Two of our boys from Year 8 recently had an amazing opportunity to experience university life during a day and a half experience run by Newcastle University. Murphy and Conner joined another 150 pupils  for a whole range of  activities among which were a campus challenge, making a nest for a Dodo, learning about heart disease and taking measurements of their own heart beat, computing activities including connecting buildings to different servers, and activities based on the World Wars.

Conner and Murphy ate their meals in the university refectory and, most amazing of all, they slept on airbeds in  the Great North Museum.  Conner said they  slept upstairs among the Egyptian artefacts and he could  see  an authentic mummy as he was drifting off to sleep!  In spite of the potential for nightmares ,they all slept well.

The whole experience has totally convinced Connor and Murphy to go to university...job done!