Durham Sixth Form Centre
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Graded Outstanding by Ofsted 2017. Located in an enviable city centre location. Largest NE post-16 school with over 1600 students. #iamdsfc.
Durham
Joined October 2012
LEAVERS HOODIE:👕 The online shop for this year’s leavers hoodies is now open! Available in a range of sizes and colours and can be personalised. The online shop is open until Friday 9th May. Click the link below. #leavers
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NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP WEEK: 🧑🏫 Today marks the start of #NationalApprenticeshipWeek2025 where we celebrate our alumni apprentices shaping careers and industries, while empowering future talent to build the workforce of tomorrow. #apprenticeships #naw2025
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C-CARD: 💳 Yesterday we welcomed County Durham & Darlington Sexual Health Team, who promoted their C-Card service to our students. The C-Card scheme is a free and confidential service offering free condom and sexual health information and support to all young people.
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LAB WORK: 🧪 This week Applied Science students conducted laboratory work at Teesside University. They prepared samples for DNA extraction, performed Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and agarose gel electrophoresis. #teesideuniversity #dsfc #STEM
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TIME TO TALK DAY: 🗣️ #TimetoTalkDay 2025 is here, and it's the perfect reminder that talking about mental health can make all the difference. Whether it’s with a friend, colleague, or loved one, let’s make today the day we listen, share, and support each other. #mentalhealth
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NEWS: 💬 It was a pleasure to welcome representatives from Bowmer and Kirkland to Durham Sixth Form recently to speak to our Year 13 students about the degree apprenticeship opportunities on offer this year and how to apply for them. Read more...
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LGBT+ HISTORY MONTH: 🏳️🌈 Today marks the start of LGBT+ History Month, an annual month-long observance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history. To find out more about this years events and celebrations please visit: @LGBTHM
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VACANCY: 💬 We are looking to appoint a cleaner. This post would support us by ensuring all areas of our site are maintained to a high standard. Allowing for a clean and positive learning and working environment. Visit our website to apply...
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Happy Lunar New Year to all those celebrating! 🎊 2025 is the #YearOfTheSnake, symbolising good luck, rebirth and regeneration.🐍 #LunarNewYear #ChineseNewYear2025
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NEWS: 💬 Members of the Student Working Wellbeing Party worked with the charity 'Investing in Children' and other young people from around County Durham to organise a free-to-enter World Mental Health day event. Read more...
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NEWS:💬 Over four days during October and November, members of the Student Wellbeing Group participated in 'Wellbeing Workshops' with DSFC’s Artist-in-Residence, Cloe Sparrow. Read more...
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HMD:🕯️ Today is #HolocaustMemorialDay, when we remember all those murdered during the Holocaust, Nazi persecution of other groups, and in more recent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur. Visit the @HMD_UK website to find out more:
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MP VISIT:📢 It was a pleasure to welcome @AlanStrickland to Durham Sixth Form Centre. The students really benefited from his advice and insights! Thank you for visiting Alan, we would be happy to have you back any time!
Really good to visit Durham Sixth Form Centre to meet with students from Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor to talk about a wide range of issues. It was also great to chat to the senior leadership team about skills and harnessing aspiration in our area.
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NEWS: 💬 As part of the careers support on offer, our progression team recently organised a comprehensive Progression Fair to give information, advice and guidance on a wide range of future careers options to our students. Read more...
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NEWS: 💬 December saw the return of Year 12 Skills Week whereby every department selected a particular skill to focus on within lessons. Read more...
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NEWS: 💬 Global Entrepreneurship Week offered students a comprehensive look into business and innovation through webinars, entrepreneurial skills and resources, and a social impact business competition. Read more...
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ADVENT: 🎁 This year we are unwrapping some of our highlights from 2024. In August, we celebrated outstanding results success in Applied General subjects with 93% of the grades awarded A* - B grades. #DSFCAdventCalendar #DSFCunwrapped #throwback
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FESTIVE FUNDRAISERS: 🎄 This week is the Student Executive Charities Committee’s Festive Fundraisers! They have organised different events each day of the week to fundraise for their choice of The British Red Cross' Emergency Gaza Appeal.
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ADVENT: 🎁 This year we are unwrapping some of our highlights from 2024. We continued to offer students a wide variety of enrichment opportunities, such as the annual ski trip to Italy. #DSFCAdventCalendar #DSFCunwrapped #throwback
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ADVENT: 🎁 This year we are unwrapping some of our highlights from 2024. In August, we celebrated success following the publication of Level 3 results, marking yet another year of outstanding academic and personal achievements. #DSFCAdventCalendar #DSFCunwrapped #throwback
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