Thomas More Catholic School: Magazine & Online Subscriptions

The FLC subscribes to several magazines and Online resources to support your studies.

A Level Magazines

GCSE Magazines

Wideworld (Geography)
Hindsight (History)

Please click on the title to take you to further online resources directly linked with each issue.

New Scientist Magazine

New Scientist is a weekly science and technology magazine, featuring a selection of the latest news stories from the worlds of science and technology, alongside in-depth features exploring the latest ideas that affect the world and how we understand it.

The magazine also includes articles relevant to Psychology and Geography.

You can read all the articles on line or come into the FLC to read the printed copy. The FLC has an online login so if you are unable to read the full article please pop in and Mrs Kellingley will be able to help.

Complete Issues

Complete Issues is a safe place where you can easily find interesting articles, reliable statistics, amazing personal accounts and great websites that help you to quickly understand the world around you.

There are fantastic focus guides on current topics so take a look and see how they link with your studies.

The school have a username and password for this site.

Please visit the FLC to collect it.

HEAP Online

The FLC now subscribes to HEAP Online. This site give students information about University Courses and offers. Its all up to date for students looking to begin their university studies in September 2018.

Please visit the FLC for the login code that will give you access to the site.

This Month in History - April

1st April 1918 - Royal Air force was founded. This year there are lots of events being planned to celebrate their centenary anniversary.
2nd April 1805 - Fairy tale author Hans Christian Andersen was born in Odense, Denmark. He created 168 fairy tales for children including the classics The Princess and the Pea, The Snow Queen and The Nightingale.
6th April 1483 - Renaissance artist Raphael (1483-1520) was born in Urbino, Italy. He created some of the world's greatest masterpieces including 300 pictures with a Madonna theme. He died on his 37th birthday in Rome.
12th April 1981 - The first space shuttle flight occurred with the launching of Columbia with astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen aboard. Columbia spent 54 hours in space, making 36 orbits, then landed at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
16th April 1953 - The Queen launches the Royal Yacht Britannia.
15th April 1912 - In the icy waters off Newfoundland, the luxury liner Titanic with 2,224 persons on board sank at 2:27 a.m. after striking an iceberg just before midnight.
23rd April 1564 - William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was born at Stratford-on-Avon, England. Renowned as the most influential writer in the English language, he created 36
plays and 154 sonnets, including Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet and The Merchant of Venice.
24th April 1990 - Space Shuttle Discovery launched the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit.
27th April 1994 - Nelson Mandela voted as South Africa President.