Desborough College

On Monday 24th Year 10 and 11 students attended a bespoke performance and workshops of Macbeth by Boxclever Theatre. Students had the opportunity to work with the actors and participate actively in the play itself, as well as getting involved in the revision workshops to consolidate their knowledge of key themes and characters. The boys enjoyed this opportunity enormously - a huge shout out to Boxclever Theatre!

Amazing results for our EPQ cohort, lead by our wonder Ms Hallissey.
The figures speak for themselves. Incredible!

100% A*C, 86% A*

Pancake day - no more needs to be said, the pictures say it all!

Geography Field Trip: Exploring Quality of Life in Stratford and the Olympic Park

This week, our Year 11 GCSE Geography students have been out on field trips to Stratford and the Olympic Park in London as part of their studies on urban environments. They have been collecting primary data to investigate how and why quality of life varies across different parts of the area.

By conducting surveys, environmental assessments and land-use mapping, our boys have been gaining valuable insights into the impact of regeneration and urban development. Deepening their understanding of real world geographical issues.

We look forward to hearing their findings in the coming lessons!

At the end of the day tyoday, our year 11 opened their mock results in a simulation of the real thing. It was lovely to see smiling faces, this moment will motivate them and inspire them to go on to achieve their hugely important goals.

Our new food technology room is going down a treat with the boys - led by the wonderful Ms Pankhurst. Here are some pics of our year 9 scone chefs!

Just a few pics from our first Ethical Leaders Day (ELD), it was such a success we are hoping to do many more.

On Monday 9th December, we welcomed FA coach developer and University Lecturer Yasar Latif to Desborough. Y10 & Y11 boys who study PE & Health and fitness, had a workshop on the role of a coach with elements of practical application.

This workshop was designed to get pupils to think about a career in sport, with a focus around coaching.

Arun Brar
PE Teacher and Head of Year 9

Christmas lunch was kicked off by some fabulous Christmas jumpers and sixth formers with reindeer ears and Christmas pudding sunglasses!

Year 10 sports science class had a visit to Padel Maidenhead . The boys got a chance to have a coaching session to understand the rules and how to play this exciting new sport. This was followed by a tournament between themselves.

The Year 13 students continued exploring their post 18 options with a visit to Reading University. The students had a tour of the campus and a variety of talks from lecturers and current university students. These talks consisted of study skills, student finance, university course selection and life as university student. All of Year 13 are currently completing their UCAS applications, so this gave them the opportunity to see what University is like in person and a chance to ask any questions directly to current lecturers and university students.

Over the October half-term holiday some of our year 13 students embarked on an incredible trip to New York. Several of the A-level curriculums have a strong focus on the US, so students were able to enhance their learning in many areas. In particular: Business, Economics, Geography, History and Politics
Here are some pics of the sights and experiences: Times Square,UN headquarters, 9/11 museum, Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, top of the Rockefeller centre, two guided walking tours of Harlem and the Financial district/Brooklyn, Central Park, and the High Line. An incredible experience for our sixth form community.

A huge thank you to Tom from Microsoft who gave a really informative talk on Friday to our sixthform. Our students were really impressed with the range of opportunities which could be gained through apprenticeship. A massive thank you also to James on our student leadership team who organised this event.

It has been a calm and purposeful first week back of this second Autumn term. During assemblies this week we have remembered those who sacrificed for us. Thank to Mr Edwards and Mr Collins who led these remembrance assemblies.