A pupil from Bromsgrove School will take part in the Wadokai Karate World Championships in August. Freddie Draycott will represent England at the championships in Leicester, the first to be held outside of Japan. He is one of the few athletes selected to compete in both Kata and Kumite and has previously competed at three European Championships, winning three gold and bronze medals and four...
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A team from Kent College recently took part in the Salters' Institute Festival of Chemistry at the University of Kent. During the festival, two challenges were completed, with one set by the Salters' Institute and the other by the university. Both tasks involved practical work and tested the team's problem solving abilities, teamwork, organisation and safety. The college's team were awarded first...
Alex, Lucy and Kathryn A number of sixth form students at Truro School have achieved university-level music qualifications. Kathryn MacQuarrie achieved her ATCl in tenor sax, with Alex Sells earning a DipABRSM for flute and Lucy Wallis securing an ARSM for singing. The girls add to the success of Sophie Upton, who passed her DipABRSM in tenor horn this academic year. The trio have learnt off...
Abbots Bromley dance and musical theatre students took to the stage recently to perform a variety of routines. Over 100 students participated in the eclectic show, performing on two nights to a sell-out audience. The first part of the show saw a children’s ballet routine celebrate the 250th anniversary of the modern circus, followed by a collection of modern dances showcased by vocational dance and...
Members of Oswestry School’s first and second football team recently travelled to the United States to test themselves against top opposition. The team competed in the Las Vegas Mayor's Cup and were determined to improve on last year’s performance which saw them eliminated on penalties at the semi-final stage. Oswestry suffered a 3-0 defeat in its first game against Las Vegas Soccer Academy,...
A staff member and student at Rydal Penrhos have recently earned success in a national sailing competition. Head of sailing Max Todd and pupil Zac Blomely achieved third place in the Emergence of Seasons Championship at Queen Mary Sailing Club. The duo ended the first day of their debut RS800 event in third despite the freezing conditions. They went into the final day in fourth place and put in a...
A Monmouth School for Girls student has helped lead a charity campaign aiming to raise funds for a Welsh cancer treatment centre. Darcey Roberts-Waite is a young ambassador for Velindre Cancer Centre in Cardiff and saw first-hand the work they do when her father was treated there. Darcey said: “When I was six years old, my dad, Mark, was diagnosed with bowel cancer and we were told to prepare for...
An aspiring doctor from Monmouth School for Boys has become an ambassador for a national mentoring scheme. Charlie Walker was recently appointed as the school ambassador for the national ‘Medic Mentor’ scheme as part of its education directorate. As part of this role Charlie will be helping other young people who plan to apply for health care-related degrees. Charlie said: “In my new role as...
A Bishop’s Stortford College pupil has been impressing coaches as part of the London Pulse U17 netball squad. Alex Povey was selected to join the team in November last year after she was put forward by her former team, Crosskeys Club. Following an intense trial, she was chosen as one of 20 players to join up with the squad and has gone from strength to strength, attending weekly training sessions...
An Oswestry School teacher and her daughter have started a global environmental social media campaign. Art and drama teacher Mandy Price and her daughter Becky were inspired to start the #doitfordavid campaign after discovering a vast amount of plastic on a beach walk on Christmas Day. Mandy was aware of the problems plastics cause to marine life after watching an episode of Sir David...