Llandovery College has appointed former Welsh International Nathan Thomas as its new head of Rugby. Nathan gained nine caps for his country and one for the Barbarians. He had spells with Cardiff Blues and the Scarlets, along with seven seasons at English Premiership team Bath, where he won the European Cup. He has been heavily involved with senior rugby at the college for the last five years and as...
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Felsted Prep School was transported under the sea as Years 5 and 6 performed ‘The Little Mermaid’. The 90-pupil cast sang, danced and acted their way through the visual and musical extravaganza, supported by musicians from the school orchestra, with costumes and props made by the art department. The school has a reputation for high quality drama productions across all ages. This was the final...
Commonwealth gold-medallist Eboni Beckford-Chambers recently visited Taunton School to run a coaching session for aspiring players. Under the organisation of JR Sports Coaching, students at the school and the wider community had three hours of coaching consisting of warm-up drills, attacking drills, defensive drills and gameplay. Following this, pupils had a Q&A session with Eboni in which she...
Taunton School pupils have recently taken to the swimming pool for two charity events. Swimmers from the preparatory school swam as many lengths of the school pool as they could in 30 minutes to raise money for the charity Holiday for Heroes. They aimed to match the 41 mile distance they will be swimming around the island of Jersey this summer, which they exceeded by swimming a combined 156...
Felsted School’s royal wedding-themed fete has raised over the £2,500 for charity. Activities included ‘pin the tail on the Corgi’, face painting and cake stalls, with all proceeds going to the children’s chosen charity, Help for Heroes. The school’s Senior Cadets made a special appearance, arranging a challenging assault course for the children to tackle. A British Army Apache helicopter...
Andrew Gordon-Brown, Matthew Lovett, Jane Grassby, Sarah Patterson and Kim Conchie Truro Prep School has recently unveiled its new building development. Ms Patterson, the head of prep, along with the school’s governors, the Mayor of Truro, parents and staff members gathered to celebrate the opening of the Lovett Building and the Grassby Building. The building was opened by its namesakes Matthew...
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...
Cricketers from Monmouth School for Boys recently played at Sophia Gardens cricket ground as part of a new partnership with Glamorgan County Cricket Club. The school’s U15s faced the Wales U14s side at the ground, losing by five wickets in the final over. Joe Harris top-scored with 51 and put on an 81-run opening partnership with Michael Burger as Monmouth posted 213-6 from 40 overs. Despite bowling...
Three pupils on the International Baccalaureate (IB) course from Taunton School have received offers from universities to read medicine. Head Girl Josie Taylor obtained an offer from the University of Bristol and said: “Bristol University was my first choice so I was really happy to get the offer. I’m quite interested in paediatrics, so I may do something in that field in the future but I’m...
Pupils from Taunton Preparatory School recently visited a local cider farm. Sheppy’s Cider Farm gave Year 8 pupils an insight into the method of growing the apples, followed by the harvesting and juicing process. The trip was part of the school’s ambition to become one of the greenest schools in the South West region, with the preparatory school’s eco-team also working on a similar apple...
Truro School will welcome two professional squash players next month for a masterclass session. The world’s No. 1 player, Mohamed Elshorbagy, and his brother and world No.4, Marwan Elshorbagy, will visit the Sir Ben Ainslie Sports Centre to teach the school’s squash players’ new skills. Tim Smith, Truro School’s squash coordinator, said: “Mohamed came to Truro School in 2016 and was very...
A pupil from Rydal Penrhos Prep has earned a black belt in karate. Nathan Richards was awarded the honour following his 1st Dan grading last month, coming away with a distinction. A spokesman from the Adrian Wright’s Martial Arts Academy said: “Nathan has shown himself to be a person of outstanding character and has met all the requirements of high proficiency in prescribed techniques during his...
Isabelle (third from the right) and Ruby (centre) are national runners-up Two Year 8 pupils from Felsted Prep have earned second place at the UK National Science and Engineering Competition. Isabelle Soper and Ruby Rose competed at The Big Bang Fair UK Young Scientists and Engineers Fair 2018 at the NEC in Birmingham. The event encourages pupils to submit a research-based project, with the best...
A pupil from Felsted School has been selected for the Surrey Storm National Performance League (NPL) U19 team. Lydia Rowlands, 18, will play in the centre position alongside and against the best players in her age category. She joined the school in 2016 as a sports scholar and feels that the coaches and program at Felsted, led by benecoMavericks player Lindsay Keable, gave her confidence to trial for...
Taunton School has joined the ‘Zero to Landfill’ initiative in a bid to minimise its environmental impact. The school will work with Devon Contract Waste to ensure that none of its waste ends up in a landfill, the first approach of its kind in Somerset. Approximately six tonnes of dry mixed recycling is collected from the school each month and a ban on glass is already in place. The BBC series...
Five Loretto pupils have been offered places to study at Oxford and Cambridge next year. Three pupils achieved offers to study history, mathematics and engineering at Oxford, with places on the latter two courses also offered to two Cambridge applicants. Jonathan Hewat, director of communications at Loretto School, said: “Obtaining an offer of a place from Oxford and Cambridge is never...
Oswestry School’s Bellan House prep school has become a member of the Independent Association of Prep Schools (IAPS). The school went through a rigorous application and assessment process to attain its membership, which was confirmed at the end of December 2017. Many elements of the school’s curriculum and its teaching standards were examined in order for it to join the prestigious association...