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Cultural Event 2024
Cardiff Sixth Form College held it’s 2024 cultural event on Friday the 19th of April at the ICE Centre in Newport. The event is one of the highlights of the schools calendar and celebrates the diverse cultural mix that is at the heart of the college. The students and staff were treated to a wide…
TEDx 2024
Entirely student led, this year’s TEDx event celebrated the theme ‘All is Fair in Love and War’. Taking to the stage at the National Museum of Wales, speakers embraced the TED mission of sharing ideas worth spreading by presenting on topics covering the economic impact of climate change, the deleterious effect, deep brain stimulation, access…
Cardiff Sixth Form College Recognised as Top 10 Most Promising Colleges in the UK
Cardiff Sixth Form College has been recognised as one of the top 10 most promising universities and colleges in the UK 2024 by Higher Education Review in India. The college was praised for “its exceptional academic expertise, capability to adapt to the evolution of educational field and transformational impact on students’ careers” by the Assistant…
Outstanding Estyn Inspection Report
Cardiff Sixth Form College is delighted to have received a glowing report from Estyn, the Welsh schools inspectorate, following their full core inspection in November, 2023. Published this week, the report praises the outstanding students of CSFC, describing them as ‘exceptionally diligent’ with a ‘burning desire to succeed’. They note that their behaviour is ‘exemplary’…
Exams: We’re leaving nothing to chance in this penalty shoot-out
Glenn Hoddle managed the England men’s football team between 1996-1999, taking over shortly after the side had famously lost to Germany in the semi-final of the European Championships, in a penalty shoot-out. In the lead-up to the 1998 World Cup finals, Hoddle was reported to have suggested that penalty kicks are a lottery which one…
It’s time to teach children the value of wisdom
Responding to his concerns over the rise of fascism in Europe, Bertrand Russell noted in his 1933 essay The Triumph of Stupidity, that: “the stupid are cocksure, while the intelligent are full of doubt”. His analysis, that people seek comfort in straightforward answers to complicated problems, resonates with us today. It can easily be suggested that the…
Two outstanding UK schools named Top 3 finalists for $250,000 World’s Best School Prizes 2023
Two outstanding UK schools – both for the first time in Wales – have been named Top 3 finalists for the $250,000 World’s Best School Prizes 2023. The five World’s Best School Prizes, founded last year by T4 Education in collaboration with Accenture, American Express, Yayasan Hasanah, and the Lemann Foundation, are the world’s most…
Rishi Sunak has launched a weapon of maths distraction
Amidst the NHS winter crisis, uncertainty over the cost of living, rising inflation and recession all overshadowed by the war in Ukraine, the Prime Minister recently stepped out to make a statement. A vision, if you will, for a brighter and more prosperous future. A solution grounded in long-term, sustainable thinking rather than the sticking…
This year’s approach to exam marking is indefensible
A student in Year 11 taking their GCSEs this summer, spent much of Years 8 and 9 learning at home from a laptop, tablet or smart phone, if they were fortunate enough to have access and to receive quality tuition. The rich and diverse learning experiences that the general adult population remember about those formative…
TOP MARKS AT GCSE FOR CARDIFF SIXTH FORM COLLEGE STUDENTS
Cardiff Sixth Form College students have gained outstanding results in their GCSEs this year with 74.1% of all results graded 9-8 (A*), 84.1% 9-7 (A*-A) and 90.5% 9-6 (A*-B). 10% of the cohort achieved all grade 9s in their GCSEs with 32% achieving grades 8-9 and 50% grades 7-9. 16 year old Luther, who is…
