Year 12 Mock Interviews

Year 12 Mock Interviews

  • December 1, 2022

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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Sixth Form Engineering Talk

Sixth Form Engineering Talk

  • December 1, 2022

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

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Sixth Form Basketball: Purbeck 39 Milton Abbey 33

Sixth Form Basketball: Purbeck 39 Milton Abbey 33

  • November 24, 2022

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

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Amelia’s journey from Sixth Form to Registered Midwife

Amelia’s journey from Sixth Form to Registered Midwife

  • November 2, 2022

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

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Pathways to becoming a Barrister

Pathways to becoming a Barrister

  • October 18, 2022

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

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Year 12: Young Enterprise Company Programme DORSET FINAL

Year 12: Young Enterprise Company Programme DORSET FINAL

  • May 16, 2022

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

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Visit from Magistrates in Community

Visit from Magistrates in Community

  • April 1, 2022

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

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Y12 Art Workshop at Durlston Castle

Y12 Art Workshop at Durlston Castle

  • March 16, 2022

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

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Where Maths Meets

Where Maths Meets

  • March 10, 2022

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

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Sixth Form attend MMI workshop

Sixth Form attend MMI workshop

  • November 9, 2021

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

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