Challenge News
Here you can find news of all the latest activities which have taken place as part of the Challenge provision at Walthamstow School for Girls and also opportunities available to our students.
Oxbridge Interviews
Watch the interviews below to give you an idea of what to expect at an Oxbridge interview:
Demonstration Interview Videos
Want to know what an online interview might look like?
Watch two Caius History lecturers and interviewers demonstrate an online admissions interview with the help of a current student.
Watch two Caius Maths lecturers and interviewers demonstrate an online admissions interview with the help of a current student.
We’ll be uploading further interview preparation videos to our Youtube channel (Caius Schools) over the coming weeks so we do encourage you and your students to subscribe.
Ms Robinson
Challenge Coordinator
Advice from the University of Oxford
Advice from Dan Pugh-Bevan, our schools liaison officer from the University of Oxford, is for students to have a little black book. Whenever students do anything connected with their learning, above and beyond what is learnt in the classroom, the idea is to write it down. Then, after leaving Walthamstow School for Girls, when going for interviews for colleges and universities, the book can be referred to, and the activities remembered and talked about.
The type of things to write about, could be books read, films seen, museums or galleries visited, TV programmes watched etc
Watching Hannah Fry’s TV series about the magic and mystery of maths could be a good start:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bn9dth
Ms Robinson
Challenge Coordinator
Black History Month Maths
Year 7 have been learning how to play the African game, Oware, in their maths lessons for Black History Month.
The game has a few simple rules, but takes a lifetime to master!
Students can carry on at home, playing against a computer, by downloading it from:
https://www.myriad-online.com/resources/docs/awale/english/index.htm
Ms Robinson
Challenge Coordinator
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Challenge at WSFG for Spring 2021 - updated!
Published 15/01/21Latest Opportunities for Students
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Maths Week England launches competition
Published 06/10/20Inaugural Katherine Johnson Prize open to all students
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Challenge at WSFG for Autumn 2020-21
Published 30/09/20Latest opportunities for students
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UK JuniorMaths Challenge Success
Published 21/07/20WSFG Students join in the first ever Online Maths Challenge
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Challenge Ideas from Oxford University
Published 20/05/20Learn about Higher Education, Learning Strategies and much more
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National Literacy Trust Launches Zone In
Published 18/05/20Support Offered During Lockdown for Students aged 13+
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Art in Lockdown
Published 15/05/20Here are two fantastic pieces of work from Year 9 student Han, which she has created during lockdown. Well done Han for these brilliant and intricate drawings! Ms Wills Head of Art You might like to cr - Read More
Keep Fit During Lockdown with our Students
Published 15/05/20Tailored Ramadan Workout
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English Challenge for Lockdown
Published 15/05/20Ms Durham's Recommendations
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Maths is our Real Sixth Sense
Published 11/05/20Ted Talk by Eddie Woo
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Women In Maths Day
Published 11/05/20May 12th celebrates women's achievements in Mathematics