Cambridge in their Sights

It was a pleasure and a privilege to accompany 9 pupils to Cambridge University on Saturday 26^th November. Every year, year 11 pupils across the country are given the opportunity to find out how to get into Cambridge – a mission our year 11s took very seriously! 

After the excitement of spotting and taking pictures with Kano (south-east London rapper) at Kings Cross station, we boarded the train for the 45 minute journey to the most prestigious university in the world. All pupils were impressed by the university town and discussions during the 20 minute walk to the Babbage Lecture Theatre consisted of: bikes, ethnicity, food culture in Cambridge, well known Cambridge graduates and the phrase ‘how much longer’ was repeated just a few times. 

It’s a shame we didn’t get to explore the city but we did admire the ornate and iconic buildings on route. 

Our pupils certainly made the most of the lecture; lots of note taking and very intelligent questions were raised. All of them were a credit to the school and I was extremely proud of the way they conducted themselves. 

The trip was certainly worthwhile, if only because our pupils recognize they have a chance of getting into Cambridge, as long as they put the work in to get the grades and they keep their eyes on the prize! Eugene said ‘it was inspirational and motivational,’ you can’t argue with that. 

Many thanks to Mr Peacefield for organising the trip and to year 11s for making it effortless to manage.

Natasha Cameron

2ic Inclusion