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Talks, Events and Festivals
Partnerships and Outreach - Talks, Events and Festivals
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Norwich School is proud of our close links with the Norfolk Cambridge Society, and the school is a host site for their very successful termly lectures. The Society runs its own highly prestigious and rigorous annual essay competition open to any Upper Sixth pupil in the county of Norfolk considering applying to Cambridge University. Norwich School pupils have achieved unparalleled success this year. The following pupils were placed in the Commended category for their contributions – Rosie Pank, Anna Rechel, Melissa Hawkings and Ed Brightwell. Following shortlisting and an interview with the judging panel, the following pupils were placed in the Highly Commended category - Mei McAuley, Georgia Lloyd and Ana Paduraru Tom Irvine was awarded third place for his thought-provoking essay on the capability of medicine to prevent and possibly ‘reverse’ death. Joint winners of the overall competition for 2025 were Arthur Dannatt for his astonishingly complex maths-based essay entitled: What is the Archimedes cattle problem and how can it be solved? And Becky Brown for her album of nine beautiful songs she composed herself – the first time a musical entry has been awarded top prize in the competition’s history. All are pictured with Rob Edwards, Chair of the Norfolk Cambridge Society. We offer huge congratulations from the school community to all of them. Bright academic futures await them all.
Our annual Dragons’ Den event was the best yet – 60 Year 5 pupils and our L6 Business Enterprise pupils came together to present 5 businesses to charities from Norfolk Charities and Businesses, in addition to a very special dragon from the ‘Schools Partnerships Alliance’. "I wanted to thank you for inviting me to be involved with the Dragons Den today – it was truly inspiring and reinforces the reason we do what we do." (Tracey Drake - Business in the Community) "Thank you SO much for today- it was the best ever!! Great Dragons and a huge amount of work put in behind the scenes by you and Mr White to make both days so smooth and seamless. Thank you 🙏" (Toby Whalen Deputy Head, Mile Cross Primary)
Following the success of our very own annual charity fashion Show in June, Norwich School pupils had an amazing opportunity to be involved as models in a Fashion Show in Castle Quarter - all through a new partnership between New-U and Norwich School Community Service Programme where one of our L6 pupils and parent volunteers help out in the shop for an hour a week to help with stock, window dressing and serving customers. This is just one of our new placements this year (with others being additional placements in Big-C charity shops, Broadland care home, Charles Darwin, Mousehold and George White Primary Schools plus links with charities: Priscilla Bacon Hospice, Friend in Deed, Little Lifts, Street Child and many many more too). Here are a few words about the event from the charity themselves: "New-U's three day Glitz & Glam Clothing Sale launched on 20th November from Castle Quarter's Honesty Library with a stunning cat walk on the red carpet. Volunteer models consisted of customers, former work placements and students from Norwich School showcasing the quality pre-loved fashion available to buy at the event. New-U is a registered charity which has a pre-loved clothing boutique on Level 2 of Norwich's Castle Quarter and regularly hosts events to encourage people to shop sustainably. The charity also exists to support unemployed young people gain skills and confidence for work. The Glitz & Glam event (which took place for the third consecutive year) is designed to help people get occasion wear for the festive season second hand at affordable prices."
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