Head's Newsletter 11 February 2022

UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM TRIP

Year 12’ s first school trip in who knows how long was a resounding success, at the University of Birmingham. Having started off the day with a talk about the day ’ s itinerary and some university mythbusters, which helped to ease in an excited year group, we went for a thorough campus tour. This helped us to gain a better understanding of the structure of university life, the sheer size of the campus and the many opportunities to participate in the numerous societies on offer. Our tour guides were extremely helpful and knowledgeable, allowing us to maximise the information we could take back home and dwell on.

After lunch, we had our first taste of the teaching style that those of us going to university would have to get accustomed to, and it ’ s safe to say that it didn ’ t disappoint. We were given the option to attend one of two lectures and the one I chose, given by the fascinating Tom Dunkley - Jones on our world ’ s climate and how it can help us study our climate future, was both highly

entertaining and informative. At the end, a few students attending the university answered our queries in a very helpful manner and allowed us to gain as much as possible from the trip.

I got a lot out of the trip because it further cemented my ambition to go to university, answered any burning questions I had about university life and allowed me to explore the very pleasant campus atmosphere at the university. Deniz Korkmaz (Year 12)