The Biology and Applied Science departments have fostered relationships with several Russell Group Universities and, as a result, were able to welcome Dr Jose Guillermo Puello from the University of Manchester. He has previously delivered workshops and progression talks for the department, which have been very well received.

We are delighted to announce that Year 12 students Ruby Blenkiron and Grace Newton were selected to represent the UK and compete at the Summit All Star Cheerleading World Championships in Florida recently. The Cheerleading World Championships attract competitors from all over the world including the USA, Canada, Germany and Sweden.

Durham Sixth Form Centre is proud to announce that our Boys’ Football Academy first team is crowned National Football Youth League ( NFYL) North Division 1 Champions after a hard-fought season in the highest level of football, outside the academy system.

On Wednesday 15th May, Durham Sixth Form Centre welcomed nine providers to host a training and development networking event. The fair, held in the Theatre, provided information and advice about each organisation’s apprenticeship offering, the qualifications needed, and their wider curriculum, along with the positives of undertaking an apprenticeship.

In a stunning achievement we are delighted to announce that Year 12 student, Grace Rogers has been selected to showcase her artwork in the prestigious Royal Academy of Arts Young Artists’ Summer show 2024. 

Now in its sixth year, the Young Artists’ Summer Show is a free, open submission exhibition for students aged 4–19 studying in the UK.

Durham Sixth Form Centre was privileged to be invited to participate in an exclusive programme offered by the Department of Archaeology at Durham University.  The scene was set with a university style lecture in which students were given the task for the day; to solve a Viking age mystery.

Every year Durham Sixth Form Centre enters a team in the annual European Youth Parliament Inter – Schools Debating Competition. This year the North-East Regional final was held on Friday 8th March in the Armstrong Building at Newcastle University.

The Student Wellbeing Party orchestrated an extravaganza of activities aimed at lifting our spirits and spreading boundless joy across Durham Sixth Form Centre, in celebration of International Happiness Day on Wednesday 20th March. 

One of the highlights of the week was the creation of a vibrant mural in the VAC (Visual Arts Centre), a masterpiece that radiated positivity and creativity.

Three of our esteemed Student Executives, Emma Lindsey, Yves Tinnion, and Lizzie Briggs, recently travelled to Newcastle to participate in an extraordinary event called the Hope Hack. In addition, two of our students, Ellie Johnson and Arthur Golden-Shillaw, were in attendance representing North East Peer Action Collective – a research and social action project run by young people, to create a safer and fairer community. 

Every year students and staff from the Politics department visit the Houses of Parliament. The first part of the day consisted of a walk down Whitehall including a look at 10 Downing Street, numerous government departments and then lunch at Trafalgar Square.