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On Wednesday 23rd November, Media students from Parkside Studio College attended the award-winning advertising agency, PS London in Angel. During the day, different members of staff delivered a presentation about their roles and responsibilities within the agency. Students saw a selection of advertising campaigns by the agency and the development process behind them, and learnt about the various opportunities in the advertising industry available to them when they finish school.

Monday 7th through to Friday 11th November was Enrichment week at Parkside Studio College. During the course of the week students in Years 9 and 10 took part in a range of intervention and booster sessions which were carried out to further support them. Our Year 11 students were offered revision sessions in preparation for their upcoming trial examinations. Support was also offered to those students whose English is a second language to access our curriculum more easily.

It was a thoroughly enjoyable and highly productive week for all.

On Wednesday 26th October, the newly elected anti-bullying ambassadors and other student council members had the opportunity to host an assembly in recognition of National Bullying Prevention Month. The question posed during the assembly was ‘are you a upstander or bystander to bullying?’ Students were presented with a wealth of information on bullying, focussing on the signs of bullying, the effects of bullying and where to turn for help.

As part of our commitment to promoting STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) students in Years 9 and 10 took part in an exciting STEM challenge in partnership with the Sea Cadets.

On Wednesday 5th October, Parkside welcomed The University of West London for a ‘University Life’ encounter.

Students firstly identified their favourite hobbies and lessons in which they do well and then research related careers, they explored the movement from secondary school through to Post 16 and university, then the differences between both were discussed. All the research that was completed was with a futuristic scope and an outlook to create a destination plan mapped with a statistical pathway aligned with realistic data.

Students focused on viewing and rewriting an actual CV and were clearly very engaged and motivated by the useful tips provided in the previous session and used this to edit in a professional way. Students then used the skills gained to construct a professional, modern and eye-catching CV that they will be able to take forward with them when applying for future opportunities. Students gained great insight and are now a step closer to their future; they look forward to part two of this event which will be held on 17th November.

On Friday 19th September, Parkside’s Student Voice delivered a special assembly to celebrate the life of our late Queen. The students presented a very moving tribute to the late monarch which incorporated some amazing facts that are little known by many people. The students had also created a timeline which outlined the events that took place during the late Queen’s reign. The assembly was very informative for both students and staff.

Year 11 students at Parkside Studio College achieved excellent GCSE, BTEC and VTCT results. Students have shown resilience throughout the year and their grades reflect the hard work and dedication that they put in. Parkside’s excellent and committed team of teachers have been really supportive and the extra timetabled sessions that were offered to provide boosters for all students before, after and during breaks have also helped our students to achieve success.  Some of our successes are shown in the tables included on the PDF below: