Lauren McGaun - Year 13 MUN Member GSAL delegates dominate at the Model United Nations of Hamburg From Wednesday the 19th of September to Sunday the 23rd of September, a group of 11 students and 2 teachers attended the Model United Nations conference in Hamburg, Germany (MUNOH). With hundreds of delegates attending from countries all … Continue reading News From… MUN of Hamburg
Mr C Dodd - Staff Editor Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About The World—And Why Things Are Better Than You Think Rosling, H. & Rosling, O. (2019) This book by acclaimed Swedish doctor and statistician Hans Rosling has been given free to all college graduates in the USA by none other than Bill Gates. The … Continue reading Recommended Read: Factfulness
Mr C Dodd - Staff Editor Underground Mathematics These resources from Cambridge help students build firm foundations for mathematical understanding by connecting ideas and developing techniques. https://undergroundmathematics.org/ Free online STEP support Developed by the Cambridge Faculty of Mathematics and NRICH, a new online STEP Support Programme has been designed to help potential university applicants develop their advanced … Continue reading Wider Learning Resources: Oct 2018
Mr C Dodd - Staff Editor Puzzle Time 100 Gold Coins There is a group of five intelligent but greedy pirates, numbered 1-5, and a bag of 100 gold coins. Starting with the first pirate and proceeding in numerical order, the pirates are each given the chance to allocate the gold coins within the group. … Continue reading Developing Thinking Skills: Oct 2018
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 … Continue reading Super-curricular Opportunities: Oct 2018
Mr C Dodd - Staff Editor The end of men? The reported degeneration of the sex-determining Y chromosome may, at the current rate of decline, spell the end of men within the next 4.6 million years. However, the situation is rather more complex than the headline suggests: men might just be here to stay. Chromosome … Continue reading What’s News: The end of men?
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