The first collaboration between Imperial College STEM and Oundle took place at SciTec last week with a Space Challenge for sixty pupils in Year 7 and Year 8.

Pupils from Thomas Deacon Academy, Northampton Academy and Oundle School took part in what was a very successful inaugural event.

The afternoon started with a wonderful hands-on space lecture by Neil Monteiro who discussed space travel and flight with some help from keen audience members. Pupils then had the opportunity to experience Imperial’s inflatable planetarium, which was erected in the Great Hall. Pupils travelled the solar system and were able to see stars and constellations normally obscured by light pollution.

The final part of the day was handed over to designing, making and testing rockets with the aim of bringing an egg safely back to the surface.

It is hoped that this will be the start of a very fruitful relationship with Imperial College, which will aim to use the School and its SciTec facilities as a regional hub for future STEM activities with local schools.

Following on from Oundle’s success in the Royal Society of Chemistry 2015 Chemistry Olympiad, another 26 Oundle pupils achieved medals in the 2016 competition. Of these, three pupils, George Marshall (Sc), Winnie Liu (W) and Kevin Law (Sc) struck gold. Kevin Law (Sc) is a Lower Sixth Form pupil, which makes this an exceptional achievement for him.

In addition to the three gold award winners, there were 18 silver awards (three from Lower Sixth Form pupils) and five bronze awards.
 
The significant challenge of the chemistry paper is the test of the depth and understanding of a pupil’s knowledge. Pupils enjoy the challenge of solving the problems that are presented in a context that is demanding, yet related to everyday applications. Over 80% of the pupils scored a silver award or above; with the exception of Winnie Liu, who studies A level Chemistry, all the pupils are studying the Pre U course.

This weekend the 1st XI cricket team played against rivals Uppingham in a well-contested match. Uppingham started strongly, reaching a total of 281-9 declared, but Oundle fought back to finish 60 runs behind at the end of the day’s play, with Simon Fernandes (Ldr) a notable performer, who fell just 3 runs short of a century. On the second day Uppingham continued their strong batting performance, earning themselves a 218 run lead after their second innings. Some early Oundle wickets meant they were fighting an uphill task, but gutsy performances from Hamish Mclay (F) amongst others ensured that Oundle did enough to salvage a draw, meaning the 1st XI maintain their unbeaten record this season.

The athletics relays in Oakham on Thursday proved to be an entertaining start to the season, with the more junior teams being given a chance to start working together. Gigi Campbell-Breeden (Sn) ran a promising 800m at the end of the medley. On Saturday the meet at Bromsgrove produced some excellent results; particularly on the track. Ruby Goodall (L) won her 800m in style for the senior girls team, and Sacha Wight (K) raced her first 400m to come third. Sophia Ogilvie (W) and Natalie Peckett (Sn) came first and second in the intermediate girls 1500m respectively, and in the junior girls Eleanor Macintosh (K) led the way and won her race with ease.

The boys tennis 1st team played Uppingham on Thursday afternoon, and, despite the poor weather, emerged impressive 12-4 winners. Will Gaynor (G) and Henry Druce (StA) won all their matches and Gordon Lin (C) made an impressive debut for the 1st team. Saturday was a great day for the Tennis Club, with eight of the nine Oundle teams winning, including a 7-2 victory for the first team.

On Saturday the Oundle golf players played a selection of OOs, with the OOs winning 4-2.

Sam Herring (L)
 

Very little is known about Paul Bond, once of Laxton House. He attended Oundle School for just over a year from May 1887 until July 1888 and was the son of Mr J J Bond of Kingsdon near Taunton in Somerset. He was born on 6 May 1871 and was killed at 44 years of age, making him the third oldest Oundelian to be killed in the war.

He was a private in the 24th Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers and was killed in Northern France, not far from the village of Loos, on 30th April 1916. He is buried in the Tranchee de Mecknes Cemetery near the village of Aix-Noulette. The cemetery was named after the home town of French Moroccan troops who first occupied trenches there in 1914. He was married to Mrs S A R Bond of Wells in Somerset. His death in the war was reported too late for inclusion in the School Memorial Book, but his name was added to the memorial tablets in the Chapel.

C Pendrill
Yarrow Fellow
 

Very little is known about William Reginald Matthews except that he came to Sidney House in January 1895 and left after just two terms. His younger brother came up at the same time and left at the end of the next year. The boys were born in Ealing and their home address was Maide Vale in West London. The School Memorial Book merely records that he was a Second Lieutenant in the South African Railways and Harbours Rifles, and that his death in April 1916, at the age of 37, was the result of an accident.

There is no known picture of William Matthews.

His brother, George Barton Matthews did some coxing while at Oundle, served in the army in the War and rose to the rank of Major in the Royal Engineers.

C Pendrill
Yarrow Fellow
 

On the Field Weekend afternoons of Sunday 24th and Monday 25th April, over 500 visitors were hosted by over 200 pupils, and took part in wide range of activities from badminton, basketball and archery to indoor rowing and face painting.

New this year was a photo booth organised by the School photographers and Theatre Wardrobe team, which enabled visitors to take away a photograph mounted in a photo frame that had been decorated at the art table, as a souvenir of the day.

Have a Go Day has been running for over thirty years, and is a favourite date in the calendars of adults and children with physical disabilities and/or learning difficulties.

Having passed the DELF B2 last year, Alex Asif (F) and India Davies (N) are the first Oundelians to pass the prestigious DALF C1 examination. Designed primarily for adult, non-native candidates, the C1 is a specialised French proficiency examination of undergraduate level that tests not only language skills but also the ability to organise, analyse and deploy rhetoric. Approximately 125 candidates per year enrol nationally and this year only five candidates under the age of 18 enrolled for C1 in the UK.  Due to the academic format of its exercises, C1 is challenging to all candidates, native speakers included. Most candidates who sit DALF C1 need it for professional or academic reasons and many French universities will require it for admission into postgraduate programmes, while the Sorbonne in Paris demands DALF C1 for admission of foreign students into its undergraduate degrees.

Eleven Oundelians currently studying French in the Lower Sixth also passed the DELF B2 examination. The listening paper, featuring the dreaded five minute-long extract with no breaks and barely a pause for breath, was especially challenging and every mark had to be earned the hard way. B2 is the level of linguistic proficiency required for the admission of foreign students into the majority of French universities, and B2 is also considered the benchmark for fluency in general situations and is the level required for most jobs in France when applying as an overseas candidate.

In addition, 38 Fifth Form IGCSE pupils also passed the DELF B1.

British universities are starting to offer the DELF-DALF qualifications to their undergraduates and understand their value ever more. Valid for life, the qualifications are recognised internationally by potential employers.

S Jessop

The sporting week began on Tuesday with boys and girls teams from the Swimming Club travelling to Bishop’s Stortford College to compete in the U14, U16 and U18 fixtures. The teams swam with great enthusiasm, which resulted in wins across the board for all age groups, except the U18 boys team who narrowly lost out by 2 points to Bishop’s Stortford. As well as team success, individual performances stood out, most notably amongst the Fourth Form from Maddie Terrell (W), and the boys relay team, consisting of Miles Seymour (StA), Finn Clarkson (Sc), George Pinder (Sc) and Saif Ghobash (C).

On Saturday the Athletics Club hosted its annual home fixture at the school track against some very strong opposition teams, including Oakham, Bromsgrove, Uppingham, Repton and Rugby. The athletes faced some tough conditions in the unseasonably warm weather, but put on a good display, and despite being out run by some talented athletes, the teams as a whole performed solidly.

Tennis matches against Rugby took place on Saturday with varied success, but Oundle managed to take a slim victory over their toughest opponents on the circuit with the U14A, U14B, U15A, U15B, U16A, U16B, 1st, 2nd and 3rd teams collectively winning 5-4. The 1st pair struggled against a talented Rugby duo, which was reflected in the score line (1-8), however they played well to take even one set against such strong opposition. The U14 teams stood out, with the U14A pair winning 8-1 and the U14B pair winning in straight sets, 9-0.

The Sailing Club travelled to Draycote Water in Warwickshire to sail again Rugby School in a series of entertaining races. The team faced unknown territory, as the Rugby team were racing in Laser Vago boats, rather than the Firefly boats as chosen by Oundle. Whilst not being successful in the first few races, the teams learnt a great deal, including how to tackle challenges in races to come. Philip James (L) and George Mitchell (B) did, however, manage to edge in front of the Rugby team in one of their races, giving them more confidence for the season ahead.

Ruby Goodall (L)

Multi-championship winning Formula 1 engineer and team principal, Ross Brawn OBE, came to Oundle for a private visit to tour the emerging SciTec Campus. He spent time in the now partially-opened extension to the Patrick Engineering Centre, where he saw Oundle’s capabilities at first hand, and spent time hearing about pupils’ experiences of engineering at Oundle.

Following his visit, he spoke to some 130 guests of Oundle School at the Royal Automobile Club (RAC) in London on the evening of 28th April. The audience comprised current and former parents and Old Oundelians, who came together to celebrate the development of Oundle’s vision for the future of STEM education, and a so-far strong fundraising effort. Staff from Oundle’s Design and Technology Department were on hand to demonstrate some of the cutting edge equipment needed for the new facility. Two cars, built by Oundle pupils whilst at School, were displayed in the RAC’s foyer.

The event set out the case for further charitable support for the building, with a focus on the equipment required to make it the cutting-edge facility that the School has envisioned. Mr Brawn said that the new SciTec Campus would offer some of the finest facilities for teaching STEM to be found in the UK.

Alexander Basil Crawford, was 23 when the war broke out. He was at Laxton House from 1903-1908 and was an excellent sportsman. He was a school prefect, captain of the XV in his last year and was chosen as captain of the cricket XI for the 1908 season, having played in the team for the previous three years, but left Oundle before he could take up this position. After Oundle, he studied law and qualified as a solicitor in 1914. He then took charge of a legal practice in Boston Lincolnshire, but left a clerk in charge when he joined up.

He was with the 5th Lincolns at first but early in 1915, he was given a commission in the Sherwood Foresters, and later again was transferred to the 17th West Yorkshire Battalion where he was promoted Captain. He was killed in action near Neuve Chapelle in France on 10th May 1916 and was buried in the village of Richebourg L’Avoue.

His Battalion Commander wrote that Alexander Crawford was ‘a most able Company Commander, a most gallant man, full of dash and pluck, and would have risen high in the Army’.

He also received unstinting praise from his Divisional Commander: ‘Your boy was doing splendidly and was, if anything, too brave. He is a great loss to his Regiment…I wish we had more like him.’

Alexander Crawford was 24 years old at the time of his death.

C Pendrill
Yarrow Fellow
 

Just weeks after receiving the Olivier Award for Best Director for Oresteia, Robert Icke came to Oundle in late April for this year’s Wontner Masterclass with Theatre Studies pupils.

The two hour workshop was discussion-led, focusing on his style and methods as a director. What I personally found most interesting is his method of communicating with his cast. Rather than telling actors precisely what he wants them to do, he aims to manipulate them to think in a certain way. Through doing this he aims to make performances all the more real by taking actors into the world that he is trying to create. Rather than simply 'acting', they feel they are partaking in a real experience.

One example was in his adaptation of 1984, where in order to add to the feeling of paranoia and surveillance that the script demanded, Robert would do things such as place baby monitors in the rehearsal studio, or slightly change the colour of the studio lighting. By making the surveillance and paranoia real to the actors in rehearsals, it was all the more real and powerful to the audience during performances.

For those of us who wish to pursue careers in the theatre, it was both impressive and inspiring to meet a theatre maker who managed to win an Olivier Award by the age of thirty. The lessons that we learned from this opportunity to spend time with Robert were genuinely priceless. Each of us will have taken away something uniquely valuable from this brilliant experience.

Hetty Hodgson (D)

The boys Tennis Club continued their good form, winning 6-0 against Uppingham with Harry Evett (B) and Ryan Cheng (Ldr) winning all their matches. This means that the 2nd team and the U14s maintain their unbeaten record, with only two matches to go.
The 1st and 2nd rounders teams were involved in a triangular match with Kimbolton and the Leys School. The 1st team faced very strong opposition and lost both matches, but Anna Van Der Braak (L) and Eliza Dundas (D) produced some excellent hits. The 2nd team also found it tough, losing both matches, but Imogen Caudwell (Sn) should be commended for her high-scoring performance.

The penultimate golf fixture took place on the Luffenham Heath course in the much-anticipated quadrangular match played between Oundle, Uppingham, Stamford and Oakham. The team found the unfavourable weather conditions challenging, but Peter Christianakis (F) stood out by scoring an impressive 30 points.

The hockey season may be over at the school, but that didn’t stop Lucy Hembury-Gunn (By), Amy Ratcliffe (L) Georgina Pringle (W) and Orla McMenamin (Sn) from representing Northamptonshire, helping the county to come 5th out of 9 teams in the Midlands County Tournament, with both Amy and Orla getting on the scoresheet in the victory against Shropshire.

Meanwhile on the cricket pitch, the U14A team played a hard-fought match against Rugby. A half-century from Theodore Aubrey (C) followed by a strong bowling performance, most notably from Giles Mallinson (StA) with a haul of three wickets, ensured Oundle won by 17 runs. The U13A team faced Kimbolton in a challenging match. A combination of strong batting from the opposition and dropped catches meant that Oundle left themselves with plenty of work to do, and, despite valiant batting from Will Park (LJS) and Will de Capell Brook (L), they were not able to reach the target and lost by 46 runs. The U13B team also found it difficult against their counterparts from Kimbolton, losing by seven wickets in spite of some impressive fielding from George Worthington (L) and Brandon Ingle (L).

Sam Herring (L)

On Tuesday the boys cricket U14A team started the week with a win against King’s Ely School. After losing the toss, Oundle bowled first with great success. Thomas Simeons (StA), Theo Aubrey (C), Freddie Bowser (Sc) and Adam Hutchinson (G) all took two wickets with a notable performance from Freddie who took two wickets in a row. King’s Ely were bowled out for 70 in 22 overs, but they too opened their bowling very strongly. However, after a nervous start the Oundle team came into their stride, helped by some excellent batting from Theo. With six wickets to spare, Oundle came away with a win, giving them confidence for their games ahead. The junior teams were also in action against King’s Ely this week, although with less success. After a close game between the U13A teams, just missed out, finishing 12 runs short of a win.

Further up the School, the 1st XI had a frustrating game against Stowe which was ultimately abandoned due to poor weather conditions. Losing the toss and being put into bat on a tricky wicket, the team batted well to reach 183 with notable batting performances coming from Ben Curry (S) and Simon Fernandes (Ldr), who scored 57 and 68 respectively. Stowe batted well to reach 78-0 off 30 overs before the match was called off.

The senior boys tennis 1st and 2nd VI defeated Stowe comfortably on Saturday. It was a promising start for Oliver Lockhart (S) and James Craven (C) who made their 1st team debut. The final score from the 1st VI matches stood at 8-1, a well-deserved win for the boys in their penultimate fixture this season.  

Elsewhere, the Sailing Club send a team to the Annual Eastern's team racing tournament. With a weaker combination than usual and some tough opposition, such as the dedicated sailing schools of Royal Hospital School taking part, Oundle struggled to gain many victories. They won 2 out of 9 races and just missed out on a win against Uppingham, losing the race by a place.

On Sunday, Ed Crowe (S) travelled to the official training base for England Rugby at Pennyhill Park for a special training session with current England players. Ed was selected as one of 30 of the best players from the U15 and U18 NatWest Schools Cup competition to experience a day in the life of an elite player. At the training session, the Academy Day players met with internationals Chris Robshaw, Dave Attwood and Matt Kvesic and former England wing Mark Cueto. They were put through their paces with England's elite strength and conditioning coaches and gained an insight into the analytics behind the game by studying video footage with England’s performance analysts.

Ruby Goodall (L)

Sienna Rushton (Sn) has recently been selected for the England U17 National Netball Academy Performance Programme, following a screening at the Institute of Sport in Sheffield.

Sienna’s netball career outside of School is with her local club Turnford Netball Club, which she has represented at regional and national clubs level at U12 and U14. This year their U14 squad have again qualified to represent their region in the National Clubs finals in May 2016.

After joining Oundle in September 2015, Sport Scholar, Sienna was selected to represent Northamptonshire County Performance squad, moving up to East Midlands Regional Performance where she was nominated to England Netball National and was successful in being selected into the National Performance Programme. Sienna is currently attending training at Loughborough University with both East Midlands Regional Performance and England National U17 Performance Squad.

At School, Sienna was part of the U14A team and with her help, the team had a very successful season, winning all their games at the County and Regional finals, and qualifying for the National Schools finals in March held in Brighton.

On Friday 19th and Saturday 20th May the First and Second Form production of Scary Play by Judith Johnson was staged at the Stahl Theatre under the direction of Andrew Martens.

It was a highly entertaining play about a group of ten year olds at a sleepover birthday party, who on a dare decide to sneak into a deserted and supposedly haunted house down the road. Inside the house they are captured by an evil man and his pet monkey, who proceed to bring to life all of their worst fears: clowns, vampires and dentists, among others. They eventually escape, and with a clever twist in the end, we are left wondering whether they imagined all the events in the house. 

The play was by turns hilarious and scary, with the audience alternating between laughs and gasps. The larger than life characters were skilfully brought to life by the young cast, with standout performances from Charlie Cobb (L) as birthday boy Kal, Edward Cubitt (L) as his hyperactive sidekick, Mal, and Imogen Oakey (L) as the annoying younger sister, Lou. Seth Stephenson (By) was suitably sinister and creepy as The Man, with Kim Fung (By) as a convincing monkey in full monkey suit. The whole cast combined well in a spirited and energetic ensemble performance.

The atmospherically lit set and creepy sound effects and music helped build the suspenseful mood. There were some impressive special effects, most notable of which was a giant twelve foot high clown, which ate one of the children, and a full size zombie puppet, brilliantly designed by Paul Laughton. 

When I went to the Great Hall to attend the debate on the EU before the Long Exeat, I had rather been hoping for answers and a sense of conviction, but instead was left with questions, and doubts. Such is the subjective vortex of political debate. I cannot say definitely who won. Seemingly this debate brought many people together only to divide them spectacularly over the issue in which no statement is ever clear cut, and no comfort can be drawn from statistics that should have enlightened us all. Instead my grasp on the whole debate was largely from its conceptual and historical aspects. Would this sceptre’d isle be better off outside the yoke of Europe, or not?

Much of the historical rhetoric was about the sacrifice of our ancestors in World War I and World War II, which produced dual and opposite conclusions. Tom Pursglove MP thought that our fight to remain free was being undermined by our European friends. On the other hand, Alasdair Bert MP advocated a view  that days later Cameron would broadcast on the front pages of all national papers: Brexit could lead to World War III (long term).

This rather alarming suggestion was well served by Mr Bert’s excellent oration. While this unnerved me, I was not entirely convinced that World War III was imminent. The past alone played a key role in dividing our hearts, especially those of the elder generation who embodied a huge proportion of the hall. Alasdair Bert MP continued to use World War II to great effect in his impassioned argument, pleading with us to preserve the bridges we have forged since the war. ‘Brexit’, he espoused, ‘could unleash nationalist tension in France and Austria.’ Both sides seemed to endorse patriotism as a vehicle to justify in their polarised conclusions. It did not, however, provide the entire basis of either argument.

In terms of economics, Mr Pursglove argued that Britain could better preserve our industry and strive for more international markets away from the EU. Mr Bert retorted that not only would this be unlikely to occur, but that we were lucky to have the deal we currently have in the single market.

Both ‘tigers’, as the judicator labelled them, clearly cared deeply about the destiny of this country. The debate over the merits of the single market unfolded, many questions were raised by the audience, including one about the state of the fishing industry. I had no idea what her point was, so I had to do some research to find that while Britain used to have jurisdiction of waters over 200 miles from our shores, the EU had restricted it to just twelve miles.

In other industries, the IN campaign have said recently that leaving the EU would ruin the British motor-industry. To be frank, I think the British motor industry rather did itself in a long while ago in the form of the Austin Allegro. However, they make a good case when many British car marques like Mini are largely German owned.
Immigration was noticeably absent from the debate, despite its significance in anti EU rhetoric.

So, I left the hall probably better informed, but in no way more certain of the merit of either argument. Like many others, I am still left with only a gut instinct that will most likely not be swayed by statistics.

Having said that, Tom Pursglove MP asked an interesting question in his closing statement: Would we vote to join the EU, if that was our decision on June 23rd? 

And I thought they were there to answer questions.

Henry Phillips-Sheard (S)

The sailing 1st team experienced a challenging day at the Thames Valley Regatta. Sailing under unusual conditions with a severe lack of wind, they finished the day with two victories and four defeats. It was nonetheless a valuable learning curve, and an experience which will help the team prepare for next year.

The cricket 1st XI played host to Norwich School on Saturday. The opposition elected to bat first and, following a shaky start, took advantage of the ageing ball to reach a total of 281 declared. The Oundle batsmen showed their class, with Simon Fernandes (Ldr) the star performer with a very disciplined 101 not out. However the opposition boasted a very defensive field, and Oundle reached a total of 187-5 by the close of play, concluding with a draw.

The U14A team meanwhile took part in a cup match against Woolaston. Oundle batted first and despite losing two wickets early on, a superb partnership of 160 runs between Theodore Aubrey (C) and Thomas Simeons (StA) ensured Oundle reached a total of 262-4 after 35 overs. Oundle fielded well, with Freddie Bowser (Sc) notching two wickets, and limited the opposition to only 117-8, securing a victory by 145 runs.

Sam Herring (L)

In a celebration of the new Tate Modern, six works of art by Oundle pupils were exhibited in the Turbine Hall over the weekend of 17-19 June.

Work by Ryan Wu (B), Emma O'Dea (L), Zoe Gillett (K), Clara Goodman (W), Lorne Inglis (StA) and Davide Gibson (B) were displayed on TV screens in the gallery’s Turbine Hall. Their work was among pieces that were chosen from hundreds of submissions by artists aged 15-25, who responded to the gallery’s open call for submissions based on the theme of ‘future’.

Lorne Inglis's work was also shortlisted for consideration for a series of displays at Uniqlo’s flagship store on Oxford Street and others across London.

The exhibition was part of the opening weekend at the Tate Modern, which has been expanded following a £260m redevelopment project to include a 10 storey high tower, refurbished underground oil tanks for live performances, and a 22ft tree sculpture by the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei.

The Sailing Club competed against Uppingham A and B teams and Kimbolton A team in a series of three races in challenging conditions. Ed Hodgson (Sc) and James Chapman (Ldr) worked well together, coming back from a tough start against Uppingham to take a win in their race. This winning form was followed by Phillip James (L) and Harry Curtis (G) who stormed ahead in their race against Kimbolton, leaving them the clear winners. Unfortunately Uppingham narrowly took the third race in a race of changing and difficult conditions, but overall the team performed admirably. 

In boys tennis, Oundle took on Stamford with mixed results. The A team lost 3-6 despite some strong performances from Gordon Lin (C), Felix Morris (B) and Olly Parkes (G). The B team won convincingly (7-2) with many Third and Fourth Form players stepping up and showing great potential for future seasons to come.

The junior girls tennis were also out in force against Wellingborough with the U14B and U14C teams taking on Wellingborough's U14A and U14B teams respectively. The U14B squad were successful in all their matches, with the best performances of the day coming from Mya Onyett (K) and Harriet Darley (K), winning 6-0, 6-0, 6-1.

The Mason Trophy Athletics competition was held at the Alexander International Stadium in Birmingham over the weekend with Oundle having a record eight athletes qualifying to compete for the county. A very high calibre of U15 and U17 athletes from across the country were competing with the hopes of gaining the national schools qualifying standards. The following Oundelians represented Northamptonshire for their respective events: Celeste Young (Sn), Mia Derrick (K), Olufolajimi Ariyo (S), Chukwudiebube Amadi (S), Sean Mdiomu (Sc), Charlie Forbes Leath (Ldr), Robbie Hayes (St A) and Henry Watson (C). The rest of the Athletics Club travelled to Uppingham to conclude a successful season of competing. 

Ruby Goodall (L)

Design and Technology pupils, Oliver Starling (Ldr), Jack Townend (Sc), Thomas Kirkup (Sc), Lucas Podmore (Ldr) and Henry Orlebar (L) have each been awarded a much sought-after Arkwright Engineering Scholarship, which identifies them as some of the country’s future leaders in engineering and related areas of design. 

Scholars are selected for their potential as future engineering leaders by assessment of their academic, practical and leadership skills in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) through a rigorous process comprising: an application form and a teacher’s supporting reference; a two-hour aptitude exam; a university-based interview. The scholarships support pupils through their Sixth Form studies and encourage them into top universities or higher apprenticeships.

Ollie, whose scholarship is sponsored by Sir William Lyon’s Charitable Trust, is working on ideas for a project using renewable energy.

Jack’s scholarship is sponsored by The Emmott Foundation. His recent DT project was a longboard with a specialised braking system, while during a work experience opportunity over the summer Jack researched and designed a component for a particle accelerator. He hopes to study either mechanical engineering or aerospace engineering.

Tom has plans for a 1970s speedboat restoration project and would like to restore the engine for his EPQ project. His scholarship is sponsored by The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board.

Lucas hopes to pursue a career in energy engineering and is currently working on a parabolic trough. His scholarship is sponsored by The National Grid.

Henry’s scholarship is sponsored by The Nuclear Institute. In his spare time, he is currently restoring a Citroen 2CV6 1989, and hopes to study engineering at university.

The scholarships consist of an annual financial award to each Scholar and their school, and a range of enrichment activities, such as mentoring and industry visits. Arkwright Engineering Scholarships are highly regarded by universities and industry and are one of the most prestigious accolades that a talented Sixth Form pupil can achieve.

The awards will be formally presented to the pupils at a ceremony supported by The Institution of Engineering and Technology later in the year.