A group Yr 10 students recently competed in a National Biology Challenge designed to test students general knowledge and understanding of biology. They had to complete 2 x 25min online papers, which covered a broad range of topics. They achieved some fantastic results with Charlotte Lancaster being one of 4 students to receive a gold […]
Our A Level biologists have recently participated in the British Biology Olympiad, which is an international competition in which students complete 2 x 45 min online papers on their general biology knowledge. Over 700 schools took part in the competition. Our students have achieved some fantastic results this year with Leah Tucker in Yr 12 […]
On Monday 14 March our Chemistry students had a lecture on the processes involved in getting a drug approved for use. The speaker was Dr Alan Whittle who has a wealth of experience in this area. He has worked for over 35 years with distinction for companies including ICI, Zeneca and Maybridge Organics. The focus […]
Last week saw the latest Science House Challenge, with teams from each house competing to make the tallest tower using only spaghetti and marshmallows! Over 15 teams from all houses entered, and all found out just how challenging it is to get your tower just to stand up, let alone make it tall. The winners, […]
On Tuesday 28 January a team of 4 students represented Launceston College in the RSC’s “Top of the Bench” competition, run by the Chemistry Department at the University of Plymouth. The team comprising two year 9 students (Archie Gough and Callum Taylor), one from year 10 (Adam Hazucha) and one from year 11 (Ellie Baugh) […]
The Science Faculty are pleased to announce that Mr Piper’s after school Astronomy class is now able to resume. Lessons will be held in S4 on Thursday P6, running from 3:15 to 4:15 (please make any arrangements necessary for getting home afterwards, such as signing up for the after school minibus). The course is open […]
The British Physics Olympiad (BPhO) is a charitable trust that operates out of the Physics Department at Oxford University. The BPhO offers challenges each year to budding physicists who are secondary school age. Whilst physics is inherently all about problem solving, the aim of these challenges is to push students beyond their current qualification level […]
Following an intensive time of assessment, Year 12 chemistry students at Launceston College embarked on a two week period of chemistry creativity and competition. The task was based upon an undergraduate style dissertation project where students had to create and verbally present, to their peers and Dr Cooper, Dr Lancaster and Mr Adams, an A0 […]
On Monday the 7th of June, Cornwall schools joined together and were inspired by remarkable activists from all walks of life. From students at Exeter University to founders of local charities, such as Surfers Against Sewage (SAS), all volunteers at the event evoked a need to create change from the vast majority of students (and […]
Year 11 and Year 12 students from Launceston College were invited to take part in International Masterclass in particle physics on 18th of March 2021. This masterclass gave our students the opportunity to discover the world of quarks and leptons for themselves, by performing measurements on real data from CERN Large Hadron Collider, to meet […]
4 Jul 2022
Last weekend Ollie Sheldrake and Joe Stewart attended the annual prizegiving ceremony for this year’s Devizes to Westminster Kayak Read more →
30 Jun 2022
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27 Jun 2022
The Year 10 progression group have been busy re-siting and planting hazel at the Active Learning Centre. Read more →