Month: May 2023

Acts of Charity Day takes place annually. Our Act of Charity Day helps our students to establish and emphasise the values that are important to us at Christ the King Sixth Forms. Our students spend the day contributing in a positive way in their local communities.  The day provides the opportunity for students to take part in a group social action activity with their 10:10 tutor group. In previous years this has included as varied activities as litter picking to helping in local Churches, foodbanks and Primary schools. 

If you know of a local organisation or business who would like our students’ involvement with a charitable activity to support the local community then please contact enquiries@ctsfc.ac.uk

Below are photos of students from this years Acts of Charity Day 2023.

Mental Health Awareness Week

This week students and staff have getting involved in a range of activities and information sessions with the aim of raising awareness and getting students talking about mental health. Every day the Wellbeing Team sent out information and strategies to promote good mental health including a leaflet on how to cope with Exam Stress and one on how to cope with Loneliness. During the week there were several activities and information session taking place on all our sites.   

Just some examples are:

At St Mary’s in the LRC there was a large display focussing on anxiety with tips and approaches on how to manage its effect and suggestions of actions that can be tried both personally and with friends and colleagues. The display also includes a library of self-help books and details of professional services that can be contacted. 

At Aquinas one of the activities for the week was getting out for a walk at lunchtime with students and staff getting out to take some time to enjoy the fresh air. 

At Emmanuel students and staff created a thought board on how to manage stress and anxiety.  The board was positioned in the reception area and students and staff were encouraged to  come along and post their ideas on the post-it notes available; every thought or idea was exchanged for a sweet. This will provide a great source of tips and hints on how to manage anxiety for students and staff.

We were delighted to welcome Bosch Engineering UK to St Mary’s on 16th May as part of our ‘External Speaker Programme’. A Level Maths and Science and BTEC Applied Science students were all lucky enough attend an afternoon of presentations and demonstrations to support their studies.

Presentations were given on what Bosch Engineering does and its history, Careers in Engineering, and women in STEM.  Students also had a demonstration of Engine ECU, ABS and Sensors on the two Bentleys brought along by Bosch.  Speakers from Bosch were Alan George, Bentley Project Manager, Gregg Wookey, Bentley Team Leader, and Bernadette Gray Project Safety Manager.   

The afternoon provided students a great opportunity to learn more abut the Engineering sector.