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On Wednesday 12th November, our Year 9 and Year 10 ELITE Pathway student-athletes enjoyed their first trip of the academic year to Loughborough University.

The first session of the day was led by expert coaches from Speedworks Training, focusing on how to generate greater power and speed to help improve their performance.

After being put through their paces in the first session, they had worked up an appetite and were therefore ready for their second session of the day. Our student-athletes worked collaboratively to cook up a storm in the kitchen at the Elite Athlete Centre, refuelling with homemade chicken fajita wraps and beef teriyaki stir fry.

The afternoon saw our student-athletes begin to analyse their own strengths and areas of development in relation to the characteristics and personal qualities needed to become top in their respective fields. This session was led by Professor David Fletcher who works with top-level athletes across a range of sports.

The group finished the day with a strength and conditioning session in the amazing powerbase – one of the world’s largest elite strength and conditioning environments.

Engaging superbly in a range of sessions throughout the day, our student-athletes were a credit to themselves, the ELITE Pathway and our school. We’re already looking forward to our next visit later on this year!

A team of talented Year 12 and Year 13 students from Hazel Grove Sixth Form (HGSF) have achieved an outstanding victory at the Eduhub Pharma Engineering Challenge 2025.

The Eduhub Pharma Engineering Challenge took place during the ISPE UK Affiliate Annual Event at the Etihad Stadium this week.

Students were tasked with tackling a real-world pharmaceutical brief, researching solutions, and delivering an 8-minute presentation to industry leaders – all in just two hours!

Our students rose to the challenge, impressing judges with their teamwork, depth of understanding, and confident responses during the Q&A. Their efforts were rewarded when Team HGSF was crowned the overall winner. The team proudly brought home a trophy and each student received a £100 prize.

Following the competition, students explored the Pharmaceutical Exhibition, where they networked with industry specialists. To finish the day, they enjoyed a behind-the-scenes tour of the new stand which is under construction at the Etihad Stadium.

The Eduhub Pharma Engineering Challenge was a brilliant opportunity for our students to put their skills to the test and connect with industry experts.

We’d like to extend our thanks to Eduhub for coordinating the student challenge, and to the sponsor Beritech PharmaPipe for making this possible. A big thank you also to ISPE UK for hosting such an inspiring day!