HRH the Earl of Wessex has visited Clifton College as part of a campaign to support the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) Charity. During his visit he met with head teachers and DofE managers based in Bristol, as well as students currently participating in the Gold programme. Students from the college and the University of Bristol then joined him in a game of “real tennis” on the same court he...
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Charles Fenton Tun (left) and Frederick Fenton Tun (right) with their Cello teacher Mr Charles Ellis A pair of twins from Felsted School have achieved exceptional marks in their Grade 5 cello exams. Charles Fenton Tun was awarded the Trinity Exhibitioner's Award for achieving the highest mark in the UK with a score of 99 out of 100, placing him the top category of young musicians for his age. His...
Back row (left to right): Mr Ian Fry, Mia Rooke-Hodges, Charlotte Brookes, Susannah Watkins, Chloe Aris, Millie Kane Front row (left to right): Grace Earp, Lilia Mico, Amber Forsyth, Hettie Smith, Isla Wall Malvern St James Girls’ School’s U11s football team have been crowned English Schools Football Association U11s Girls’ County Champions. The team overcame cold and wet conditions to win the...
Felsted School has hosted the annual Round Square regional conference, welcoming delegates from 27 member schools from across Europe. The conference focused on the Round Square value of democracy and was opened by former Felsted pupil and Magic Bus Charity founder Matthew Spacie, who spoke about the difficulties that we face in day-to-day life with politics and how technology is shaping it. BBC...
Bromsgrove Preparatory School recently staged its first production at its brand new Cobham Theatre. Pupils performed ‘Tales from the Thousand and One Nights’ at the 300-seat venue, putting in impressive performances. The technical team backstage were just as professional and hardworking, supporting the actors in this ambitious and enjoyable piece of theatre. Charlie Woollhead, head of drama,...
Truro Prep School has become the only school in Cornwall to obtain the Youth Sports Trust Gold Quality Mark this year. The school was awarded by the organisation for its high quality provision of physical education and school sport, supporting the charity’s aim of building a brighter future for young people through sport. Gold-level accreditation is held by only 36 schools across England with Truro...
Bromsgrove School’s senior, preparatory and pre-preparatory pupils have been celebrating Chinese New Year with a variety of activities. Children at the pre-prep were taught about the event by senior students, with Year 10 pupils commenting that “the children were very attentive and interested”, adding that it was “an exciting experience” because it was the first time that some pupils had...
Padworth’s GCSE and A Level psychology students recently visited three museums in a bid to broaden their knowledge. They visited the Natural History Museum in Kensington to explore the theory of evolution, followed by a trip to the Science Museum to explore the interactive ‘Who Am I?’ section and a photography exhibition detailing the history of India. The trip ended at the Victoria and Albert...
Pupils from Dragon School have recently taken part in their termly Outdoor Learning Day. The theme of the day for Year 2 was ‘Take One Totem Pole’ and saw the children paint their own poles and build native North American houses from natural materials, with each individual given a role such as architect, builder or resource manager. They demonstrated exceptional communication and design skills to...
Kingswood Preparatory School will host a special event this week to celebrate its new state of the art development. The construction of learning spaces, classrooms and a brand new nursery has progressed quickly since it began in August and will be open in time for the new academic year. Simon Morris, principal of the Kingswood Foundation, said: “I am delighted that this wonderful new development...
Bishop’s Stortford College’s U13 boys’ hockey team recently took top spot at the Hertfordshire County Championship. The team won all of their fixtures at the tournament hosted by Oaklands College against Haberdashers’ Aske’s, Aldenham, Watford, St Albans and Hitchin. The final against Merchant Taylor’s saw two undefeated teams face each other, with Bishop’s Stortford recording an...
Tom Evans, India Whalley, Louise Aubrey, Poppy Polden and Alice Williams presenting the cheque for Cancer Research An Oswestry School pupil has raised over £20,000 for Cancer Research in just 19 months. Tom Evans decided to raise money for the charity as a thank you to the medical profession for providing high quality care, after his grandmother was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. The initial...
A Felsted Preparatory School pupil has been named the national runner-up in the UK School Memory Championship. Felix Collins competed in the competition ran by the UK Memory Sports Council which involved students undergoing a series of online memory challenges, testing their learning skills against competitors from around the country. Felsted pupils in Year 7 and 8 have been undertaking brain...
Left: Abigail, Tia and Annabel Four students from Taunton School have received offers to study at Oxford and Cambridge. Annabel Flook has an offer to study chemistry at Exeter College, Oxford, with Abigail Casson and former pupil Kieran Bailey attaining offers from the university to read history at Lady Margaret Hall and Christ Church respectively. Tia Hawkins has an offer to study natural sciences...
Pupils at Dean Close School were visited by an aspiring astronaut and flight lieutenant last week. Kerry Bennett gave a talk to parents and pupils about her journey to becoming an RAF pilot and her participation in the BBC television series, ‘Astronauts: Do you have what it takes?’ Firstly, she spoke to the pre-preparatory school pupils about the different types of planes she had flown and the...
Farlington School has announced the creation of a new volleyball club led by one of Europe’s finest coaches. The new club, backed by Horsham District Sports Development, is based at the school’s sports hall and is led by experienced coach Zbigniew Adamczyk, better known as ‘Ziggy’. Farlington School said that its premises provide the perfect place to start the all-girls club and that...
Taunton School pupils celebrate their results Taunton School pupils from years nine to 13 have achieved above the national average at the UK Bebras Challenge for Computational Thinking. Pupils took part in the international competition and tackled a series of challenging yet fun computer science problems, which demonstrated their logic and reasoning skills. The three highest scores in their age...