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ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS
Highly skilled and qualified teachers make the most of world-class facilities to inspire pupils to reach their highest potential across the curriculum. This year’s leavers include those going on to read natural sciences at Cambridge and theoretical physics at Imperial, while others have been awarded places to study economics, history and music at Oxford. DEBATING Matthew Arnold , Miles Howlett ,
HUMANITIES Geography pupils Alice Osborne , Anya Rai , Jasper Simpson and Sergio Vieira provided input into work being done on how to teach behaviour change to reduce carbon footprint by the Lords Select Committee for Climate Change and the Environment . Sixth form pupils enjoyed lectures at the Universities of Brighton and Sussex on climate change and migration. Pupils in Year 10 and Year 12 worked with the Environment Agency to help shape ideas for the UK’s largest coastal management scheme which runs from Eastbourne to Pevensey. Jess Coupland was offered a place to read history at Pembroke College , Oxford , and Henry Tang a place to read history and economics at Oriel College , Oxford . George Hoad was invited to speak at We Have Ways Fest , Europe’s biggest Second World War festival. May Fogarty-Stevens was highly commended for her essay on whether the UK has a moral responsibility to protect the human rights of Iranian citizens in the annual essay competition run by Exeter College , Oxford .
Matthew Murray and Robert Tidswell reached the UK School Challenge Intermediate Plate Final . Matthew Arnold and Miles Howlett also won the Handcross Park School Debate Competition .
ECONOMICS Alex Bailey was awarded the
prestigious Fundamentals of Financial Services Outstanding Achievement Award by the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments (CISI) after achieving 100% on his exam. Visiting speakers included Sukhwinder Singh, a centre director for the IMF, and Toby van der Meer, CEO of Hastings Group. ENGLISH Several Year 10 pupils had their poems included in the permanent display along the seafront produced by the Environment Agency to mark World Oceans Day. The Literary Society had talks from visiting academics including Richard Jacobs, Honorary Fellow and Principal Lecturer at the University of Brighton.
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