‘They really embrace the challenge’

Two students sit opposite each other at a desk in a library, discussing a book open between them and pointing at a paragraph with their pens

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Find out what the Chemistry Olympiad means to the students at one head of science’s school, and how it allows them to glimpse another side of chemistry.

In this case study, head of science Leanne Molyneux describes how students who like to be stretched and challenged can be inspired by the Olympiad, and reflects on her own experience of helping students to prepare, building their confidence before the competition.

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