2021
Why are GCSEs in the UK important?
The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) and its international equivalent (iGCSE) were introduced in 1988 and since then these qualifications have acted as the ‘pathway’’ to advanced qualifications such as the International Baccalaureate (IB Diploma) and GCE A Levels. They are the first compulsory, externally assessed examinations that all UK students must undertake in…
Art trip to London
GCSE, AS and A2 Art students enjoyed a recent visit to London visiting The Royal Academy’s ‘Summer Exhibition’. The exhibition’s tradition spans 250 years providing opportunities to both leading artists and emerging talent. Students viewed art work from contemporary artists such as Tracey Emin and Grayson Perry alongside members of the public who had been…
What are Holidays for?
Having never formally studied psychology, physiology or sports science, I find myself rather fraudulently turning to these disciplines when attempting to explain how to learn effectively. In my defence, my interest in these fields goes back a long way and I have been fortunate to work with some experts in the field, throughout my own…
Hamlet Theatre Trip
Recently the A2 English Literature class took a train to London to immerse ourselves in a day of Shakespearean entertainment. Exploring the Southbank and the back streets of Southwark allowed us to see the London that audiences from the 1600s would have known. We enjoyed the sights and sounds of Borough market, still held in the…
Bullying
Bullying Incidents of bullying can be found everywhere and in all walks of life, and schools are no exception to this. Also, this should not be surprising or shocking. Schools are places where young people are developing and growing in experiences and attitudes and where they experiment with who they are and how they interact…
Our Autumn Enrichment Week
Enrichment Week kicked off on Saturday and Sunday with our NASA competition. Students battled it out deep into the night, designing spacecraft while sweating the small elements and fine details. Parry House emerged victorious from this taking the first victory of the week. On Monday, the week began in earnest, starting with a Wallace victory…
The Importance of GCSEs
For over a decade, Cardiff Sixth Form College has excelled in delivering A Levels, achieving astonishing outcomes for students and sending them on their way to the world’s finest universities. That single sentence makes it sound so easy. Trust me, it is not, and the work that goes into this, by students and teachers alone,…
CSFC Students Create Cardiff Production House
A group of our creative students have created a new team ‘Cardiff Production House’. Together they will create vlogs, short films and more detailing the student life here in the heart of the city.
Cardiff Sixth Form College Students Deliver Top GCSE Grades
Another excellent year for Cardiff Sixth Form College GCSE students who have performed excellently in their GCSE results with 79.2% gaining all A*s, 90.3% A*-A grades and 95% A*-B. This is the third year that the top school in the UK over the past 11 years has run one year GCSE courses and was listed…
TEENAGER FROM CAMBODIA WHO WAS HOSPITALISED DURING HER GCSES ACHIEVES OUTSTANDING RESULTS
A teenager from Cambodia who was rushed into hospital during her GCSEs with a heart infection, has managed to achieve four 9s (Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics), one 8 (English Language in which she was awarded Distinction) and one 7 (Art and Design) in one year. Chhiv Gech Long (15), who is from Phnom Penh,…
