MALVERN VIEW Issue 26 | Autumn 2016 www.malverncollege.org.uk Ladies Rackets Doubles 2016 2 From the Headmaster From There are, perhaps, three reasons why the best of British education is sought that such an education should teach young people to think “outside the Behavioural Economics box”, crafting an education which Professor Shaun Hargreaves Heap (OM) takes individual pupils well beyond that which they need to know and develops Professor Shaun Hargreaves Heap, from King’s College London, spoke within them the capacity frequently to to Sixth Form Economists in October about how an approach to ask “why” or “what if”. Secondly, the understanding economic behaviour through the study of the real factors best of British education is holistic in nature and develops the individual into devise effective economic policy. Presently standard economic models a rounded person, recognising that do not always yield the most accurate predictions on which to base everybody should be creative and learn policy decisions. to play and to dance and to sing and to Behavioural choices can be studied through lab style experiments debate and to grow in character. Thirdly, and this can give a more accurate picture upon which to base policies the best of British education should targeting more effective changes in individual decision making. Professor teach the importance of values: we all Hargreaves Heap carried out an experiment with the audience which of integrity, honesty, kindness and economic prediction can be gathered. He spoke about prevailing other important attributes because such attributes, taken together, create which can make a difference to what we do, and outlined this alternative a person who is rounded, who can be approach to policy-making that aimed to ‘nudge’ economic agents to trusted, who is responsible and can be a arrive at the ‘right’ choices. friend for life. Behavioural Economics is a ‘tremor in the earth’, a vital and key indicator of an individual’s preferences which can then be translated into of the best of British education in the more effective economic policy. It is at the cutting edge of economic pages which follow. thinking, reinventing the subject in a way that enables Economics to maintain a dominant position in the application of the social sciences to Enjoy the read. policy making. Stephen Holroyd, Head of Economics, Politics and Business Studies Antony Clark Follow us! Headmaster Malvern College now has a social us on Facebook, Google+ and Twitter. We hope that you will enjoy reading news about what is going on at Malvern, and sending us your comments. 3 Weatherill Society Trip to KPMG A small party of pupils studying threatens to “turn the lights out” this We also visited Mizuho International, Economics travelled to London to attend coming winter, and policy proposals a Japanese investment bank where the for addressing those challenges. Having pupils had a tour of the dealing room regulatory economics organised by Old discussed the economics of these and heard about the workings of the Malvernian Alistair Buchanan (No.7, issues, Alistair introduced the political City and Mizuho’s business in London. 1975-80). dimensions of the decisions via guest This certainly helped to demystify the Alistair is the former Chief Executive speaker Charles Hendry, former MP and of Ofgem (the UK’s regulator of Minister of State at the Department of us to appreciate the atmosphere and electricity and downstream gas markets) Energy and Climate Change from 2010 and currently the Chairman of KPMG’s to 2012. Power & Utilities Practice. He took our In the morning before our session Chris Calderwood, Economics pupils through some of the current at KPMG, we visited the City of London issues and challenges for the industry, in taking in the Bank of England, Lloyds particular the lack of spare capacity that of London and the Royal Exchange. Weatherill Society Debates The Weatherill Society is the Economics, Politics and Business Society that aims to ‘There are better ways to achieve gender promote interest in and discussion of a equality than feminism’, and this evoked wide range of topics. Named after Lord some powerful discussion. There was a Weatherill (No.6, 1934-38), who was good turnout and widespread dialogue Speaker of the House of Commons from and debate. 1983 to 1992, the Society invites guest In terms to come, a series of debates speakers, runs seminars and organises will be presented with the intention debates. of empowering pupils to research and In the Summer term, pupils initiated put their case to an audience that will a series of ‘Weatherill Debates’ for the test their presentations and arguments Sixth Form. These twice termly debates through questioning and debate. Stephen Holroyd, Head of Economics, will focus on current and stimulating Debaters will therefore need to be Politics and Business Studies topics that have a strong foundation in prepared to defend their argument and political theory. the case they propound. 4 TRE staff based at Malvern College 1944 . research and since 1942 there have been establishments. In 1944 HM King George VI and HM Queen Elizabeth visited the TRE at Malvern College to see the work being carried out on radar development. HM Queen Elizabeth II visited twice to give her Royal assent to both the Royal Radar Establishment in 1957, and the Royal Signals & Radar Establishment in 1976. Superintendant AP Rowe with HRH Queen Elisabeth and HRH King George VI. Inspection of the troops. Big School, “The Hall of Magic“. 5 Scientists in Malvern Harriet Baldwin, MP for West Worcestershire, opened the Scientists in Malvern exhibition at Malvern College in October at which there were presentations by MRATHS and a display She said, “I was delighted to open this exhibition to science and technology and the brilliant brains that kept our nation safe. I am pleased that Malvern College continues to be a new Science Centre provides outstanding teaching and Headmaster Antony Clark, MP for West Worcestershire, Harriett Baldwin and resources to university standards and plays an important role Dr Natalie Watson with the MRATHS scientists. in nurturing scientists of the future.” Some of the guests, now in their 90s, were part of the subjects through the Sixth Form. The hosting of this inspiring original TRE agency that then comprised nearly 3,000 exhibition and the involvement of our pupils helps them to scientists. These wartime pioneers gave their best years to realise that there are all sorts of exciting careers awaiting them an electronic system that, besides frustrating bombing raids and a variety of employers eager to discover their skills”. on cities and submarine raids on shipping, also laid the basis “MRATHS celebrates Malvern’s technological heritage and focusses on sharing that knowledge with others and satellite communication, even the microwave oven. especially with the pupils. We are grateful to Malvern College Dr Natalie Watson, Malvern’s Head of Science said, for hosting this event and to our MP for opening it,” said “Mathematics and Science at Malvern College have always David Whitaker, the Schools’ Liaison representative for been very strong with the majority of pupils studying these MRATHS. From the Archivist Sixth Form Room in Main Building at Malvern College, and days in the Science Centre at Malvern College. The exhibition, mounted by Malvern Radar and Technology History Society Those invited to the meetings might be the RAF top brass, (MRATHS) and entitled ‘Scientists in Malvern’, revealed the senior scientists, or the most junior but each was allowed to contribute, and together they planned the introduction of Radar during the Second World War. into service of Night Fighter radar, Anti-Submarine Radar and While much is now known about the development of Airborne Interception Radar. code-breaking at Bletchley Park, the work of the TRE based at By a strange irony, an early success came on July 31st Malvern College from 1942-46, and the Telecommunications 1942, when a Junkers 88 bomber was shot down over the Flying Unit (TFU) based nearby at RAF Defford, has until now Malvern Hills, crashing in Hornyold Road, Malvern Wells, no remained largely secret. more than half a mile from Malvern College where the radar A most interesting aspect of the work of the TRE during had been developed. those years was the way in which the Agency Superintendent, The opening of the exhibition on 15th October was AP Rowe, conducted the exchange of ideas. He welcomed so successful that there was a further open event on 10th everyone, from the newest recruit to the most senior to the December. Sunday Soviet meetings. The meetings were held each Sunday morning from May 1942 until the end of the War in the Ian Quickfall, College Archivist The last of the Sunday Soviets held in the Sixth Form Room: September 30th 1945 6 Senior Maths Challenge In this term’s Senior Maths Challenge we saw the best results achieved by Malvern College since 2010, with 20% of our entrants gaining Gold awards, and overall, 77% gaining a Gold, Silver or Bronze. Congratulations to Ilia Belikov (No.9), Guillermo Castro Dominguez (No.2), Carina Bäte (No.8), Alex Tocher (No.5), Riku Yagi (No.2), Aidan Baird (No.5), Emily Bennett (No.4), James Zhao (No.7), James Hooker (No.5), Philipp Gleichmar (No.2) and Anastasiia Kalinina (No.6.1) on achieving their Gold awards. They now proceed to the Senior Kangaroo round. Oscar Holroyd (No.2) scored the highest mark in College with 120/135 and Maths Olympiad. Chris Thomas, Head of Maths Castro tops SAT Results Lower Sixth pupil Guillermo Castro Dominguez (No.2) achieved the highest score in his year in the new SAT test, the United States university entrance examination.