Bootham boys are top of the bench

By Education in Chemistry2009-05-01T00:00:00

A team of students from Bootham School, York, win the 2009 Top of the Bench national final

A team of students from Bootham School, York, led a field of 28 teams to take first prize at this year's Top of the Bench national final held in March. Oliver Manners, James Paul, Owen Duffey and Jia Wong (pictured below) held their nerve in the face of strong competition from second- and third-placed teams from Nottingham High School and Winchester College to win the Top of the Bench trophy and a £500 cheque for their school to spend on scientific equipment. Speaking to Education in Chemistry after the result, the winners' head of chemistry Mark Robinson said, 'the students will go away from this with a huge boost to their confidence and the knowledge that a future in chemistry could well be for them'.

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