WE'RE FIRED UP TO FLOURISH; This Week Education Reporter Ben Turner Visited Rainhill High School Where a New Science Academy Is Adding Fizz to Students' Career Development

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Byline: Ben Turner

MOST schools deter pupils from playing with fire.

Not at Rainhill High School - here it is encouraged as part of its science provision to help students explode on to the university scene.

In September the school opened a science academy for sixth form students to complement the secondary's wish to be a "centre of excellence for science education in the North West".

The academy sees students enjoy a package which combines traditional academic study alongside tailored placements within the sector and advice from experts in the field.

It helps that the school counts a host of science leaders as partners ranging from Whiston Hospital to National Museums Liverpool.

Students do not only get a grounding in academic theory but mix with …