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Students at Newcastle-under-Lyme School dispelled fears over grade boundaries and worries that new A Levels are getting more difficult by achieving a breathtaking rise in top A Level grades.
Sixth Form Stories
![Lower Sixth visit Auschwitz]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1562057636/nulsorguk/jgrawcqtfsby526ovl2t/PostWebsite800pxSquared-Auschwitz.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1562057636/nulsorguk/jgrawcqtfsby526ovl2t/PostWebsite800pxSquared-Auschwitz.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1562057636/nulsorguk/jgrawcqtfsby526ovl2t/PostWebsite800pxSquared-Auschwitz.png","width":800}])
Our Lower Sixth students went on a trip to Auschwitz this year as part of their role as Holocaust Ambassadors. Here's what they had to say about their visit and what they learned.
![Prestigious Choral Course place for Sixth Former]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1562057968/nulsorguk/cwtjx0o3060smfcnlvug/PostWebsite800pxSquared-Eleanor.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1562057968/nulsorguk/cwtjx0o3060smfcnlvug/PostWebsite800pxSquared-Eleanor.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1562057968/nulsorguk/cwtjx0o3060smfcnlvug/PostWebsite800pxSquared-Eleanor.png","width":800}])
NULS Music department is delighted that Sixth Form student Eleanor Burnham has been accepted onto the first of this year's Eton Choral Courses.
![Sixth Former selected as First Sea Lord Cadet]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1562061094/nulsorguk/l4uqfbh5cmj7saqj1dqo/PostWebsite800pxSquared-Freja.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1562061094/nulsorguk/l4uqfbh5cmj7saqj1dqo/PostWebsite800pxSquared-Freja.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1562061094/nulsorguk/l4uqfbh5cmj7saqj1dqo/PostWebsite800pxSquared-Freja.png","width":800}])
It was a very proud moment for NULS as Sixth Former Freja Edwards was selected for the post of First Sea Lord Cadet
![Lights, Camera, Action! EPQ students take part in a day of presentations, debate and discussion]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1562063558/nulsorguk/cfgigvuvpr0pz1hfn0bm/PostWebsite800pxSquared-EPQ.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1562063558/nulsorguk/cfgigvuvpr0pz1hfn0bm/PostWebsite800pxSquared-EPQ.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1562063558/nulsorguk/cfgigvuvpr0pz1hfn0bm/PostWebsite800pxSquared-EPQ.png","width":800}])
Students present on topics ranging from CO2 emissions to the influence of Social Media.
![A-Level Students Celebrate Exam Success]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1562060390/nulsorguk/ghst8s3w3tvunokr3nzp/PostWebsite800pxSquared-ALevels.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1562060390/nulsorguk/ghst8s3w3tvunokr3nzp/PostWebsite800pxSquared-ALevels.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1562060390/nulsorguk/ghst8s3w3tvunokr3nzp/PostWebsite800pxSquared-ALevels.png","width":800}])
Sixth Form Academic Achievement
![Prospective Oxbridge applicants are put through their paces!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1562063879/nulsorguk/s6l6kfc9bqfbxi07stim/PostWebsite800pxSquared-Oxbridge.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1562063879/nulsorguk/s6l6kfc9bqfbxi07stim/PostWebsite800pxSquared-Oxbridge.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1562063879/nulsorguk/s6l6kfc9bqfbxi07stim/PostWebsite800pxSquared-Oxbridge.png","width":800}])
Our Lower Sixth pupils were paid a visit from 'Impetus Coaching'
![Young Enterprise meets Dragons Den]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1562063992/nulsorguk/tkcrfybkrlzwrhjxzh8t/PostWebsite800pxSquared-DragonsDen.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1562063992/nulsorguk/tkcrfybkrlzwrhjxzh8t/PostWebsite800pxSquared-DragonsDen.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1562063992/nulsorguk/tkcrfybkrlzwrhjxzh8t/PostWebsite800pxSquared-DragonsDen.png","width":800}])
Our Sixth Form entrepreneurs
![Lower Sixth at Ambleside]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1562064107/nulsorguk/bohit8e3sqrjrkghbvxu/PostWebsite800pxSquared-Ambleside.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1562064107/nulsorguk/bohit8e3sqrjrkghbvxu/PostWebsite800pxSquared-Ambleside.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1562064107/nulsorguk/bohit8e3sqrjrkghbvxu/PostWebsite800pxSquared-Ambleside.png","width":800}])
Our new Lower Sixth students get to know each other during a bonding trip to Ambleside.