List of competing schools 2018
| Schools |
| Alloa Academy |
| Austin Friars School |
| Bishop Stopford School |
| Bolton School (Boys Division) |
| Boston High School |
| Bradford Grammar School |
| Brighton College |
| Clitheroe Royal Grammar School |
| Colchester Royal Grammer School |
| Denstone College |
| Eltham College |
| Hampton School |
| Hull Collegiate School |
| King Edward School |
| Llandaff Cathedral School |
| Madras College |
| Merchant Taylors' Boys' School |
| Notre Dame High School |
| Oaklands Catholic School |
| Olchfa School |
| Red House School |
| Royal Belfast Academical Institute |
| St Gerard’s School Trust |
| Stewart's Melville College |
| The British School of Brussels |
| The Glasgow Academy |
| The North Halifax Grammar School |
| The Perse Upper School |
| Thomas Hardye School |
| Tywcross House School |
| Ysgol Gyfun Aberaeron |
| Park View School |
| Oxford High School |
Location
Details
The Top of the Bench National Finals will be hosted by the University of Birmingham
at the School of Chemistry on
Saturday 3rd March 2018.
The event will run from 11.00 a.m. and finish at approximately 4.30 p.m. (see full programme below).
Cars and minibuses will be able to park immediately outside the Haworth building (see map below).
Lunch and refreshments will be provided courtesy of the RSC.
School teams are advised to bring pens, pencils, calculators and mm rulers. Lab coats and safety glasses for comfort, if they have their own, otherwise disposable aprons and lab specs will be available!
Programme
| Time | Activity | Location |
| 10:30 – 10:55 | Arrival of teams and registration. | School of Chemistry Haworth Building Foyer |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Welcome and briefing of staff and students | Ha LT 203 |
| 11:20 – 11:55 | Chemical Knowledge Test | Ha LT 101 |
| 11:55 – 12:25 | Lunch: Sandwiches provided | Haworth Reading Room 209/209a |
| 12:30 – 14:40 | Briefing and two-hour practical test (Programme of events for teachers.) |
Chem. West U/G Laboratories |
| 15:00 – 16:00 | ‘Where can Chemistry take me’ Mr Simon Johnson (Final Year U/G) |
Ha LT 101 |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Awards Ceremony and presentation of prizes by Sarah Robertson, Director of Education, Royal Society of Chemistry |
Ha LT 101 |
| 16:30 | End of competition. |
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