On Friday 5 July the Business and Economics department held a conference for Year 12 Business and Economics students with the aim of giving students the opportunity to hear about different careers in Business and Economics.

Students had the opportunity to listen to advice about how to pursue careers in different ways and were able to ask questions and discuss their individual plans with the visitors.

On Monday 24 June A Level and BTEC Business students visited Cotswold Wildlife Park. The day begins with a marketing lecture. Students get an insight into the various research methods the park use, the way in which they identify a variety of target market segments and how they promote and advertise the park to each of these different groups. The talk also covers the way in which marketing has changed over the years and the growing importance of sites such as Trip Advisor and social media.

Students then get the opportunity to spend some time in the park which was thoroughly enjoyed by all.

On Wednesday 26 June Sixth Form musicians put on a summer concert in St George’s Church to raise money for the charity Send A Cow, which helps families in poverty to start sustainable businesses and small-holdings. Ranging from ‘Cantique de Jean Racine’ sung by the Senior Choir to the Trumpet Trio’s arrangement of ‘Hallelujah’ by Cohen, the concert spanned a wide range of styles and showcased the skill and versatility of the singers and instrumentalists.

The first St Bart’s Community Awards evening gave us the opportunity to celebrate the huge contribution so many of our school community make to good causes.  It was a fantastic evening, full of laughter, some tears and lots of admiration for students across all year groups, staff and parents who were recognised for their involvement, support and work in the community through a wide range of activities, from fundraising to volunteering. 

Please see below for details of when each year group returns to school in September 2019.

Well done to all competitors who picked up valuable points for their Houses and competed across the two days of Sports Day this year. A whopping 11 records were broken, including by two Year 8 boys who picked up 3 records each!

On Friday 28 June the Sixth Form bunting was out ‘en masse’ as we held our 2019 Induction Day and welcomed students from 28 schools who will be joining us next year. The incoming Year 12 students had the opportunity to experience Sixth Form life and spent the day enjoying time with their Tutor Groups and Houses

On Tuesday 25 June, over 180 of our Year 11 students enjoyed their school prom at Donnington Grove Hotel along with a number of members of St Bart’s staff. The evening was full of fun, laughter and lots of dancing. Students were treated to a photobooth, buffet, DJ, sweet stand and a stunning venue, decorated by our Year 11 Prom Committee.

We are delighted to announce that eight of  our current Year 13 students have received offers to study medicine or veterinary science at University. This follows months of hard work and study to complete entry tests and interviews at their chosen Universities.

The offers to study medicine are at Cardiff, Bristol, Birmingham, Southampton, Sheffield, Kings College, London and UEA. One student has chosen to study Veterinary Medicine at Nottingham after she was offered a remarkable four places.

Congratulations to the Year 7 students who performed superbly in the recent Area Athletics competition. The girls' & boys' teams came 1st! Several students were selected to compete at the County Championships on Tuesday 2 July. Congratulations and good luck to all those selected and well done to everyone involved.