Category: Academic
The Sutton Trust, an educational charity set up by the millionaire philanthropist Sir Peter Lampl, released a report in July 2011: 'Degrees of Success: University Chances by Individual Schools'. The report appears to demonstrate that schools differ considerably in the levels of aspiration they... More »
The first talk of the year was given by Mr Iain Green, a wildlife photographer who has written two books about the tigers of Bandhavgard in India. Mr Green showed superb photographs of a family of tigers which he studied in the forest over a period of several years. Throughout the course of the... More »
Andrew Brown, guest speaker. More »
29th November 2011 More »
Category: General, Academic, Speakers
There is not much to look forward to in the next 20 years if you went to hear what Ian Adam (father of Libby NC) MoD had to say to the International society (Nov 17 2011). His talk outlined the Ministry of Defence's Global Strategic Trends and Future predictions on the Character of Conflict.... More »
Category: General, Drama, Academic, Events
On Saturday, 15 October 2011, the English Department hosted the third annual Remove Shakespeare Festival in the Memorial Hall. Designed to bridge the gap between the freer, more collaborative work of Form and the more disciplined approach necessary for success at IGCSE, this project takes up some... More »
Category: Events, Academic, General, Speakers
By the end of Saturday afternoon, rather than walking away with any definite answers, I found myself left with more uncertainty. Although all of the speakers agreed upon the innovative nature and consequent importance of MacNeice’s poetry, I became conscious of an underlying dispute over what... More »
Category: General, Academic, Speakers
Awash with a boyish enthusiasm, Lemn Sissay bounded on to the stage in the Ellis Theatre, introducing himself in a booming tone, tinged with a Northern accent. Before long, he had vaulted the stairs and began ‘hi-fiving’ the audience, breaking down the ‘fourth wall’ More »
Lottie has won a set of ten Penguin paperbacks and a signed copy of 'Our Kind of Traitor', le Carré's most recent novel. She has also won a complete set of the Penguin Decades collection for the school library. Lottie's story was printed in the Daily Telegraph on Monday 16th May. You can... More »
By Catriona Grew: A few weeks ago in Raffles Institute, Singapore, the Global Alliance of Leading-Edge Schools (GALES) successfully pioneered one of its most exciting new initiatives. The TiltShift conference of the 12th-18th June 2011 brought together students from twenty... More »