Pupils at Northbourne Park School have been marking Refugee Week by learning about the reasons for the refugee crisis in Europe, watching films featuring stories of refugees and creating ‘Welcome’ cards. Liz Hayes, head of geography and religious studies, said: “Our pupils have been really engaged and interested. I often found they have seen news items about refugees, but not understood the...
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Rydal Penrhos School has announced the appointment of Paul Sanders as the new head of Middle School. He will take over from John Murphy at the start of the next academic year in September. Mr Sanders studied a BA in Sport Management at Coventry University before heading to the University of Manchester to undertake his PGCE. This was followed by teaching work in the Manchester and Bolton area where...
Truro Prep School recently welcomed author M. G. Leonard for a day of workshops and presentations. M. G. Leonard wrote the bestselling children’s book trilogy Beetle Boy, Beetle Queen and Battle of the Beetles. The children started the day with a series of creative writing workshops before gathering for a talk about books and beetles. Ms Leonard said: “I write environmental fiction and it...
Dean Close School has been crowned the Best Independent School of the Year at the first ever SoGlos Gloucestershire Lifestyle Awards. Headmaster Bradley Salisbury and Emma Taylor, the school’s warden, attended the event at Blackfriars Priory along with many other prestigious schools. The award recognised the staff and pupils that offer their time to contribute to the school’s community, including...
St David’s College recently welcomed back a former pupil who arrived at the school in a navy helicopter. Lieutenant Ben Daw landed on the school’s tennis courts in the £19m Merlin helicopter, who welcomed him as he arrived. He gave pupils a tour of the anti-submarine vehicle and saw his former teachers and Year 8 nephew Marley. Steve Delaney, deputy head, said: “It was an exciting day and...
Northbourne Park School recently welcomed over 50 grandparents to its annual Grandparents Day. Pupils took their grandparents on a tour of the school and introduced them to their teachers, classmates and friends. Following some light refreshments, grandparents and parents were entertained during the afternoon with a summer concert. Years 3 and 4 sang 'Arabian Nights', while Years 5 and 6 gave a...
Cameron in action for Sedbergh The captain of Sedbergh School’s rugby team has been selected for England’s tour of South Africa. Cameron Redpath, 18, will join the side for next month’s test matches against the hosts and complete his school exams whilst out there. He has played for Scotland U16s & U18s, and England U18s and U20s teams and made his debut for Sale against Worcester in the...
An artist from Rydal Penrhos has won a regional art competition. Will Glanville, 8, beat off more than 70 entries to win the U14 category at the Llanelian Open Art showcase for his watercolour painting entitled ‘Pheasant’. He earned a cash prize, the Llanelian Art Competition Cup and a signed photo of Darth Vader from actor Spencer Wilding, who played the villain in Rogue One: A Star Wars...
An unprecedented number of pupils from Truro School's sixth form have achieved places at overseas universities. The school’s Overseas Universities Programme has helped six students receive offers to study in non-native countries including the USA, Switzerland and Ireland. Mrs Jupp, the sixth form’s overseas universities advisor, said: “It is fascinating work. Every application is different and...
A pupil from Bedford School has won the U14 category of the National British Schools and Young Shots Championships 2018. Darcy McBride finished first with a score of 30/32, ranking him as the number one shot in the UK for his age group. He trains with world-class shooter Philip Thorrold twice a week and hopes to win the Clay Shooting World Championships in Dubai He said: “The best thing about clay...
Nathan Mellors (L) and Kieran Farrer Two pupils from the Royal Hospital School recently completed the hottest London Marathon on record. Kieran Farrer and Nathan Mellors successfully completed the 26.219 mile course in aid of the charity Whizz-Kidz. Kieran finished the race in 4 hours 49 minutes, while Nathan crossed the line in 5 hours 38 minutes. The school is unaware of any other pupils who have...
Felsted School has opened its new wellbeing centre, the first in-school facility of its type in the country. The centre was officially opened at a ceremony attended by parents, pupils and staff last weekend by Dr Simon Walker and his wife Dr Jo Walker, who have helped develop AS tracking as a means to help identify and mitigate mental health problems in young people. The school uses a range of...
Farlington School has announced that it will welcome boys into its reception class in September 2018. The decision was made by the governors and senior leadership team, in a gradual move towards becoming a co-educational prep-school. Only the nursery and reception class in September 2018 will have both boys and girls, with no change to the arrangements in the senior school or sixth form. Louise...
Bromsgrove Preparatory School’s U13 A hockey team have been crowned Independent School’s Hockey Cup (ISHC) champions. The side travelled to the ISHC National Finals at the University of Birmingham on Tuesday, where they defeated Blundell School 7-2 to set up a final against Calday Grange Grammar School. The Worcestershire-based school secured the title with a 7-0 win thanks to four goals from Archie...
Will Ross, Maja Segger and Charlie Papworth attained their offers with the help of their teachers Three pupils from Sedbergh School have received offers to study at Oxford and Cambridge. Will Ross and Maja Segger have offers from Cambridge to study medicine at Pembroke College and engineering at Emanuel College respectively, with Charlie Papworth receiving an offer to read law at Christ Church,...
Peter Lavery (centre) with his running group Rydal Penrhos’ head of sixth form has finished a 50km run to raise funds for the renovation of the school’s Ferguson Centre. Peter Lavery completed the challenge on 16 December, running past iconic sites like Canary Wharf, Wembley Stadium and Westminster Abbey. Lavery said: “I am really pleased with how it went and enjoyed the camaraderie of...