Scientific students at DLD College London have been presented with prestigious accolades in recognition of their outstanding success in a duo of national chemistry challenges, awarded by the Royal Society of Chemistry and the University of Cambridge.

Year 12 students Anya and Michelle were commended for their exceptional efforts in the annual Royal Society of Chemistry Schools’ Analyst Competition, which saw them put their knowledge and skills on the subject to the test. The talented two excelled as a team to solve chemical problems involving both mathematical and chemical skills, during the arduous three-hour challenge.

The hotly anticipated Schools’ Analyst Competition enables competing students across the UK to showcase and develop their current chemistry knowledge, aptitude and skills for analytical science through practical analytical experiments.

In further successes for the subject, four students from the multi-award-winning school have been celebrated for their achievements in the Cambridge Chemistry Challenge, securing one gold award and three copper awards. Set by a team of experienced teachers and university chemists, the challenge takes Year 12 students over and above the syllabus, encouraging them to think scientifically at a university level.

DLD College London Principal, Irfan Latif, who is a Chemist himself with a BSc Chemistry from King’s College London, commented: “We are incredibly proud of our high-achieving students for their accomplishments in these esteemed academic challenges; it is always a pleasure to celebrate their successes. Our students have showcased remarkable determination, resilience and aptitude throughout this process, as they relish the opportunity to challenge their interest in the subject and take their learning far beyond the curriculum in preparation for further study.”

DLD College London will be opening its doors to Year 9 students from September 2023, with a pioneering new curriculum central to the offering. To find out more, visit: www.dldcollege.co.uk/academic/college-courses/year9/

Notes to Editor:

DLD College London is a distinctive, contemporary school with its eye on the future, redefining daily what independent education looks and feels like for students of the 21st century.

A school of diverse thinking and influences, housed in a futuristic building with cutting-edge facilities opposite the Houses of Parliament, London is DLD’s classroom. Students aged 14 to 19 are offered the opportunity to study a wide range of GCSEs, A-Levels, BTEC courses and International Foundation Programmes (IFP). It also offers an Academic Preparation Programme (APC). In addition to a number of significant national award wins, DLD College London is also proud to be named by Tatler magazine, Good Schools Guide and Talk Education as one of the top schools in the UK.

As part of the prestigious Alpha Plus Group of schools, DLD College London provides a ‘gold standard’ of educational quality. It is a school where students are respected, supported and honoured as individuals. Where they are immersed in the best possible environment to grow as successful and independent learners; where their vision can be made a reality, where as happy and healthy people they feel free to make a contribution to the world around them, both now and into the future. The school’s beating heart is its award-winning wellbeing centre.