Academic Archives - Page 13 of 16

An Armada of Team Building

by tl | Apr 20, 2023 | Academic

This term, it was the turn of our Second Form pupils to rise to the challenges set for them at the Royal Navy Day. Their skills were certainly put to the test as they were building a communications tower using STEM kits they were provided with. The Leadership...

Rock Maths Like Tom

by tl | Mar 30, 2023 | Academic

Pupils from the Third Form and Lower Sixth had the opportunity to ‘rock’ maths when we welcomed Dr Tom Crawford, a Mathematics tutor at the University of Oxford, to Cokethorpe. Dr Crawford runs the award-winning website tomrocksmaths.com (YouTube channel...

It’s all Greek to me

by tl | Mar 17, 2023 | Academic

Congratulations to Amelia (Feilden) and Ellie (Swift), members of the Third Form Greek AOB, for their success in the Latin and Greek Reading Competition held at the University of Oxford. The event brought together almost one hundred pupils from Schools from across...

Scholarly Pride

by lmw | Mar 1, 2023 | Academic

Our Heads of Scholars, Dr Harrison (SH) and Dr Oldham (CO), discuss the Scholars’ Programme and their plans for its future. How long have you headed Cokethorpe’s Scholars’ programme? I took on co-responsibility for the programme four years ago with a former colleague...

Play-based Learning in Cokethorpe Pre-Prep

by whg | Feb 8, 2023 | Academic, School Life

Reception Class Teacher, Mrs Brash, explains the benefits of play-based learning in the Early Years Foundation Stage, followed in Cokethorpe Pre-Prep. What is play-based learning? The main thing that differentiates play-based learning from other types of learning is...

Formal Celebration for Sixth Form Scholars

by lmw | Jan 25, 2023 | Academic, School Life

Sixth Form Academic Scholars enjoyed a fabulous evening of fine dining and wine tasting at the Sixth Form Scholars’ Formal. This black-tie event provided the students with a highly enjoyable opportunity to familiarise themselves with the etiquette of a formal...