School News

Taunton School clarinet quintet reaches national final of Pro Corda Schools’ Chamber Music Festival

Jess Harris

9th April 2024

Taunton School’s clarinet quintet recently celebrated as they reached the national finals of the Pro Corda Schools’ Chamber Music Festival. The Year 9 and 10 students which made up the…

St Edmund’s ‘Made in Dagenham’ production wows audiences in sold-out spectacle

Jess Harris

9th April 2024

St Edmund’s College, Ware, is celebrating the successful conclusion of its sold-out musical production, ‘Made in Dagenham’, which ran over four nights in the lead up to Easter. Held in…

Daughter Fuels Racing Driver Dad’s Green Dream

Jess Harris

9th April 2024

A pointed conversation about the environment has led to a man who restores and races vintage cars to have a radical rethink on green fuel. William Medcalf, founder of Vintage…

Eastbourne College girls’ tennis team celebrate South East win

Jess Harris

9th April 2024

Eastbourne College brought home their first big tennis title of the year after the girls’ senior team were crowned champions for the South East at a major UK tournament. The…

Royal Hospital School Welcomes Local Community for 2nd Annual Literary Festival

Jess Harris

9th April 2024

Royal Hospital School (RHS) in Holbrook, Suffolk, recently held its second annual Literary Festival where they hosted Year 5 pupils from two local schools (Littlegarth and Holbrook Primary). Pupils spent a fun-filled and inspiring…

Delight for Ormiston Venture Academy pupil Tegan as she secures scholarship at Gresham’s School

Jess Harris

9th April 2024

Tegan Engstrom, currently in Year 11 at Ormiston Venture Academy in Great Yarmouth, has secured a boarding place in Sixth Form at Gresham’s School from September 2024. Her ambitions of…

St Swithun’s Sixth Form Politics Students enjoy trip to the Houses of Parliament

Gaby Roberts

3rd April 2024

Students from St Swithun’s sixth form politics class had a unique opportunity to witness democracy in action during a visit to the Houses of Parliament earlier this month.   The…

Fettes College – Ten things about our Head

Gaby Roberts

3rd April 2024

Mrs Harrison, Head of Fettes College – pictured with her family – was asked ten questions by our Heads of School, Jayden A and Pippa K, and here are her…

Fettes College – GB Rowing Olympic Pathways Programme

Gaby Roberts

3rd April 2024

Having secured a Silver Medal at the British Indoor Rowing Championships last December, Lower Sixth student, Fergus P’s rowing is going from strength to strength following his second successful weekend…

Fettes College – School Musical – Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Gaby Roberts

3rd April 2024

In the final few weeks of term we were transported to the dark side of Victorian London for the sensationalist revenge tragedy set to challenging music that is Sweeney Todd:…