170 Norwich School applications have been sent to UCAS (universities and colleges admissions service) this academic year. As is the norm at this point in the year, many universities (including medical schools and leading London universities such as LSE and Imperial) are still making decisions on which applicants to offer places to. We will share more successes later this term and at the start of next term. We congratulate all pupils on their university offers and offers for apprenticeships and degree apprenticeships received so far. We hope these pupils will understand that the size of the Upper 6 year group means we cannot celebrate publicly all offers. The offers listed here have been chosen to include those for the most competitive courses and to give the school community a taste of the huge variety of courses and institutions that Norwich School pupils apply for. The school’s Apply Plus Programme is run by Mr Pearce. It supports pupils applying to academic courses that require admissions tests and/or interviews. Apply Plus offers so far this cycle: Arthur Dannatt – Mathematics at the University of Warwick Ben Griffiths – Classics at the University of Oxford Melissa Hawkings – Music at the University of Cambridge Celeste Horsman – English Language and Literature at the University of Oxford Thomas Hsia – Computer Science at University of Warwick Thomas Irvine – Medicine at the University of Cambridge Georgia Lloyd – Psychological and Behavioural Sciences at the University of Cambridge Adit Raje – Physics at the University of Oxford Charlotte Scott – Modern and Medieval Languages at the University of Cambridge Emile Verschoor – Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge Sydney Wylie (ON) – English at the University of Cambridge STEM: Ethan Buskell – Mechanical Engineering at the University of Bath Josie Dixon – Marine Biology at the University of St. Andrews Jeremy Lo – Computer Science at the University of Manchester Humanities: Daisy Massey – Journalism Studies at the University of Sheffield Edith Martin – Liberal Arts at King’s College London (KCL) Alice Strike – History at University of Durham Social Sciences: Rosie Pank – Politics and Sociology with Study Abroad at the University of Exeter Jack Paterson – Business and Management at the University of Durham Sophie Scott – Law at the University of York Languages: Isla Bowles – French and Spanish at University College London (UCL) Tristan Mackay – Philosophy and Modern Languages at the University of Bristol Lily Mei McGruddy-Lo – Japanese at the University of Leeds Creatives: Hollie Blackham – Interior Design at the University for the Creative Arts (Canterbury) Rachel Dean – Drama at the University of Warwick Hettie Holden – Architecture at the University of Sheffield Sport: Nick Conway – full rowing scholarship to University of Washington, USA William Faircloth – full soccer (football) scholarship to University of Wisconsin, USA Niamh Rushton – Sport Management and Coaching with professional placement at University of Bath

Friday 14 November saw the final Toastmasters meeting of the year. The club is designed to improve public speaking skills amongst members, having received guidance from a member of staff. Toastmasters Club also develops organisation and leadership amongst our pupils, all whilst enjoying a delicious three-course meal from our outstanding catering team. For this final meeting, a black-tie affair, pupils were treated to expert and enthusiastic advice from Mr Pearce. His speech had the audience gripped, and we were all taken on a journey through personal anecdotes and flawless delivery. Mr Pearce’s three ‘P’ tools for mastering the art of public speaking, left our pupils equipped for their time beyond school. Once the guest speaker had finished, it was over to our pupils to respond to impromptu questions in the moment, or deliver their own, pre-prepared speech. Four pupils, Pearl, Ben, Lizzie and Caspar, all did a fantastic job in covering a wide variety of topics. We gained an insight into the thoughts of a shopaholic, the case was made for the best animated film of all time, the importance of humour was broken down, and the illusion of positive hindsight was explored. All four pupils were then evaluated by their peers, a daunting task, but they all rose to the challenge. This year’s cohort have been outstanding in their application and dedication to improving their public speaking and willingness to venture outside of their comfort zone.  There has certainly been a noticeable improvement in their skills from the first meeting in February. I would like to thank them and all staff who have supported the club this year, and wish our pupils all the best in any future endeavours which require the skills they have developed.