sixth form education at its best 2019-20 Academic Achievements • Aspire • EPQ • Medicine and Healthcare • BTECs Art and Design • RAFTAs • Performing Arts • Principal’s Awards • Musical Highlights College Community • Trips and Activities • Careers • Remote Learning • Alumni • Sports Academic Achievements Academic Achievements Lower Sixth student Riana Islam came top in College in the UKMT Senior Maths Challenge Joel Aston is set for St Hilda’s College, Oxford to read Biochemistry Jacob Foulsham plans to study Medicine at Newcastle From the Principal Isabel Locke has an offer from Birmingham to study History Daniel Selwood won Gold in the UKMT Senior Maths Welcome to Rewind, Reigate College’s Challenge annual review. This year has of course been like no other. Many of the events we would ●●●High numbers of students have again MVD Successes Writing Success normally include in the review – College received offers from all the Russell The Medicine, Veterinary Science and ●●●Rhianna Levy was awarded the British trips, productions, award presentations Group universities (including Oxford Dentistry (MVD) Society has again seen Society of Sports History Award for the and leavers’ send-offs to name but a few – and Cambridge) and for competitive considerable success with university offers best Extended Project Qualification simply have not been able to happen, or at courses such as Medicine and Law. least not in their ‘normal’ fashion. this year (see page 6). (EPQ) for her extended essay, ‘Is ●●●Increasing numbers of girls were genetics the primary factor influencing However, rather than dwell on what’s offered places on STEM courses. Maths Challenge the rise of black dominance in sport?’ been lost, I invite you to join with me in ●●● A Level Mathematics students took part ●●● remembering and celebrating all that Many students have benefitted from the Lower Sixth students Izzy Hudson, in the UKMT Senior Maths Challenge in has happened this year. So much has College’s links with higher education Alyssa Gobbin and Daniel Lambert November and between them achieved been achieved – both before and during providers including the University received awards from the Young three Gold Certificates (Riana Islam, Emma lockdown – and I have been continually of Law, the University of Bristol, the Reporters’ Scheme in recognition of Masters and Daniel Selwood), 24 Silver and impressed by the way the College University for the Creative Arts and the their outstanding journalism. 21 Bronze. Riana also went on to achieve community has come together and found University of Roehampton. an outstanding 85 out of 100 in the Senior Film and Media News new ways to excel. Not only has learning Xia Gray has an offer to study HSPS (Human, Deborah Elenge plans on taking up her ●●●Data from HESA (Higher Education Kangaroo Round. ●●● taken place remotely, but we’ve also seen Social and Political Science) at St Catherine’s offer to study Chemical Engineering with a Statistics Agency) has shown that Emma Ricketts, Amy Wallis, Matthew virtual award ceremonies, exhibitions, College, Cambridge Placement Year at Loughborough University students from Reigate College are Hosp and Amy Watt-Pringle were Nuffield Placement Summer offered places on the British Film community events and more. And many ●●●The pass rate was 99.4% for A Level and more likely to achieve a 1st class Summer Results 2019 2019 Institute’s Film Academy residential individuals, both current and former again 100% for BTEC Level 3 courses degree (including from Russell Group Last summer’s results were among the best students, have gone above and beyond to universities) compared to students from Deborah Elenge undertook a four-week course. in Surrey with the College again excelling This enabled the vast majority of students give back to society. any other type of sixth form provider. Nuffield Research placement in August ●●●Lucy Prouton, Adaam Wallis, Harriet in ‘Valued Added’, where students to take up their first-choice university or 2019, for which she was awarded a Gold Ogunyemi, Mya Williams, Toby The strength of our community is perhaps outperform their nationally generated apprenticeship offer, including places at ●●●The College’s new pathways tutorial Crest Award. After College she plans on Maynard, Aarun Seeruthun, Evie best demonstrated in the Reigate College predicted grades based on GCSE results. Oxbridge, Russell Group universities and programme has helped students taking up her offer to study Chemical Nebbitt and Ella Gill attended the BFI’s performance of ‘Times Like These’ by the In summary: medical schools. reach their preferred next step, Engineering with a Placement Year at Foo Fighters, brilliantly put together by the whether university, apprenticeship or Film Academy Network Film Production ●●●81.3% of A Level results were grade A* Loughborough University. Music Department. If you’ve not already employment. course at Shepperton Studios. to C Destinations Headlines seen it, I urge you to take a look. ● ●●This year over 800 students have History News ●●●90.5% of BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary applied to university making the Upper Sixth A Level History students Isabel Diplomas (the equivalent of one A College one of the largest providers of Locke and Kit Barraud won places on the Level) were Distinction or Distinction* students to UK universities. Lessons From Auschwitz Project this year. 2 REIGATE COLLEGE REWIND SUMMER 2020 SUMMER 2020 REIGATE COLLEGE REWIND 3 Aspire Extended Project Qualifications Students with high GCSE results are invited onto the College’s such as an EPQ (see page 5). Students interested in specific areas Students on the Aspire Programme are invited to do an Extended ●●●Cameron Fowler investigated the question: ‘Should 3D printed Aspire Programme in the Lower Sixth. This bespoke programme take part in their own enrichment activities, such as the MVD Project Qualification or ‘EPQ’ alongside their other subjects. organs be used for transplantation instead of the more traditional has been designed to offer additional support throughout the Society (see page 6). This is all in addition to the support given to Because it demands good organisation, research and presentation method of organ donation?’ university application process to help students secure places from all students by the Careers Department (see page 21). skills, the qualification is highly valued by universities and the top universities and on the most competitive courses, including ●●●Subhan Khan looked into the potential use of gold nano-particles As in previous years, students who’ve been through the Aspire employers alike. Last year the College’s pass rate was 100% with Law, Medicine and STEM. in the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) Programme have again received an impressive number of offers, 78.7% achieving an A* or A. ●●●Callum Moore addressed the issue of whether changes in Alongside an additional weekly seminar with an Aspire tutor, many of them from the prestigious ‘Russell Group’ of universities – An EPQ can be on just about anything – the only requirement is technology have affected the development of memory in students have access to personal statement writing workshops, and over 100 students have received four or more Russell Group that it’s something the student is passionate about – and can take adolescent brains talks from visiting speakers, external events such as Corpus Christi offers. Here’s where some of this year’s Uppers are hoping to take the form of a dissertation, field study, performance or artefact, for Masterclasses and the opportunity to take additional qualifications up their places. example. Here are some of this year’s stand-out projects: ●●●Caitlin Edge’s EPQ was entitled ‘To what extent could the UK’s withdrawal from the EU be described as instigating a political revolution?’ Joel Aston Ben Bradley Scarlett Casey-Harwood Will Elphick Subjects studied: A Level Subjects studied: A Level Subjects studied: A Level Subjects studied: A Level Biology, Chemistry, French, Chemistry, Mathematics, Further History, Law, Psychology Economics, Mathematics, Further Mathematics Mathematics, Physics Mathematics First choice offer: Law, First choice offer: Biochemistry, First choice offer: Physics, Keble Birmingham First choice offer: Economics, St Hilda’s College, Oxford College, Oxford Exeter Dominic Terry designed, constructed and evaluated his own drone Mia Bleach wrote and illustrated an original children’s book Amy Watt-Pringle’s documentary on the Michael Hutton Chloe Legge Rami Madanat Tara McConnell-O’Neill experience of a drag queen in modern society Subjects studied: A Level Subjects studied: A Level Subjects studied: A Level Subjects studied: A Level helped secure her a place on a BFI Film Academy Chemistry, Mathematics, Further Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics History, Mathematics, Politics English, History, Philosophy course Mathematics, Physics First choice offer: Biomedical First choice offer: Politics and First choice offer: English, Exeter Rhianna Levy’s essay, ‘Is genetics the primary Alex Davis created a corset using First choice offer: Chemistry Sciences, York Economics, SOAS factor influencing the rise of black dominance traditional sewing methods with Molecular Physics, Imperial in sport?’ was awarded British Society of Sports History Award for the best EPQ 4 REIGATE COLLEGE REWIND SUMMER 2020 SUMMER 2020 REIGATE COLLEGE REWIND 5 Medicine and Healthcare BTECs Events of this year have been a powerful reminder of the vital importance of the role of medicine and healthcare