The World at Ipswich High

After a very long time away (Christmas holidays, and Mock Exams), Jona and Ivy return to share their impressions of Year 13 Mock Exams. Join them to hear about their experience with exams as they begin to see the final exams coming closer and closer!

Just before the Christmas holiday, Ivy and Jona recruited the help of Aneira and Alex to do some quick-question interviews with our Sixth Form students! 
At only 7 minutes and 30 seconds, this is our shortest podcast episode ever! So take a few minutes to hear what some of our Year 12 and 13 students love about Sixth Form at Ipswich High School!  

This week Ivy and Jona interview Sancho and Lorne from Brave Generation Academy- a global learning community built for flexibility, relevance, and real-world readiness. In September 2025, Ipswich High School proudly became the first school in the UK to open a BGA hub. Join Ivy and Jona as they learn about the history and philosophy of BGA and explore the courses now available at Ipswich High School through Brave Generation Academy!

In this episode, Jona shares his experience being a boarding student at Ipswich High School and explains to Ivy some of the things that he loves about being a boarding student. This episode's guest is Mr Creed our boarding house parent. He and Jona discuss his role and what he has enjoyed during his last two years working in our boarding house! Enjoy!

Lots of letters in the title of this episode! Jona and Ivy begin this episode talking about Ivy and Anabelle's recent experience with the Duke of Edinburgh (D of E). 
For the main part of the episode, Ivy and Jona explore the various paths our students are taking after completing their Sixth Form journey here at Ipswich High School. Some, like Ivy and applying for UK universities are using the web app UCAS for their applications. Other students like Fay are applying for apprenticeships, while Jona is using the web app Study Link to apply to universities in The Netherlands. 
We're wishing all our pupils the very best and making sure they are supported and ready to begin the next stage in their life's journey; wherever that path may take them!

In this episode, Ivy and Jona speak with Mrs Offord and Mrs Lees who organise and coordinate our annual Careers Fair at Ipswich High School. Our careers fair has such an important impact on the choices students make about the futures and Mrs Offord and Mrs Lees explain everything that goes into preparing for such a successful event!

This week, Ivy and Jona reflect on their experiences at our Sixth Form Open Evening. In their conversation they discuss their individual responsibilities during our open evening event and their own feelings about what makes Sixth Form at Ipswich High School such a special place. There's also some information about Ipswich High School's new education partners, Brave Generation Academy. Keep listening to future episodes for more information about BGA! 

This week, Ivy and Jona reflect on their experience with Modern Foreign Languages Week at Ipswich High School. It was a busy week filled with lots of engaging and exciting activities to highlight the importance of language learning! Join Ivy and Jona as they bring in some guests to talk about why MFL week was so special for them!