We were delighted to launch the new Canford Centenary film ‘Always a Canfordian’ in a YouTube premiere on Friday 27th January at 5pm.
Lecture Programme
As part of our Sixth Form General Studies curriculum, speakers from a diverse range of industries and backgrounds visit Canford each term. The aim is to provoke debate and challenge existing thinking, as well as offer insights into the wider world.
Example Termly Programme | |
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Emily Garthwaite - Photojournalist | Life through the Lens |
Mandy Hickson - Tornado Pilot | Experiences from the Front Line |
James Le Masurier - Founder of Mayday Rescue | Mission to Syria |
Abi Austen - Correspondent | Afghanistan to Transgender USA |
Alex Nteung - Refugee | Not my worst day |
Nicola Morgan - Author and Speaker | Blame the brain |
Dr Jennifer Rogers - Mathematician | It all adds up |
Lucy Clarke - Author | The Blue and other stories |
Recent Speakers |
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Laurence Anholt - Novelist
Abi Austen - Author, UN Special Envoy
Dean Atta - Poet and Author
Jamie Bartlett - Politics and Technology Thinker
Laura Bates- Everyday Sexism Project, Author and Journalist
Colonel John Blashford-Snell - Explorer
Alison Branitsky - Speaking on living with mental illness
Britten Sinfonia - World Class Music Residency
Daisy Buchanan - Award Winning Journalist
Alastair Ekyn - Sky Sports Commentator and Journalist
Heather Fell - Olympic British Pentathlete
Debbie Flood - Olympic Rower
A C Grayling - Philosopher, Writer
Fiona Hathorn - Women on Boards
Professor Minesh Khashu - Consultant Neonatologist
James Landale - BBC Diplomatic Correspondent
Professor William Lane-Craig - American Philosopher
Sir Oliver Letwin - Politician MP
Carol Murraine - Eastside Young Leaders
Marie-Christine Nibagwire - Survivor of the Rwandan genocide
David Olusoga - Historian, Writer and Broadcaster
Henry Schachter - Holocaust Survivor
Sir Anthony Seldon - Historian and Education Commentator
Leila Singh - Leadership coach
Ed Smith - England Cricket Selector
Peter Tatchell - Gay rights campaigner
Rabbi Roderick Young - Finchley Synagogue