SE Super Curriculum Booklet Spring 2024

AT TEDDIES SPRING TERM 2024

OXFORD DAYS

Geography field trip into Oxford (Fourth Form pupils) Wednesday 28th February

JANUARY

The Great Debate, History public-speaking competition at Trinity College, Oxford Thursday 18th January

MARCH

‘Thriving Minds’ Academic Enrichment Conference at the Oxford Town Hall (Lower Sixth pupils) Thursday 7th March

FEBRUARY

Drama trip to Noises Off at the Oxford Playhouse (Fourth and Fifth Form pupils) Thursday 22nd February

Theory of Knowledge workshop at the Pitt Rivers Museum (Lower Sixth IB pupils) Friday 15th March

SCHOOL EVENTS

JANUARY

Design Lecture – Tom Faulkner,

A Level Drama Workshop Day with Splendid Theatre

Furniture Designer

Monday 15th January, 8.20am–4.30pm, Drama Studios

Monday 22nd January, 8.00pm, Olivier Hall

Lyne Society Lecture: Dr David Bennett on Augustine of Hippo

Biology Symposium: Cutting Edge Science Wednesday 17th January, 9.00am–5.00pm, The North Wall Geography Society Lecture: Duncan Hawley on ‘Thinking like a Physical Geographer’ Wednesday 17th January, 5.30pm, Olivier Hall

Tuesday 30th January, 8.00pm, Olivier Hall

UKMT Intermediate Maths Challenge Wednesday 31st January, 1.00pm, Maths Department

Politics Society Lecture – St Edward’s hosts Tom Fletcher, Principal of Hertford College, Oxford, and former

FEBRUARY

BioSoc & EcoSoc Lecture: Peter Barker of the Otmoor RSPB reserve on sustainability Thursday 1st February, 6.00pm, Recital Room

UK Ambassador Monday 22nd January, 5.00pm, Olivier Hall

Politics Society Lecture: Dr Chrissie Steenkamp on ‘Conflict in the Modern Era’ Monday 5th February, 5.00pm, Recital Room

Geography Society Lecture: Professor David Thomas on ‘Deserts and Desertification’ Wednesday 6th March, 5.30pm, Olivier Hall

OACA A Level Latin Conference Tuesday 6th February, 9.00am–1.00pm, The North Wall

Junior Inter-House Debating Final Monday 11th March, 5.40pm–7.00pm, Olivier Hall

Fourth Form French Play performance by Onatti Productions Wednesday 21st February, 8.00pm, Olivier Hall

Oxford Lecture in History: Professor Steven Gunn

Kenneth Grahame Society discussion evening Monday 11th March, 8.00pm, Warden’s House

on ‘The Tudors’

Monday 26th February, afternoon workshops at 2.45pm in the Christie Centre, followed by a 5.00pm Keynote Lecture, The North Wall

Lyne Society Lecture Tuesday 12th March, 8.00pm, Old Library

MARCH

Geography Society Lecture: Paul Baker FRGS: ‘Hot, Wet and Dry: The Concept of Ecosystem Fragility’ Wednesday 13th March, 5.30pm, Olivier Hall

Politics Society Lecture: Professor Jane Green on ‘How the young could be better engaged in political society’ Monday 4th March, 6.00pm, Old Library

OTHER TRIPS JANUARY

FEBRUARY

History of Art trip to the National Gallery (Upper Sixth pupils) Tuesday 16th January

Ancient Worlds trip to Cirencester (Fifth Form pupils) Friday 2nd February

MFL Opera trip to Tosca at the Royal Opera House (Sixth Form) Monday 5th February

Ceramics trip to the V&A (Fifth Form pupils) Monday 22nd January

INTERNAL COMPETITIONS Junior Inter-House Debating

Trip to Edward Scissorhands ballet at Milton Keynes Theatre (IB Dance pupils)

Wednesday 31st January

House Challenge (General Knowledge competition)

Academic societies are listed below with their time and location. For more information, contact the Head of the relevant department.

Junior

Senior

Academic Forum

Termly lectures – see school calendar

Biology

Thursdays of Week A , 6.00pm, Dawkins, Life Sciences

Art and Ceramics Open Studios Creative Writing

Mondays 5.00pm and Wednesdays 7.00pm, Art Department

Tuesdays , 4.30pm, Oxley Library

Design

Fortnightly, Mondays , 4.45pm, Design Department

Geography

Ad hoc lectures – see school calendar

History of Art

Fortnightly, Wednesdays , 5.00pm, Workblock Room 9

Music

Tuesdays , 6.00pm, Music Department Mondays , 4.30pm, Music Department Half-termly meetings – see school calendar

Music Technology

Philosophy Psychology

Tuesdays of Week A , 1.30pm, Room F, Humanities

Sports Science

Termly lectures – see school calendar

Chemistry

Tuesdays of Week B , 8.00pm, C2 Twice per term, Tuesdays , 8.00pm, Old Library Weekly, Wednesdays , 4.45pm, Design Department Thursdays of Week A , 6.00pm, E11 Ad hoc events – see calendar Blenheim Society runs ad hoc events – see calendar

Monthly, Tuesdays , 6.00pm, Workblock

Classics (Lyne Soc)

Design Engineering

Economics

English (Phoenix Society)

Gibson Society meets fortnightly Contact Mr Moore for more information

History

Fortnightly, Mondays , 8.00pm, Big School

Maths

Weekly, Fridays , 6.00pm, Newton

MedSoc

Tuesdays of Week A , 8.00pm, C2

Modern Foreign Language Film Forum Psychology (Academic Reading Group)

Twice termly – see calendar

Wednesdays , 1.15pm, Room F, Humanities

Thursdays of Week B , 6.00pm, Room 8, Workblock Fourth Form only, Weekly, Tuesdays , 4.30pm, C2

Thursdays of Week A , 6.00pm, Room 8, Workblock

Politics

SciSoc4 (Science Project Society)

Theatre

Wednesdays , 4.00pm, Drama Studio

Fortnightly, Tuesdays , 7.00pm, Life Sciences

Zoology Society