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Law
Peter Cane Legal Reasoning Prize
Corpus Christi College, Oxford (Lower Sixth).
https://www.ccc.ox.ac.uk/schools-and- outreach/outreach-corpus/peter-cane-legal-reasoning- prize
Deadline 5.00pm Monday, 1 February 2021.
Robert Walker Prize for Essays in Law
Trinity College, Cambridge.
https://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/undergraduate/essay- prizes/law/
The deadline for entries is 21 April 2021.
Mathematics
St Edmund Hall Teddy Rocks Maths Competition (under age 18)
https://www.seh.ox.ac.uk/study/outreach/teddy-rocks- maths
Senior Mathematical Challenge (Sixth Form)
UK Mathematics Trust.
http://www.ukmt.org.uk/competitions/solo/senior- mathematical-challenge-paper
Modern Languages
Trinity College Cambridge Linguistics Essay Prize
https://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/undergraduate/essay- prizes/
Oxford University German Classic Essay Prize / Spanish Flash Fiction / French Flash Fiction
https://www.mod-langs.ox.ac.uk/schools/language- competitions
French Flash Fiction Competition
Our annual French flash fiction competition is now open for entries. Pupils are invited to submit a short story in French of no more than 100 words, on a topic of their choosing. There are two categories of entry: one for students in Years 7-11 and another for those in Years 12-13.
Entries will be judged on imagination and narrative flair, as well as linguistic ability. Your use of French will be considered in the context of your age and year group: in other words, we will not expect younger pupils to compete against older pupils linguistically. The judges will award a top prize of £100 in each category as well as prizes of £25 to runners up. If you have any ques- tions, please email us at schools.liaison@mod- langs.ox.ac.uk. The deadline for submissions is noon on Wednesday, 31 March 2021. Submit your entry online here. Please read the submission instructions carefully as you may need to click a link in a verification email if this is the first time you are entering one of our competitions.
OGN German Olympiad
The topic for the 2021 Oxford German Olympiad, hosted by the Oxford German Network (OGN), is ‘Die Alpen’, and there is a whole range of opportunities for school pupils from Years 5 and 6 right through to
A Level to create an entry inspired by the theme. The competition closing date is Thursday, 11 March 2021. Please see the OGN website for more details.
OGN German Classic Essay Prize
The German Classic Essay Prize celebrates a different ‘German Classic’ each year. The format for the 2020 edition of ‘A German Classic’ was a little different from previous years. See website to read more about this, and the 2020 set text, Thomas Mann’s Der Tod in Venedig.
The next edition will be advertised in Spring of 2021 on the OGN website.
Spanish Flash Fiction Competition
Our annual Spanish flash fiction competition is now open for entries. Pupils are invited to submit a short story in Spanish of no more than 100 words, on a topic of their choosing. There are two categories of entry: one for students in Years 7-11 and another for those in Years 12-13.
Entries will be judged on imagination and narrative flair, as well as linguistic ability. Your use of Spanish will be considered in the context of your age and year group: in other words, we will not expect younger pupils to compete against older pupils linguistically. The judges will award a top prize of £100 in each category as well as prizes of £25 to runners up. If you have any questions, please email us at schools.liaison@mod- langs.ox.ac.uk The deadline for submissions is noon on Wednesday, 31 March 2021. Submit your entry online. Please read the submission instructions carefully as you may need to click a link in a verification email if this is the first time you are entering one of our competitions.
Lancaster University Modern Languages Schools Essay Prize (Years 10-13)
https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/languages-and- cultures/outreach/modern-languages-in-schools-prize- 2020-21/
Years 12 and 13 Modern Languages Prize
We are inviting essay responses from students in years 12 and 13 on the following topic:
Is internationalism important in the twenty-first century?
Competition Guidelines:
● The essay should be written in the target language.
● We accept entries in the following languages: Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Spanish and Italian.
● The word limit for the essay is 400 words minimum – 500 words maximum.
● One essay per language per school.
● We recommend having an internal competition first, where possible.
● Deadline – midnight 29 January 2021.
Years 10 and 11 Modern Languages Prize
We are inviting video responses from students in year 10 and 11 on the following topic:
Do we still need to learn about other languages and cultures in the age of Google Translate?
Essay Competitions
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