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A glimpse at timeless treasures; Classics pupils visit the Taylor Ancient Library

Friday 1 July 2022

Pupils currently studying Classical Civilisation or Latin in the Lower Sixth, plus an avid Fifth former, were given a literally – or should that be literary? - rare treat this week.

Biology pupils of all ages excel in competitions

Friday 1 July 2022

Biology pupils have excelled with an impressive set of competition results coming in across a range of year groups.

Salopians pick up awards at Moreton Hall Junior MUN

Wednesday 29 June 2022

Ten delegates attended Moreton Hall’s Junior MUN last week, going up against Oswestry School, Cheadle Hulme School, Manchester High School for Girls, Packwood and Moreton Hall.

HPQ Celebration and Prizegiving

Friday 24 June 2022

On Thursday evening (23rd June) we celebrated the 28 Fourth Form students who have completed their Higher Project Qualification (HPQ).

Shrewsbury Futures Department gains National Quality in Careers accreditation

Wednesday 22 June 2022

‘Shrewsbury School has successfully achieved the national Quality in Careers Standard using the Career Mark approach’.

EDH victorious in Junior House Debating Final

Wednesday 22 June 2022

The final debate of term pitted Emma Darwin Hall against The Grove to determine the winner of this academic year's Junior House Debating competition.

Top Results for Shrewsbury School in National Physics Competition

Tuesday 21 June 2022

Shrewsbury School’s Fourth Formers recently took part in the British Physics Olympiad Junior Physics Challenge.

Junior Essay Prize 2022 – Results Announcement!

Friday 27 May 2022

The winners of this year's Junior Essay Prize have been announced.

Third and Fourth Form Pupils put to the test in Junior Essay Prize

Thursday 19 May 2022

Competing for a prestigious academic prize awarded at Speech Day, 35 academically ambitious Third & Fourth form pupils entered this year's Junior Essay Prize last Friday evening.

Fourth Formers work together for National Enterprise Challenge

Tuesday 17 May 2022

For the third consecutive year, Fourth Formers at Shrewsbury School participated in the National Enterprise Challenge. Harry P-M (I) shares his recollections of the day below.

Inaugural Enterprising Futures Conference inspires Third Formers

Wednesday 11 May 2022

Friday 29th April saw our inaugural ‘Enterprising Futures Conference’ for our third formers.

Salopians compete in global Poetry Recital Competition

Wednesday 11 May 2022

A Third Former has been highly commended in a global poetry recital competition.

Pupils' 'high standards' impress guest judge at David Harrison Maths Competition

Thursday 5 May 2022

Salopians put their maths and presentation skills to the test last week in the annual David Harrison Maths Competition.

Mathematicians place 2nd in UK and 123rd in the world in global competition

Thursday 5 May 2022

A team of Salopians entered a global Maths competition and placed 123rd in the world.

Futures and Higher Education Bulletin

Wednesday 4 May 2022

Futures and Higher Education Bulletin Edition 11 Summer Term 2022 from the Futures Department, full of useful information, reminders, resources and weblinks for Fifth and Sixth Formers and their parents.

Journal Research Reviewed by Students

Wednesday 27 April 2022

Students from Shrewsbury School and the Marches School have reviewed two papers for the online journal Frontiers for Young Minds.

Pupils put their observation skills to the test in Hawksley-Burbury Science Competition

Wednesday 27 April 2022

The Hawksley-Burbury Science Competition is our annual Practical Science competition and is open to any scientist in the Fifth and Sixth Forms, testing skills of observation and scientific deduction.

STEM Potential with Imperial College – pilot group completes two years

Tuesday 26 April 2022

Students from around the county who signed up to STEM Potential in 2020 have completed two years of the outreach programme run by Shrewsbury School in collaboration with Imperial College, London.

Port Hill crowned winners of Senior House Debating

Wednesday 30 March 2022

For the first time ever, Port Hill has won the Senior House Debating competition.

Outreach through Drama; Shropshire schools and colleges get involved in ‘Oedipus the King’

Tuesday 29 March 2022

Last week saw the Classics Faculty’s eye-catching (ouch!) production of ‘Oedipus the King’, and possibly a first for drama at Shrewsbury School.

Medal wins for Salopians in British Biology Olympiad

Tuesday 29 March 2022

Salopians have performed extremely well in the British Biology 2022 Olympiad.

Most successful year on record for Salopians in the BPhO Senior Physics Olympiad

Wednesday 23 March 2022

Regular readers of the Shrewsbury School website will remember the excellent crop of results from the Fifth Form and Lower Sixth online challenge last month.

Salopians celebrate World Pi Day with interesting experiments

Tuesday 22 March 2022

To celebrate World Pi Day last week, the Lower Sixth Further Mathematicians recreated an experiment known as Buffon’s Needle to estimate the value of the mathematical constant, pi.

Salopians compete in Independent Schools Mock Trial Competition

Monday 21 March 2022

A group of Salopians were put to the test in the Independent Schools Mock Trial Competition. Theo W (SH, LVI) tells us more.

National Classics Competition - Salopian proxime accessit

Thursday 17 March 2022

A Lower Sixth Former is celebrating after being shortlisted for a national Classics competition judged by television presenter and Classics professor Michael Scott of Warwick University.

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