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• 2008 Department Reviews
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Department Reviews

ECONOMICS

The Economics department continues to grow, with over one hundred students in the sixth form studying the subject at Advanced level.

We have pursued our interest in practical business activities with great enthusiasm, with one third of SFC1engaging in Young Enterprise teams. Several prizes were won at the Trade Exhibition in March, and the participants distinguished themselves in their Company Report writing by being invited to the Gloucestershire Finals in May. Held in the Pump Rooms, the teams gave presentations and, amongst other prizes, were awarded First Prize for Best Financial Performance (Azure) and Runner Up Best Company (Voxpop). For the past four years, four members of the YE companies have been invited to enter a management competition run by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, reaching the National Final each year and winning the competition in 2007.

A major part of our work involves collaboration with other schools, joint ventures and conferences. Our relationship with RGSAO Worcester is long-standing, and our Oxbridge applicants benefited in the autumn term through meetings and seminars. At the end of April Mrs Cole organised and chaired an A2 revision day at College which was very well attended by students from schools and colleges far and wide, and deemed a great success. Shortly afterwards, a group of SFC1 girls attended a revision conference in London, and at the end of June a number of them visited the University of the West of England in Bristol for a Year 12 Economics Conference. The Economics Society hosted a talk in May entitled ‘Bubbles, excesses and animal spirit’, with Mr Peter Randall enlightening the audience on world credit problems and other matters economic.

The list of publications credited to members of the department is growing rapidly, with text books dedicated to the new syllabus, several articles published in Economics Today, and more commissioned for next year. With our diverse activities, including speaking at conferences, the expertise within the department is becoming widely known.

News

Vicky Tuck – Telegraph Articles

Please see the links below for the latest telegraph articles written by Vicky Tuck. 28 November 2008, 05 December 2008, 12 December 2008, 19 December ...

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England’s National Under 16 Hockey Squad for 2009

Issy Davies, currently in UC5 at The Cheltenham Ladies' College, has been selected for England's National Under 16 Hockey Squad for 2009. The...

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Gloucestershire Schools’ Debating Competition

On November 27th Polly Mitchell and Tabitha Ward took part in the Gloucestershire Schools Debating Competition in the Parliament Room in Gloucester Ca...

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Drama Productions

The Sixth Form production of Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s play 'The School for Scandal' will be held on 5th and 6th December at 7.30pm in the P...

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