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- Tsitsi Dangarembga’s ‘Nervous Conditions’. May 3, 2020
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- In praise of lightness – Calvino’s Leggerezza. March 29, 2020
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- Decarbonising education. March 15, 2020
- The mighty pencil November 2, 2019
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Decarbonising education.
The climate emergency is a global reality and the large scale catastrophic weather events we face on a regular basis remind us that it is affecting us in the here and now, while also threatening far more serious impacts in … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Education policy, Politics, Students, Teaching and learning
Tagged AoC, citizenship education, climate change, climate emergency, Climate Emergency Education Bill 2020, global citizenship, Nadia Whittome MP, NUS, student activism, Students Organising for Sustainability UK, Teach the Future, UK Student Climate Network
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My NewVIc story: Nathan Coulson
My NewVIc story: Nathan Coulson When I started at NewVIc , I was sixteen and I didn’t really know what I wanted to do. This was probably obvious from my A-level choices: Philosophy, English Literature, Classical Civilisations, Maths and Further … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Guest blogs, NewVIc, Students
Tagged My NewVIc Story, Nathan Coulson, Newham Sixth Form College, NewVIc, NewVIc alumni, social enterprise
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My NewVIc story: Joseph Adelakun
My NewVIc story: Joseph Adelakun Former NewVIc student Joseph Adelakun is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and performed in the new RSC productions of Julius Caesar, Titus Andronicus and Antony and Cleopatra. At NewVIc, Joseph studied A-level Drama, A-level … Continue reading
Pathologically wrong: Humours and Miasma.
Humours and Miasma: Science in Society 8. Humoral theory and miasma theory: two long-lasting medical paradigms now consigned to the history of human error but which shaped our ideas about health and disease and the development of medical practice and … Continue reading
Posted in History, Science in Society, Students
Tagged Blood & Guts, cholera, disease, germ theory, Hippocrates, history, humours, John Snow, medicine, miasma, public health, Robert Koch, Roy Porter, Science, Science in Society
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‘What if?’ – dystopias in fiction.
Fictional dystopias use the power of ‘what if?’ to change something or extrapolate particular social or technological trends and imagine the impact on people’s lives. The best ones are also good stories, well told, about people; their hopes, fears, feelings … Continue reading
The NewVIc class of 2016
As we prepare to celebrate the achievement and progression of our 2017 leavers on their results day, it’s worth looking back at our most recent previous cohort and where they progressed. As usual, the class of 2016 was a brilliant … Continue reading
Posted in Education, NewVIc, Students
Tagged Education, Newham Sixth Form College, NewVIc, Russell group, university, university progression
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Giving young people a stake in their future
In the wake of the general election there’s been a lot of talk about the youth vote and young people’s renewed commitment to the political process. At the same time, there is evidence of young people’s pessimism about their future … Continue reading
Our NewVIc Story: Kate and Matthew Neal
Matthew: Kate and I both attended NewVIc from 2010 to 2012. Kate: That’s where we met actually. Matthew: Yes, we met on the first day in our first lesson together; Geography. Kate: I was running late and remember walking in … Continue reading
In conversation with Eugenia Cheng
We were delighted to welcome Dr Eugenia Cheng, the author of Beyond Infinity and How to bake pi to Newham Sixth Form College (NewVIc) last week to talk about her passion for maths and her mission to rid the world of … Continue reading
Posted in Education, NewVIc, Science, Students
Tagged Beyond Infinity, Education, Eugenia Cheng, GCSE Maths, Infinity, Maths, maths education, Newham Sixth Form College, NewVIc, STEM
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Young people debate free speech in the House of Lords
Free speech is alive and well, judging by a recent debate in the Chamber of the House of Lords involving over 200 young people from across the UK and sponsored by a number of organisations including Newham Sixth Form College … Continue reading
Young people discuss the future of London
We were delighted to welcome 3 of the candidates for this May’s Greater London Assembly elections to our NewVIc Future London event, held at Stratford Circus Arts Centre on Wednesday 23rd March. The hustings were part of our Future London showcase … Continue reading
Posted in NewVIc, Politics, Students
Tagged Democracy, elections, London, London mayor, Newham Sixth Form College, NewVIc, politics, young people
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My NewVIc story: Nazia Sultana
From plays to novels to poetry, English literature is the thread which sews together many of our life’s experiences. I have always been fascinated by words; their power to make us laugh, cry and change our outlook on the world … Continue reading
Sharing the secrets of success
This is what I say to all new students at Newham Sixth Form College (NewVIc) after welcoming them on their first day: Now you’ve enrolled and you’re about to start your first year as a sixth form student here, what … Continue reading
Posted in NewVIc, Parents, Students
Tagged aspiration, Education, learning, Newham Sixth Form College, NewVIc, Sixth form, Sixth form college, Student
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The skilled learner DOES
Our mission at Newham Sixth Form College is ‘to create a successful learning community’. Each of the three ideas; success, learning and community are important to us and we make sure we define what each one means for all our … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Students, Teaching and learning
Tagged Critical thinking, Education, learning, Newham Sixth Form College, NewVIc, skills
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How to make a strong college application
How can students make sure that their sixth form application is as strong as possible and does justice to their achievements, interests and aspirations? If you are in Year 11, you need to be thinking about where you want to … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Learning resources, NewVIc, Parents, Students
Tagged Colleges, Education, information advice and guidance, Sixth form, Sixth form college, young people
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