AIM Mentoring Programme – Wednesday 20^th September 2023

Representatives from Visionpath provided a workshop for our Year 12 and 13 students on Wednesday 20^th September showcasing their mentoring programme, "AIM."

Woolwich Polytechnic Sixth Form have worked with Visionpath over the last few years on different programmes that support young people in their development of their next career steps.

The AIM initiative provides a programme of one-to-one mentoring, skills sessions and career insights that will help A Level students from diverse and disadvantaged backgrounds to gain knowledge and experience to shape their future careers in technology.

A wonderful opportunity for our students, who thoroughly enjoyed the workshop.

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Congratulations to the Class of 2023 celebrating their results!

Read our A Level Results feature on page 16 of the latest issue of the News Shopper here:

News Shopper - Page 16 - Woolwich Polytechnic Sixth Form

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It is with tremendous pride that Woolwich Polytechnic Sixth Form, rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted, celebrates the success of the Class of 2023.

47% of our students received A* - B grades, with a significant number continuing their academic pathways at Russell Group universities, including Cambridge, Edinburgh, and Warwick amongst others.

Head of School, Mr Tom Lawrence states, "Our class of 2023 have done themselves proud and nearly all have achieved their first-place offers or high-end apprenticeships, securing an average grade that matches 2019 and 2022. We have many students again going to illustrious Russell Group universities. The results day itself has been a great day of rightful celebration for staff and students. All these enormous achievements have been made against a backdrop of significantly tougher marking, particularly at the top end."

This sentiment is shared by Mr Tim Plumb, CEO of PolyMAT, "After such hard work through challenging times, it was fantastic to see so many students with happy faces, being rewarded with progression to university and apprenticeships. This is why we all work so hard, to change lives and ensure ‘Success for Everyone’ that will last for many years to come." 

Ms Hannah Elliott, Head of Sixth Form, comments: “I am so proud of all our students here at Woolwich Poly. Each of them has shown resilience and determination in the face of adversity. Year on year, our results echo our school ethos of ‘Tomorrow's Leaders’ demonstrating the dedication and commitment of the students themselves, as well as our hardworking staff and supportive wider community. We look forward to seeing the future successes of our students as our Sixth Form expands next year to accommodate Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls.” 

• Abubakar - Engineering at Cambridge (A*A*A*A)
• Sam - Maths at Bath (A*A*AA)
• Dario - Engineering at Edinburgh (A*A*AA)
• Mercy - Architecture at Leeds (A*AB)
• Yedidia - Medicine at Plymouth (ABC)
• Calista – Medicine at Southampton (BBB)
• Andrei - Mechanical Engineering at Nottingham (ABB)
• Pharell - Computer Science at Warwick (AAA)
• Prapti – Global Sustainable Development at Warwick (A*AB)
• Callum - English and Drama at Queen Mary’s (A*A*B)
• Neha - English Literature at Kings (AAB)

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Mr Tatton organised 8 of our Year 12 students to take part in the Futures Academy Work Experience programme.

The London Market Group has launched its Futures Academy, a collaborative effort of almost 50 London market firms to offer industry exposure and work experience to over 100 Year 12 students. They have opened up the world of specialty insurance so that young people can view this as a destination career.

The programme ran for two weeks at the beginning of July, running several workshops for students:

• Gaining an insight into the specialty insurance sector - what it does and why it exists.
• Understanding their strengths and how these play into their future career in the sector
• Work on big ideas to shape the future of specialty insurance.
• Spend 4 days on placement with an employer in the sector, getting hands-on experience of life in specialty insurance.

The two weeks culminated in a career’s festival on 14^th July where students came together at the Lloyd’s Building in the heart of the city to network with employers.

Elaine Channing, Programme Coordinator made a lovely comment about our students,

‘It was a pleasure to have your students on the Futures Academy during the last two weeks, thank you for allowing them to take part.  We had high engagement levels during the workshops and the students showed tremendous potential, they certainly impressed us and the employers who supported the event.  We have also had great feedback from the employers who hosted the students for their work placements.  No doubt there are some future Specialty Insurance stars in the making! We look forward to bringing this opportunity to your Year 12 students again next year.’

Jacqueline Girow, Associate Director at LIIBA (London & International Insurance Brokers’ Association) commented,

 ‘All of the participants will now know what a brilliant place the London market is to work and also what our industry is all about. I have no doubt we will see many of these within market firms in the future. Congratulations to all involved!’

Such an amazing opportunity for our students to undertake, thank you to Mr Tatton for organising this for our students. A huge well done to Aya, Amaka, Lane, Albert, Boluwatife, Joey, Emilis and Imran.