James Smith, formerly of Taunton School, has organised The Great British Job Search, a three day online event for anyone whose job has been affected by the Coronavirus pandemic. The event, which takes place 11-13th November, offers a uniquely holistic approach to the job hunting process which recognises the additional challenges of looking for a new role during the current pandemic. Topics covered will...
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Kingswood School has continued its community outreach work during the COVID-19 pandemic. The school joined with other local independent schools in a mass effort to make more protective visors and distribute them around Bath to GPs, care centres and the RUH. Mr Barney Brown, Head of DT, used 3D printing to make PPE and cut the face shields at home in a makeshift workshop. Volunteer pupils and staff...
Reflecting on the weeks since the start lockdown, at a Covid-modified prize giving celebration, Year 8 pupils at All Hallows were given a resounding thumbs for the way they have responded to recent challenges. Ms Paice, Head of Years 7 and 8 at All Hallows, commented: "We want our pupils to be resilient and after witnessing the way the Year 8s have accepted the limitations imposed on them and adapted in...
A number of Felsted School boarders were welcomed back this week, the first time the boarding houses have been open since April. Year 10 and 12 pupils have experienced a week of boarding in two separate boarding houses, completing their virtual learning together, alongside allocated time for co-curricular activities, carefully selected safe sports, personal exercise and social time. Pupils in Year 10...
West Buckland has been recognised for the quality of its boarding provision and for its innovation. Shortlisted in the Independent School Awards for 'Boarding School of the Year 2020', the school was recognised for the high standard of boarding across all ages, together with its outstanding facilities in Sixth Form and for the wide-ranging activities available to boarders. In addition, Corporate...
Pupils at the Royal Hospital School (RHS) in Suffolk have handwritten 800 letters to be sent to elderly alumni of the school to help combat loneliness in lockdown. The initiative was a joint effort by Royal Hospital School’s Compass Programme and the school’s Alumni Association to help build a bridge with elderly alumni during self-isolation. The school’s Compass Programme provides Lower School...
Felsted School welcomed back the first of its senior school pupils this week. Extensive measures have been put in place to ensure the health, safety and well-being of all pupils, with staff working hard to deep clean all areas, rearrange classrooms and mark out two metre distances and one way routes around the school. Temperature checks and new wash basins are also in place to ensure safety. A...
Padworth College has released information detailing how it plans to re-open once it is safe to do so. The ‘Readiness for Re-opening’ brochure, which you can read here, highlights the steps in place to ensure that the health, safety and well-being of all students and staff will be the College's priority. The brochure outlines the procedures in place for safety, testing, social distancing and...