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Multi-millionaire Peter Ogden has pledged to fund up to two 6th Form Science Scholarships per year at Yarm School.
The new scholarships are being created to encourage the take up of Mathematics and Science in top schools around the
country and Yarm School has been selected in the Teesside region.
The hope is to encourage more young people to become budding Science or Mathematics undergraduates at a time when,
nationally, numbers are in decline. Yarm School has long had a reputation as a centre of excellence for 6th Form studies
and has an outstanding track record in the fields of Science, Technology and Mathematics. A number of Yarm School pupils
have recently won prestigious national awards for Design and Technology, with Philip Cowan being named Young Designer of the Year
and David Lister winning the Audi-sponsored Mind to Market prize at the Young Designer Awards.
Applicants for the 6th Form scholarships must come from state schools and intend to study Science at University.
Peter Ogden wishes to provide places at Yarm School for two pupils a year who would not otherwise be
able to afford the places. Gross parental income must be under £30,000 per annum. These scholarships
are offered for entry in September, together with the existing 6th Form
scholarships, for which there is an examination in January.
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