Category: 6th Form

1st November 19

Members of the 6th Form and Senior Poyser group spent the afternoon grappling with a particularly vexing legal case involving the testamentary capacity of deceased landowner. In the entirely fictitious case, artfully penned by Mr Morris, a staff Tribunal was asked to pass judgement on the claims made by three different members of the Fallow…

1st November 19

Lucy is currently a 6th Form pupil at WGS and is currently studying A –Levels in Biology, Chemistry and Geography and hopes to study Medicine at university 2020. This is her 14th Year at WGS and Lucy has always played Hockey and loves going to the gym. WGS coaches spotted how talented Lucy was and…

18th October 19

House Music Competition 2019 This year’s House Music Competition took place on Monday 14 October. All pupils in the Senior School were off timetable for the day and the renowned conductor and choral director, Dominic Ellis-Peckham, was invited into School to assist each of the four Houses to prepare their House song. Each House had…

4th September 19

6th form Art and Textiles students enjoyed a fabulous workshop day by Jeni Cairns at her Juniper House studio https://www.juniperhouseemporium.com/. Building on our 6th Form success raising money for the Alan Hudson Hospice project, pupils were invited to help form the metalwork sculpture for the garden centre piece, designed by Jeni. Ably assisted by Kim…

9th July 19

On Friday 28 June the Wisbech Grammar School 6th Form intake for 2019/20 went to Rutland Water to take part on their Induction Day. The pupils took part in lots of team building activities with their new form groups which included raft building, a treasure hunt and different tasks and challenges. The day encouraged team…

13th June 19

As part of our enrichment and extended learning programme for 6th Form pupils, we were excited to welcome David Hawkins, who specialises in helping pupils make international university applications. He is a former teacher and university adviser in schools in the UK and internationally and has helped hundreds of students make successful university applications. Mr…

21st May 19

Despite the rain, pupils started their trip at the Globe Theatre with a guided tour of the structure, which helped put previous History lessons of the Theatre and the original performance conditions, into context.   The significance of the building, being more than a museum, was brought home in exciting detail, when pupils were privileged to…

21st May 19

We are very pleased to recognise the achievements of four current and five former pupils who have achieved their Duke of Edinburgh’s Gold Award. The Duke of Edinburgh’s scheme was launched in 1956 with the aim of inspiring, guiding and supporting young people in their self-development. The awards scheme challenges pupils and allows them to…

2nd May 19

Earlier this year, when confronted with their A level drama devised piece, Megan Pledger, Faye Thompsett and Eleanor Sloan in the 6th Form began research into the stigma around periods and period poverty. Whilst doing their research they became inspired reading about girls their own age who were making a massive difference in helping to…

2nd April 19

The school was very lucky to have Dr Guy Sutton spend time with pupils as part of their enrichment experience. Dr Guy Sutton’s primary areas of interest are the genetics of neurodevelopment and neuropathology and the interactive nature of genetic, biological and behavioural factors in chronic disease processes. In addition to his role as Director…