Still unsure
what to give? One Christmas gift which may appeal to a bright student is membership
in an outfit offering academically stimulating activities. Here are some of the
best:
Science
fans will appreciate the Faraday junior (or student) membership in the Royal
Institution, which gives young people free access to its public events, a newsletter
and other resources. http://www.rigb.org/contentControl?id=1077&action=displayContent
Junior
membership in the Royal Geographical Society gives you access to its website,
Geography in
the News, useful for GCSE and A-level work. Members can also attend RGS
talks held in London and the regions and receive its magazine https://www.rgs.org/JoinUs/Young+Geographer.htm
A
lover of art (or of art history) may appreciate an under-26 art pass, giving the
holder free access to 200 nationwide historic sites and museums, half price
tickets to exhibitions and a free arts magazine. http://www.artfund.org/buynationalartpass/
Gift
membership available from the Royal Shakespeare Company gives you discounted
tickets to its productions in London and elsewhere, as well as priority booking and an interesting regular
newsletter. http://www.rsc.org.uk/support-us/membership/gift.aspx
A student may also benefit from
membership in one of two UK institutions offering wider academic support to bright young
people:
POTENTIAL
PLUS, previously known as “The National Association for Gifted Children”,
offers
online and real-life activities for bright teens and professional support for
families with a gifted child. Anyone can join, and family membership could even
make a useful gift from grandparents. http://www.potentialplusuk.org/index.php
IGGY,
an online network run by the University of Warwick, is designed to help very able
secondary school students realise their full potential. Members have access to lively
yet challenging educational resources and can interact with top academics and gifted
young people around the world. https://www.iggy.net/about
The
last two bodies, incidentally, also offer a differently focused membership
scheme for schools.
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TEACHERS:
Does
your school rarely get a student into Oxbridge,
or has
it perhaps not yet tried?
Would you like a staff teach-in on Oxbridge entrance at your school,
showing you how
to maximise able students’ chances?
Starting next term, teach-ins will again be led by
Elfi Pallis, author of tried-and-trusted guide
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