It has been a joy to get back into the world and support our year 12 students to visit and experience art in person. This week, Year 12 Creative Students explored our amazing city on a walking trail of the Liverpool Biennial Exhibition, The Stomach and the Port. Liverpool Biennial 2021 explores notions of the body. …
Each spring term, we try to give our year 12 students the opportunity to publicly exhibit their work, particularly as we are in a fantastic area for creative networking as well as unique venues. In the past, we have had opening night exhibition launches at Constellations, and last year, we were in the works to …
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“Hello World” is recognised globally by anyone who has taken it upon themselves to learn how to program a small computer application. Writing such a program is most often quite simple within most programming languages and it is frequently used as a welcome handshake to a discipline that for some, comes naturally and for others …
Out in the real world, Agile project management is how change happens. At the Studio, students are already using Agile methodology and ‘scrums’ for their project-based learning and managing their projects, getting them more than prepared for their future careers. At more traditional schools, the day would begin with form time. At the Studio however, …
For young people experiencing chronic pain, transitioning from children’s to adult’s hospitals for pain management services is a daunting time. But, thanks to students at the Studio, there’s a new resource to help them navigate the move. When Apt. Creative was tasked with creating a booklet to help a young person aged 14-18 living with …
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We have had to think hard about how we create the usual UTC and Studio experience for students during lockdown. In normal times we would have a different employer in the building, a masterclass, trip or project on the go each day. While we are locked down, we have had the chance to explore some …
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Students at The Studio School work with an amazing range of Industry Partners. This means that students are lucky enough to work on challenges created by experts in their field to build the technical and employability skills that will help them to achieve their dream careers. Year 9 and 10 students are currently working on …
This week (8 – 14 February) is National Apprenticeship Week 2021. It is a chance to share and celebrate how apprenticeships are a great pathway to career success and a brilliant alternative to full time college and university. We recognise that sometimes apprenticeships are more challenging to find than university courses, and that sometimes …
Maintaining positivity is important for our wellbeing, notably when getting through challenging times in this pandemic. However, it is important to note that you should allow yourself to feel all your emotions. Repressed emotions deflect our attention from the problem at hand, and don’t give space for self-compassion; This in turn can wire our minds …
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I work in a school which educates in a forward-thinking way and I wanted to ensure the Junior Leadership clearly matched the school’s ethos. When I took over running the Junior Leadership Team, I began to research what other schools ‘student councils’ were doing. Could we learn anything from them? I quickly realised the Life …
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