Concord named a Microsoft Showcase School for the third consecutive year
Friday September 22, 2023Concord College was delighted this week to be named a Microsoft Showcase School for the third year running. There are around 80 schools in the UK who are currently Microsoft Showcase Schools. The College’s journey to showcase status began with being awarded an incubator status in 2020, before becoming a fully-fledged Showcase School in 2021. Continued developments in the College’s deployment and use of technology have helped to maintain the status and the College’s position as a leading institution for using technology effectively in teaching.
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A Concordian Welcome to New and Returning Students
Wednesday September 20, 2023The second weekend in September saw the start of a new academic year at Concord College. Many returning Concordians, as well as over 200 new starters were welcomed to our campus by prefects, monitors and Concord staff, who helped them find their rooms and settle in. The new week started with a 3-day induction programme, which allows new and returning students to get to know one another while they take part in team building games, the high-ropes course,
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Independent School of the Year finalists
Saturday September 9, 2023Concord College is delighted to have been named as a finalist for the 2023 Independent School Of The Year awards. The College is a finalist in the International Student Experience category, recognising the way Concord provides a uniquely tailored experience for its student community. As the majority of our students come from outside of the UK, providing an ideal environment for international students is something we care about very much. Concord Principal, Dr Michael Truss said: “It is wonderful that our brilliant,
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GCSE results day 2023
Thursday August 24, 2023Congratulations to our Form 5 students who received their GCSE / IGCSE results today. Our 85 students achieved the College’s best ever results from a year with formal examinations; 90% of all their grades were 7/8/9 – the equivalent of the old A*/A grades. An impressive 53% of grades were 9s – the highest possible grade. Among the many successes 74% of all Mathematics grades were 9s. 87% of French and 92% of Spanish grades were 8 or 9.
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A-Level results 2023
Thursday August 17, 2023Congratulations to our A Level students who have received their results today. As a result of their hard work, 90 students – well over half of the year group – secured 3 A grades or better in their final results. 33 students achieved 3 A* grades or better. Among the many exciting and prestigious universities in the UK and around the world, 12 students will be taking up places at Oxford and Cambridge to study a wide range of subjects;
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Kenya Trip 2023
Friday August 4, 2023After the end of term, a team of 24 students and 4 staff travelled to Kenya for a 2 ½ week expedition combining a mix of volunteering, medical work experience, high altitude trekking and safari. The trip was a great success allowing many opportunities for life-changing experiences which they will never forget. During the trip, the students documented their adventures in a group journal. Here is a summary of the Kenya trip by Risa, a student in 6.1: “This trip,
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Spectrum, our student-led STEM magazine
Tuesday July 11, 2023A team of Concord students with an interest in STEM subjects has collaborated with a group of Concord alumni to produce the second edition of their Spectrum magazine. In each issue the students’ vision is to celebrate the international nature of scientific research and collaboration, recognise the diversity within the scientific community and showcase scientific developments and breakthroughs across the world. The magazine also serves to spotlight the achievements of Concord alumni and the scientific contributions they are making to the world stage.
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Mr Lawrence is retiring after 34 years at Concord
Tuesday July 11, 2023Mr Tom Lawrence, Concord’s Vice Principal (academic) is retiring after 34 years at the College. As our longest-serving academic staff member, Mr Lawrence is not only a respected English teacher but is also responsible for managing our department heads, heads of houses and grade performance too. For many students and alumni, he is the person who introduced them to Concord and is also often credited with helping them make important decisions about their life plans after leaving.
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Finalists in the Best Schools Awards 2023
Monday June 26, 2023This year, we are pleased to announce that Concord College was selected as one of only five finalists in two categories of Muddy Stilettos’ ‘Best School Awards’ 2023. Concord entered the ‘Inventive Sports Programme’ and ‘Most Dynamic STEM Programme’ categories and was successfully selected as a finalist for both awards. Our Inventive Sports Programme, which celebrates a ‘sports for all’ ethos, begins as soon as our students arrive at Concord. Students kick off the academic year by taking part in activities on our high ropes course,
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Informatics Gold medallist at the Western European Informatics Olympiad.
Friday June 23, 2023Concord F5 (y11) student Hanks took a break from his GCSE revision recently to represent the UK at the Western European Informatics Olympiad. Hanks was selected as part of a team of six school students – the competition is open to students up to the end of sixth-form – from the UK to travel to Eindhoven in the Netherlands for the three-day competition. The contest itself was a four-hour four-problem competition and competitors had to work within virtual machines installed on computers which provide an integrated development environment (IDE) and a set range of apps to develop their solutions.
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