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EDUCATION 031
School report
Kent College celebrates outstanding IB results, sports scholars meet local hero and inspiring young engineers
Kaz Russell-Graham O
utstanding IB results boosted Speech Day Celebrations at Kent College. From the largest cohort of IB students since
the school introduced the programme in 2010, Alice Scharmeli scored a perfect 45 points and will study medicine at Wadham College, University of Oxford. Head Girl, Emily Insanally, and Head
Boy, Robbie Whittaker, each scored an impressive 44 points, securing places at Cambridge and Oxford respectively. Every student passed the Diploma – impressively, the average score of 37 points translates
into UCAS (university entrance) points as the equivalent to the points awarded for three A* and one A grade at A-level. This result is likely to maintain Kent College’s place amongst the top IB schools in the UK. Executive Head Master, Dr David Lamper, said: “I am delighted for the students who have worked hard and done so well in achieving places at top universities,” adding his gratitude to colleagues who have ensured that the success already enjoyed by A-level students is shared with those studying the IB Diploma. Kent College offers both the IB Diploma and a more traditional programme of A-levels.
© Jason Dodd Photography
Sport scholars meet local hero
BUDDING ENGINEERS Girls from Pilgrims Way School, St Peter’s Methodist and The Canterbury Primary School visited the University of Kent to participate in a day of engineering and digital technology-focused sessions. The WiRED event – Women in Research, Engineering and Design – was hosted by the School of Engineering and Digital Arts
in conjunction with International Women in Engineering Day. The girls got to grips with a green screen studio, tiny toothbrush robots and a Meet the Scientists Challenge. The university may have encouraged the 21 girls to follow in the footsteps of graduate Victoria Roots who works for BAE systems and was included in the Top 50 Women in Engineering 2017, awarded by the Telegraph and the Women’s Engineering Society.
Canterbury Christ Church University celebrated the achievements of their Sport Scholars with keynote speaker Kent and English international cricketer James Tredwell. The Sport Scholar programme supports students through mentoring, access to the university’s state-of- the-art fitness provision, financial aid and SportsLab (the University’s sports laboratory).
James spoke about the challenges of balancing home life and career, divulging that his favourite way to unwind was gardening, and making jams and chutneys from his produce!
• In our July issue we said in error that basketball star Tamara Fournillier-Onadeko attends Canterbury College. She is however a pupil at The Canterbury Academy.
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