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Oxford Schools’ Debating Competition

Posted on: February 24th 2021

#Debate #Oxford Schools

As the largest British Parliamentary schools’ debate competition in the UK, the Oxford Schools’ Debating Competition is aimed for keen students aged 14-18. Contentious motions are expected to be given to the students where there is only 15 minutes preparation, with no access to the Internet or help from external…

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Lockdown 2 and Life at Concord

Posted on: November 26th 2020

#Concord Life #Lockdown

The UK is experiencing its second lockdown, but with a more lenient, human and flexible approach to ensure proper care for the underage and those in need. The second lockdown in the UK is better than the first one, as firstly, it takes into account the need for children, and…

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West End Café and Store

Posted on: November 3rd 2020

#Concord Store #West End

Have you ever been to Concord’s West End store? Many students who have shopped at the West End store find themselves returning because of the variety of products and accessibility of the store, not to mention the efficient service and fun exchanges and banter with the store’s owner. We recently…

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Moonlit Walk 2020

Posted on: November 3rd 2020

#Halloween #Moonlit Walk

On Friday 30th October, Mr Brown and Dr Hayden brought a group of 10 students on an evening hike along Long Mynd. On the way to the peak of the Long Mynd, we took a break and had some snacks while we engaged in academic and social discussion. When we…

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Student Thoughts on Online Learning

Posted on: October 20th 2020

#Online Learning #Remote Learning

Melissa 6.2 – I never would have thought that I would have to juggle completing my UCAS application, applying for Thai universities, working on my EPQ and preparing for admissions tests whilst being stuck at home, many miles away from Concord doing online learning in the middle of a global pandemic. It was quite…

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Online Learning in the New Term

Posted on: October 6th 2020

#Concord Life #Remote Learning

While school has reopened and many of our classmates have gone back to campus, there are still some of us who chose to stay behind in our home country. Teachers need to cater for this by conducting hybrid teaching. Those of us still at home would have to attend lessons…

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Reflecting on my Practice Gold Duke of Edinburgh

Posted on: September 22nd 2020

#DoE #DofE #Gold Award

For my practice Gold Duke of Edinburgh expedition, I joined an open canoe expedition, which took place on the River Severn for four nights and five days and has to include a minimum of two nights wild camping. An ‘open’ expedition meant that I did my practice with people that…

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‘A Day of Life’ – Concord College (COVID-19 Edition)

Posted on: September 15th 2020

#Concord Life #COVID-19 #vlog

Watch the Sixth Form students’ (lighthearted) perspective on COVID-19 and life at Concord… By Anson and Nico.

COVID-19 in Shropshire: A Student Perspective (Part 2)

Posted on: July 7th 2020

#COVID-19 #Shropshire

We feel that coronavirus news in the media is gradually starting to evolve from being dramatised to more balanced as the UK has reached the plateau and, more excitingly, a constant and steady drop in numbers of newly identified coronavirus cases since May. Despite the fall in cases though, the…

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