Mariam Shan - Year 12 LEAP Business Member Year 12 students bravely taking the LEAP into running their own business The Leeds Enterprise Advisory Programme (LEAP) is an opportunity to showcase your business acumen through running your own company during Year 12. You work in teams of up to 10 students selling almost anything you … Continue reading News From… LEAP Business Enterprise
Mr S Yates & Mr C Dodd - GSAL Oxbridge Coordinators Resources Register your interest with Mr Yates or Mr Dodd to receive regular updates about Oxbridge events. University of Oxford : Find Out More University of Cambridge : Find Out More Oxbridge Outreach Network The Universities of Oxford and Cambridge have collaborated to create … Continue reading Oxbridge Bulletin: Feb 2019
Shazia Sarela - Year 13 Aspirant Medic Bad Science Goldacre, Ben (2008) “Bad Science” by Ben Goldacre, while promoted as a must-read for those interested in medicine or pharmacology, is a book that will be truly enjoyed by anyone interested in science, statistics or the truth. The book focuses on the lies and half-truths that … Continue reading Recommended Read: Bad Science
Mr C Dodd - Staff Editor Be Philosophical Rich and ugly, or poor and pretty? B Solve It! How many socks make a pair? There are four pairs of blue socks and three pairs of red socks in a drawer. In the dark, how many socks must you take out of the drawer to be … Continue reading Developing Thinking Skills: Feb 2019
Benjamin Bissett & Izzy Smith - Year 8 members of 2008 Society Year 8 members of 2008 Society explore the design of Leeds Town Hall Curiosity – Investigation – Reflection The first offsite meeting of the 2008 Society was held at the Leeds Town Hall on Tuesday 20th November. Having split into small groups, our … Continue reading Exploring Leeds Town Hall
Mr C Dodd - Staff Editor MISSION DISCOVERY @ KING'S COLLEGE LONDON 8th - 12TH JULY, 2019 ISSET’s Mission Discovery Summer School programme is a great opportunity for ordinary students to do something extraordinary. UK and international students from ages 14 - 18 (Year 9—13) get to work with NASA Astronauts, rocket scientists and NASA … Continue reading ISSET Space & STEM Summer School
Mr C Dodd – Staff Editor GSAL Opportunities All departments offer a range of subject enrichment opportunities; please speak to your subject teacher to find out more. The following opportunities may also be of interest: Model United Nations Society –Miss Haigh & Mr Stodolny Debating Society –Mrs Rees, Mr Morley, Mr Westwood, Miss Simpson Public Speaking –Mrs Kurczij … Continue reading Super-curricular Opportunities: Feb 2019
Mr C Dodd - Staff Editor **NEW** Newsbank Newspapers GSAL subscribes to Newsbank Newspapers, a database of over 250 local, regional and national newspapers to research and track issues and events. Newsbank allows us to have access to: Customisable, map-based interface to enhance selection and search of key titles or regions; Multiple search options to … Continue reading Wider Learning Resources: Feb 2019
Mr C Dodd - Staff Editor Space - a necessary frontier? It was 1968 when Bill Anders, astronaut aboard Apollo 8, captured the remarkable ‘Earthrise’ photograph and inspired a new generation of environmentalists. Fast-forward 40 years and China, in a show of growing technological strength, has recently germinated the first seed on the moon. Elon … Continue reading What’s News: Space – a necessary frontier?
Lexey Shipley - GSAL Alumna 2018 Written in 2018 by a first year medical student at Oxford, this unofficial guide provides a detailed, honest insight into the challenging process that aspirant medics must go through to secure a place at a leading university. Bear in mind that this guide is just one student’s reflection on … Continue reading An Oxford Undergraduate’s Guide to… Medicine
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