Year 8 investigate wellbeing
The Shell Wellbeing Symposium added another important layer to UCS’s pastoral provision as the Year 8 pupil body spent the day researching aspects of wellbeing and presenting their findings to staff and fellow students.
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Trinity educates on and off stage
You may have seen the showcases and heard about the exams – now Trinity Drama Coordinator Danny Swanson explains why there is such a buzz about the co-curricular acting programme now in its second year at UCS.
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Economics’ escape room triumph
A group of Year 12 students created their own Economics-themed Escape Room to make this academic subject come alive for pupils of all ages as part of a wider Enrichment Week for Economics, Geography, History and Politics.
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Enriched by HM Treasury visit
Economics students from UCS and partner schools attended a hugely enriching ‘Evening of Economics’ in which guest speakers from HM Treasury offered key insights into the UK government’s economic and finance ministry.
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Year 9s’ comic strip workshop
UCS Year 9 students were inspired to discover the vulnerable side of superheroes in a comic strip workshop which was led by artist Adam Hennessey as part of the Art Department’s enrichment programme.
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Lower School’s Life Values mantra
The inaugural Lower School Life Values Week is focusing attention on the ABCDs of aspiration, bravery, compassion, decision-making and self-reflection, which are held as reference points for UCS Year 7 and Year 8 pupils.
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Inside Frognal’s insight into Maths
UCS has staged a first-ever in-person Inside Frognal event, welcoming parents to the Great Hall and sharing with them important and topical insights into Mathematics teaching, both within UCS and more broadly.
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UCS fencer en garde for England
A UCS Year 9 pupil has achieved international recognition with the England Under-14 fencing teams in both sabre and foil – and he attributes his double success to “discipline, hard work, dedication and strategy”.
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Student support service launches
UCS has launched its new Student Support Service with a contingent of Year 12 pupils ready and willing to offer vital peer support after having been trained in coaching, safeguarding and holding a helpful conversation.
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Economics’ Tuvey Scholars named
UCS’s Tuvey Economics Research Prize for 2023 has been awarded to two pairs of Year 12 students who will now begin a process of economic enquiry and collaborative work on an Economics topic of their choosing.
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