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News @Blog
You can now view events and news items on our school blog site. If you click on the link to the left of the homepage this will display current news events. More will be added soon! WE ARE A THINKING SCHOOL St Robert of Newminster Catholic School & Sixth Form College has been recognised as a ‘Thinking School’ and deemed a ‘Centre of Excellence’ by the University of Exeter’s Cognitive Education Centre. You can view different ways in which our school has been using Thinking Maps. More information to follow. 
You can also read more information about how the school has incorporated thinking skills into the curriculum. Click on the logo below. 
As part of being a Thinking School we also deliver a series of workshops in partnership with Kestrel Education and the University of Exeter. ROSCA AWARDS 2010
STAFF TALENT AND RECOGNITION AWARDS Our Learning Support and Inclusion Team recently won the Staff Talent and Recognition (STARS) award at the Sunderland City Council Awards. The team were successful against a field applications from across the city from every aspect of employment. This will cover how and when to apply for fee loans and maintenance grants.
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 Home Access is a government initiative, which will help low-income families to get access to a computer and the internet to get online at home. If you are a low income family in receipt of certain benefits you could qualify for a grant to buy a computer and/or a minimum of one years’ internet access. The programme is aimed at those that need it most and targets families that do not have access to a computer or the internet at home. Depending on what you need, the grant allows eligible applicants to buy one of the following packages - Full package (a computer, one year's internet access, service and support)
- A computer with service and support only
- One year's internet access only
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