Times Spelling Bee

The Times Spelling Bee is a spelling bee contested throughout the United Kingdom. The contest, run by the British newspaper The Times, consists of local, regional, and national segments. The winner of each round continues to the next level. Each part consists of two rounds: a knockout round and a quick-fire round.

First year (2009)

The final was held in the Odeon Cinema, Leicester Square, in London's West End.

First year final results (2009)

St Martins London (Jonah Surkes, Prahalad Prasad, Dylan Amin, Gordon Hao)^[1]
Bishop Wordsworth's School, Wiltshire
The Welland Park Community College, Leicestershire
Oundle School, Cambridgeshire
St Louis Grammar School, County Antrim
Hainault Forest High School, Essex
Brighton College, East Sussex
Valley Gardens Middle School, North Tyneside
Bishop Rawstorne C of E Language College, Lancashire
Fairwater High School, Torfaen

Second year (2010)

One thousand schools took part in The Times' second Spelling Bee championship, competing in 106 local heats and 10 semi-finals across the country. The Times Spelling Bee received entries from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, and the Channel Islands. The top 10 school teams made it through to the Grand Final, held at the Institute of Education, London, on 24 June, where they went head-to-head for the winning title.

The winner was Newport Girls' High School, from Shropshire. Culcheth High School from Cheshire followed closely in second place and The Royal Latin School from Buckingham placed third.

Second year final results (2010)

Newport Girls' High School, Shropshire
Culcheth High School, Cheshire
The Royal Latin School, Buckingham
St Martin's School, Northwood
King Edward VI Grammar School, Essex
Burton School for Girls, Somerset
Herschel Grammar School, Slough
Morley High School, Leeds
Croydon High School for Girls, Croydon
St Robert of Newminster RC School, Tyne & Wear

References

↑ http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/education/spellingbee/article4702.ece

Woolcock, Nicola (22 June 2009). "Contestants are buzzing ahead of The Times Spelling Bee final". The Times. Retrieved 14 June 2010.

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