Stockport Grammar TAKING School Newsletter

Issue 53 Stock Winter 2012/13

MUSICIANS ENTERTAIN Helping Others Outward Bound TV CHEF’s CHALLENGE A term of concerts Juniors do their First Years head Pupils cook up and recitals bit for charity to Derbyshire a storm Page 5 Page 6 Page 9 Page 12 TALK TALK It’s good to talk

Pupils at SGS have been fortunate to enjoy visits from speakers as well as opportunities to practise their own speaking skills. Science in the Library POETIC LICENCE The library’s Café Sci sessions, delivered by Sixth Form pupils Acclaimed poet Mike Garry broke off and leading academics were from his national tour performing in a great success during the front of thousands with punk poet Autumn Term. On the Radio John Cooper Clarke to talk to pupils A group of Upper Sixth Form pupils the audience were MPs Michael Accompanied by Mr Davies, Head in the school library just before the Dr Tim Burnett from Manchester were alongside senior Labour figures Meacher, Shadow Justice Secretary of Art, SGS Sixth Formers have half-term break. Mike, who’s a regular University’s Material Science in the invited audience of a Radio Sadiq Khan, former Cabinet member become regular attendees at the visitor to the school, spoke to Fourth department led a talk about cork 5 Live debate hosted by Victoria John Denham, Shadow Welsh often-heated debates when the Year classes as well as a mixed group and other interesting everyday Derbyshire during the Labour Party’s Secretary Owen Smith and former party holds its conferences of pupils about his background and materials. Pupil Alice Carr annual conference in Manchester. Secretary of State for Culture, Media in Manchester. sources of inspiration, and entertained explained: Among the political luminaries in and Sport Ben Bradshaw, alongside his audience by reciting some of his “With involvement from attendance to answer questions from a number of union leaders. poems – including works commissioned the group, Dr Burnett took by Manchester United. the audience on a journey through cork’s history and The importance of reading and writing what makes it a unique for pleasure was another theme of natural material. We would his visit, and he left children and like to thank him for kindly United Nations staff feeling inspired, motivated and giving up his time and at Lunch entertained by his words. contributing to Café Pupils lower down the school Sci’s success.” had the chance to get their teeth into a ‘world crisis’ at the Sixth Form pupil Quintus lunchtime mini Model United Carr reported on the Physics Nations General Assembly, department’s trip to CERN, and aimed at those new to debating. discussed the impact their work Pupils arrived at the General It’s all Foreign... has had on our lives. Quintus talked to the pupils about the Assembly to be told that an In November, SGS took part in the William spoke of how much work he discovery of the Higgs-Boson, outbreak of a mutated strain sixth Northern Schools Modern Foreign did with the teachers in preparation for an often confusing subject which of a rare zoonotic virus, that Languages Debating Competition, debating in a foreign language: he managed to explain clearly, could cause death in humans, fielding teams in French, German “We practised our debating skills before outlining future research had been discovered in bats in and Spanish. Upper Sixth Formers a lot, but I didn’t expect to win as areas for CERN. northern Africa. Kayleigh Hart, Toby Jones, William the standard of the competition WEEKEND DEBATE Byrne, Kris Fisher, Annabel Gowrie Fellow Sixth Form pupil Fiona Those participating were was very high!” Over 250 students from around the Over the course of the weekend, every and Hester Martin gave outstanding Hollin led a talk on a high charged with each representing North West spent a weekend at SGS delegate represented a UN country performances, debating convincingly performance material, silicon a UN country and forming for the school’s 6th Model United and debated international issues which in their respective languages. Both the carbide, explaining how the alliances with like-minded states Nations Conference, where delegates they had researched in advance. On French and Spanish teams performed material is made, its properties in order to draw up a resolution debated topics ranging from workers’ the Sunday, delegates were thrown very well, winning a number of their and its uses. The boys and girls to the problem. debates. also had the chance to take a rights in Africa, biochemical warfare into an emergency crisis session on and the independence of central banks trade sanctions in Iran, which they close look at some used car The conclusions were then to the rights of indigenous people. debated sensitively and thoughtfully. The German team, consisting of brake pads and learn more discussed the following week in The scenario was made even more real William Byrne and Kris Fisher, won about how they work. The a joint debate with the seasoned term’s events were rounded The event involved many hours of by the showing of a very professional their group and went through to the Sixth Form MUN members. off with an enlightening talk careful planning and was organised video made by Upper Sixth Former final, where they succeeded in This was a great opportunity by Alastair Paterson about by a small team of Sixth Form students Alex Longson. Miss Spence said: arguing their motion persuasively for the younger children to gain astronomy and a second with help from English teacher Miss and articulately and brought home “The weekend was a tremendous debating experience. interesting talk by Fiona Hollin Spence and Psychology teacher the German trophy. success and thoroughly enjoyed about the Northern Lights. Mr Browne. by everyone involved.”

2 www.stockportgrammar.co.uk Follow us on twitter @stockportgs 3 TALK Music Visit from a Goldsmith Orchestral The Goldsmiths’ Company Director facilities, workshops, exhibition of Technology and Training, Peter space and a café. SGS hope to Taylor, visited school for a tour of make a return visit in the near the Art and Technology facilities future to help give pupils an insight Manoeuvres where he offered practical advice to into the work of the livery company. the children and was impressed by Music continues to play a vital part in the life of the school... The Bass Line displays of the Second Year pupils’ The school has retained close Following a rigorous audition jewellery projects. relations with the Goldsmiths since process, Third Year pupil Alex its foundation in 1487 under the Jones has been chosen to play Mr Smith has most recently led the terms of the will of Sir Edmund Musical Interlude double bass for the National development of the Goldsmiths’ Shaa, Mayor of London and Prime Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. At just 13 years old, Centre, a brand new space in Warden of the Goldsmiths. Musicians in the Senior School have to see their children performing and Alex is one of the orchestra’s central London for jewellers and performed a number of lunchtime fellow pupils were able to see what youngest members, with the craftspeople which includes training recitals for parents and their fellow their friends get up to in their lessons. majority of the participants pupils this term. These allow them Saxophonists, pianists and trumpeters being aged 17 and 18. to showcase what they have been all had the opportunity to showcase learning, with those who are just their talents over the following weeks, Alex will perform with the beginners playing alongside the more with guest appearances from two orchestra for the first time in accomplished, giving everyone the Junior School pupils, including Sam January and, among many opportunity to gain performance Curwen who played Rudolph the Red other exciting appearances, Holding Court experience in a relaxed setting. Nosed Reindeer on his trumpet. will play in a prom at the Royal Albert Hall next August. The first recital of the Autumn Term Alex is thrilled: Aspiring lawyers had an enjoyable Sadly SGS were edged out of the saw guitarists open and close their “No-one normally gets in to yet nerve-wracking experience at the group winners slot on points but session with ensemble pieces involving the orchestra at my age. Sir Rhys Davies Schools Mock Trial History teacher Mr Moore commented, the whole group. Individual musical It’s an honour to have been Competition at Manchester Crown choices ranged from traditional Spanish “I was delighted by how well the picked, especially as I was Court. The group took on the roles guitar to more contemporary Oasis team acquitted themselves in up against lots of others of barristers (complete with wigs and tunes and a duet of Leonard Cohen’s a high-pressure environment. at the auditions! I’m really robes) and witnesses, as they battled Hallelujah, arranged by Fifth Year pupil looking forward to the They prepared carefully and other schools in front of professional Francesca Henderson who performed courses and concerts that have learnt a lot about what judges in actual court rooms. the piece with Fourth Year Arjun Takiar. I’ll now be taking part in it takes to reach the top of Parents thoroughly enjoyed the chance across the country.” the legal profession.” Being scored on the quality of their As well as the double bass, advocacy and the believability of Alex plays piano and bass guitar their testimony, SGS won two out of and performs in the Hallé and three trials. Bury Boys were defeated Stockport Youth orchestras – by a high-quality performance from Evening Entertainment being a co-principal and the barristers Peter Smith and Joanna youngest member of the former. Boon. Joanna with Andrew Ward, The orchestras, bands and choirs Just a week later, musicians worked hard to produce two wonderful entertained another full house Alex is also a regular in the SGS aided by Lisa Font’s turn as concerts shortly before the end of term. with Christmas classics alongside orchestras and bands, and still a French eco-warrior, then saw off Simon and Garfunkel, Bee Gees finds time to play rugby for the St Bede’s by a narrow margin. The Autumn Concert saw the school arrangements and The Simpsons school and keep up with his academic work. musicians showcasing a range of performed by the Brass Ensemble, musical styles, including cinematic Chamber Choir and Chorus, Concert themes from Gladiator and Schindler’s Band, Big Band and Wind Orchestra. List by the First Orchestra and String The finale from the specially- Orchestra and songs from Mary Poppins commissioned 525th Anniversary and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang sung by Orchestra and Choir performing the Junior Singers. Smaller ensembles Festive Celebration, composed by played bossa-nova classic, Desafinado saxophone teacher Mark White, and arrangements of popular Lady was a fitting way to draw this Gaga songs, while the Orchestra anniversary year to a close. also played pieces by Sibelius and Dvorˇák. Parents and Governors were very impressed by the musical talent displayed by the children.

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JUNIOR SCHOOL Going Swimmingly The Junior School swimming team Medley Relay and Silvers in the A busy term in the Junior School has seen children perform well in enjoyed great success amongst 25m Butterfly and Freestyle Relay; sports and enjoy plenty of interactive classroom activities... some of the best junior swimmers Jack Buchanan was awarded Gold in the north-west at the AJIS in the Medley Relay; Joe Davidson Swimming Gala, making it through won Silver in the Freestyle Relay; to fourteen different finals and and Ruby Mellor took away a Bronze coming away with a selection medal for the 25m Front Crawl. of medals. Swimming teacher Miss Atkinson Harvey Jones took away Golds in was delighted: When in Rome the 100m and the Medley Relay “All the swimmers performed The Year 4 children dressed as and Silver in the Freestyle Relay; superbly and it was a very Roman citizens for a day and Ben Foster won Golds in the 50m successful day for the school.” took part in many different Breaststroke and Medley Relay activities. ‘Commander’ (aka Mr) and Silver in the Freestyle Relay; Read about Junior School Thorley, from the Senior School, Henry Keigher won Gold in the Club on p10. BACK IN TIME drilled the children in true Roman Year 5 children travelled back army style. He told them the to the nineteenth century story of the history of Rome and when they found out what a about life as a Roman soldier. day at the Stockport Grammar Sixth Form Classics students of Victorian times would have brought in a range of artefacts been like. for the boys and girls to look at, Helping Others including a working catapult and After paying a penny for the children were shown how Donations of food parcels were “What impresses me most on their schooling on arrival, the to be a ‘testudo’ – a tortoise brought into school in October for these occasions is the pupils’ Victorian-dressed children took – a formation that protected the annual Harvest Festival, and enthusiasm to help other part in an assembly before advancing Roman troops. following the assembly, Year 3 children. They raised in excess they headed to lessons which pupils delivered parcels to older of £350 from the event.” included Art, Scripture, Maths, Great fun was had by all, residents of Stockport and The especially Libby Wolstenhome: Handwriting and reading the Wellspring Kitchen. The boys and girls also raised works of Charles Dickens. “I was really excited! We over £470 for Francis House in made shields and learned In November the children enjoyed November, selling stationery, toys The boys and girls played about mosaics, making our coming to school wearing a variety and accessories over a couple of traditional Victorian games own mosaic pattern with of coloured socks, tights and ties days in school and they wrapped up Christmas Performances such as marbles and hoopla small pieces of paper and to support Children in Need. a charitable term by collecting toys during breaktime and they The youngest SGS pupils kicked off Next came the Key Stage One black card.” for the Salvation Army’s were treated to a lunch of the seasonal celebrations with their production of Prickly Hay and Key Charities Rep and Reception teacher, Christmas Appeal. soup, a sandwich and, if they performance of Busy Busy Bethlehem, Stage Two performed at the Junior Mrs Turner was very proud: were good, an apple! which saw the Nursery and Reception School Carol Service at St George's children come together to tell the Church in front of their families. Top Runners Singing and drill practice nativity story, complete with dancing There was a fantastic turnout of finished off the day, and there angels and plenty of singing. Stockport Grammar Junior School was also time for the crucial pupils from Years 2 to 6 at the Twelfth Night austere portrait photographs Woodbank Park Schools Cross Country to be taken of every child and competition, with current team The Young Shakespeare Company brought Shakespeare to their teachers. standings giving the Year 5/6 boys 1st life when they visited the Junior School. The theatre company place, Year 5/6 girls 3rd, Year 3/4 boys performed Twelfth Night through active storytelling Chester Bowden had a great day: 6th and Year 3/4 girls 5th position. which made the tale accessible to the Year 5 children “I liked that it was so and gave them the chance to take small speaking Joe Davidson won the Year 5/6 boys’ different to now and you parts in the play, encouraging them to explore the race for the second time in a row and got a taste of what it was motives, thoughts and feelings of the characters the boys’ team has kept three runners like in the old days. The throughout. This was the perfect introduction to in the top ten for each race. Other top best fun was watching the their work on Shakespeare as they begin to look ten runners were Year 6 Daisy Hanson, teachers being strict!” at his plays, which will conclude with a performance who came 7th and Year 3 Patrick by the children in the courtyard in June. Wilkinson, who came 10th in his race.

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Boys and girls have benefited from the valuable experience of lessons On the Maths outside the classroom... Battlefields Inspiration A group of budding During the October half term holiday, mathematicians travelled to almost 80 Third Year pupils set off on the Royal Northern College of the History department’s annual trip Music to listen to a talk by three to the WWI battlefields in Northern eminent Maths professors who  France and Belgium. The group began brought a new and entertaining their trip in Lille and the site of the Outward Bound perspective to the subject. Welcoming German Visitors 1916 Battle of the Somme. Pupils in Derbyshire visited sites and museums including Pupils from the Fifth Year hosted the north-west with trips to Liverpool, Having read one of the First Year pupils spent three the Underground Museum in Albert, 28 pupils from Germany as part of the Chester and Old Trafford, before professors, David Acheson’s adventure-packed days on the Lochnagar Crater and annual exchange with a school in Bad returning to spend the evenings books already, Sixth Former the annual induction trip to Newfoundland Park where pupils saw Segeberg. The continental visitors were with their host families. Matthew Hughes said: Hartington Hall, an ideal base the trench system first hand, walking in Stockport for nine days and were from which to explore the through them and learning from “It was lovely to put a face formally welcomed to the town by The new friends are keeping in surrounding countryside. The their guide about the horrors of this to such an enthusiastic the Mayor at a Town Hall reception. touch and look forward to being boys and girls learnt about the warfare. They visited the Monument and passionate person, reunited when Bad Segeberg host who manages to explain plague village of Eyam before to the Missing at Thiepval and some The German children spent two days the SGS pupils during the February numerous aspects of travelling to Matlock Bath for smaller cemeteries. with their exchange partners in school half-term break. complicated maths in a thrilling cable car ride to the and, on the other days, they explored fun and simple ways.” Heights of Abraham, where Exploring In Belgium, they laid a wreath and they explored the Great Masson Manchester’s heard The Last Post at the Menin Professors Rob Eastaway and Cavern and listened to stories Gate in Ypres and visited the Flanders History Colin Wright spoke about about the lead miners. Fields Museum. They walked through Field Trip in The Lakes Historians from the Lower the mathematics of TV game the trenches in Sanctuary Wood and Sixth experienced a thought- shows and also the complicated A day at Chatsworth, viewing Geographers from the Lower Sixth The area’s recent history of a number of the cemeteries. In both flooding also gave the geographers provoking and challenging dose mathematics behind juggling. the Beyond Limits sculpture donned their waterproof trousers France and Belgium, several pupils and headed up to the Lakes for a something to investigate, as of local history on a guided tour Each speaker engaged with exhibition in the gardens and found memorials to relatives, which couple of days studying rivers, flood Keswick’s newly-upgraded flood of Manchester. all the students, even giving the treasures in the house, gave a true sense of the reality of this defences and glacial landforms. defences serve as a great case opportunities to win prizes – made for an enjoyable second conflict, given that it happened long study for the pupils. Moving from the Midland Hotel with one of the SGS students day, and the GPS trail around before any of the group were alive. Based at the Blencathra Field walking away with a teddy bear! the Fernilee Reservoir in the to the Co-op building via Grand Studies Centre near Keswick, the On the last day of the trip, an Central, the Free Trade Hall, the Goyt Valley on the morning On Remembrance Day, over 100 Old trip’s first major activity was at uphill walk to Easedale Tarn near Royal Exchange, Lincoln Square Matthew added: of day three left everyone Stopfordians joined pupils and staff at Keskadale Beck, where pupils put Grasmere provided magnificent and Chetham’s School of Music, tired but proud of their SGS in a Remembrance service before “I would definitely on their wellies and took to the views of some of the area’s glacial the students were exposed to achievements. attending a reunion lunch and listening recommend the trip to river to collect data. landforms, which the pupils have a heady mix of ideas – from to a talk from some of the children pupils in future. It was been studying as part of their pig-farming to communism Mrs Lawson, Head of First Year, who had visited the battlefields. a great experience and A Level syllabus. with Liberalism, Chartism, always accompanies the trip: The guests were also entertained pushed the boundaries Getting out of the classroom and Fenianism, women’s suffrage, by Fifth Year and Sixth Form Jazz of mathematics beyond “This residential is an the syllabus.” putting theory into practice is Quakerism, Capitalism, the ensemble Lady Cha-Cha. essential bonding Co-operative movement and experience for the new always an invaluable experience. Radicalism along the way. pupils who have only been with us for a few weeks. The boys and girls learnt about They return to lessons the political passions of the after Hartington noticeably nineteenth century, considered more settled, confident contemporary parallels and and independent.” gained a clear understanding of this area’s central place in the intellectual ferment of the time.

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National SPORTING CHANCE Champion Canoeist Alastair Paterson is a British National Champion Boys and girls are excelling in Rugby after finishing as the highest C1 sports both in and out of school.... point-scorer in the Canoe Slalom Honours First Division. He has since been promoted to compete against After a strong start to the year by Open Water Olympic-class paddlers in the the school rugby teams, Fourth Year Canoeing Premier Division, with his first pupils Tom Power, Ned Barlow, Louis Members of the Junior School race being on the Lee Valley Jones and Max Lederwerg have been Canoe Club headed down to course which was used selected to represent Cheshire U15s. Manchester Canoe Club on the for London 2012. River Goyt for their first ever taste of the sport on more challenging In addition, Tom O’Mahony, James His opponents’ Olympic open water, a dramatic change Gilboy and Sam Haley made it achievements are something to the calm of the school into the Cheshire U16s, with Tom Alastair would like to emulate swimming pool. and James also selected for the Hockey Stars as he aims to qualify to represent North U16 Assessment weekend. Team GB in future Games On arrival, the children were County players in 2016 and 2020. greeted with plenty of rain, Tom Morton, James Webster and The hockey girls made a brilliant Next up was the North-West Semi but with the help of Year 5 Andrew Ward have been selected start to the season with England and Final of the competition, which saw teacher and former professional High Performance Assessment Camp the girls win their games 5-0, 9-1 for Cheshire U18s with Tom awarded canoeist Mr Johnson along with call-ups for some of the top players and 6-0 ahead of a dominant 4-0 a North U18 trial in late December. several parents and British Canoe and progression for SGS teams in the victory over Queen Elizabeth in the Currently training with Sale Sharks Union coach, Nathan Stevenson, National tournaments. final stage. They then went onto the EPDG are Tom O’Mahony, James Last year’s Rugby 1st XV captain the paddling got under way. North Final in Leeds, which they won, Gilboy, Sam Haley, Tom Power and and England U18s player James Flynn Sophie Hall and Emily Spencer (U17s), meaning they are now through to the Louis Jones, while Tom Morton made his debut appearance for Sale Finley Nolan, Alastair Paterson Holly Hunt (U16s) and Lauren Hunt National Final, which is a fantastic is a member of the Sale Sharks Sharks in November in the team’s and David Paterson, experienced (U15s) were selected to train with achievement. Ms Hindley is extremely U18 Academy. LV Cup game at London Irish. paddlers from the Senior School, some of the country’s finest coaches at proud of the girls: also showed the Junior pupils and a High Performance Assessment Camp “All their hard work and regular helpers at Canoe Club led by the England Hockey Board. Holly commitment to the team has how it’s done with style. Hunt and Emily Spencer both made it paid off and they thoroughly through to the next assessment stage deserve their success.” All pupils thoroughly enjoyed ahead of the National U16s and U18s themselves, learning to balance, squad selection. steer and stop their , First XI before a successful game of canoe Down to a Tee Meanwhile, First XI goalkeeper Martha The First XI also did exceptionally polo finished the evening off. In another sporting success, Watson, who represented England at well to make it through to the North the golf team went through to U18s level earlier this year, has been Final in Leeds after progressing through Year 6 pupil Alex Curwen said: the next round of the ISGA invited to attend an England U21s the National Schools U18s Tournament. “I really enjoyed it! Knockout Cup, with the A team assessment camp. Sadly though, their journey ended The coaches helped us (Theo Whitley, Edgar Noden there, with them winning their first to improve our technique and Oliver Brady) beating The U14s Through to match but losing the second two. and the best part was when Grange 2 – 1 in the matchplay we played canoe polo.” competition and qualifying for National Final County Netballers Round One of the trophy. The The U14 SGS team, captained by Golf Society also took part in Georgina Dare, won their section of Five of the school’s best netballers have – U16s Cheshire Satellite Squad; the Old Stopfordians’ Association the Stockport Schools Competition THANKS… been selected to play for Cheshire after and Lily Wolstenholme – U14s Cheshire Oppida Cup competition in and made impressive progress in the …to the Old Stopfordians’ impressing the county squad selectors County Squad. October in which Matthew National Schools U14s Tournament. Association who while playing for the school teams. Hughes won the Junior In the round have generously funded The girls and the squads they’ve been First Year Megan Taylor has also Competition and the overall they brushed aside the other teams the purchase of chosen for are: been selected to play for the Greater best score. with some emphatic scorelines before 10 hockey masks for Manchester U13 Squad, a real triumphing against local rivals Cheadle the teams. Josie Napper – U19s Cheshire Satellite achievement as she’s only just 12. There are now regular sessions Hulme on penalty strokes in the final. Academy; Alice Payne – U16s Cheshire at Adlington Golf Centre with County Squad; Olivia Ronnie – U16s David Myers Golf Academy. Cheshire County Squad; Sarah Gaskin

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DUKE OF FOR A GOOD CAUSE EDINBURGH – Warren House launched this year’s House charity events TOP OF with a week of lunchtime THE TABLE fundraising activities. 5-a-side football tournaments, benchball, In the recent figures released carol-singing and cake sales by the Duke of Edinburgh’s generated a total of £400 which Award Scheme, SGS is listed as will be split between Warren’s having the greatest number of nominated charities for the year, awards achieved in the North The Rainbow Trust and Macmillan West area in 2011–12. With Cancer Care. The remaining 128 Bronze, Silver and Gold three Houses will run their awards having been achieved, congratulations are due to the fundraising activities later in Cooking for pupils and staff involved. the school year. In 2010 the school celebrated James Martin the 20th anniversary of its involvement in the Scheme with Celebrity chef James Martin was full of a visit from HRH Prince Edward, praise for three SGS pupils who cooked The Earl of Wessex. for him at the North-West final of the Red Tractor Beef and Lamb Young Chef Challenge.

Entrants had to create an original, healthy recipe for under £10 using beef or lamb mince to be judged on taste, originality, nutrition and presentation. A coin snake raised funds for Fourth Year pupils Emilia Biondi and Children in Need and festive Charlie Kirker and Second Year Emma fundraising included carol singing Winder were shortlisted from hundreds at Handforth Dean, a Sixth Form of entries to take part in the Regional Nativity, wearing Christmas Final where James and his fellow headgear on the last day of term judges were amazed by the pupils’ and collections at both the music creative dishes. concerts. All the money raised will be distributed to the charities All three children were highly being supported by SGS this year. commended for their creations, and James Martin reserved special praise for Charlie, telling him that he had ‘real potential’ when he tasted his dish of lamb meatball kebabs with a light It’s a Classic! curry dressing. Charlie was delighted: Classics teacher Dr Zanda has The Bryn Mawr Classical “I was really happy that he been delighted by reviews of her Review finds book Fighting Hydra-like Luxury: liked my dish – he has inspired “Admirable concision, sensible Sumptuary Regulation in the me to keep cooking. It was a analysis of complex problems, Roman Republic. brilliant experience; cooking in a and fresh comparative professional kitchen was different perspective" to anything I’ve done before!” Prior to teaching at SGS, Dr Zanda lectured at Birkbeck College, in her study of the Roman Empire’s Over the last three years, several SGS University of London, and the struggle to control conspicuous pupils have won the North-West finals research for her book was carried consumption. as well as making it through to the out as part of her PhD. regional rounds.

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