The outdoor production, set in the grounds of Mayfield School, runs for three nights on June 9, 10 and 11. Drama teacher, Sally Gerstmeyer, said: “The production’s aim is to capture the attention, amuse, horrify and encourage us to suspend our disbelief of talking animals. During the final scene the audience are asked to see the animals not just as surrogate human beings but as animals in their...
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On the summer’s most temperate day so far, the Dollar 1st XI took on an experienced MCC Scotland side in an extended version of the game that took place on Wednesday 20 May at Dollar Academy. A time game allows for three different results on the day; it is customary for the MCC to bat first, and then try and get the school side out in the remaining overs before play concludes at 6pm. In the first...
8 year old golfing starlet, Grace, secures place at World Championships in USA for a second time. LORETTO School’s 8 year old rising golf star, Grace Crawford stole the show at the prestigious U.S. Kids Golf European Championship which took place in East Lothian at the end of May. The championship attracted the world’s best young golfers aged 5-18 with around 550 players from 35 nations competing in...
The winning 1st XI at New Road Bromsgrove School 1st XI were crowned Chesterton Cup champions for the third consecutive year at New Road County Ground on Sunday 21st May. The finals took a T20 finals day format, our team faced Worcester’s Royal Grammar School who they defeated by 70 runs in the first semi-final with an explosive 38 from Chase Edwards setting the tone. The batting was ...
(L-R) Theodore Wiklund, Ellie Ball, Connie E, Declan McManus Bromsgrove School is delighted that four of its current Upper Sixth Form pupils have received offers of places and scholarships from prestigious North American and Canadian universities. Eleanor Ball, an IB Diploma student has been offered an International Leaders of Tomorrow (ILOT) Scholarship, a full 4 year all-inclusive scholarship at...
Alex Smith Plymouth College rugby player, Alex Smith, 14, has been selected for the Developing Players Programme at the Devon School of Rugby (SoR). Alex won his place after playing for West Devon in a county-wide tournament involving 130 boys. The Year 9 pupil, who plays in the hooker position, is one of only three boys to be chosen from the U14 West Devon squad. The SoR selects talented players...
Fitzjames, Hazlegrove's new teaching and learning centre found itself centre stage at the recent South West RIBA awards. Architects, Feilden Fowles received a RIBA award in recognition of the building's outstanding design and Fitzjames was named as one of the four projects from the South West going through to the National Awards in June. In addition, Hazlegrove received the RIBA South West Client of the...
A number of pupils at Downside School have had good reason to enjoy the Half Term break, this week – they have been selected to represent the region in Rugby, Cricket and Hockey. Hugo Morgan has been selected to represent Somerset in the U15 Cricket Team whilst George Hobbs has been invited to remain as a Rugby player in the Bath U18 Elite Player Development Programme for next year. England Hockey...
Plymouth College modern foreign language (MFL) students have won the Challenge Piccolo Cup for French in the Vocab Express Global Challenge. More than 30,000 students from 200 schools around the world logged on to the online learning application to test their vocabulary knowledge in order to score points towards their individual scoreboard and school league table positions. Plymouth College scored...
Two students at Denstone College have displayed their skills on the rugby pitch during a tour of the USA. Harry Pegg and Nathan Cyster toured America with the Lambs tour as part of the Independent Schools National Team. Harry has shared his account of the England Lambs rugby tour of America 2015: “It was a Friday morning in London Heathrow where 26 of us stood ready for the trip of a...
Farlington Sixth Former Amy Hoare brought in her chess championship cup to school last week. Currently she holds three titles: Under-18 British Girl Champion, British and English Women’s Champion. Amy, 18, began playing chess in Farlington Prep School at a lunchtime club in Prep 3 and now represents England at international competitions. She was part of the England team at the European Youth...
Farlington hosted their annual Sports Festival for Year 5 girls on Wednesday 13th May. The sun shone and the pupils from Park Mead Primary, Loxwood Primary, Cranleigh Church of England Primary, Greenway Academy and Farlington had great fun trying out, what proved to be for some, new activities. The afternoon was run by the Year 10 Sports Leaders group. This course gives the opportunity for pupils to...
A fourth Plymouth College athlete has been selected to compete in the inaugural European Games in June. Diver, Natasha MacManus, 17, will compete for Ireland in the 1m and 3m springboard events as well as the 10m platform. She will join Great Britain swimmers Joe Hulme, Tom Fannon and Laura Stephens at the event in Baku next month. Late last year Natasha, from Dublin, won two golds and one silver...
Why the new linear A Levels provide an exciting opportunity for schools. Mr James Hole, Deputy Head (Academic) Teachers of a certain age could be forgiven for some Proustian nostalgia not prompted by a Madeleine cake, but by the prospect of a return to linear A Levels. The notion that once more the Summer term of the Lower Sixth would be unencumbered by revision, public exams, the dreaded post-AS...
Dunhurst Dog Show The Dunhurst Dog Show on Saturday 9 May exceeded all expectations, with a fine array of top dogs and eager owners taking part in a fun family afternoon. The sun shone, rosettes were awarded for a range of skills and attributes, all accompanied by the sporadic march past of the Dunhurst brass band to the tune of ‘How much is that doggy in the window?’. Judged classes for dogs...
A Trent College student will follow in the footsteps of British acting stars such Benedict Cumberbatch and Colin Firth after winning a place in The National Youth Theatre of Great Britain. Year 12 Drama Scholar, Joe Goodhead, will take part in the Acting course as one of just 560 young people selected from over 4,100 that auditioned across the UK for NYT this year. Most recently Joe acted as MC for...
(l-r) Ruth Brady (Nottingham Hospitals Charity Community Fundraiser), Alex Finden (Oliver's younger brother), Josh Glover, Oliver Finden and Katie Manning (E39’s ward sister) Football brings people together. So when his schoolmate and fellow Nottingham Forest fan Oliver Finden was diagnosed with cancer last November, The Elms pupil Josh Glover turned to football to help his friend and raised over...
The Sixth Bishop's Stortford College Festival of Literature thoroughly enjoyed by everyone at the College. With guests ranging from the controversial David Starkey, to the coastal adventurer Nicholas Crane and political columnist Steve Richards, there was something for everyone to enjoy. As well as some fantastic guest speakers, there was plenty of opportunity for other local schools to get involved...