Talks and Presentations
As part of our academic extension activities we offer a wide range of talks by visiting speakers, Stockport Grammar School staff and pupils themselves. Pupils who would like to offer a talk should contact Mr Thorley, Ms Pazos or Mr Swann. All pupils are welcome to attend (free of charge).
Spotlight On…
‘Spotlight On…’ talks generally take place on Tuesday and Friday during term time in the Library with a start time of 1.05pm.
The table below shows the talks and presentations for the 2023-2024 academic year. More speakers will be announced soon.
Date | Speaker(s) | Topic |
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5th October 2023 | Mr Stone, Head of Sixth Form | Hitler: Totalitarian Autocrat Or A ‘Lazy Dictator’ |
9th November 2023 | Luca Scorer, Third Year | The Problems With Interstellar Travel (And How To Fix Them) |
30th November 2023 | Mr Swann, Head of Philosophy | Philosopher Raymond Geuss (Not Thinking Like A Liberal) |
7th December 2023 | May Nassar, Anjali Abraham, Evie Poor, Serena Grierson, Sixth Formers | Honduras Trip Review |
26th January 2024 | Enoch Ajayi, James Hood and Matthew Scott, Lower Sixth | Are Athletes Morally Responsible For Injuring Someone? |
2nd February 2024 | Edward Griffiths, Lower Sixth | Queer History |
20th February 2024 | Emily Howling, Former Pupil (OS 2017) | CERN |
23rd February 2024 | Sachin Gholkar and Serena Grierson, Lower Sixth | The Real Physics Behind Teleportation |
1st March 2024 | Millie Gallimore, Upper Sixth | The EPQ And Her Findings On Microbial Resistance |
19th April 2024 | Ahmed Haj and Ahnaf Rahman, Lower Sixth | NHS Privatisation |
21st June 2024 | Faye Sanders, Former Pupil (OS 2019) | My Journey To A PhD In Psychology |
Visiting Speakers
A number of well-known and up-and-coming authors, poets, writers and speakers also visit the school to introduce their work, talk about their inspirations and to take workshops with our pupils.
The table below shows the visiting speakers for the 2023-2024 academic year. More visiting speakers will be announced soon.
Date | Speaker | Information |
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12th October 2023 | Harry Potter Book Day | Quiz in the Library |
16th November 2023 | Peter Davies, artist | Painting The Zeitgeist |
17th November 2023 | Nigel Booth, Governor | Careers In Law |
23rd November 2023 | Phil Earle, author | Event is for First Years. Sessions take place in Periods 2, 3 and 4. There will be a book signing at lunch from around 1-1.30pm. |
27th March 2024 | Abigail Dean, author and Old Stop | Book Launch |
TBC (June/July) | Richard Lake (Planetarium) | The event is for First Year and Lower Sixth students |