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A taste of the French life

A four-day immersion course in the sunny south of France was enjoyed by 19 girls from Years 9 and 10 over Easter.

Pupils at the Caribbean International Academy in St Maartens with the letters of support from the girls at Saint Martin’s School over 4,000 miles away

Victims of Hurricane Irma pen special thanks to Saint Martin’s School

Saint Martin's
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23 Apr

Bond between two school more than 4,000 miles apart raises money for hurricane victims.

King’s Ely student wins Beyond the Frame photography contest

King's Ely
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23 Apr

TALENTED King’s Ely Sixth Form student Gaia Giardinelli has been announced as the winner of a competition for young photographers.

Ryde School Pupils Welcome RAF 100 Baton Relay

Pupils at Ryde School learned about the RAF and hosted the RAF100 baton on its relay around the UK to celebrate the organisation's centenary.

Mrs Hough & helpers filling in the Tree of Knowledge

Tree of Knowledge Raises Funds for Alzheimers

Derby High pupils were invited to spare some change to fill in an outline of a 'Tree of Knowledge' raising funds for the Alzheimer's Society.

A Derby High Primary pupil is singled out for praise in a national competition. Megan Kerry (Year 5) was selected as a runner-up in the Malala’s Magic Pencil Schools competition, which attracted more than 5,000 entries nationwide.

Homelessness is the theme of a talk given to pupils at The Queen's School

Lower School girls learn about the many reasons people can find themselves without a home.

Perfecting Ballet to Bring a Smile to Her Audience

A pupil at The Ursuline Preparatory School has been delighting audiences with parts in a ballet based on Oscar Wilde's 'The Canterville Ghost’ at the Peacock Theatre, London.

Team Enigmatic - Isabel, Raphi, Raka and Eleanor in Year 8

CyberFirst finalists invited to Buckingham Palace

Four Queen's School pupils take on Britain's expert code breakers - and win a place as one of the top ten female 'cyber talent' teams.

Queen's School sports teams celebrate success

Queen's school celebrates a string of sporting victories winning prizes in hockey, lacrosse and rowing.

Student Finance Talk at Bede’s

Bede's
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20 Apr

Parents and pupils about to leave Bede's School urged to examine the real cost of going to university.

Debate competition marks centenary of women's suffrage movement

Queen's School pupils marked the hundred year anniversary of the women's suffrage movement with debates about equal rights and democracy.

Agassiz Chan works on his portrait during the two-day painting workshop in Monmouth.

Outstanding portraits inspired by painter’s visit

A group of Monmouth students completed their own wonderful portraits during a visit from a Welsh Academy of Art oil painter.

St Benedict's School cricket tour to Sri Lanka

St Benedict’s U14 and U15 cricket teams embarked on an exciting tour to Sri Lanka in April. As well as some great cricket played against outstanding teams, the itinerary included unforgettable excursions and an introduction to Sri Lankan culture.

Monmouth cricketers shine in Sri Lanka

Two Monmouth School cricketers praised for scoring centuries during six-match cricket tour to Sri Lanka.

Musical hat trick for Godolphin pupil

Godolphin School
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18 Apr

One of Godolphin School's most talented musician's celebrates achieving three Grade 8 Associated Board Music examinations with distinction.

Godophin School Lower Sixth Global Action trip to Nepal

Godolphin School
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18 Apr

Nineteen pupils from the school's Lower Sixth undertake expedition to Kathmandu.

Success for Godolphin Equestrians

Godolphin School
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18 Apr

Godolphin Equestrians notch up a raft of awards across two counties.

Anglo-Saxon Day helps Crackley Hall School pupils discover the Dark Age

Junior 4 leave modern day Britain behind to discover Anglo-Saxon life

Glenalmond's Head of Classics called in by National Archive to translate Latin

Glenalmond College's Head of Classics, George Pounder, was asked to translate a 400 year old, never before seen piece of Latin transcript found in the National Archives. The result? A feature in The Times, together with a heavy-weight Leader column..

Cranmore School Ski Trip to Italyl 2018 91

How to be popular in the ski trip world

Cranmore School
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17 Apr

Spring maybe on the way but it certainly had not reached Pila in the Italian Aosta valley when 46 Cranmore skiers hit the pistes!

Christian Loizou (centre) played the part of Marius with Matthew Phillips (left) and Jemima Gray as the Thénardiers.

Sell-out musical staged by Monmouth School for Boys

More than 1,000 people watched the sell-out musical over three nights at the Blake Theatre and it has been hailed by many as the schools’ best production in more than 50 years.

Flying visit by top Colonel for Taunton School inspection

Taunton School
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17 Apr

Taunton School hosted its annual Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Inspection Day with Royal Marines Colonel Phil Kelly being flown in by Wildcat helicopter to inspect cadets, including his daughter.

Queen's School Girls' Easter adventure in Iceland

A group of 30 girls enjoyed the five day Geography field trip.

Roelof Van De Merwe coaching TS students

First class cricketers coach Taunton School pupils

Taunton School
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17 Apr

Max Waller, Roelof Van de Merwe and county youth coach Andrew Skidmore offer expert advice to Taunton School's young cricketers

Oakham School's Elli Watton & Kathryn Lane winCommonwealth Games Bronze

Commonwealth Bronze for Oakham student & teacher

Oakham School
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17 Apr

A former Oakham School student and her teacher have played alongside each other in the England Women’s Hockey team to win Bronze medals at the Commonwealth Games this weekend!

Canford Model UN success

Canford School
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17 Apr

Canfordians win awards at their second Model United Nations Events

Manor House Music Scholars Play for World Famous Classical Violinist

World famous violinist, Nicola Benedetti MBE, visited Manor House School in Bookham to lead a Masterclass and Orchestral Workshop with the girls in the Senior Orchestra and String Groups. Senior Music Scholars played solo pieces to Nicola.

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Best in Bucks, Dan Leads the Way

Gayhurst School
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17 Apr

Two Year 6 boys from Gayhurst School have had super success at the TCS Oxford Computer Challenge. The Challenge is designed to help talented computational thinkers in the UK to develop their skills by solving tasks with programmed solutions.

College Swimmer Heading for Youth Olympic Games

After winning three silver medals at the CARIFTA Swimming Championships, Bishop’s Stortford College Sixth Former and 2016 Olympic swimmer Elinah Phillip will be competing in the Youth Olympic Games in Argentina.

Taunton School hosts hands-on Science Event for 230 Year 9 girls

Taunton School
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16 Apr

Taunton School was the venue for the inspirational ‘Skirting Science’ event on Thursday, organised by women’s group Soroptimist International Taunton. It was attended by over 230 Year 9 girls from local Somerset Schools.

Outdoor Activity Centre trip ends term for Millfield boarders

The boarders ended the term with a jam packed Sunday to Mojo Active, an outdoor activity centre in Bristol.

Supporting Exeter Foodbank

A charity Concert by Exeter Cathedral School has more than £2,870 for the Exeter Foodbank.

FIRST U15 INTERNATIONAL GOLF MATCH

Merchiston is delighted to have boys taking part in one of the first U15 International Golf Matches between England and Scotland, which took place at Collingtree Park Golf Club

Innovative Hamlet at Bancroft's Prep

Bancroft's School's Middle School Production of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, was performed by an exceptionally talented group of year 9 and 10 students, led by a tour-de-force performance by Martha Grimsell as Hamlet.

Holme Grange Young Entrepreneurs raise money for charity!

Stress balls with an unusual design helped turn Holme Grange pupils into entrepreneurs.

National Music Success at Foremarke Hall

Musicians Prove They Are Among Nation's Best

Foremarke Hall (Repton Preparatory School)
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12 Apr

Five pupils from Foremarke Hall have been awarded places in national musical organisations and a further two have gained places in Associate Regional Orchestras after demonstrating their outstanding abilities at audition.

Talbot Heath and All Saints pupils smiling proudly with their winning STEALTH boat and trophies.

Talbot Heath pupils part of ATLAS ELEKTRONIK UK STEM winning team

Three Talbot Heath girls are among team that beat eleven other schools for the chance to study nuclear marine engineering by designing their own stealth boat at British Science Week STEM day

School 'meets all standards with no further action' in recent inspection

In a recent Independent Schools Inspection (ISI), Portsmouth High School 'met all standards with no further action required'.

Lucas and Gresham's students holding braclets

Odd socks, bracelets and a ski challenge for Gresham’s pupils supporting WDSD

Gresham's
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11 Apr

The Gresham’s community has been raising awareness of Down Syndrome with renewed vigour, wearing #LotsofSocks as part of Down Syndrome International’s global campaign, and doing much more besides, including raising an estimated £3,000 for the charity