AN evening to honour hardworking Sixth Form students took place at Queen Elizabeth’s School in Crediton earlier this month.
The Sixth Form Tutor Team at the Ted Wragg Multi-Academy Trust School said: “We are delighted that for another year, many of our Sixth Formers have succeeded in meeting the demands of the QE Sixth Form Diploma Award.”
They explained that in order to achieve the Diploma Award, the students will have shown their tutor the following:
• The have devoted more than 80 hours to a range of activities in the areas of physical activity and sports, creative and artistic pursuits and to volunteer service that has helped others.
• They have shown commitment to their own personal career and study development.
• They have experienced the world of work and reflected on that experience.
• Lastly, and at the core of their Sixth Form experience they have undertaken a full programme of study and have grown in their ability to direct their own study, time and work independently.
They added: “Achieving the Diploma Award shows that they are well on the way to having the characteristics that they need to be successful and happy as adults.
“They are adaptable, literate, innovative, co-operative, healthy and fit, emotionally grounded, politically aware, technology adept, self-motivated, responsible and they possess a tremendous range of interests.
“Each one of these students has made their school and their community proud.
“They give us hope and assurance that, far from the moral panic and political rhetoric we hear about youth issues, there is a more realistic and positive story to tell about the world that the young people of Queen Elizabeth’s Sixth Form will help to create.”
The Sixth Form Tutor Team concluded in wishing all of the students the very best in their future endeavours.
The event included a welcome by Head of Sixth Form Vicky Evans, talks by Year 11 Head of Year Mark Baptist and John Wright on the subject of Service and Action.
Some of the Sixth Form students spoke about their experiences in completing the Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, ventures to Sri Lanka and Iceland and in Outdoor Education.
The Old Scholars Cup was presented by Vicky Evans to Amber Parfitt.
Lucy Welsman spoke about Creativity, James Webster singing a fantastic rendition of “You’ll Be Back” from “Hamilton”.
The Daphne Cartwright Award was presented by Vicky Evans to Imogen Cunningham.
The Jean Grinney Award for Care and Compassion was presented by Carol Hughes to Ella Turvey.
The Jackson Tasker Cup for Design Technology was presented by Wilf Richer to Theo Duffin.
Diplomas and awards were presented to many students.
Many young people spoke about their experiences and activities during the year, some talking about Drama, the School Production and Jazz Band, Art and Photography, charity work, work experience, apprenticeships, independent study and other pursuits.
Peter Bryan from the Endowment Governors spoke about the Sixth Form Scholarship, other speakers came from the Student Leadership Team and the closing speech and thanks was by Alex Blagden.