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Rydal Penrhos hockey side crowned North Wales U18 Champions

A senior boys’ hockey side at Rydal Penrhos have become the North Wales champions for their age group. The U18 squad hosted the North Wales Schools’ Championships last week and won their opening game against Ysgol Friars 4-2, coming back from 2-1 down at half time. Sam Khorram-Sefat led the way with two goals, with Welsh youth international Jacob Heaton-Rue and Finlay Hare also hitting the...

Welsh rugby international inspires Monmouth team

Hallam Amos presents a Wales jersey to Monmouth School for Boys’ captain of rugby, Alexi Webb, flanked by players from Monmouth School Boys’ Prep, Toby Crewe-Read (front left) and Harry Dawes A former pupil and current Welsh international rugby player made a surprise visit to Monmouth School for Boys yesterday. Hallam Amos returned to his old school on the eve of the Six Nations tournament to...

Sibford pupil stars in Oscar-nominated Darkest Hour

Paige starred as Anne Frank in Sibford School's musical production last year A Sibford School pupil has featured in the BAFTA and Oscar-nominated film ‘Darkest Hour’. Paige Goodman, 15, was cast as a refugee in the hit film but had to keep the role a secret until its release. She said: “It was an amazing experience. Having been selected at audition, I was invited to go to London for costume...

Monmouth marches into final of science quiz

A team from Monmouth School Boys’ Prep has reached the final of the National Inter-school Science Quiz Championship for the second year in a row. Srinivas Rengarajan captained the team that also included Ojas Shanbhag, Cameron Hughes and Hugh Major as they scored an impressive total of 2,105 points. The Monmouth boys have high hopes of winning the final at Oxford University’s Museum of National...

CATS Canterbury appoints new head

CATS Canterbury International Boarding School has appointed a new principal. Dr Sarah Lockyer joins from Gosfield School in Essex as the current vice chair of the Independent Schools Association (ISA) and replaces acting principal James Slocombe, who has returned to his role as vice principal. She is also a board member of the Boarding Schools Association and an inspector for the Independent Schools...

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