This month, we said farewell to our Year 13 and 14 students with an evening cruise and barbeque on board the Prince Bishops River Cruiser in Durham.

The annual event gave us all the opportunity to celebrate achievement and say farewell as students move on to the next stage in their lives. From Maths to Bio-Medical Science, Politics to Midwifery, Journalism to Music, this year's graduating cohort are about to begin a diverse range of degree courses at Universities across the country including Leeds, York, London, Nottingham, Liverpool, Cumbria, Lincoln, Manchester, Newcastle and Teesside.

Others will be taking up apprenticeships, beginning higher level college courses or entering the workforce direct. We wish them all the very best of luck.