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Girls Football
On Sunday 15th January 2017, 8 Welbeck girls went for Football trials for the Independent Schools Football Association (ISFA) Midlands Representative team at Uppingham. The squad is elected from...
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DESG visit to the Houses of Parliament
On Wednesday 18th January 2017, the Lower Sixth DESG students had the pleasure of visiting the Houses of Parliament, in the Palace of Westminster and the Main Building of the Ministry of Defence (MoD)...
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St Paul's Fundraising Concert
On Thursday 23rd March, a group of our talented musicians performed in St Paul’s Church in Woodhouse Eaves to raise funds for the church. There were a wide variety of pieces from the Jazz Band, Drum...
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Leicestershire Rugby County Cup Champions 2017
This term the Boys’ 1st XV Rugby team have played some excellent matches and progressed to the County Cup Final facing old rivals Leicester Grammar School. On the final night of term the team came back...
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Drone Club General Activity
Last term Mr Lang ran a Drone Club General Activity for the first time at the College. This was for students who were prospective or current owners of drones within the College and who wanted to learn...
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Loughborough International Athletics
On Sunday 21st May 2017, 20 students of both Upper Sixth and Lower Sixth volunteered at the Loughborough International Athletics Event with the prestigious title of ‘kit carrier’. A long day of kit...
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County Athletics Championships
On Saturday the 10th of June, seven Welbeck students travelled to Leicester to take part in the County Athletics Championships. The standard of the competition was very high with several English...
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Welbeck - The Defence Sixth Form College Annual General Inspection 2017
On Saturday the Principal of Welbeck, Mr Peter Middleton, welcomed VIP’s, Parents, families and friends to the end of year event at the boarding college near Loughborough. The event is the most...
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Congratulations 15 Entry
The students from Welbeck - The Defence Sixth Form College have achieved some excellent A level results this year, with 39% of all A levels being awarded A* or A grade. The College achieved 99% pass...
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Welbeck Win in Wellingborough
Welbeck 1st XV started their 2017/18 campaign in fine style with a tournament win at Wellingborough School. With eight new lower 6th in their ranks Welbeck beat the much fancied hosts Wellingborough in...
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Para 10 Catterick 2017
On Sunday 3rd September, three Welbexians, took part in the Paras’10 tab at Vimy barracks, Catterick. The Paras’10 is a gruelling 10 mile tab carrying a weight of 35lbs plus water, so as you may...
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Jubilee Sailing Trust trip to New Zealand
Over this summer, a number of Welbeck students travelled to New Zealand to take part in some tall ship sailing voyages, run by the Jubilee Sailing Trust (JST), the world leader in promoting equal...
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Beacon Hill Bunny Run
On Sunday October 1st 2017, 29 students volunteered and took part in both the 3K and 10K races of the Beacon Hill Bunny Run. The event is held by the Rotary Club of Loughborough, with the help of...
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Tronado Down - Talk and Book Signing by John Peters
In 1991 during Operation Desert Storm in the first Gulf War, Flight Lieutenant John Peters and his navigator John Nichol came face to face with a reality that they had previously joked about back at...
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A Visit from the President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)
On Friday 10th November, the Principal and students of Welbeck DSFC were honoured to host the President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) Carolyn Griffiths.Carolyn was up in the East...
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Remembrance Sunday 2017
On Sunday 12th November friends and family joined the Welbeck Students and Staff for their annual Remembrance Service around the fountains. Despite being cold, it was a glorious morning, with full...
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Visit to Aerospace Bristol
From September 1973 to May 2003, Concorde dominated the Civil Aviation World as the first and only Supersonic Passenger Service. Built as a joint venture between various British and French Aerospace...
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Loughborough Santa Fun Run December 2017
On Sunday 3rd December 2017, 60 students descended on Loughborough for the annual Santa Fun Run. This is arranged each year by the Rotary Club in aid of various charities, including LOROS, LCFC Foxes...
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Festival of Remembrance
Armistice Day, or more commonly known as Remembrance Day, is all about the armed forces, both past and present. It reflects on the fallen and lost troops who laid down their lives, not only in World...
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The Schools Aerospace Challenge
The Schools Aerospace Challenge is a national competition which is set by some of the country's leading aerospace companies and headed up by the Royal Air Force.Each year teams of students are...
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DESG Visit to Whitehall and the Houses of Parliament
On Wednesday 29th November 2017 the Lower Sixth DESG students had the opportunity to visit the Main Building of the MoD on the site of the old Palace of Whitehall and the Houses of Parliament in the...
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Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Visit
On Wednesday 13th December 2017, all of the lower sixth Army students visited the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS) for a day to gain an insight into what Initial Officer Training will be like.We...
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Academic Scholars visit Rolls-Royce
The academic scholars recently had the opportunity to visit Rolls-Royce in Derby. The day was split into two halves, firstly we visited the Heritage Centre. When we arrived, we were given an...
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French Exchange Visit
Wednesday the 31st January saw the arrival of eight French students from Lycee militaire de Saint-Cyr which is located near Versailles. This is the second year of the exchange which will see ten...
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French Exchange Trip to London
After a busy few days on exercise with the French exchange students, we headed to London. We had a fairly early start, in order to ensure that we arrived in time to watch the changing of the guards...
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Exercise LAST STAND
15th March saw the Upper Sixth depart on their final exercise, ex LAST STAND. After a very welcome chance for a nap on the way to the exercise ground, we were welcomed to Minley (Mindovia) by a quick...
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Welbeck celebrates the Year of the Engineer by hosting the Cadet STEM...
On the 21st and 22nd of March Welbeck - The Defence Sixth Form College hosted its annual Cadet STEM Leadership Challenge. 23 teams of Cadets from across the country set up camp on the College’s rugby...
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RAF 100 Reception
100 years of fast changing technology, outstanding skilful and supreme acts of bravery and service to this country is certainly something worth celebrating and reflecting upon. On the 1st April 2018...
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Snowdon Trip
Snowdon, the largest mountain in Wales at 1,085m, was a great climb on a great day. As a result of the keen interest of Jamie Easton, a trip was organised for two groups of twelve to climb this...
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Duke of Edinburgh Practice Expeditions - Lake District
On Monday the 25th of June a group of 11 students made the journey to the Lake District to complete their Silver and Gold Practice Duke of Edinburgh Expeditions. We spent four days walking near Eskdale...
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Annual General Inspection and Prize Giving
On Saturday 7th July, the Principal of Welbeck, Mr Peter Middleton, welcomed VIP’s, parents, families and friends to the end of year celebrations at The Defence Sixth Form College. This event is the...
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Outstanding A level results
Our students have achieved some excellent A level results this year, with 17% of all A levels being awarded an A*. This is an impressive achievement considering every student at the College is...
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Trip to the USA
When I think of Welbeck, I think of a few things, and two of those things are great opportunities and completely “random stuff”. Undeniably a trip to Boston and an American military base for a week is...
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Exercise Return - Yorkshire Dales
Exercise Return challenges our Year 13 students to climb the three major peaks in the Yorkshire Dales - Ingleborough (724m), Pen-y-Ghent (694m) and Whernside (736m). As this is a military exercise MTP...
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Remembrance Sunday 2018
On Sunday 11th November friends and family joined the Welbeck students and staff for their annual Remembrance Service around the fountains. Despite rain earlier that morning, the weather cleared and...
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An audience with Mark 'Billy' Billingham
On 22 November, approximately forty students travelled to Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre for a night with Mark ‘Billy’ Billingham, Channel Four’s SAS: Who Dares Wins star, former Paratrooper and...
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DE&S visit to Whitehall and the Houses of Parliament
On Wednesday 16th of January, the Welbeck DE&S (Defence Engineering and Science) Yr 12 students embarked on an amazing day’s experience to visit the Main Building of the MOD, the place which they...
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Italian Exchange 2019
On Saturday the 16th of February, as the rest of College left for Half Term, ten students from year 12 moved into Nelson, eagerly anticipating their week ahead. This of course was the brand new Italian...
View ArticleClosure of the Defence Technical Officer and Engineer Entry Scheme
On Monday the 11th March the Government announced the closure of the Defence Technical Officer and Engineer Entry Scheme (DTOEES). As the first stage of the Scheme, Welbeck - The Defence Sixth Form...
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French Exchange 2019
The Spring Term 2019 marked the third cycle of the exchange visits between Welbeck DSFC and Lycée Militaire de Saint-Cyr which is a military school located to the west of Paris near the famous Palace...
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Exercisse Welbeck Trail 2019
Exercise Trail, the annual Year 12 Adventurous Training exercise began on the afternoon of Monday 17th June. We travelled up from Welbeck to Halton Training Camp in Lancaster, had our initial brief and...
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Duke of Edinburgh Expedition (DofE) 2019
On Monday 24 June, 21 Students set off for the Lake District to complete their practice Gold and Silver DofE expeditions. With one stop at a service station and no Macdonalds, five hours later, we...
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Annual General Inspection and Prize Giving 2019
Saturday 6th July, the Principal welcomed VIP's, parents, families and friends to the end of year celebrations at The Defence Sixth Form College (DSFC). This event is the most prestigious in the...
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Outstanding A level results for Welbeck's students
The students from Welbeck - The Defence Sixth Form College have achieved some excellent A level results this year, with 32% of all A levels being awarded A* or A grade. The College achieved a 99% pass...
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Year 13 Royal Navy Trip 2019
During the second week back at College the Royal Navy Year 13 students departed for our first Royal Navy visit to Whale Island in Portsmouth. It was a flying visit, lasting just twenty four hours, but...
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Remembrance Sunday 10 November 2019
On Sunday 10th November friends and family joined the Welbeck Students and Staff for their annual Remembrance Service around the fountains. The rain of Saturday had cleared and despite being cold, it...
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Royal Navy Merlin Visit
On Tuesday 12th of November, a group of 15 students were given the opportunity to fly in a Royal Navy Merlin Mk4 transport helicopter. We took a minibus to Loughborough University, where the Merlin had...
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Year 12 Royal Navy Trip
On 2 December, 24 Year 12 Royal Navy students went to Portsmouth for a visit to the Damage Repair Instructional Unit (DRIU) and Fire Fighting School. We drove down the night before and stayed on HMS...
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