University making a difference

Profile of Central St Martins College in London and its extraordinary role in producing so many of the world's top designers. A genuine seat of learning. Read all about it here

University Finance Guide

The BBC have now an excellent student loan repayment calculator. To access it click here. From there you can move to wide variety of information on the subject.

Welcome Back

After some great results at AS level and GCSE it appears we have a very full Sixth Form again of over 290 souls. Looking forward to meeting you all again on Tuesday (Year 12) or Wednesday (Year 13) for enrolment. It is important you come at the right times, as previously advertised, or you will have to wait unnecessarily.

Rules Reminder

As Al Murray says "where would be with too many rules? Germany. Where would be with too few rules? France." In Beaumont Sixth Form we take the Goldilocks approach to rules, and as the new year starts it is worth a reminder of these, for the avoidance of doubt:

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Personal Statement Construction

This is a key priority for all Year 13s applying to universities. A reminder of the advice given in July on this can be found

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Alternatives to University

Following the excellent talks on this topic during our Year 12 careers and university week in early July, The Daily Telegraph has picked up on the (re)development of this alternative route to a career and cites a range of employers expanding their recruitment programmes in this area. Some we covered as examples but several others are referenced in this front page article (click here).

More Summer Reading

Not often you can read one book which synthesises the disciplines of history, geography, biology and linguisitics, seeking to explain why Europeans colonised The Americas and Africa rather than the other way round, but my summer read has achieved this and more. It is called "Guns, germs and steel" by Jared Diamond.

Next up "Incongito" by David Eagleman, in which his neuroscience studies are used to explore the power of the unconscious mind and even drifts in to areas of moral philosophy.