THE BRILLIANT CLUB

This year selected 12–14-year-olds at Eden and other schools have the great opportunity to take part in The Brilliant Club. It is a targeted program to help students access top UK universities by developing their essay writing as part of their skill’s repertoire. As well as looking good in your CV it aims to boost students’ confidence, support success in future GCSE exam-style questions and help increase higher education opportunities.

The theme given to our peers this year is Migration The task is to write an essay ranging from 400-2000 words As you build your essay, you meet with tutors - students studying in university - who guide you on how to improve your writing skills After weekly hour-long meetings with tutors over seven weeks, you end up with an article worthy of a graduation ceremony!

Once the club has concluded and all participants have presented their completed essays, they have the chance to go on a celebratory trip to either Oxford or Cambridge University A truly valuable and educational experience

Zainab Imran