Framlinghamian 2023 - Flipbook - Page 55
SPINE OF SKILLS
Beaumont continued to advocate for his
Early in the program, pupils spend
subject with passion and enthusiasm this
time with their staff support networks
year until he sadly departed the College
investigating and unleashing the potential
at Easter. In January, he took four teams
of the UniFrog platform. The platform
of two pupils to take part in round one of
aims to help young people 昀椀nd and apply
the Perse Team Coding Challenge, where
for the best opportunities for them after
over 7500 pupils in just under 3900
school, whilst also assisting teachers
teams worldwide entered this year.
and counsellors to manage the careers
guidance process.
The aim of the challenge was to solve as
many coding challenges as possible using
The UniFrog mission is to level the playing
python code in 45 minutes. The College
field when it comes to students’ post-
teams consisted of Year 11s Tommy B,
school destinations, bringing together
Edgar R and Oli G, Year 9 Henry W, and
every step of the process, from students
Year 10s George A, Harry G and Frank P
exploring their interests to recording
(solo). For the second year running, the
their skills, to finding and comparing
College had two teams progress to the
apprenticeship and university courses,
昀椀nal round which took place during the
and to submitting applications.
week beginning 13 March.
And the College encourages parents to
We also had two Year 8 teams from the
get to grips with UniFrog and support
Prep School enter the junior competition
their child’s use of the platform, providing
on 3 February - Harry W and Ethan P,
interactive parent-led discussion sessions
and Will L and Rex R. All four competed
with Deputy Head (Sixth Form), Katy
spectacularly, gaining experience for the
Williams and Assistant Head of Sixth
next few years ahead of them.
Form, Steve Phaup.
Our Extended Learning Programme (ELP)
The pupils were also the bene昀椀ciaries of
designed for Year 12 pupils serves a dual
several insightful and interesting talks this
purpose of enrichment and personal
year. In May, Simon Clarke from Saturn
growth for the young people moving into
Protective Solutions visited the College
an important transition in their school
to provide a hard-hitting situational
careers. From support in investigating
awareness talk to the College’s Year 12
future pathways and developing
and 13 cohorts.
aspirations beyond the College grounds,
to informative talks to help pupils
Simon served with Essex Police, with the
prepare and deal with future unchartered
Specialist Operations Department and
scenarios, the specialised program
Tactical Firearms Unit, where he was
equips our young people not only with
trained in overt and covert armed policing
knowledge, but also the con昀椀dence and
including surveillance, close protection,
skills necessary for future success.
dynamic intervention, marine intervention
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