SECONDARY NEWS
Sixth Former receives national science award for nutrition app that promotes better mental health
Richard Turay has recently received the British Science Association’s Gold CREST Award for designing an app which allows people to better manage symptoms of depression by tracking the impact of food on mood. Richard, from London, received a Gold CREST Award for his project of designing an app which explores the link between nutrition and mental health. He carried out the project whilst completing an In2Science placement at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre, part of University College London during his first year of sixth form.
Working with neuroscientists at the Centre, Richard learnt more about the nervous system and the key relationship between diet and mood. Building on this knowledge, he then conducted a survey to discover how effective an app which enables people to better understand and manage the link between diet and depression could
Inspiring inspection success for DLD College London
DLD College London, a pioneering independent school for students aged 13 to 19, is celebrating exceptional success following a recent inspection.
The Westminster Bridge- based college has been highly praised by the Independent Schools
Inspectorate (ISI), which has deemed DLD College London to be fully compliant in meeting all statutory Independent School Standards. Commending teaching and learning at the college, the inspectors found that “teaching is consistently inclusive” and “the range of courses available allows pupils from different educational backgrounds to choose pathways that can fulfil their ambitions, including those pupils who have SEND. Therefore, whether boarders or day, domestic or international, pupils can flourish academically.” It was also acknowledged that “pupils achieve well in creative subjects such as art, graphics, photography, media studies and drama…well-designed resources and teaching expertise in media studies enable pupils in sixth form to finalise their documentary productions, meeting technically and creatively high standards.”
Significantly, the inspectors noted that “the school’s description that ‘London is our classroom’ is lived out” and “pupils enjoy the opportunities to embrace the multi-cultural benefits of their cosmopolitan local environment, and they prosper in terms of personal and social development and intellectual stimulation from the opportunities that are available to them.” “It was also highlighted that “a nurturing pastoral care system brings out the best in pupils.”
Principal of DLD College London, Irfan Latif commented: “I am thrilled to finally share the ISI report for DLD College London, which took place during the penultimate week of a jam-packed autumn term. I am delighted with the report and found the whole inspection experience positive - from the initial phone call to the final feedback session, the process was supportive and collaborative under the new ISI F23 framework. Well done to the entire DLD community - staff, students, parents, guardians and governors for all their support, dedication and encouragement. This is an incredible achievement!”
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be. As part of the survey, he also considered the different factors impacting men’s and women’s mental health, including societal expectations of men to be less emotional.
Following the results of his survey, Richard was determined to design an app that would help anyone who may be struggling with mental health issues with the means to confidently take the steps to feel better. After analysing his results, Richard developed a prototype of the app in Figma, learning new presentation and design skills in the process to display the project, for which he earned a Gold CREST Award, the highest CREST achievement.
CREST Awards is a nationally recognised science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) education scheme that helps to empower children and young people to engage with STEM subjects by acting like real-life scientists as they undertake hands-on projects. Secondary-level CREST projects empower students to design and lead their own investigations, exploring topics of interest to them.
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£10 million investment in Sunderland schools to help city’s children shine
Sunderland
secondary schools will receive a cash injection of £10 million to help the city’s children achieve their full potential.
The funding
comes from SHINE, an education charity which works alongside philanthropists, teachers and schools to break
barriers holding back children in the North of England. The game-changing 10-year fund for Sunderland secondary schools is the charity’s largest-ever investment in one place.
Helen Rafferty, interim CEO of SHINE, explained: “With the support of our local partners, we want to remove the barriers to success that students across Sunderland face.
“Every child in the North of England has the right to reach their full potential and our schools are bursting with young people with the skills, intelligence, creativity, and passion to succeed.
“However, many years of post-industrial decline, lack of access to the best opportunities, and limited support for the most vulnerable have left generations of students in Sunderland without the pathways to the success they so richly deserve, and without the aspiration or expectation that they can live engaging, fulfilling lives.
“We will work with the fantastic teachers and initiatives already tackling these challenges, we will seek to understand the foundational issues that limit students from being able to reach their full potential, and we will provide long-term funding to develop and share the solutions. “Our aim is to unlock the potential of every student in Sunderland and open up a future of opportunity and success for the young people of this fantastic city.”
shinetrust.org.uk March 2024
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