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24 students celebrate as they receive Oxbridge offers!

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24 students from Greenhead College are celebrating as they receive offers from Oxford and Cambridge Universities, maintaining the College’s status as one of the top performing state-providers in the North of England for Oxbridge success.

Students have been selected to read a range of disciplines including History, Engineering, Mathematics, Modern Languages, Geography, Philosophy and Computer Science.

This is an outstanding achievement following rigorous application process, involving admissions tests and interviews, competing for coveted places against a worldwide field of applicants.

Aspiring students benefit from a dedicated Oxbridge Support Enrichment Programme, comprising of masterclasses, mock interview workshops, dedicated Oxbridge admissions tutors, residential visits, and practice admissions tests.

Richard Pember, Oxbridge Coordinator at Greenhead College said:

Once again, we’re incredibly proud of so many of our students receiving offers from Oxford and Cambridge Universities. Over decades, Greenhead students have built an outstanding, nationwide reputation of being able to continue their studies and flourish at the very highest level. I’d like to congratulate them on behalf of all the staff at the college.

Congratulations to the following students:

Claudia BroadleyOxfordSt Hilda’sHistory Colne Valley High School
Daniel LamOxfordBalliolHistory The Brooksbank School
Lucas WilliamsonCambridgeKings HistorySpen Valley High School
Elena MyszkaCambridgeNewnhamEngineering Honley High School
Frank StuartCambridgeCorpus Christi Engineering The Crossley Heath School
Lewis GaleCambridgeSelwynMechanical EngineeringBradford Academy
Ciara StevensonOxfordHertfordBiochemistry The Mirfield Free Grammar
Dillon BurtonCambridgeGirtonAnglo-Saxon Norse and CelticDixons City Academy
Grace DunleavyOxfordBrasenose Ancient and modern history Dixons City Academy
Imaan GuhffarOxfordSt John’s Law and French LawThe Crossley Heath School
Chris DanielCambridgeTrinityMathematicsHipperholme Grammar School
Ophelia MuxlowCambridgeChrist’sMathematicsThe Crossley Heath School
Rishi SaravananCambridgePembroke Computer ScienceHeckmondwike Grammar School
Hannah HoeyOxfordBrasenoseFrench and ItalianColne Valley High School
Dylan CummingOxfordWorcesterEnglish and GermanHolmfirth High School
James AdamsOxfordLincolnChemistryManor Croft Academy
Lucas TomlinsonOxfordExeterGeology (Earth Sciences)Ossett Academy
Lucy NewmanOxfordSt Catharine’sFine Art Holmfirth High School
Mei RivettCambridgeLucy CavendishGeographyKing James’s School
Milena MarjanovicCambridgeGirtonArchitecture Horizon Community College
Olivia ShawCambridgeNewnhamHistory of ArtOssett Academy
Orla Ventris CrowleyOxfordUniversityPPEWakefield Girls’ High School
Perla ChanCambridgeSt Johns CollegeGeographyWakefield Girls’ High School
Ted LayfieldOxfordTrinityPhilosophy/Philosophy and TheologyKettlethorpe High School

Teacher of Computer Science (Supply Cover)

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Teacher of A Level Computer Science (Supply Cover)

For more information including how to apply for this role, please visit the information below.

Exam Invigilators

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Exam Invigilators

Hours of work: Flexible by agreement during the main examination period. Inclusive but not limited to May / June.

Contract type: Casual

Start date: As soon as possible

Application Closing Date: Thursday 23 January 2025

For more information including how to apply for this role, please visit the information below.

From Greenhead College to the Golden Globes!

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GOLDEN GLOBE WINNER!

We are over the moon for Greenhead Alumna Jessica Gunning, who has added yet another incredible accolade to her growing collection! 

Jessica picked up the ‘Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Television’ Golden Globe Award last night for her role as Martha in Baby Reindeer, fighting off some fierce competition, including Dakota Fanning.

We couldn’t be prouder of Jessica and her journey to becoming a well-deserved, multi-award winning actress!

Celebrating our Class of 2024

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On Thursday 19th December, we welcomed back our Class of 2024 to celebrate their achievements at our Awards and Reunion evening.

Their results, released in summer 2024, were record-breaking for the College and the event celebrated not only these incredible results, but their memories and individual success outside of the classroom, during their time at Greenhead College.

Richard Armstrong opened the event, followed by College Principal, Mo Bunter with a round-up of the 2023/24 college year showcasing the impressive talent amongst the year group, and their collective efforts, including raising over £2000 for Project Youth Cancer.

The special guest of the evening and presenter of the awards was former Greenhead College student, Professor Judy Hirst – the face behind the College’s brand-new Hirst Building. It was inspiring to hear all about Judy’s pathway since leaving Greenhead College in 1990, and how the key to success is kindness, “It’s no use trying to be clever – we are all clever here. Just try to be kind – a little kind.” -Foakes-Jackson, Jesus College Cambridge.

Awards were then handed out to deserving recipients in each individual subject area plus a variety of special recognition and achievement awards, which were handed out by The Mayor of Kirklees, Cllr Nosheen Dad. 

Thank you to everybody who attended, it was fantastic to see our former students again and hear all about their new adventures!

A special thanks to Professor Judy Hirst, our guest of honour, and The Mayor of Kirklees, Cllr Nosheen Dad, as well as all of our sponsors of the event:

  • Graham Cooksey
  • The Greenhead College Governors
  • The Ark Design LTD
  • Martin Rostron
  • ALPS
  • Turner and Townsend
  • Wheawill & Sudworth
  • The Ella Dawson Foundation
  • Karen Woolven
  • Avril and David Looseley
  • Syngenta

A space masterclass!

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On Wednesday, 30 of our A1 Physics students had the exciting opportunity to dive into the world of Astrophysics, thanks to a visit from the National Space Academy.  

Students took part in several workshops investigating spectroscopy and its use to analyse the light from stars and how astronomy has developed our understanding of the universe. The day culminated with an investigation into the physics of human spaceflight and its impact on the human body. We hope this experience has sparked curiosity about the cosmos and inspired our students to think big.

Who knows — perhaps one day we’ll see a Greenhead astronaut among the stars! 

Music students participate in rap workshop

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A1 Music Technology students recently took part in a workshop to learn more about participation in the arts and creative economy. This is a nationwide government initiative to facilitate the ‘levelling up’ of knowledge in the creative arts sector. The wide majority of our students participating in the workshop are looking to develop a future career in the arts.

The two-part workshop featured local rapper and storyteller Rob Bradley from The Rap School who ran a session on writing rap lyrics and dazzled with his freestyle ability, improvising a rap around 12 words provided on the spot by the students. Students were then given support to have a go themselves.

Noah Burton then provided students with information, advice and guidance about careers and job roles in the creative industries. He touched on budgeting, tax and highlighted the growing nature of the creative industries in the UK.

Many thanks to Rob and Noah, and to all of our fantastic music technology students for being willing to have a go!

Students inspired by GC Alumnus and CEO of Asda Express

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Over 100 Economics and Business students recently attended a talk by former Greenhead student, Chris Walker.

Chris is CEO of Asda Express and talked about his career so far, including senior roles at Lidl and Asda. Students saw theory brought to life on a range of topics, with real-life examples on efficiency, business growth and objectives from the supermarket sector. It was great to see a former Economics student having achieved so highly, and still using Economic theory he learned with us! 

A2 student Shifa studies both Economics and Business A Level. After the visit, she commented

“I really enjoyed the talk yesterday and found it very interesting listening Chris’ career journey which opened my mind to different career paths I hadn’t previously considered. The application of economics in supermarkets was very insightful and provided me with examples of takeovers which I can use in my answers. Thank you Chris!”

Regional success for Greenhead’s football team

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Back row left to right: Catherine Boylan, Alex Cleverly, Holly Coughlan, Sophie Badrock, Brooke Nickerson. 
Front row left to right: Beth Cannon, Hannah Hoey, Vaega Hussain, Beth Howarth

Greenhead College women’s football team have reached the AoC Sport National Championships for the first time in their history. 

The team pictured above have qualified for the women’s 7aside football national finals to be held at Nottingham University between 4-6 April 2025, where they will compete against the winners from all the other regions within England. The regional competition was held at The University of Hull on Thursday 14th November and was a closely fought competition throughout. Greenhead beat 13 other colleges from the Yorkshire and Humber region to clinch qualification, including Wakefield College in the quarter-final, Wyke College in the semi-final and New College Pontefract in the final. A huge congratulations to the team and we wish you the best of luck for the National finals next year!!

Student Investors meet Justin Waite!

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Our ‘Student Investor Challenge’ enrichment group were incredibly fortunate to participate in an online Q&A session with Justin Waite, the UK’s most successful private investor!

Justin experienced 12 consecutive years of positive gains, with his investment returns totalling over 9,000% at the peak of the bull market. He also is the founder of sharepickers.com investment club and the author of a new book “How To Become a MicroCap Millionaire” which is due to be published next month.

Justin talked about his career and also shared some insightful tips on how to be a successful investor. This was a fantastic opportunity for our students, who came away feeling inspired. Thank you Justin!

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