Giving Intellectual Curiosity Free Rein
120 GCSE Students from 8 Schools
Collaborating with Like-Minded Individuals
ACADEMY Working Beyond GCSE Specifications
Supporting Students with High Academic Aspirations
Developing Independent Thinking Skills
2022-2023
Roedean Academy Overview The Roedean Academy is an exciting collaborative programme of academic enrichment for highly talented and aspiring students in the local area in Year 10. If these words describe you and you’re ready to be challenged intellectually and think independently, apply to take part! This is the fifth year the Academy has run, and it has been so successful that it has grown in scope and reach each year – in 2022-2023, the programme will include up to 120 students from 8 schools in the local area, and collaborative activities will take place each term. The programme is delivered at Roedean, and is designed to bring together like-minded young people, to provide enriching academic extension far beyond what is required at GCSE, to stimulate and challenge the most able, and to help to prepare them for more detailed and rewarding study in the Sixth Form and beyond. In order to benefit fully from the Roedean Academy, you need to be ready and willing to contribute and play an active part in all elements of the programme, and to commit to attending all sessions across the year. The Roedean Academy runs on Wednesday afternoons, from 16:00 to 18:00. Transport from our partner schools will be provided, but all attendees must make their own arrangements for return travel. There is no charge for taking part in the programme. Dr Ross Barrand Deputy Head: Co-Curriculum and Partnerships
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International Relations Theory: Ukraine – a Case-Study (Politics) Covid Recession, Cost of Living Crisis, Climate Crisis! What is Going On? (Economics)
Love It or Hate It... The Physics of Marmite! (Physics)
Reality and Illusion – living in Stalin’s Russia (History)
A Study of Animal Behaviour (Biology)
Crystal Lattice Structures (Chemistry)
Neurodiversity – A Study (Psychology)
Shakespeare’s World: Understanding Texts through Objects (English)
Hollywood Films and their Hidden Meanings (English)
Structure of the Programme for 2022-2023 Autumn Term 2022
5 October 2022 – 16:00-18:00
Black History Month lecture The History of the Windrush – Baroness Benjamin DBE OBE. The lecture is followed by discussion and exploration of this theme in small groups.
Spring Term 2023
February-March 2023
6-week programme, either side of February half-term, with 2 sessions each week Students have a free choice of which sessions to attend, allowing each to follow a path which complements their interests, be that in Science, Humanities, or Arts. International Women’s Day on 8 March 2022 Students are welcome to take part in this empowering day of lectures, selecting 5 talks to attend, from a choice of over 20 speakers across the day.
Summer Term 2023
June 2023 – 16:00-18:00
Academic Symposium Students research and prepare an academic paper on a topic of their choice over the course of the term, then deliver a 5-minute lecture to an audience of their peers.
Next Steps If you would like to be part of the Roedean Academy for 2022-2023, in the first instance, you should inform the lead member of staff in your school for this partnership by Wednesday 14 September – depending on the level of interest, you may be required to apply to your Head of Year for a place. The decision will be made quickly, in order to optimise the time available. If you are applying independently (not from one of our partner schools), please send an email to Annie Bye (aby@roedean.co.uk) explaining why you would like to be part of the Roedean Academy – Roedean will contact your Head of Year to request a reference. You will need to make you own travel arrangements, both to and from Roedean.
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