Medical Careers Ahead For Two More Students
Two more of our students are heading for a career in medicine after securing places to study from this autumn.
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Two more of our students are heading for a career in medicine after securing places to study from this autumn.
Springwood students carried flags that they had designed themselves to take part in the town’s historic Hanse Parade.
A group of Year 8 pupils from all four high schools in our Trust joined forces when they were challenged to design the medal which would be cast in aluminium at a specialist company.
The secondary school students worked with SKF Cooper, a company in South Lynn with a long history of engineering and invention.
The students from Springwood, Smithdon, Marshland and St Clement’s High Schools used Computer Aided Design techniques to make a pattern using a 3D printer.
The teams then met at Smithdon, in Hunstanton, to cast the designs in aluminium, working with Nigel Willingham, Headteacher and Design and Technology teacher at St Clement’s High School.
“It was great to see students from across the Trust working together to create these products. Casting is not seen in many schools so we were delighted to be able to offer our students the opportunity to see this engineering process in action,” he said.
Prior to launching the project, teachers from the Trust visited the SKF Cooper site to see the casting process being used in an industrial setting. They also completed additional safety training to ensure they were qualified to teach the process to students.
“I’m grateful to Gary Hellard from SKF Cooper who has supported us throughout the project and came to work with the students and judge the outcomes on casting day,” said Mr Willingham.
All the students were rewarded with SKF water bottles and the four winners also received caps and chocolate bearings.
“The students have all been brilliant throughout the day and worked really hard. We hope to see some of them applying for our apprenticeships in a few years. Engineering skills are still very much in demand and it’s been great to see the design and technology teachers come together to deliver this project,” said Mr Hellard.
Cooper was established by Thomas Cooper, an inventor and brilliant engineer in 1894 in King’s Lynn. His first major invention was a revolutionary steam digger for use in arable farming.
After his death and throughout the second half of the 20th Century, it has focused on the ground-breaking split bearing he designed in 1907.
Working at the forefront of scientific research into cancer with a prestigious multinational company means relocation for one West Norfolk student, while others from the same year group are also avoiding huge student debt and gaining practical experience.
Aspiring entrepreneurs at Springwood High School were put through their paces in a series of Dragons’ Den-style workshops which featured a ‘green’ twist.
A trio of our students are heading to Oxbridge later this year, and they are all set to take up their places at two of the most famous universities in the world.
A future on the big screen is in the sights of a student who has been awarded a place at London’s prestigious Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
Our fantastically strong music provision has seen our school become an official Lead School for the Norfolk and Suffolk Music Hub.
One of our students, inspired by the dedication of healthcare professionals during the pandemic, is heading to medical school this autumn, and hopes to serve in the army when he qualifies.
Sprinter Ella Goldring is heading to an Ivy League university in the summer to try out life in America thanks to receiving a prestigious scholarship.
Pianists from our school joined others from across the West Norfolk Academies Trust to showcase their talents at a packed event held at Springwood High School on Thursday 15 May.
Photographers from Springwood High School showcased their talents at an exhibition held over the May Bank Holiday weekend at St Faith’s Church.