Two fencers from Plymouth College have won titles at the British Youth Fencing Championships. Tia Simms Lymn has won the U16 Epeé with Ben Andrews taking the top spot in the U14 Epeé. This is the fifth consecutive year that Tia has taken her age group title. Ben has finished in at least the top three since 2013. Held over three days at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield, Josh Hellings...
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During the week of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2015, the girls from Queen Margaret’s School, York planted six fruit trees as part of the BSA’s boarding orchard. The colours of the trees were specially chosen to represent each of the Houses at Queen Margaret’s. The yellow of St. Aidan’s House was represented with a Prunus Oullins ‘Golden Gage’ plum tree. A Malus ‘Blue Moon’ apple tree...
Housemasters Andrew Day (left) and Nick Rendall An innovative and pioneering new software package destined to revolutionise the way in which Housemasters and Housemistresses manage their boarding houses is being unveiled this week. Developed by two Housemasters, the new software is designed to maximise the time invested in pastoral care by drastically reducing the hours traditionally spent on the...
The annual Shropshire Schools Sailing Regatta has taken place at Whitemere. A number of independent schools from the area competed, and the overall team winners lifting the cup were Oswestry School, There was also individual success to be celebrated, with Sixth Former Sam Bucknell winning a medal for 1st place and First Former Henry Noad for...
Jemima Pickersgill After just five years of lessons, Moreton Hall student Jemima Pickersgill (15) is not only Grade 8 on the clarinet but also came an impressive 3rd in the prestigious Alderley Edge Festival of Music and Drama and was deemed ‘outstanding’ by the judges. Performing in the Recital Class, Jemima was competing against many students who were significantly older than...
The U15 Moreton Hall Cricket Team: L-R Buffy Boroughs, Sophie Barlow, Freya Beasley, Rosie Simpson, Millie Home, Tallulah Blackham, Phoebe Dickson, Ellie Mason, Molly Bennett, Emily Tanner, Lottie Clarke, Emma Young With cricket said to be one of the fastest growing team sports for girls in the UK, Moreton Hall’s cricketers are at the forefront of this success story. This week saw the U15s Team...
An Oswestry School pupil, fourth former Timoney Orritt, has achieved her dream of competition riding at the world famous Badminton Three Day Event. The Badminton Grassroots competition offers amateur riders of all ages and from all over the country the chance to qualify by securing top places in a series of one day events and regional competitions. Timmy has been riding since she was 3 years old, and has...
Pupils took part in a mock election on Thursday, May 7, the day of the General Election. Vote for us – three of the candidates in the school election, which was won – like the General Election – by the Conservative Party Five groups of Year 9 pupils represented the five main UK-wide political parties – Conservative, Liberal Democrat, Labour, Green and UKIP. They drew lots to see which party...
Excellent Athletics Results The athletics season has started with some excellent results both team-wise and for individuals. On the team front, both the boys' and girls' Sixth Form teams won the Telford and Wrekin Schools' Championships and, in the same competition, the Years 10/11 girls were first with the boys coming fifth. Both age groups won the combined boys and girls section. 43...
Theo Ling A pupil at Wellington School has won a National championship in an unusual sport and adds to his hoard of titles. Year 10 pupil Theo Ling has triumphed yet again in his chosen sport - clay pigeon shooting. On Saturday, he won the English U16s Olympic Trap championship at the Nuthampstead shooting ground. At the same competition he was runner up in the U21s. (despite being only 15!). His...
Jasvinder Sanghera with St Swithun’s sixth-form pupils St Swithun’s School Winchester welcomed Jasvinder Sanghera CBE to talk to the school about her charity Karma Nirvana. A survivor of a forced marriage, Jasvinder founded Karma Nirvana, a leading national charity hosting the only national dedicated helpline supporting victims of honour crimes and forced marriages. She is also the author of two...
Wellington School Year 8 pupil Evan Richards continues his cycling triumphs. He competed in the Regional Track Omnium in Cardiff over the weekend. After five gruelling events, he finished 3rd overall. This was a tremendous performance as he is currently only in his first year in the Under 14 category beating boys a full year older than him. He has now qualified to compete in the National Omnium...
James Caple – Oxford German Olympiad A Wellington School pupil performed outstandingly in a National competition. Year 13 student James Caple entered the Oxford German Olympiad, a national competition open to students of all ages. He was awarded a runner-up prize in the newspaper review category and will be presented with it at a ceremony in the Bodleian Library in Oxford in June. His task was...
(L-R) Sibford Head of Drama, Neil Madden with Matt Rainsberry Sibford School pupil, Matt Rainsberry, has been awarded a place on the National Youth Theatre’s prestigious Intake Acting Course. His success follows an all-day audition involving group work and individual performance. Sibford School Head of Drama, Neil Madden, said: “Competition for the Summer Intake Course is extremely high …...
On Friday 1 May, 226 singers united with an orchestra of some 80 players under the batons of the legendary Howard Goodall (best known for his theme tunes for TV series such as QI, Mr Bean and The Vicar of Dibley), Angus Gibbon (Head of Strings at Oundle School), Martin Ratcliffe (Director of Music at The King’s School in Peterborough) and Quentin Thomas (Director of Music at Oundle School). Performers...
On Sunday 17th May, 34 senior pupils from Northbourne Park School enjoyed their annual 14.7 mile pilgrimage to Canterbury Cathedral. Starting with a blessing at the school Church, St Mary the Virgin, Betteshanger and loaded up with plenty of water and sun cream, the children set off across the Kent fields. The Pilgrimage is a special event in the school calendar as it not only gives the children the...
No half-term rest for RHS teachers as they plan a 200mile bike ride in aid of charity RHS Teachers, Tom Wood, Richard Chadwick, Hamish Mackenzie, James Cullen, Andrew Wynn, Thom Hodson and Martin Warren (not pictured David Buchanan, Bill Tweddell, Andrew Quentin and Lise Molard, support vehicle backup) On Tuesday 25 May a group of teachers from the Royal Hospital School (RHS), Holbrook, and friends...
A Rocester school has won a major national catering award for the fourth year running, in recognition of its exceptional standards. Abbotsholme School scooped a Gold CAP Award for its catering service and the food on offer to pupils. The CAP (Continuous Advancement Programme) Awards recognise excellence in catering and are regarded as the highest measure of quality, safe best practices and...