Recent Interviews With local Candidates- By Samuel Hughes Over the last few weeks I had the pleasure of meeting 3 of 4 candidates for the Stamford and Grantham constituency standing for their respective parties in the upcoming General Election. Everyone I spoke to was clearly passionate about their believes and as Gareth Davies the Conservative […]
Category: Year 11
Talking in the Library: Episode 5. Sam Hughes continues his General Election interviews and speaks to Gareth Davies, the conservative candidate for Grantham and Stamford.
Blog Editors Note. Sam Hughes continues his interviews of the general election candidates for Grantham and Stamford and today he interviewed Gareth Davies, the Conservative candidate. Interviews with both the Green Party and the Labour Party are also planned, whilst the interview with the Liberal Democrat candidate has already been vlogged. Sam has shown great […]
Talking in the Library: Episode 3. 15 year old Sam Hughes emulates his hero Andrew Neil by conducting his first political interview.
Talking in the Library Episode 3: Sam Hughes interviews Liberal Democrat candidate Harrish Bisnauthsing. Blog Editor’s comment. The 2019 General Election has been very exciting and for Sam Hughes it is has convinced him to study A level Politics next year and to emulate his hero, Andrew Neil, by becoming a political interviewer. With no […]
Eloise Quetglas-Peach asks whether assisted suicide and euthanasia should be legalised in the UK.
“This house believes that assisted suicide and euthanasia should be legalised in the UK.” On the 17th October 2019, Millie Murison and I participated in a debate and spoke for the proposition which was held at school against two students from Stamford College, Max and Josh. They were a very tough opposition to go up […]
Soham blogs an essay on whether consumers in search of bargains are complicit in modern slavery.
Are consumers in search of bargains complicit in modern slavery? In my opinion, consumers looking for a sale on non-durable goods such as clothes and bags are causing other retail industries to look for cheaper methods of fast production. This, in turn, allows these industries to outsource their manufacturing to developing countries, where the lack […]
The Year 11 SES Prom (Part 1)
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Lottie blogs about theology at the Oundle Festival
‘Does religion do more harm than good?’ – Oundle Festival of Literature trip On the evening of the 26th of April, a group of SHS students went with Mr Zacharias and Mrs Smith to attend a talk by acclaimed author and journalist, Rupert Shortt in which hee addressed the thorny question: ‘Does religion do more […]
Lottie asks: What is Truth?
What is truth? One may argue that truth is a matter of utility – an ideology or proposition is only true if it’s useful to believe. Truth and knowledge allow us to lead our lives in the most practical ways possible. For example: carbon monoxide being harmful to humans has lead engineers to install […]
Year 11 Scholars sum up Cambridge University visit in a collection of 100 word blogs
One of the things I most enjoyed about the trip was when a Cambridge student personally toured us around. This is because not only did we get to admire the fascinating and antique architecture Cambridge presents but also we were able to get a view on what it was like to be a student at […]
Kitty blogs a Health, Fitness and Well-being blog for the New Year
My Health, Fitness and Well-being Blog As science continues to discover new things about our body and new ways to prevent illness, we are constantly told to stay fit and healthy. But what do those two words actually mean? And what does staying fit and healthy entail? After reading an extensive article, I have narrowed […]