Havant Sixth Form College News Feed

Havant Sixth Form College Students Hold German Film Festival

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

In December, Havant Sixth Form College’s Modern Foreign Languages Department held a German Film Festival. The A Level German students organised the event, inviting students from Springfield Technology College and the City of Portsmouth Girls School. The students showed two films, held presentations and discussions around the films as well as serving festive German food. It was a great opportunity for all parties concerned to learn, enjoy and achieve. Our students made the following comments: “Part of our Research in German A2 is to study a film. “Die Welle “and “Goodbye Lenin” are great films. They help us understand the issues and the emotions associated with German History, the war and the Berlin Wall. I really like History and I found that studying a film related to History is really enjoyable and puts everything in perspective for me. ” Dominic Mortimer, A2 German Level student. “I think it is really good to have...

Havant Sixth Form College Celebrates Students’ High Achievement

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Once again Havant Sixth Form College was delighted to celebrate the achievements of their high achieving students. On Thursday 16 December more than a 100 teachers, parents and students attended our fourth Annual Awards Ceremony. The event is a real testimony to our students’ outstanding academic achievements. The awards were sponsored by a range of Universities from across the country, as well Exam Boards and local businesses. This years’ guest speaker was Carla Eberhardt, Producer and Correspondent for ITV’s flagship breakfast programme ‘Daybreak’. Carla, herself a high performing ex-Havant Sixth Form College student, gave an inspirational speech on her studies, experiences and challenges in achieving her career goals and presented the awards to the students. John McDougall, Principal and Chief Executive said, “The awards evening is a great opportunity to celebrate achievement and to recognise the particular contribution of...

Be Healthy at Havant Sixth Form College

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Havant Sixth Form College students took part in a highly successful ‘Be Healthy’ event this week, encouraging them to consider factors that affect their health and well-being. On Tuesday 22 November 2011, Havant Sixth Form College hosted its annual ‘Be Healthy’ event. Seventeen external agencies visited the college to speak to students on issues affecting their health. Students visited stands covering many topics including: healthy food choices, alternative therapies, housing, anti-social behaviour, mental health, substance abuse, and exercise opportunities. The College’s Health & Social Care students made a fantastic contribution to the event running six stands exploring issues including: feeling happy in your skin, alcohol abuse, healthy eating, drug awareness, sexual health and the dangers of smoking. There was so much student interest from students at the smoking awareness stand that the college is now considering the launch of a...

Students Win Physics Olympics Challenge

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Havant Sixth Form College A Level Physics students won the Physics Olympics Challenge at the University of Portsmouth on 18 November 2011.

Colleges across the south coast competed in this prestigious event.

The day long competition was divided into three sections. The first section was observing gymnasts in action and answering Physics based questions, based on the topic of Mechanics. The second section was based on designing a product, from a range of materials that would provide maximum bounce to a 4 kg iron ball when dropped from a certain height on the product. The third section comprised of giving a presentation and explaining the Physics behind the product. The Havant Sixth Form College team won all three sections and was therefore judged the Champions.

Quote from team: ‘We are very pleased with our achievement and we’re all looking forward to competing at the final in London in March 2012’.

Student Triumphs at History Debate Competition

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Havant Sixth Form College student Tyler Anderson is celebrating his win at the Regional Heat of the Historical Association's Great Debate competition.

On Wednesday evening Havant Sixth Form College student Tyler Anderson took part in the Hampshire and Sussex Regional Heat of the Historical Association's Great Debate competition. Tyler spoke for five minutes discussing the topic 'Why History matters to me'. He now goes through to the national final of the competition which will take place at Merton College, Oxford in March 2012.

Judges commented that Tyler ‘displayed a great passion for his subject and was a credit to his teacher’s at Springfield School and Havant Sixth Form College’. When asked how he felt after winning, Tyler said, ‘I’m really excited and incredibly happy to have been given this opportunity to take part in such a prestigious event and looking forward to competing in the final next year’.

Students through to British Colleges National Championships

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Three Havant Sixth Form College students this week enjoyed success in qualifying for the British Colleges National Championship Finals due to be held in April next year.

Oliver Bradbury competed in the British Colleges South East Region Golf Championships shooting a 4 over par score of 75 which was 2 shots under his handicap. This put Oliver in joint fourth out of 44 competitors, securing him a place in the Championships.

Abigail Gregg won the Ladies Singles at the Table Tennis British Colleges South East Championships, coming second in her group after 3 victories in qualifying.

Josh Odell came second in the Men’s Elite Trampolining Competition, scoring highly in both the compulsory and the voluntary routines. Josh was the most consistent performer in the competition and now qualifies for the elite men’s squad of 6 participants.

Havant Sixth Form College celebrates sustained and rising student success rates

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Results published today indicate that yet again students from Havant Sixth Form College have achieved outstanding A Level results. For the 20th year running pass rates are again pushing 100% at A2 level. A pass rate in excess of 98% was recorded with three quarters of our students achieving the challenging A* to C grades at A Level. 49% of our students achieved the toughest high A* to B grades which exceeds the national benchmark for Sixth Form Colleges. 32 of our A Level subjects achieved an impressive 100% pass rate. In addition to achieving outstanding pass rates at A Level, Havant Sixth Form College is proud that just under 600 A*/A grade passes were recorded. Our average points score has risen yet again from 806 to 815. Last year there was no better state sector college in the local area post 16 in the DES Achievement and Attainment tables at A Level. John McDougall, College Principal declared “I am really delighted with these outstanding results...

Havant Sixth Form College 3rd XI – Cup Winners 2010/11

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Havant Sixth Form College 3rd XI - Cup Winners 2010/11 - Squad & Match Report - Havant 1 v HCS 0 - Priory Park Bishops Waltham. THE TEAM: Sam Latter Aaron Orman Ryan Jones (c) Lewis Bate Brad Coombes Euan Wilson Rufus Mosely - THE HERO Ryan - Lancaster - Man of the match James Freeman Azim Mahmood Alex Spink SUBS: Ollie Hancock Rob Scammell Rob Jacobs Phil 'the real' McCoy Ryan Flippence TEAM MASCOT: George Greenwood The first half action was evenly shared by both teams. Both Havant and HCS had very big and strong back fours. Havant tried to create fluid passing moves through midfield. HCS were going more direct and hoping their speedy forwards could break through. The Havant back four denied them any clear goal scoring opportunity at all in the first half. Havant created several good opportunities by getting Ryan Jones and Rufus Moseley behind the HCS defence...

Stay Safe at Havant Sixth Form College

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

This week Havant Sixth College held its annual Stay Safe Week supported by Hampshire Road Safety's Teenagers Road Accident Prevention Team (TRAPT). The TRAPT course gives teenagers an awareness of what could happen if they drive recklessly, and also to think about other areas of their lives and the decisions that affect it. Watch Manager Gary Elston, Road Safety Liaison Officer for Hampshire Fire & Rescue Service said, "we want young people to learn and understand the consequences of their actions for themselves, changing the thought process on how the situation would affect them and the people around them. " On Wednesday they carried out a complete scenario demonstration of removing a crash victim from a road traffic collusion. One of our students, Jess Edwards from Southsea, volunteered to be the victim. The spectating students were talked through the procedures and all the equipment used as Jess was cut out of the vehicle. The 60 students who...

Badge Competition Winners 2011

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

This year we had 65 entries from Horndean Technology College, Havant Academy, Bohunt School and Cowplain Community School. The winning designs were displayed at our Open Evening on Thursday 3 March 2011.

Well done to our winners – you'll be receiving £15 HMV vouchers and your designs will be put into production ready for September 2011!

Alex Weedon, Year 8, Horndean Technology College
Paul Rice, Year 9, Havant Academy
Storm Johnston, Year 7, Cowplain Community School

College's third trip to Beijing, China

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On Wednesday 9 February 27 learners from History, Government and Politics, Geography, Business Studies, Law and IB, together with staff, embarked on the College's third trip to Beijing, China. The group visited Tiananmen Square in very cold conditions and trudged around the largest public space in the world (holding 500,00 people) to glimpse the entrance to the Forbidden City. The following day, we visited Mao Zedong's Mausoleum and stood in line to observe the local people still paying homage to the Chairman's embalmed corpse. We then headed to the Forbidden City where we had a highly instructive walking tour with a local expert who navigated us around the various courtyards –they were able to tread the very same environs that Empress Cixi lived and worked in and to see the spot where the Republic was proclaimed by Mao in 1949. In fact, the Qianmen Jianguo Hotel where we stayed hosted a Communist Party delegation including Mao himself in 1956. Afterwards,...

Visit to Paris with French and Art Students

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A Level and IB French and Art students went on an educational and cultural visit to Paris from 17-20 February. Excursions included a trip up the Eiffel Tower, a boat trip on the river Seine, walks by day and night up and around the Montmartre district, a visit to the Sacré Coeur, a visit to Le Louvre, to the modern district of La Défense and finally a metro journey and a visit of Notre Dame Cathedral. When visiting Le Louvre, the students were able to view and make studies of paintings by masters such as Delacroix, David, Gericault and Ingres as well as Leonardo's Mona Lisa and sculptures including the Venus de Milo , The Victory of Samothrace and Canova's 'Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss'. The visit to the Eiffel Tower allowed students to see Paris from the top and experience the structure in daylight and at night when it is brought to life in a dazzling light display ,every hour. We also visited the Trocadero and were able to experience...

Jane Austen Trip

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On the 13th December, the English department went on a trip to Alton to visit Jane Austen's house. We all arrived in the car park bright and early to get the coach and, admired the breathtaking beauty of the countryside on the way. When we arrived, we were taken from the bitterness of the winter morning into a building next to Austen's house in which we were given a fascinating talk about Jane Austen's life and times. We were told, among other interesting things, that, after accepting a marriage proposal, Austen decided to refuse the man the next day and that therefore she never married. After we had been enriched with the knowledge of the time period in which Austen lived, we picked our way through remaining patches of snow to arrive at Jane Austen's house, which has been transformed into a museum to provide visitors with more information about certain artefacts and items of furniture. For example, we were privileged enough to come within touching distance of...