On Wednesday 23rd November each of our Year 12 students attended a mock job interview with a local employer, in preparation for their one week work placement in February. The Purbeck Hall was buzzing and feedback from both the students and the visitors was extremely positive.
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Our sixth form students were given the opportunity to attend an engineering talk from Stephen Turnock, who is the Head of Department of Civil, Maritime, and Environmental Engineering at University of Southampton. Stephen offers a vast amount of knowledge in all areas relating to engineering and
On Wednesday 23rd November, Purbeck played their first Sixth Form basketball game of the season against Milton Abbey School. Purbeck fielded a highly inclusive team with a mixture of sixth form boys, girls and three year 11 students. The game was played in incredibly good spirit
This week we were pleased to welcome back, past head girl, Amelia who came in and shared her story of what she has been up to since leaving us in 2018. Amelia had been dead set on studying Biosciences & Healthcare Sciences but within a year
This week, Year 12s were given an engaging talk by Bar None, which is an initiative on the Western Circuit that visits state schools to explain how you can become a barrister. The speaker Emma, who is a barrister in family law, discussed the different areas
The fantastically talented Purbeck School Team, Team Tidal progressed on to the Dorset finals for the last stage in their Company Programme journey last week. The team did an outstanding job; they had to present their trade stand to a panel of judges, present once again
This week Year 12 students were visited by Magistrates in Community, Len and Callum, for a talk about the work of the magistracy and the pivotal role of a magistrate within the local community. This engaging talk included how magistrates are appointed, what kind of cases
Year 12 Art students have had the fantastic opportunity to attend a workshop at Durlston Castle and the surrounding woodland area. The session was run by local landscape artists Tim Edgar and Tony Kerins. Students explored experimental mark making using natural materials such as feathers, grasses
Where maths meets… the world of work! The AMSP have created an exciting set of high-quality videos which showcase the maths in different careers. Each video is also linked to one or more activities, so your students can get a real taste of what the career
Our Sixth Form prospective Medical, Veterinary & Nursing students were joined by the University of Surrey for an MMI workshop. The MMI (mini multiple interview) consists of a series of short, structured interview stations used to assess non-cognitive qualities including cultural sensitivity, maturity, teamwork, empathy, reliability and communication