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On Armed Forces Day, Saturday 24th June, Stonyhurst announced that it signed the Armed Forces Covenant, a promise that those who serve or have served in the Armed Forces of the Crown, and their families, are treated with fairness and respect. On Armed Forces Day, Saturday 24th June, Stonyhurst announced that it signed the Armed Forces Covenant, a promise that those who serve or have served in the Armed...

An Asian-inspired dish of mung beans and lentils helped Felsted School chef Brenden Eades to secure the title of East of England School Chef of the Year at the recent regional final of the competition run by LACA (Local Authority Caterers Association). Brenden was pitted against two other school chefs to win a place in the competition’s national final, to be held in July at the annual Main Event of...

This was the first of our Year 5 Science Masterclass sessions since Covid. 30 Year 5 students from Fair Field Junior school, Aldenham Prep and St Hilda's participated for a two hour session. The students were given the chance to investigate the chemistry behind how light can be produced by reactions through three experiments. Students were able to use a range of scientific equipment to make...

The boys battled their way through schools across the whole of ENGLAND to become champions. Well done to the entire team and staff involved in making this win a reality. It’s an incredible achievement and the entire school is beaming with...

House Cross Country event which saw the vast majority of pupils commit to running a muddy course, under drizzly conditions and grey skies, marshalled by encouraging staff in soggy raincoats and damp boots. Once again this exemplifies the grit and resolve of pupils and staff, undeterred by inclement weather, to build a sense of camaraderie in the face of...

The quality of dance and displays of rhythm and gymnastics were astonishing and once again reflect how deep the talents of some of our https://vimeo.com/811305003 pupils...

House Maths this year saw 60 pupils from Years 9 to 13 in teams of 10 from each House competing for the Boothby Cup. The students did their Houses proud pitting their wits against a variety of questions in group, individual and relay rounds. They demonstrated wonderful teamwork and high level mathematical ability. The winners were Kennedy’s, with individual winners Cindy Zhang (Paull’s), Eve Williams...

Students from a number of Shropshire schools have been battling it out in a bid to have the last word at the first spoken English festival to be hosted at Ellesmere College. Natt Kritchanarat joined students from Lakelands Academy, Ellesmere, and the Corbet School, Baschurch, to take the winning spot in one of the three areas of the inaugural Viva Voce Spoken English Festival. The festival, which was...

YORKSHIRE’S Ashville College has strengthened its senior leadership team with the appointment of a new Head of Prep School who has dedicated his career to inspiring younger pupils from age 2 to 11. Philip Soutar will take up his role ahead of the new school year in September, having previously been Head at the prestigious Rosemead Prep School and Nursery in Dulwich, South London, for the past six...

Bishop’s Stortford College Fourth Form (Year 9) pupil, Dylan Davenport, has qualified for the England National Summer Championships to be held in Sheffield, 2 – 6 August 2023. Following on from Dylan’s achievements at the County Championships earlier in the year, where he won two gold, three silver and two bronze medals, Dylan progressed to the East of England Regional Championships which took...

Bishop’s Stortford College Lower Fifth pupil, Emi Ballard-Matthews has signed a deal with Wolverhampton (Wolves) Wanderers Football Club following interest from several Premier League clubs. Emi, who has been playing football since the age of four, was scouted whilst playing for Watford Football Club and bought out of his two-year contract for a long-term deal at Wolves Football Club. Emi has also...

A SUCCESSFUL TV producer who has worked on popular shows including Big Brother, Love Island and Made in Chelsea returned to her former school in Harrogate to inspire current pupils. After studying at Ashville College, Cherry Sandhu went on to study English Language at the University of Manchester, followed by postgraduate qualifications in media and journalism at the University of Leeds, before setting...

Year 11 pupil Benjamin, studying GCSE Computer Science, has been nominated for a BAFTA Young Games Developer award. Benjamin’s submission ‘Lizard: The Game’ is a fast-paced action platformer surrounding the life of a poor little lizard. At the start of the game, you find yourself in a prison tower, from within which you must escape the evil clutches of the Lizard King and his thousands of lizard...

Bromsgrove School is always looking for ways to increase its value added for pupils, and recently thought has been towards retention of the very brightest students in our schools. As part of the Monmouth Group of school we invited twenty colleagues Bromsgrove School in May for a day of sharing best practice in the support of our most able students. As well as the session on stretching scholars, there was...

Caterham School has been shortlisted for the ‘Independent Senior School of the Year’ award in the 2023 Times Education Supplement (Tes) Schools Awards, the ‘Oscars’ of the education world. The Tes School Awards recognise the most outstanding organizations and initiatives that the education sector has to offer. The 2023 Tes Awards cover all schools sectors and age ranges to recognise the very...

Dr Graham Mallard is set to join Taunton’s senior leadership team this September. He is currently Assistant Head Academic at Clifton College in Bristol. Originally from Leicestershire, Dr Mallard studied economics at Cambridge University and has a PhD in Economic Decision Making from the University of Bath. He has written six books with his most recent on the behavioural science of teaching and...

From planting new trees and wildflower seeds for the bees, to checking what’s in the recycling bins, a group of Essex school pupils has decided to take care of the environment into their own hands by suggesting and running their own green initiatives. The pupils of Felsted Prep School have named themselves ‘Planet Protectors’ and spend every spare moment getting their hands dirty on sustainability...

The Nurse Manager at Stonyhurst has received a prestigious national award in recognition of her contribution to nursing practice. Claire Ashworth has been awarded the Chief Nursing Officer Gold Award by NHS England for going above and beyond, demonstrating safeguarding excellence for tenacity around information sharing and Child Protection - Information Sharing (CP-IS). The award was presented to...