Lancing College Chapel has recently hosted two BBC Radio broadcasts. The venue welcomed BBC Radio 4’s Sunday Worship programme last month and last week’s BBC Radio 3 Choral Evensong broadcast. Sunday Worship was led by celebrant Fr Richard Harrison, the college's chaplain, with the choir of Lancing College Chapel singing a setting of the Mass by Neil Cox, the college's director of chapel music. Rafi...
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Esta Felix receiving her prize from Martin Parker – chairman of the Taunton Festival (right) and director of music Andrew Trewhella (left) Three pupils from Wellington School have recently enjoyed musical success. Esta Felix won the ‘Outstanding Performance’ award out of 432 performers at the Taunton Festival earlier this month. Pianist Anson Tang has secured his place to study at the...
Pupils at Windermere School’s Elleray Campus recently celebrated National Gardening Week by undertaking a series of gardening projects. The students currently take part in similar activities throughout the year using the school’s own greenhouse on a weekly basis, such as compost mixing, disposing of garden waste and weeding. Rachael Thomas, headteacher and head of the school’s Gardening Club,...
Ratcliffe College has earned excellent results in its most recent inspection. The school underwent its latest Focused Compliance Inspection (FCI) during the last week of the spring term and was deemed to be compliant. This follows the results of the school’s most recent educational quality inspection in 2015, when the school was judged to be ‘excellent’ in all nine categories. Jonathan...
Repton School’s U18 girls’ hockey team have won the Investec Schools Championships for the third consecutive year. The side beat Cranleigh School 1-0 at the Nottingham Hockey Centre thanks to a strike from captain Hannah Davey, securing an eleventh title in 14 years. This capped off a fine tournament which saw the school score 12 and concede only once on their way to the final, defeating St...
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...