Charterhouse has announced that West End musical theatre star, Dean Chisnall, has joined the School as its first ever Actor in Residence. Dean has worked non-stop in the professional musical theatre industry for the past 15years, both in the West End and on tour, taking on principal roles in hit shows such as Blood Brothers, Mamma Mia! and Shrek, in which he played the title role, to name but a...
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Woldingham School has appointed Dr James Whitehead as its new Head from September 2020. Dr Whitehead replaces Mrs Alex Hutchinson, who has been Headmistress of Woldingham since 2016 and is leaving to become Head of JAGS. He joins Woldingham from Rugby School. Before this he was Head Master at Downside, a Catholic day and boarding school in Somerset. Dr Whitehead was educated at Stonyhurst College and...
Charterhouse recently opened its award-winning Science and Mathematics Centre. Benefitting from over 400 years’ of teaching experience, the School’s aim was to revolutionise the way Science and Mathematics subjects are taught to its boys and girls, by creating an environment that nurtures inter-departmental collaboration. The new centre provides seven new chemistry laboratories with wet and dry...
Students at King Edward’s Witley have exceeded the worldwide average score with their International Baccalaureate Diploma results. The Diploma programme is followed by the majority of the school's Sixth Form pupils. Ching Ya Ho achieved a 44 points out of 45 and now intends to take a gap year before going to university in 2019. Remi Trovo achieved 43 points to earn him a place at Warwick University...
Four sixth formers from Prior’s Field have recently won first prize at the Salters’ Festival of Chemistry, beating twenty other schools from South East England at the event held at the University of Brighton. They attended the event with head of chemistry, and previous finalist in the Salters’ Chemistry Teacher of the Year, Dr. Macdonald Smith. The teams competed in problem solving, practical and...
Seven former pupils and one current student from King Edward’s Witley travelled to Buckingham Palace recently to receive their Duke of Edinburgh’s (DofE) Gold Award. Megan Lewis, Matilda Moss, Charlie Howard, Will Kriehn, Alex Dean, Jonathan Bell and Ed Kernick attended the event, along with current sixth former Theo Negus. They discussed their experiences with the Earl of Wessex, before receiving...
A group of boys from Gordon’s School have received an award for their fundraising efforts for the health charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). Members from the school’s Khartoum House accepted Surrey Superstars Youth Fundraising Award from the HM The Queen's representative in the county, the Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey Michael More-Molyneux, at a reception in Guildford. The award represented...
A successful skier from Prior’s Field has returned to the school having competed in major tournaments in the Alpines. Molly had spent the past four months competing in both British and French ski competitions, winning the Finale Coupe D’Argent and the 47th Consiel Department Haute Savoie races. She also helped Prior’s Field to become the school ski champions in March. As well as competing, she...
A TV presenter and scientist recently gave an inspirational talk at Prior’s Field. Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE spoke at the school’s annual Julia Huxley lecture to 300 members of the community. Her speech entitled ‘Reach for the Stars’ detailed her journey towards success on-screen and in the scientific world, despite facing multiple challenges including 13 school changes, dyslexia and...
Members of Gordon’s School’s pipes and drums band have taken to the streets of London for their annual parade along Whitehall. Approximately 250 students took part in the 26th annual march to commemorate the death of General Charles George Gordon. A memorial service took place by his statue at Victoria Embankment Gardens led by the school chaplain, the Reverend Sarah Norbron. The school opened in...