Former International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) student, Liberty Pring, has won the Lord Biffen prize for 2015.

The prize, which was set up by the Old Morganians in memory of the late Lord Biffen who was a Conservative cabinet minister was awarded to Libby for being the highest achieving History, Politics or Economics student at Bridgwater College. 

Libby, aged 18, from Bridgwater, was awarded the prestigious Lord Biffin Prize, supported by the Old Morganians, for the passion and commitment she showed towards the subject of history while at Bridgwater College.

Libby achieved seven points in IBDP History which is equivalent to A* at A level. Libby was also the highest achieving student studying the IBDP at Bridgwater College between 2013 – 2015 achieving 39 points. Libby’s overall score of 39 placed her among the highest achievers of the qualification. Libby is now progressing onto Birmingham University where she will be studying History.

Martyn Aldridge, Libby’s tutor and Programme Manager for the IBDP said,

“Liberty has an amazingly enquiring mind and enthusiasm for history across a broad spectrum from the modern history focus of the curriculum to the historic reputations of Cromwell and Richard III, which she chose to research for coursework.  She has been a great asset to the IBDP course and has thrived within this academic programme. With the £100 worth of history books that she has received as part of the Lord Biffen Prize she will certainly have a head start on her university studies at Birmingham. We all wish her well.”

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