Prize Essays
Tutors encourage students to write prize essays, which may be submitted by any student in the school. There are few restrictions on length, subject matter or style, but the following criteria are invariably applied in assessment:
- A prize essay must have been undertaken voluntarily.
- It must be an individual piece of work.
- It must have been written specially as a prize essay. Pieces of work that were originally GCSE, A Level or other school projects will not be admitted.
- It must usually be of the minimum length (3,000 words for a Junior essay, 5,000 words for a Senior), but in some cases, for example a collection of poems, the amount of effort in preparation and the quality of work will be taken into account.
- It must address a problem and attempt to answer a question. Purely factual accounts are not acceptable. For example: The Life and Times of Napoleon Buonaparte is not acceptable but Buonaparte: Monster or Hero? is.
It is intended to use this page to display a sample of prize essays:
A collection of poems - David Spencer - Year 12
What evidence is there for an Anglo-Saxon migration in the 5th and 6th centuries AD? - Sara Anderson - Year 12
Does Richard betray the Crown, or does the Crown betray Richard? - Matthew Rudman - Year 12
Is Temujin or Genghis a more fitting name for the first Khaghan of the Mongols? - Eleanor Kirk - Year 10
What is the role of community in the play The Crucible and the Opera Peter Grimes? - Lucy Bird - Year 9