Sixth Form Enrolment Day – Monday 7th September (4 September 2020) - Applicants should have received letter detailing times to enrol. External applicants should enrol on Monday between 11.30am and 12.30pm. If you have any questions, please email Mrs Rayner, Head of Sixth Form, at drayner@purbeck.dorset.sch.uk.
Well done to Year 13! (13 August 2020) - Huge congratulations to all our Year 13 students who have received their A level grades today. It has certainly been a year like no other in terms of how the grades have been awarded. Exam boards have used an algorithm based on previous results alongside the grades put through by school teachers. The vast majority of students have gained the grades that they require to go to the University ofRead More
Year 12 Students – Back to School (4 June 2020) - Dear Year 12 student, Year 12 Schedule In order to provide you with some face to face tuition this side of the summer break with your subject teachers, I have attached a schedule of sessions for you to come into school to participate in. The schedule The schedule is based on the two weeks starting from the 15th June (it is likely that this schedule will be repeated in the followingRead More
Business Studies – Extending learning beyond the classroom (27 February 2020) - 12 Year 12 Business students completed an Insight Day at Bournemouth University on Wednesday 26th February. Students were given a brief and within 2 hours had to prepare a pitch for a new product and a launch event for BU Sport. Students worked collaboratively on their pitch, giving them all a real flavour for University working life. Students then only had 5 minutes to explain what their product was andRead More
Bournemouth University Social Sciences Insight Day (10 February 2020) - Firstly, the professor introduced some of the sociology-related courses available to us including sociology and criminology as well as sociology and anthropology just to name a few and asked for our understanding of what each subject involved. She then went on to tell us about a real life case she was involved in regarding the capability of foreign parents to adapt their parental methods to conform to our laws andRead More
Sixth Form Applications (5 February 2020) - For further information on applying to The Purbeck School Sixth Form please see our ‘How to Apply’ page Alternatively please email with any queries. Deadline for applications is Monday 10th February
Truth or Lies?! (3 February 2020) - The enrichment session undertaken by the Geography team on the 29th January comprised of a climate change spin – ‘truth or lies’? Students were encouraged to challenge their thinking on whether climate change is actually happening and the evidence that currently exists to prove and disprove this – with a classic David Attenborough input, it’s not a Geography session without him! Sixth formers were fully engaged in contributing as aRead More
Going beyond the media headlines (24 January 2020) - Three brave Y13 students took on a number of private and state schools in the 2020 South West Championship of Debating Matters at Sherborne School for Girls yesterday. Daisy Tozer, Anabel Boakes and Tom Holland delved deeper into some of the biggest issues confronting society at the moment – topics such as autonomous vehicles, climate emergency and childhood vaccinations, with The Purbeck Sixth Form trio winning the latter debate andRead More
Debating Matters (24 January 2020) - Purbeck School prior to debating at the Debating Matters competition, Sherborne School for Girls. Daisy, Anabel, Tom and Simon Holmes.
Enrichment – Extending learning beyond the classroom (17 January 2020) - Those Year 13 students applying to University have started off this term with learning what life is like at University. Mr Eden, delivered a fun filled session focusing on the budgeting aspect of university life touching upon; the myths, the truths and certainly left students excited to think about planning next steps with some thought provoking top tips. Miss K Mason – Head of Year 13