SBUSixth Business & Finance teacher Martina Ayokunle has been awarded one of seven highly competitive Technical Teaching Fellowships for 2025/26. Martina was awarded the Fellowship for her work looking at the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for inclusive and technical learning. Through her role at the Sixth Form and wider research, she is focusing on […]

Engineering A-Level students from SBU6 are competing in this year’s FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC), an international robotics competition for students aged 12–18. While this is the first time a team from the Sixth Form have entered the well-established competition, two team members, Adam and Chris, have several years’ experience and are pulling together a team

A panel of inspirational women in STEM roles addressed an audience of SBUSixth’s female students today to launch a new ‘Women in STEM’ initiative. The women – a diverse group in age, roles and backgrounds – each gave their personal accounts of their journeys in STEM education and careers, and shared tips with the students

Students at SBUSixth who sat GCSE English in November have been celebrating outstanding success rates, with the number improving their grade coming in at almost double the national average. In all, 34 students across the sixth form re-took their GCSE English in November, having achieved a grade 3 or below at their previous school last

Paul Kett, London South Bank University’s Vice-Chancellor and Group CEO, visited SBU Sixth today (3 December 2025). In his first visit to SBUSixth since taking up the role recently, Paul met with students from all subject areas and sampled lessons including engineering, science and health. The tour was led by student leaders Karam, Michelle and

Leading up to the budget later this month, investments and tax are hot topics of conversation. SBUSixth Business & Finance students have had the opportunity to hear from experts in both this week, at guest sessions run by city firm M&G and government revenue arm HMRC. The M&G visit was the latest stage in their

Have you seen adverts for the ‘Talking Futures’ campaign in print and digital media recently? This campaign, created by the Gatsby Foundation, is designed to help parents and carers support their children in making informed decisions about technical education and careers.  Post-16 education offers a range of choices and qualifications which can sometimes leave young people and

This week is T Levels Week. Find out more about why students choose T Levels at SBU Sixth and some of the great things they will be doing here. Michelle and Oluwa – T Level Engineering (Year 1) “It’s fascinating to learn about manufacturing technologies. The facilities here mean we can actually make things, for

SBUSixth students, parents and staff gathered at London South Bank University last week for our Student of the Year awards ceremony. The evening was hosted by our Chair of Governors, Ruth Spellman OBE, and we were delighted to be joined by students from South Bank University Academy, who are also part of the SBA Trust.