Sixth Form Blog

There is an opportunity for some work experience with one of our alumni - Samata Pattinson. She has advertised a work experience placement on her upcoming event 'The Tribe' - an event all about empowering women.

The annual Cambridge History Forum is coming up on Saturday 4th March with the theme 'Revolutionaries and Revolutions' at Selwyn College. The day runs from 10.00-13.15 and consists of three lectures:

A new study conducted by two psychologists has warned that parents encouraging the belief of Father Christmas can actually cause psychological damage and throw off a child's moral compass.

You've almost definitely heard of dark matter, but have you heard of the woman who proved it's existence? The first evidence of dark matter was found by the astronomer Vera Rubin in the 1970s, who observed that stars at the edge of galaxies move much faster than expected. Calculations using visible mass predicted that the stars should be moving considerably slower speeds, so something else had to be causing this increase in velocity; dark matter. The phenomenon had been predicted in the 1930s by Fritz Zwicky but it wasn't until Rubin 40 years later that it was proven.

If there are any county standard cross country runners who wish to take part in the District Schools Cross Country Championships to try and gain selection for the county team please email Mrs Booth on lb@stephenperse.com asap.

This term in History Society, members of the History department are taking the lunchtime session to give us a talk on an area of interest or expertise. So far we have heard about indigenous Canadian tribes from Mr Connor and how their societies functioned, interacted with foreign invaders and how they continue to live in modern-day Canada. Mrs Stanley discussed the American Civil War and how the legacy of it has sometimes distorted the conflict's root causes. This week Dr Tustin spoke of 'The Northern Ireland Troubles - The Perspective of a Biased Veteran'. He gave us an insight into what it was like for him to serve as a soldier during the Troubles and how the conflict was fought out militarily and politically.

Stephen Colbert got famous playing a fictional character named Stephen Colbert, who plays a parody of televised conservative political pundits. Which sounds confusing, but it's all so much more than that! He has over the years, been a significant part of three shows - 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart', 'The Colbert Report' and most recently, 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert'. Through his years of being a political comedian, he has done a huge amount for American politics, in particular.

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