BOSWORTH Independent College is a member of the Council for Independent Education (CIFE). This is a national organisation of independent colleges which specialise in preparing students home and international, for university entrance.
Every year an awards ceremony for the most outstanding CIFE students takes place at the House of Lords and this year the top prize went to a Bosworth student. The CIFE Gold Award has been awarded to Cho Fung Chong (Cliff) from Hong Kong.
Lord Lexden hosted this Annual Academic Awards Presentation on behalf of CIFE of which he is Honorary President.
BOSWORTH Independent College is a member of the Council for Independent Education (CIFE). This is a national organisation of independent colleges which specialise in preparing students home and international, for university entrance.
Every year an awards ceremony for the most outstanding CIFE students takes place at the House of Lords and this year the top prize went to a Bosworth student. The CIFE Gold Award has been awarded to Cho Fung Chong (Cliff) from Hong Kong.
Lord Lexden hosted this Annual Academic Awards Presentation on behalf of CIFE of which he is Honorary President. The Awards Ceremony took place in the Cholmondeley Room, House of Lords, accompanied by Afternoon Tea.
Cliff, from Hong Kong, joined Bosworth on a two-year A-level course. His exceptional success included A* in Biology, Chemistry, Maths and Psychology with grade A in every unit and 14 out of 22 papers completed with full marks. Alongside this he attained an A grade in Chinese and a B grade in his Extended Project, these accomplishments helped him secure the CIFE Gold Award.
His Extended Project was entitled ‘The role of conformity in students’ participation in extracurricular activities’ and was based on experiments he had conducted himself in Hong Kong. Cliff was awarded a Silver Medal in the Chemistry Olympiad and a Gold Medal in the Biology Olympiad.
He was awarded a place at Robinson College, Cambridge, to study Psychology and Behavioural Science, Omolemo Monyatsi won the Bosworth College Award Omolemo, from Botswana, joined Bosworth for a two-year A-level course. She attained A* in Maths and Chemistry alongside A in Further Maths and Physics plus A in her Extended Project.
Indeed, Omolemo was a Bosworth pioneer for the Extended Project, 2014 was the first year the college entered students in for this demanding qualification. She helped set the standards with her project, entitled ‘Financial illiteracy and consumer indebtedness’. She was well-organised throughout and met all deadlines.
Omolemo was a key player in Bosworth’s volleyball team. She won first place in Bosworth’s Fun Run for Sports Aid and was awarded the accolade of ‘most valued sports player’ at the end of her AS year. Teachers describe Omolemo as being “kind, mature, dedicated and respected.” She says she is “ambitious, hardworking and vibrant.” Hei Wo Law (Samson) took the Science & Technology Award Samson, from Hong Kong, joined Bosworth to study A-levels in one year. He achieved A* in Biology, Chemistry, Maths and
Physics alongside grade A in Further Maths, even though initially he had enrolled to take only three A-levels! With no opportunity to sit any exams in January, Samson had to take 30 exams between May and June including six practicals.
Samson attended 32 lessons a week but even so could not attend all relevant lessons due to unavoidable timetable clashes. This did not worry him too much as he caught up with missed work on his own. In spite of this enormous burden, everyone in the college knew him. Samson was awarded a Silver Medal in the Biology Olympiad.
He played in the college basketball team and won the Basketball Player of the Year award. Samson hopes to be accepted to study Medicine.
Jaekyeong Lee (Jae) was the winner of the Science & Technology Award Jae, from Korea, studied Bosworth’s 18 month A-level course. She achieved A* in Maths, Further Maths, Chemistry and Physics, which led to her being offered a place to read Engineering at St. Edmund’s College Cambridge.
Jae was Bosworth’s only student from Korea and made friends from a wide nationality group. While in the UK she used vacations to travel to many other cities, pursuing her interest in art and architecture. Jae was awarded a Bronze Medal in the Physics Olympiad.
Jae’s Personal Tutor commented very soon after her arrival that she had “a great deal of mathematical and scientific talent’. Her Maths teacher similarly recognised her potential noting, “she applies concepts with consummate ease and skill’.
