http://www.furzeplatt.com/rss.xml News from Furze Platt Senior School. Our most able mathematicians from Years 9, 10 and 11 are gearing up for next week's Intermediate Maths Challenge. They will be pitting their wits against some 200,000 other young people from more than 2700 schools across the country. This is a one hour multiple choice written paper in which the participants have 25 puzzles (often quirky and amusing) to solve. 130 FPSS students have applied to take part. They should go straight to the sports hall at 8.45am on Thursday, ready for a 9.00am start. - Mrs Monaghan. http://www.furzeplatt.com/downloads/spotlight/weekly_updates/270112.pdf We had a very inspiring visit from Olympic badminton player Gail Emms. She met students and addressed an assembly. Students were treated to a video which showed the gruelling training regime that top flight athletes have to endure. There were also film sequences from her silver medal winning performance at the Beijing games which showed almost unbelievable speed and agility. The students were mesmerised by what they saw and this helped them engage with the key messages of her speech which focused upon the Olympic ideals and values. Gail agreed to be interviewed for our school newspaper and she also spent some time working with our GCSE PE students. http://www.furzeplatt.com/downloads/spotlight/weekly_updates/200112.pdf Our Sixth Form Open Evening was extremely successful with more students and parents than ever in attendance. It was also good to see so many external students seeking places at Furze Platt. Details of this year’s courses can be found on our website. http://www.furzeplatt.com/downloads/spotlight/weekly_updates/130112.pdf