Pudding Lectures

Friday lunchtimes have seen the return of Pudding lectures delivered by students, staff or OWs. Aptly named because there is always a sweet treat available for the audience, this is an opportunity for students to stand up in front of their peers and become more confident in their public speaking. Well done to Emily who spoke about 9/11 Conspiracy Theories and Devina who talked about Ancient Myths and the prominence of Greek Mythology in modern society.

Interview Techniques

Students applying for Medicine and Dentistry degrees took part in a Multiple Mini Interview session which will help prepare them when they are called for interview by their university choices. Each student experienced a round of interviews at various stations and answered questions such as how the healthcare system has been affected by Covid, data analysis, as well as taking part in role plays. Thanks to Miss Grew for organising this.

Sixth Formers can also opt into sessions on employability and interviewing techniques as part of The Futures programme for Sixth Form which runs on a five-

Economics Students take on World Cup

Well done to Sixth Form Economics students Gurveer, Sachin, Gurjeevan, Aaron and Harry who competed in the UK Intermediate round of the World Economics Cup. They came an impressive joint 24th, competing against some of the most selective schools in the country including St. Paul’s School and the eventual winners Harrow School.

week rotation. Miss Kailey has been tasking students to apply for real-life jobs that are being currently advertised and to write a job application based on the required specification, preparing and rehearsing interview questions and techniques with members of staff.

The students studied hard and were coached by their Economics teachers, Mr Smith and Ms Keys in the run up to the event held on Friday 7th October. They were also supported by fellow Economics classmates, Hamzah and Kabir, who were unfortunately unable to participate on competition day due to prior commitments. On competition day, the team faced a gruelling first round, impressively making it through to the tiebreak round. They were confronted with 100 multiple choice questions, some as simple as supply and demand equilibriums calculations, to more challenging ones regarding why is MR=0, or why do budget deficits impact the value of the multiplier. It was a fantastic effort from the whole team and a triumph for Economics at WGS.