Year 10 Students Explore Science in Action!
Published 04/02/26
On Wednesday 21st January, 30 of our Year 10 students enjoyed an inspiring day at Science in Action, packed with exciting lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on experiences.
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Read MoreSenior Science Society ~ Exploring Plasma as a 4th State of Matter
Published 26/11/25Each week in Senior Science Society (M15 during P5 lunch), our Year 12 students deliver “science presentations”.
Read MoreYear 7 Science Club News 5/11/25
Published 05/11/25For the past 3 weeks, the Science Club has been running every Tuesday, during lunchtime, at 12:50pm in the M16.
Read MoreScience Black History Month Trail
Published 21/10/25As part of Black History Month, Year 7 students took part in a Science Trail to discover historic Black figures who have made remarkable contributions to science.
Read MoreSenior Science Society - Year 12 students
Published 21/10/25For the past three weeks, the Senior Science Society has been running every Friday lunchtime, supported by our former Year 13 President and Vice President.
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Read MoreYear 7 Science Club
Published 15/10/25Led by Mr Andrews, Mrs Gradley and Mr Das and assisted by some of our fantastic Sixth Form helpers, Science Club has proven to be a fun but educational way to spend lunchtimes on Tuesday for the Year 7s this year.
Read MoreChemistry Cambridge Challenge 2025
Published 15/07/25This term, a group of 20 keen Year 12 chemists participated in the prestigious Cambridge Chemistry Challenge (C3L6), a 90-minute two-question exam designed by the University of Cambridge's chemistry department. Aimed at stretching KS5 Chemistry thinking, the challenge encourages students to apply problem-solving skills well beyond standard exam topics.
Read MoreRSC Analyst Competition 2025 – Celebrating Our Sixth Form Chemists!
Published 18/06/25We are proud to share that three teams of Year 12 students took part in this year’s Royal Society of Chemistry Analyst Competition.
Read MoreBritish Science Week 2025
Published 19/03/25A Celebration of Change and Adaptation!
Read MoreRoyal Society of Chemistry ~ Top of the Bench Competition
Published 21/01/25Four teams completed the Royal Society of Chemistry, Top of the Bench Competition task. The teams were asked to create a poster on a Transition metal. Three of the teams were selected to be entered. Their entries are below.
Dr Numbrere-Nmaju, Science Department
RSC TOTB Competition ~ 2024/2025
Articles:
This competition was certainly a valuable experience, I believe: to form a team, partaking in research, writing and design, and to produce something is great. In spite of a group dilemma of transition metals to choose from - with some unusual suggestions, much like throwing darts at the periodic table, there seem to also be many choices that are interesting, rather important in daily life and specific applications, extraordinary in properties, or relevant to the future, and even a combination of these. It was certainly enlightening to learn, through our investigation and presentation of a transition metal, of the extent and application of chemistry, and to delve into the subject which I find myself often fascinated by. Teamwork was also valuable, as we were all eventually tasked with our areas of research, and in simultaneously iterating and criticising our design ideas, we also linked all of our ideas together, both in presentation and understanding. The aspect of design was also a dilemma, but the result was resolved and enthusiastically completed.
Tianming Xie, Year 10
I am truly proud of what my group has accomplished within and outside the bounds of this poster: improved organisation, collective research, and great teamwork. This poster is one collection of our communication put into words and illustrations, but overall, our knowledge of chemistry has improved tremendously (to the point where we couldn't fit all our research on the poster!)Great work everyone!
Isabelle Raphael, Year 11
Leader of the BGS winning group
Winning Poster
Read MoreAerospace Careers Programme Experience
Published 18/12/24Earlier this term, some lucky Year 12s studying Higher Physics IB had the amazing opportunity to attend an enlightening experience at Townley Grammar School with special guests from the aerospace careers programme.
I was very shocked to find out that aerospace is one of the biggest engineering fields in the UK, especially considering I, along with the rest of my cohort, knew very little about it and how to obtain a career in this field. This made the whole experience so much more interesting and useful as we got to explore an industry that we hadn't before. The day was filled with informative talks, VR demonstrations, and we even had the opportunity to use the equipment they work with as real aerospace engineers.
My highlight was our Q&A with a Boston Dynamics model of the robot, 'Spot'. I have been lucky enough to work with one of these before from a coding perspective, so it was very interesting to see the AI features of the model and how it could listen to our questions and give us an answer. We asked so many questions with Spot's answers ranging from ones in Japanese to explaining why he can't dance.
A huge thank you to the physics department for this amazing opportunity. We have all learnt so much, and I definitely want to explore aerospace engineering more in the future...Matilda Jackson, Year 12
Read MoreAlexandra Quan’s talk about Earth Sciences at Royal Holloway
Published 13/11/24
Having the opportunity to attend Alexandra Quan’s talk about Earth Sciences at Royal Holloway was very inspiring. Since this course was something I had not previously heard of before, this was new information to me and was incredibly useful! We were enlightened about all the possible societies, trips (to Cyprus, Tenerife, etc.) and events associated with this university course, as well as university life in general. I have to say a massive thank you to Alexandra for her talk and all of her information today!! Especially since I am also doing Biology as one of my Higher Level subjects, seeing how Alexandra went to uni for this subject was something that definitely personally resonated with me.Deya Dimitrova, Year 12
The Senior Science Society were blessed to have the privilege of hosting Alexandra Quan from Royal Holloway University of London. She gave us a deep insight into her course, Earth Sciences, and illustrated the university life we will be experiencing soon! Alexandra, being a former BGS student, deeply connected with us as she told us about her journey into Earth Sciences, starting with Biology in her first year. Alexandra also highlighted how important the practical laboratory work on her course is, emphasising how it complements theoretical knowledge and prepares students for future research opportunities in large companies, such as BP or even Thames Water. The talk was incredibly inspiring and gave us a preview of what’s to come if we followed her steps!
The entire Senior Science Society would like to thank her for taking the time out of her schedule to talk to us. Thank you, Alexandra!
Jesse Oshogwe, Year 12
