Congratulations to Simon Langton Girls’ Grammar School (SLGGS) for winning the 2021 John Stuart Mill Cup, managed by Head of Religious Studies and Kent graduate, Abi Hawkins.
The John Stuart Mill Cup has a dual purpose: to promote interest in philosophy among secondary school students and to model and promote civil discourse on issues of public concern. One of the judges of the tournament, Michael Wilde (Lecturer in Philosophy) said: “Many congratulations to the team from Simon Langton Girls’ Grammar School! There was some very strong competition from schools across the country, both in the regional tournaments and the finals. So winning the cup is a great achievement. Hopefully, the team will have a chance to defend their title next year at a regional tournament held at the University of Kent.”
We caught up with Abi Hawkins earlier this year to find out about what she’s been up to and how Kent has helped in her career so far:
“Philosophical reading and writing was a really helpful module, I’ve definitely carried those skills over into my career. I’d say that my ability to do simple Logic is so helpful for my teaching of A Level and knowledge I gained in first year about Descartes always comes in handy in my extra-curricular Philosophy classes”.