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The Star
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Star
British students contest 2025 "Chinese Bridge" Mandarin regional finals
LONDON, May 2 (Xinhua) -- More than 50 individual contestants and 18 group teams from across Britain gathered in London on Friday for the regional finals of the global "Chinese Bridge" Mandarin Speaking Competition for secondary school students. The participants took the contest as a vibrant platform for showcasing their Chinese language proficiency and cultural understanding. Representing 35 schools from England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, contestants impressed the judges and audience with personal stories and characteristic reflections on Chinese literature, poetry, history, cuisine, and traditional customs. After the competition, Rueban Dulai from Queen Mary's Grammar School told Xinhua that his team did extensive research to create an innovative storytelling video inspired by the famous Chinese handscroll painting "Along the River During the Qingming Festival." "We wanted to make sure we embedded elements of Chinese culture," Dulai said, adding that the experience of observing other performances was also enriching. His team won second prize in the intermediate group category. The group contest was divided into beginner and intermediate tiers, while the individual competition spanned five categories, from beginner to advanced. Individual contestants were required to complete a two-minute prepared speech, an English-to-Chinese sentence translation, a live quiz, and an impromptu speech. Group participants presented storytelling video presentations, answered live questions, and tackled real-time translation tasks. Judge Lu Yifei said he was impressed by the students' enthusiasm and effort, noting that every participant gave their best. In his concluding speech, Zheng Wangquan from China's People's Education Press, a guest at the event, highlighted the competition's role in promoting cultural exchange between China and Britain. He expressed hope that the students would continue fostering mutual understanding through the power of language and culture. This year's regional finals followed an online preliminary round held in March, which drew around 250 students from nearly 59 schools across the country.
Yahoo
15-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Midlands' best secondary schools where most pupils get good English and maths results
The 'best' secondary schools in the West Midlands where most pupils get good results in English in maths have been named. New figures have shown how well pupils' perform in the core subjects at schools across the four areas of the Black Country, allowing parents to see where kids do best. Unsurprisingly, many of the top performing schools are the more prestigious private or grammar schools - but some state schools also make the list. READ MORE: Four-week warning over huge April driving rule change Get all the latest motoring news sent to your inbox by signing up to our new newsletter here A select few schools across Sandwell, Walsall, Dudley and Wolverhampton had over seven in 10 (70%) of pupils achieve A-C in their English and maths exams, potentially setting them on their way to the top universities. At the Queen Mary's Grammar School in Walsall, recognised as one of the region's top education settings, every single child achieved A-C, though the school has a lower pupil roll compared to others. Other top achievers included Queen Mary's High School, Walsall (99.3%) and Old Swinford Hospital School, Stourbridge (86.4%). The full list who achieved above 70% is as follows: Queen Mary's Grammar School, Walsall - 100% Queen Mary's High School, Walsall - 99.3% Old Swinford Hospital School, Stourbridge - 86.4% Q3 Academy, Oldbury - 81% Barr Beacon School, Walsall - 80.6% Summerhill School, Kingswinford - 80.3% St Francis of Assisi Catholic College, Walsall - 77.1% Highfields School, Wolverhampton - 76.9% Redhill School, Stourbridge - 74.4% Bishop Milner Catholic College, Dudley - 72.5% The Khalsa Academy, Wolverhampton - 72.4% Heath Park School, Wolverhampton - 72.1% Q3 Academy, Great Barr - 71.1% St Edmund's Catholic Academy, Wolverhampton - 70.7% Sandwell Academy, West Bromwich - 70.2% The latest school performance figures were released in the latest Real Schools Guide. READ MORE: Exact date DWP benefit cuts expected to be announced by Rachel Reeves Get our best money saving tips and hacks by signing up to our newsletter Schools were also ranked in a number of other areas, including their Attainment schools which ranks them based on average performance of pupils across a range of subjects. Progress 8 scores also take into account how much schools have improved or regressed over a number of years.
