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Brilliant and Best Ever Sixth form results at Norton College!
Students and staff celebrated a brilliant set of Sixth Form results at Norton College. Results in all types of qualification were the best ever recorded at the College.
As usual, at the end of summer term there are the traditional changes of staffing. College is closing early at 12.30 on Friday 21 July 2017 so we can bid colleagues farewell.
Schools are community and Norton, especially because of its size and family connections, feels like an extended family. Nothing gives us more pride than seeing students grow in our care in the 7 years they are with us. While we always focus on examination preparation, we also seek to support and nurture the skills and qualities in students which help them play an active part in our community
The last two weeks have been a whirlwind of activity for the team at Norton – sporting fixtures, spring concert, an external review and exam preparation. Our traditional Spring Concert offered a brilliant showcase to some of the talents in the school. Our belief in student leadership meant that those students who organised, hosted and produced the event were assessed as part of their Post 16 courses.
The performance tables published recently offer a perspective to parents on sixth form provision.
As we break for the Christmas holidays, it is always a chance to reflect on the term just completed. It has, once again, been full of the traditional Norton themes.
The 2016 performance tables were published this month. These capture only half the story about achievement at Norton. They show that 52% of students achieved A*- C in English and maths at their first attempt, but just as some of us sit our driving test a second time and pass, we think that some children should be given more than one chance to sit these important examinations if we believe they could improve their grade. If these were our final results, we would be considered to be performing at national expectations.
It’s been a year to shout about at Norton College. Results for our GCSE and A Level/BTEC students are the best ever results in the school’s history.
Students returned to College looking happy and smart and in my assembly I took the opportunity to celebrate our examination success with them.
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The Summer has ended with students and staff celebrating a sensational set of Sixth Form results. Results in all types of qualification were the best ever recorded. More students than ever before took up University places. Approximately 70% of Year 13 secured their first choice in predominantly local, prestigious, Universities such as Durham, Newcastle, York and Leeds and Hull. Courses that were followed were diverse including Biosciences, Midwifery, Mathematics, English, History. While some have opted to study specialist degrees in Media, ICT, Performing Arts, Teacher Training or Agricultural and Livestock Sciences.
In such dynamic educational times, I could not be more pleased with Norton’s agreed direction of travel.
Everything that we do at Norton is about giving our children the skills, qualities and qualifications to enable them to have the opportunity to secure a place at university or a career of their choice, a relevant alternative.
A significant week in the lives of Year 6 students when offer letters for secondary places are sent out. We are delighted with the interest in Norton College and have added capacity both in terms of teachers and pastoral teams to ensure that all who want a place at Norton have been offered one. We look forward to meeting you on our first Friendship Afternoon, Thursday 17th March.