A visit to CERN isn’t just a trip — it’s Physics brought to life 🚀

Our sixth form STEM students are off to explore the home of the Large Hadron Collider, seeing first-hand how the ideas they study in class connect to real-world discovery.

From Particles & Radiation to Electricity, Fields and Circular Motion, students hope to see:

🔬 How the Standard Model is tested through high-energy collisions
⚛️ How the Higgs boson was discovered
🧲 Superconducting magnets applying F = Bqv in real accelerators
📊 The importance of statistical analysis and the famous 5-sigma standard of proof

What can feel abstract in a classroom becomes tangible inside one of the world’s leading scientific research centres.

Experiences like this deepen understanding, strengthen exam performance, and raise aspirations for careers in physics, engineering, computing and beyond.

AQA specification — experienced in action. And a bit of bonding time as well, of course!