News Eleanor Triumphs in Financial Times and ATG Politics Essay Competition 14.05.2026

We are delighted that Eleanor, Lower Sixth, has been awarded the prize for ‘Best Argument’ in the Financial Times and American Politics Group of the Political Studies Association (ATG) A Level Essay Competition. Eleanor’s essay was in response to the question: Does President Donald J. Trump represent an anomaly or reflect a broader strand of thought and action in American politics? Eleanor’s achievement is particularly impressive as she has not studied American Politics and so drew on wide-ranging reading and research to shape her response.
This competition saw entries from more than a dozen schools and colleges including Brighton College, Tonbridge School, Eastbourne College, Christ’s Hospital and St Mary’s Catholic School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, with stiff competition in all categories.

Essay competitions are a wonderful way for students to go beyond the confines of the curriculum and mark scheme and to be able to write in a more exploratory way. Well done, Eleanor, on this significant achievement!