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Induction week to Dorset
We welcome all of our Year 12 students with a bonding trip to Dorset. The trip allows everyone to get to know
each other, make new friends and enjoy team building activities.
Ed Gordon-Thomson
What did you get out of your trip
to Dorset last year?
Everyone is quite anxious and
nervous to begin with, but then
people start to relax and you see
their true characters. Because
I’d been at Seaford a while I
was relaxed, not trying to be
anything, so I tried to have a 5
minute conversation with the
new students to make them feel
welcome. The whole dynamics
change in Year 12 with the new
intake. It’s great to meet new
students that are joining for
Sixth Form.
Beanie Bradley
What did you gain from the
induction trip to Dorset as you’ve
been at Seaford a long time?
I missed the induction trip in
Year 9 so Dorset was great. I got
to meet everyone and made
friends who I might not have met
or made friends with otherwise,
which is really nice.
When people are doing different
courses to me, or in different social
groups, it can be harder to meet
people, but getting thrown into
cold water with a paddle is a great
way to get to know someone!
I have had a continuous set of
friends through Seaford, so it’s
nice to broaden that in the Sixth
Form. I felt comfortable in Dorset
as I’ve been at the school a long
time so it made it easier for me to
approach the new students as I
knew what they must be feeling,
being new.
Sienna Ellman-Baker
What did you think of the
induction trip to Dorset?
Amazing! I shared a room with
a new girl and now we’re great
friends. She does totally different
subjects and I wouldn’t have
met her otherwise. I enjoyed
the paddle boarding and raft
building. Mr Thomson was in our
group and he kept laughing the
whole time! It was really good fun.