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Tonbridge teams excel in
international Physics contest
Education Supplement
istockphoto.com/ Valeriya Pichugina
Two Tonbridge School teams, in Lower and
Upper Sixth categories, achieved the status of
‘Top in the UK’ after competing in the International
Physics Brawl, an event organised by Charles University,
a renowned institution in the Czech Republic.
Nearly 200 teams, from schools across the world, took part
in this annual online event which tests problem-solving skills
under time pressure. The Tonbridge boys named the best UK team
for the Lower Sixth were also ranked seventh in the world.
Chris Powell, Head of Physics, said, “Super-curricular activities such
as the Physics Brawl give our students opportunities to be exposed
to the subject outside of taught lessons, adding valuable depth
and breadth to their experience. We saw plenty of strong
performances, and huge credit must go to our team finishing
seventh in the world, which is a fine achievement. It’s
an exciting prospect that these students may have
another chance to shine in the Physics Brawl
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next year.” Find out more about Tonbridge
School online at tonbridge-school.co.uk
The launch of the Granville
Graduate Programme (GGP)
The latest news from our thriving education providers
This January the Granville School in Sevenoaks
launched GGP to combine five strands of learning
and create a robust, challenging programme of study
that enriches and extends Year 6 girls’ learning and
prepares them for their transition to secondary school.
Taught by a team of subject specialist teachers, modules include
debating, finance and business, sports leadership, engineering,
computer science, art history, further maths and English
and Junior Leadership. Aside from the academic challenge it offers,
the programme has a strong wellbeing focus. They use both
Girls on Board, an approach that supports girls to navigate
social and friendships issues, and Positive Education,
a research-backed programme, explicitly teaching
positive approaches to emotions, relationships,
health, purpose and accomplishment. The GGP
ensures that the girls are fully prepared for
further success in Year 7 and beyond.
granvilleschool.org
A new kind of education
for a changing world at ACS
International School Egham
The traditional academic system doesn’t work for
everyone. For too many children, it means rote learning,
and a lack of motivation, which ultimately makes it harder
for them to think for themselves. At ACS International School
Egham, they offer students a different type of education, suited to
the challenges of the changing world: the International Baccalaureate
(IB). ACS Egham has a broad intake with no entry exams. ACS is one of
only two schools in the UK to offer all IB programmes for students aged
4 – 18. In place of A Levels, they offer the IB’s Diploma Programme
(DP), which allows students to continue learning six subjects in
their final years. Research has shown this prepares students
better for university than other curricula and is advantageous
for students wanting to thrive at university in the UK or
around the world. For the past two years, the students
have achieved a 100% pass rate in the DP. In
2022, the average point score in was 36, which
is equivalent to two grade A* and 1 grade
A at A Level. acs-schools.com/egham
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