A Lower Sixth student at Tonbridge has become the school's latest recipient of the Arkwright Engineering Scholarship. James Watts was awarded the scholarship, which is given to 16-year-olds following a rigorous selection process. The scholarship aims to inspire and nurture school-age students to be the country’s future leaders in engineering and industry. Arkwright Scholarships also support...
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Boys at Tonbridge School had to draw on all their resources as the School’s Design, Technology and Engineering Department set them the task of completing a sketch every day throughout October. Having been provided with a different theme for each day, the students were encouraged to use a range of different media and techniques as they strove to complete all 31 drawings. Boys made use of traditional...
An essay by Tonbridge sixth-former Rory Smith has been ranked as ‘Very Highly Commended’ in a prestigious essay competition run by Trinity College, University of Cambridge. Rory took part in Trinity’s 2020 Robson History Prize. An annual contest for Lower Sixth students, the prize is named in memory of renowned historian Robert Robson, who was for many years a Fellow and Tutor at the college,...
St Lawrence College has appointed Alastair Brogdon as its new Elite Performance Director. Alastair will look to further enhance the College's reputation as one of the top hockey schools in the country, and work with top performers across all sports to guide them on their path to maintaining a performance lifestyle. Alongside this role, he will also be working with Canterbury Hockey Club to maintain and...
Cobham Hall has confirmed that lessons will continue “as normal” whilst schools are physically closed, with pupils following an online timetable. Although remaining open like many other schools across the country for vulnerable children and children of key workers, Cobham Hall has implemented technology such Microsoft Teams to give lessons to pupils in real time. For international students who had...
Over 80 Senior and Intermediate pupils from Northbourne Park School have recently enjoyed two exciting overnight leadership camps in the school woodland. Throughout the year, the pupils work together in small teams designing and building their own survival shelters from the woodland around them, which gives them the opportunity to have fun, learn new skills and test their shelters by sleeping out in the...
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...
Lana, Bakr, Jana Bakr and Catherine Broadhurst Three sixth formers at Cobham Hall recently created a challenging ‘Escape Room’ at the school. Catherine Broadhurst, Lana Bakr and Jana Bakr used the school’s historic buildings as the setting for the challenge. Escape Rooms have been growing in popularity around the country and Catherine enjoyed her experience of them so much, she decided to...
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...
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...
Northbourne Park Pre-Prep School has been named as one of the top 20 nurseries in the South East. The nursery received the award based on reviews from families and carers on daynurseries.co.uk. Amanda Hopkins, review manager at daynurseries.co.uk, said: “We would like to congratulate Northbourne Park Pre-Prep School being a top nursery in the South East, as rated by parents. It is such an...
Pupils at Northbourne Park School recently took part in a variety of activities as part of ‘Eco-Conservaton Week’. The pre-prep children learnt about composting as the senior school pupils cleaned Kingsdown beach and hosted talks from the organisations Deal With It and Kent Wildlife Trust, who spoke about local initiatives. European pupils from the school’s French Section classes participated...
Students at Cobham Hall recently took to the stage to perform their annual spring term show. Students from all year groups performed Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ to a packed audience at the school’s Gilt Hall, with those who arrived early able to experience a medieval fayre event run by the sixth form. One parent described the show as “worthy of the West End”, adding that that she had...
Cobham Hall staff and pupils have been thanked for donating their hair to the Little Princess Trust charity. The organisation uses the hair donated to create wigs for children with cancer and awarded 11 girls and members of staff with certificates following their contributions. Spanish teacher and Round Square representative Jessica Caro Quintana saw a leaflet in a hairdressing salon back in...