Head's Newsletter 13 July 2018

Year 10 Trip to Angers

PHYSICS CHALLENGE

Taking 17 of our best Year 10 students to Angers in France for a week turned out to the one of the most unexpectedly fascinating school trips I’ve led in years. From scaling up the town’s medieval castle, to witnessing a whole village being looted by Vikings at Puy du Fou, the packed schedule was rich and varied. Our boys learned how to make champagne and sugar syrup (without indulging in the former), how to decipher and appreciate medieval and modern art, to tame falcons and other large feathered creatures, build and destroy castles, and even how to weave tapestries(!). And we made sure they also had the chance to showcase the best of Tiffin School, by presenting to the host students – in freshly polished French! I can’t sign off without thanking Ms Moore and Ms Bond for keeping an eye on the boys and am very much looking forward to a second run of the trip next year. Mr Courtin

26 students took part in the inaugural Year 10 Physics Challenge this year. Nationally over 6000 students took part with only the top 40% receiving certificates of any kind and the top 9% receiving a Gold certificate. Our students did very well with 8 awarded a gold certificate, 5 awarded silver and 8 awarded bronze. Well done to all who took part; however particular congratulations must go to the top two students from Tiffin, Geethaartha Vagga and Anupa Adikary (below) who scored 55 and 54 out

of 60 respectively, which secured them an invitation to the BPhO Masterclass at Oxford University. These invitations are only offered to the very top students nationally and as such this is a truly outstanding achievement.