RSC Top of the Bench Competition
Saturday 16th November 2024 saw our first ever participation in the Royal Society of Chemistry, Top of the Bench Competition. The competition is open to every secondary school in the UK and we entered two teams for the preliminary round. Team 1 comprising of Amitoj Saggu, Rajan Nagra, Mohammed Zaman and Kieran Hay, and Team 2 of George Lin, Aliz Azad, Sami Khan and Jarred Vergara.
Congratulations to Team 1 who came a very impressive 3rd out of 21 teams and have made it to the Regional Final. Team 2 also came an impressive 7th out of 21 teams, but we can only enter one, our top scoring team, for the Regional Final which will take place on Saturday 11th January at The University of Birmingham.
Thank you to our Year 12 chemistry students, Maryo Al Ibadi and Simon Waghmare, for giving their time and expertise in preparing our students for the competition.
A special mention, and thank you to our former pupil, Adnan Karim, who we were fortunate enough to meet on campus on the day. He was kind enough to give up his time to ensure our day ran smoothly. He is currently in his third year at The University of Birmingham, studying MEng Electronic and Electrical Engineering. He sends our Team 1 his best wishes for the Regional Round in the New Year, and the following message to our students: “I do hope more students from Handsworth Grammar School research about engineering and how exciting the future of technology is becoming”.
Wishing all a prosperous 2025.
Ms M K Bilkhu
(Teacher of Chemistry and AG&T Co-ordinator)
