Business and economics students from Durham Sixth Form Centre participated in a two-day event at the Darlington Economic Campus (DEC). The visit, organised by Dylan Bowater, DSFC alumni and current ONS degree apprentice economist, offered students a comprehensive look into civil service careers and economic policy-making.

The History Department took their Year 12 students on a walking tour of the City of Durham, due to the location of Durham Sixth Form Centre we are surrounded by quite a bit of important history, significant to both local and nationwide stories. 

On Monday 15th July, 42 of our Year 12 students made the journey to Shrewsbury Prison. The original prison was built in 1793 and was then redeveloped during the Victorian era. It was decommissioned as a prison in 2013 and reopened as a tourist attraction.

Our vocational teachers have recently undertaken a range of transformative business externships, in order to gain a deeper understanding of the possible career routes their subjects feed into, as well as further developing many links with our local employers and wider community. 

Another year of outstanding results…

Students and staff at Durham Sixth Form Centre are celebrating success today following the publication of Level 3 results, marking yet another year of outstanding academic and personal achievements.

In our A Level and other academic qualifications we achieved a 100% pass rate and an average Grade B, with almost three quarters of the grades awarded being impressive A*-B grades. 

We were delighted to accompany our students down to The Globe in London for the final of the Poetry By Heart competition. We were full of excitement for the day ahead as we departed from Durham train station.

We extend our congratulations to the three Y12 winners of the Dennis Southwell Award 2024. We would also like to acknowledge and celebrate all the students who entered this year and allowed us to read their remarkable achievements. 

We are thrilled to share the inspiring efforts of our dedicated students who participated in this year’s social action project, funded by the National Citizen Service (NCS) and delivered by Children North East. Their passion and commitment to making a difference have truly shone through in their outstanding initiative.

Every year we run our Durham Sixth Form Centre Writing Competition, this year the theme was Resilience.  We wanted to pick a theme that will allow students across the centre to participate, the piece could be a story, poem or an academic piece in the field of a student’s choice.

Over 200 Year 12 students and their Progress Tutors embarked on an inspiring journey to the Newcastle Utilita Arena to the annual UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service) Discovery Exhibition.  Alongside their peers, they went to visit over 100 university, college and apprenticeship representatives to find out about different options and pathways after they leave Durham Sixth Form Centre.