Roald Dahl Day More than £2,000 was raised from a series of charitable events at Rydal Penrhos Preparatory School throughout the academic year. The school continued its work for regional and national causes thanks to the hard work of both staff and pupils at the site, in addition to receiving support from the Friends of Rydal Penrhos committee. The fundraising began with a Roald Dahl Day, before...
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Bishop’s Stortford College’s Duke of Edinburgh achievement rate has exceeded the regional average. The college’s rate of 88% is higher than the regional rate of 57%, with 120 pupils having earned Bronze, Silver or Gold Awards in 17/18, 21 more than the previous year. Peter Singleton, the director of the South East region, wrote to the school to congratulate the college on its DofE...
Menna Fitzpatrick MBE recently visited Rydal Penrhos to collect a donation for charity. Year 6 ski captain Telor Jones and Jamie McLeod, head of boys’ games, took a trip to Llandudno’s dry slop earlier this month, presented a cheque to Great Britain’s most successful Winter Paralympian. The Prep School raised a total of £400 from a fundraising disco, which was held in aid of Disability Skiing...
Felsted School has been awarded the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) Silver Science Mark. The award recognises the best practice in science departments across the UK, with only 15% of secondary schools expected to meet these standards. Felsted’s science department was recognised for its teaching, strong vision and student progress in examinations, with many of them going on to...
Two pupils and a teacher at Lancing College have recently enjoyed regional hockey success. Sixth Formers Mabel Woodley and Michael Laurent have been recognised and commended for their performances for Brighton and Hove Hockey Club (BHHC). Michael was named as the Men’s Young Player of the Season and said: “I’m extremely grateful for the award as I was up against stiff opposition. I’m...
Truro School has appointed former rugby player Dan Sanderson as its new director of sport. Dan, a self-confessed “sports fanatic”, will start in September 2018 and will lead all aspects of both traditional team and individual sports, ensuring that pupils are nurtured towards healthy lifestyles. He said: “I am thrilled to be taking on the role of director of sport at Truro School. With the...
A pupil from Westbourne House School has qualified for the Junior Mathematical Olympiad. Year 8 pupil Jack Wong has been placed in the top 0.4% of participants across the country. 70 pupils at the school joined over 300,000 pupils in participating in the Junior Maths Challenge, organised by the UK Mathematics Trust. Barbara Langford, director of studies and head of maths, said: "This is a tremendous...
A Sixth Form pupil at Rydal Penrhos visited Buckingham Palace to collect her Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award last week. Jenny Johnson joined other candidates at a ceremony on Thursday, just days before the royal wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. She received her certificate from rugby star Johnathan Davies and met Princess Anne at the garden ceremony. Jenny said: “It was beyond...
Westbourne House School pupils have recently taken part in Outdoor Classroom Day. The global campaign, led by Learning through Landscapes, aims to get children outside and learning. Year 2 pupils took part in canoeing sessions on the school’s lake, which involved observing its wildlife and working as a team to navigate the setting. The school’s Year 8 pupils have been learning about shapes...
Downside School has appointed Andrew Hobbs as its new headmaster. Andrew will start with effect from 1st September 2018 and has been the acting head of the school since January. He studied classics at Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he also gained a rugby blue. He taught at Canford School as head of classics and then a house master, before joining Downside as deputy head in 2008. He said: “I...
Queen Ethelburga’s will host a talk from speaker Dick Moore as part of Mental Health Awareness Week. Dick will speak to parents, school staff and members of the local community at the session titled ‘Adolescent Mental Health, Learning to Dance in the Rain’ next week regarding practical strategies to build resilience in young adults, so that they can better navigate life’s challenges and work...
Llandovery College recently hosted Warren Gatland, head coach of the Welsh rugby team, at its annual Sports Awards Evening. The college welcomed Warren to the glittering event celebrating the sporting achievements of its pupils. He gave a speech highlighting the benefits of sport for general health and wellbeing, not only for young people but across all generations. Warren has coached Wales since...
A pupil from Taunton School has been crowned the Somerset athletics county champion. Cerys Lee competed in the Somerset School’s Combined Events Championships last weekend, which was also open to athletes from other areas of the country. The lower sixth student and girls’ captain finished her heptathlon event with three personal bests and as the first Somerset athlete, placing her top of the...
Repton School’s boys’ football team secured the inaugural Hudl Independent Schools League earlier this week. The team drew 3-3 with Bedes School to end the season unbeaten with 17 points, winning five matches and drawing two against the seven other schools, which included Charterhouse, Millfield School and Royal Russell School. Matthew Carrington, director of football at Repton School, commented:...
Bishop's Stortford College's medicine and Oxbridge students Students from Bishop’s Stortford College have received their university offers. Many pupils were offered places at Russell Group universities including Bristol, Durham and Manchester. Eight students obtained offers for medicine and from Oxford and Cambridge to study a range of subjects including chemistry, law and maths. Every member...
Taunton School’s U14 rugby sevens team have been named as the second best team in the country. The team beat off competition from 120 schools at the Rosslyn Park National Schools Sevens tournament, going on an unbeaten run to the final before losing to Whitgift School. The road to the final saw the Somerset school beat Gordon’s School, Birkdale School, St John’s School (Leatherhead) and...
Royal Hospital School has become the first school in Suffolk to obtain the 360 degree safe Online Safety Mark. Assessors from the South West Grid for Learning (SWGfL) said: “The school has developed high levels of digital literacy and safe practice. The contribution of young people is recognised, encouraged and celebrated regularly. Pupils want to be involved and make a positive difference to the...
A student from Repton School has made history by winning two titles in the same indoor season. Ella became only the third person in UK athletics history to win an individual national title and a national multi-event title in the same indoor season last weekend, winning the England Athletics UK Pentathlon title with a total of 3346 points and achieving new personal bests in the 60m hurdles and the shot...