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Weekly Newsletter 09 September 2022

This Week Merchant Taylors’

Lower Sixth Geographers' Oxbridge Essay Submissions Towards the end of last year, many Lower Sixth geographers were working on extending their knowledge surrounding sustainable development, helped build a sophisticated, clear and well-developed argument.

writes Isaac Taylor-Cummings (U6th): I entered into an essay competition hosted by Homerton College at the University of Cambridge to get a taster of what university-level writing would be like. After finishing and reviewing what I had gained from this experience, I did not see the most improvement in my ability to write at a higher level; instead, it was my ability to conduct in-depth research that I feel has undergone the most development. This level of academic rigour is encouraged in the Geography Department and all students are supported by department staff. It is great to see that our students are identifying areas of their own interest beyond the set curriculum and that they are exploring them at a highly academic level. Isaac’s essay here

and understanding by completing independent reading and entering a variety of essay competitions run by universities. The topics our students have been exploring include Climate Change, Urbanisation, Geopolitics, International Relations and Hazard Management. Over the summer, we have heard of success in such

Furthermore, the acknowledgment of additional factors and discussion of a range of potential solutions shows that Dayan understands that sustainable development needs to be addressed via a holistic lens.” writes Dayan Pindora (U6th): During the course of my Lower Sixth year, I began some wider reading which was particularly focussed on economic history and development. I found my interest in the development of countries to be strong and looked to explore this through a broader lens. I quickly realised that entering Warwick’s GSD Competition would provide a unique opportunity for me to explore development and began my research for my essay. Overall, the research process helped me develop new knowledge regarding the extent of the sustainability issue across the globe and the prominent role that inequality plays in it. I was praised by Warwick for my inclusion of statistics and data, as well as references to relevant theorems and concepts surrounding sustainable development. Dayan's essay here Isaac’s prizewinning essay asked if ‘Sustainable Development’ was an oxymoron and was submitted to Homerton College, Cambridge. Isaac wrote fluently and his argument were informed by wide reading which he engaged in critically and maturely. Isaac will be attending an award ceremony at Homerton later this year.

competitions from Dayan Pindoria and Isaac Taylor-Cummings. Dayan’s essay explored the greatest challenge facing sustainable development and was submitted to the University of Warwick’s Global Sustainable Develop Department and was highly commended. The assessors said the following about Dayan’s submission: “Dayan should be extremely proud of the work that they have produced. The inclusion of statistics and data in Dayan's essay, as well as references to relevant theorems and concepts

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