-Loop, Simulation of Autonomous Air-to-Air Refuelling’. As part on the national ASTRAEA project, the Aerospace Department at The University [...]
Isabelle Hobbs, a Y12 student, gives her unique perspective on the day trip to Southampton University TEAtime lectures…
On 10th October Purbeck students from Years 12 and 13 took a coach to Southampton University, a prestigious institution that is in fact part of the Russell group of universities for its outstanding research. Usually these taster trips that they offer to sixth form students and GCSE students in Dorset schools cater to those who [...]
Southampton University TEAtime lectures attended by Year 12 students
Year 12 humanities and science students attended Southampton University TEAtime lectures on Wednesday 10th October. The lectures were a fascinating insight to the cutting edge research currently being undertaken in the field of history and medicine. Students could choose from two different workshops in either science or history and then attended one keynote lecture. The [...]
Year 12 student accepted on the ‘Pathways to Law’ programme
We are delighted to announce that year 12 student Liam Voysey has been accepted on the ‘Pathways to Law’ programme run by Southampton university. Liam a year 12 student with a clutch of A* at GCSE is studying A ‘Level French, Maths, Physics and Chemistry and would like a career in law. The University of [...]
Another brilliant debating victory for The Purbeck School
On Tuesday 16th October four of our sixth form students went to Bournemouth School for Girls to take part in the initial round of the Debating Matters competition. Because one school had withdrawn, Tom Watts (Year 13) and Amy Gwinnett (Year 12) delivered their presentation for the motion that ‘Party funding should be regulated by [...]
Year 12 English Literature trip to see ‘Twelfth Night’ in Stratford Upon Avon
On Thursday 27th September, Mrs Lewis and 15 Year 12 English Literature students went on a most enjoyable trip to see a performance of ‘Twelfth Night’ at the Royal Shakespeare Company theatre in Stratford on Avon. The group are studying this Shakespearean comedy for their year 12 coursework which is based on the comedy genre. [...]
Sixth Form News
We had an extremely successful Year 12 Information Evening on 14th September. A large number of parents attended and there were presentations by Mrs Symonds, Mrs Rayner and Mr Sturdy. A meeting was held at 6.30pm prior to the main event for the parents of students re-sitting their GCSE English or Maths with Sue Cobb [...]
Art News from Alison Allum: BTEC ART & DESIGN
Year 12 students have made a great start this year. Their first assignment requires them to use photography creatively to create a calendar to sell in local shops. Thrown straight in, the students have already studied exciting photographers and photographed in Wareham. They used reflections, unusual viewpoints and dramatic close ups in their photographs to [...]
UCAS Information Evening on Tuesday 25th September
We will be holding a UCAS Information Evening on Tuesday 25th September at 6.30pm in A Block Hall. If your child is considering applying for university the information evening will provide you with some guidance on the application and procedure. There will be a presentation of approximately 30 minutes by Mr Tim Broad followed by [...]
Year 12 Parents Information Evening on Thursday 13th September
I would like to invite you to a Year 12 Parents Information Evening on Thursday 13th September. At 6.30pm, Sue Cobb our Dorset County Council Advisor will be holding a meeting for the parents of those students who are re-sitting Maths or English GCSE. Following this meeting at 7pm there will be a full Year 12 [...]
Young Games Makers From The Purbeck School
During the snowy weather last year 7 sixth form students from The Purbeck School went to The Barclays Building in Canary Wharf to see if they could be chosen to be ‘ Young Games Makers’ during the Paralympics in Portland. Weymouth. The team are all part of the Interact Club (youth arm of Rotary Club) [...]
The Purbeck School A level Results 2012
Deborah Rayner Assistant Headteacher, writes that we are delighted with the performance of our students at A and AS level. Notable individual performances include James Nwabueze from Swanage who achieved A*AA and is going on to study Chemical Engineering at Birmingham University; Identical Twins Amy and Zoe Wright both achieved Identical grades, AAB and are [...]
Stoborough French Day
Modern Foreign Languages News from Amy Wallington & Bethany Fisher (Year 12) On the 17th July, AS French students participated in a ‘French Day’ co-organised by the French department and Stoborough First School. They worked predominantly with Year 3 & 4 at the first school. The Year 12 Purbeck School students organised a range of [...]
Geology study day at Kimmeridge
Geology news from Head of Geology Duncan Hobbs Last Tuesday, myself and two Year 12 Geologists, Alex Altham and Charlotte Rose) attended a study day at Kimmeridge to help strengthen a bid for Heritage Lottery funding to create a fossil museum and educational area in Kimmeridge that would house the “Etches Collection”. This collection is [...]
Year 11 Prom at Kingston Maurward college
Last night 150 or so students donned their best attire and attended the Year 11 Prom at Kingston Maurward college in Dorchester. The event was due to start at 7pm but by 6-30 pm stretch limos, tractors , vintage cars and a variety of open top sports cars were queuing up the impressive college driveway [...]
Summer school at University!
We are delighted to confirm that the following summer school places for Purbeck students have been awarded. Hannah Varney Bournemouth University-Health and Social Care Lilly Hobbs Bournemouth University Media Studies Nick Hocking Bournemouth University Engineering Harry Fagan Oxford University Medicine Lilly said ‘I’m looking forward to meeting new people at summer [...]
Sixth Form Students Win a Place on Master Class at Oxford University
The Purbeck School is delighted to confirm that two sixth form students, Bethany Fisher and Bernie Parish, have places on the English Master Class Day at St Anne’s College Oxford on March 19th. We look forward to hearing all about the day on their return.
Royal Institution Visitors
The Purbeck School was delighted to welcome mathematicians Amy Hooker and Dr Diane Crann from The Royal Institution on Wednesday 8th February. The Royal Institution is the oldest independent research body in the world with laboratories and a museum in Mayfair. The RI has been promoting and teaching science and maths for over two centuries [...]
Sixth Form Choices Evening
Wednesday 9th November 2011 5.00pm – 7.30pm Purbeck Hall Click here for more information.
Sixth Form Psychology Visit from Dorchester Prison Governor
On Friday 7th October 2011, the Governor of Dorchester HMP Prison, Mrs Frances Augustine, and her staff visited year 13 students studying Psychology. The topic of discussion was prison aggression. The governor presented a DVD about the prison and then two of our students were put through the remand process via role play. One was [...]
Sixth Form Choices Evening Year 11
Wednesday 9th November 2011 From 5pm -7.30pm For our current students, enrolment at Post-16 level marks a natural progression in their education. Both historically in terms of student aspirations and, indeed, with the current difficult economic climate, many individuals feel that GCSEs are not enough and they would like to embark on further education courses [...]
Young Enterprise News
Five Year 12 students attended the first Young Enterprise Company programme launch event held at Barclays House, Poole on Wednesday. Representing their newly formed company “Aspi- Revolution”, the directors were set a task to produce an innovative product and mass produce it….in 2.5 hours. The event, designed to highlight the enterprise skills the students will [...]
A Level Results 2011
Deborah Rayner, Assistant Headteacher, writes that we are delighted with the performance of our students. The overwhelming majority of our students achieved the grades they needed for their university places and we congratulate every one of them. Notable individual performances include Lara Quartel from Stoborough who achieved 4 A* grades and is going on to [...]
A Level Fine Art Exhibition at Wareham Library
To run from now till September 2011 The exhibition features a selection of work from year 12 AS Fine Art students. Students responded to the theme of abstraction and explored the work of Artists such as Franz Kline and Clyfford Still. Work was developed through an exploration of texture, surface and colour. Wareham Library South [...]
Sixth Form Prefects
Over the past few weeks we have been recruiting Year 12/13 students to act as School Prefects. The job description for a school prefect: “Prefects should act as role models to other students at all times. We expect that all Prefects should play a major part in shaping the positive public image of the Purbeck [...]
Textiles Work by Betty Condie
This kimono jumpsuit is from my year 12 AS Textiles project. It is influenced by the 1920s, the Art Deco movement, Haute Couture fashion shows and Alexander McQueen. The fabric was designed and created by me. I made some collages with random objects from internet resources and magazines and then scanned the images into the [...]
Josh Dobson – Adjustable Roof Rack
A2 Product Design coursework “I’m extremely pleased with the final execution of the product. It’s the culmination of almost 18 months of development and headscratching to finish with this design which functions completely as planned. It lifts the kayak/surfboard/long load up and forward so the tailgate of any small vehicle can be opened with ease.”
Art students at Durlston Country Park
Art students from Purbeck spent the day at Durlston Country Park on a photography course. They were blessed with beautiful weather and took some great close up shots of the flora and fauna in the country park. The photographs will be available for viewing at the grand opening of the new visitors centre in the [...]
Year 12 Art Work at Wareham Library
For the first time, we will be using Wareham Library as a venue in which to showcase the talents of our A Level Art students for Purbeck Arts Week. In response to poems and stories our Year 12 BTEC Art and Designs students have created outstanding illustration work. Their final pieces and preparation work will [...]
Year 12 Artist Flags
Have you spotted the exciting addition to the main square in Swanage recently? Year 12 BTEC students have designed 6 amazing banners that are now fluttering in the sunshine! Each banner depicts a different aspect the Purbecks; quarrying, fossils, Durlston Castle, the geological time line. Our students were each presented with Art work made by [...]
Year 13 Awards’ Evening
The Year 13 Awards’ Evening will be held on Tuesday 10th May at 7.00pm, with refreshments available from 6.45pm. The evening is to acknowledge Year 13 students who have worked well not only in their studies, but also those who have given up their time in Year 13 to help the wider school community. This [...]
6th Form Physics A Level Students Visit to St Mary’s RC First School
Physics A’ Level students from the sixth form at The Purbeck School spent the afternoon at St Marys RC First School in Swanage doing presentations and workshops on electricity. St Marys students really enjoyed meeting the students from Purbeck and learning about electricity. The Purbeck students also enjoyed the experience so much so that they [...]
Photo Competition
Click see more for the photo competition shortlist! There are finalists from all year groups.
Year 13 study Auschwitz, March 2011
News from History / Geography from Mrs Pinder and Mr Rainsley: The History/ Geography/ PRE students fly home from Krakow today. They’ve done extremely well this week and have impressively handled and absorbed a range of experiences and inputs. They’ve also survived lots of travelling ‘experiences’, including Berlin’s Byzantine public transport system and sleeping in [...]
Comenius European Exchange
As part of a European exchange project designed to encourage younger children to write creatively, groups of students from the Czech Republic and Spain arrived at Bournemouth and Bristol airports on Sunday the 6th of February, eagerly awaited by a group of Purbeck students. After the initial nervous introductions we proceeded to board a coach [...]
A level German Trip December 2010 Sixth Former Stephanie Collis reports
Despite enduring inconvenient bouts of illness and horrifically early mornings, the trip to Munich in Bavaria was a huge success. We arrived at the Purbeck School at 1:00 on Monday morning, excited and surprisingly awake, where we took a minibus to Gatwick airport. By the time we reached Gatwick we were feeling bedraggled and fatigued [...]
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