From the Master
I am delighted to announce the winners of the 2021 WCIB Schools Essay Competition. In normal circumstances I would be able to congratulate all the winners in person and present their certificates and prizes. It is a tribute to the students, their teachers and families, that despite almost two years of interruptions to their education we have had such a high level of entries. I very much hope that we will be able to arrange an event in the City of London so as to meet the winners and to talk further about their vision for how banks can help to rebuild the economy to pre-pandemic levels of growth. But in the meantime I offer them many congratulations and best wishes for their futures.
Robert Merrett
Overall winners:
First place: Varjitha Karunaratnam from London Academy of Excellence
Joint Second place: Malek Salisbury-Jones from Dunraven School
Joint Second place: Muaadh Tanveer from Newham Collegiate Sixth Form
Fourth place: Leo Waterhouse from Harris Academy Westminster
Sixth form students from London schools and colleges were challenged to compose an essay with the following title:
"The UK has suffered a deep recession following the impact of the pandemic and lockdown policy. What role can banks play in helping to rebuild the UK Economy back to its pre-pandemic level of growth?"
Students from eight schools and colleges entered essays. Teachers in each school chose a winner and runner-up at their school, with all school winners going to a judging panel of WCIB members who chose the overall winners.
We would like to thank all teachers for helping to organise and judge the competition at their school. Well done to all students who took part.
The full list of school winners and runners-up is as follows:
Bexleyheath Academy
Winner: Hitasvi M
Runner up: David E.
Dunraven School
Winner Malek Salisbury-Jones
Runner up Mae McCormack
Harris Academy Westminster
Winner: Leo Waterhouse
Runner up: An Mei Rawlings
Harris Boys Academy East Dulwich
Winner: Gabriel Peart Espirito Santo
Runner up Miss Shahana Koneswaran
Heathcote Science Academy
Winner: H S Boran
London Academy of Excellence
Winner: Varjitha Karunaratnam
Newham Collegiate Sixth Form
Winner: Muaadh Tanveer
Runner up Anshjeet Singh
St Bonaventure's Sixth Form
Winner: Tolu Tinubu
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