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Year 12 At the beginning of 2014, we were informed about the Social Mobility Foundation (SMF) – an organisation that helps high achieving students from disadvantaged backgrounds in pursuing higher education and then going onto successful careers in eleven sectors, including banking and finance, engineering, law, medicine and politics amongst many others. They offer this through a wide range of programmes, such as the Aspiring Professionals Programme (APP), City Talent Initiative (CTI) and many residential programmes too. I was lucky enough to be able to apply and get through to the Aspiring Professionals Programme, along with a few others from Cranford Community College. This is SMF’s core programme and is run in 7 different cities across the UK. Within this programme, you are given an e-mentor - a person who works in the career that you are looking to go into in the upcoming future. This is a great way to get first-hand advice on and get any questions answered directly by someone who works in the career that you are interested in. As well as this, APP also helps students to gain internship placements, summer schools and provide university application support by developing key skills that not only universities but potential employers look for, such as building confidence, teamwork and leadership skills and creating networks. They do this through various university visits to many top Russell Group universities, one of which I was able to go to. In late June, I was able to go to UCL for a taster day tailored for SMF students. The day began with a quick introduction about the history and development of UCL over the years and how it has become such an outstanding university as we now know it. We were then introduced to 6 current students, mostly first year students, all from different courses. We were allowed to ask the students any questions that we had, from course content and how great the jump is from A levels courses to university degrees to student life, accommodation and student finance. I found this highly useful as the same question was answered by all of the current UCL students and so I was able to see the different perspectives from different people and so gain a more well-rounded view for each question. This was followed by a quick tour of the UCL campus, which was a great experience as we were able to see how greatly integrated the university is to the busy inner-city London lifestyle and all of the great facilities it has, such as its huge library and science labs. Let’s just say…there’ll never be a dull moment. The day ended with a session solely on personal statements which, to me, was the most beneficial aspect of the day. We were able to speak one to one, with a lecturer at UCL and see what they do and do not like in personal statements. We viewed four personal statements from real applicants – two of which had been accepted and two that had been declined. By comparing them to each other side by side, we were able to clearly identify the components that make a personal statements stand out (in a good way!) and steer clear from certain common features of personal statements which could lessen your chances of being accepted by top, leading universities of the country. Overall, it was a great day and a fantastic experience and I am so grateful for having been given the opportunity to go. I now feel more prepared for taking the next step and applying to university. Harprit Birk (year 12) 38
Year 12 Monopoly Challenge - Monday 14th July 2014 What starts off in a form room at Cranford and ends up with you outside one of the most famous buildings in the world, having a selfie with one of the icons of the twentieth century? Answer, the year 12 Monopoly Challenge. Students start by picking teams in their form groups and discussing their strategy for the day, then head off to the nearest bus stop to start their journey into London. The aim of the day is to visit all the destinations on an adapted Monopoly Board and take a picture with a member of the team in it to prove they have been there. This year the Monopoly Challenge had a WWI theme, which required students to visit the Cenotaph, Southwark War Memorial and find the Unknown Soldier. Students had to return to school for 3:00pm and upload their pictures onto an electronic copy of the Monopoly Board and for every place visited they received points. The winning team this year with 5,545 points out of a maximum of 6310 was 12U, who were very closely followed by 12Z and 12Y. Students gained celebrity bonus points this year for getting in snaps with David Beckham, Optimus Prime, Charlie Chaplin, M & M and Spiderman… Overall, including the lost group that called at 4:30pm, everyone had a great day and really enjoyed this opportunity to explore their capital city. Jonathan Ryan (Head of year 12) The results for the Monoploy Challenge are: 1st Place - 12U who win a Dinner at Nando’s 2nd Place - 12Z who win a Pizza Party 3rd Place - 12Y who win a large tin of Sweets Special Prize - for the ‘Selfie of the Day’ is the Chaplin close up 39
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