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Trent College Get Vase Defence Off To Winning Start

Trent College
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20 Sep

Defending champions Trent College turned around a half-time deficit to book their place in round two of the Under 18 National Schools' Vase with a hard-fought 20-10 victory over Loughborough Endowed Schools in Long Eaton on Thursday (14 September).

Children's Literature Festival at Eagle House School

Eagle House
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19 Sep

Eagle House School hosted their fourth Children's Literature Festival this September. Over 20 authors attended and a whole host of talks, workshops and performances were part of the programme.

Winners of the Lancing College Football Cup

Parkside School
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19 Sep

Parkside School's U11 Football team had a fantastic start to the football season. The U11 boys went to Lancing College to compete against 24 Prep Schools.

Cranleigh Girls U18 Win St George's College Sixes

Cranleigh School
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19 Sep

Cranleigh’s U18 girls’ won this year’s prestigious St George’s Sixes Hockey Tournament.

Healthier and Happier Together

Moor Park
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19 Sep

In the second annual 'Better Together' Day at Moor Park, pupils were grouped together so that every age had the opportunity to work together while learning about the theme of 'Health & Happiness'.

Comedian and former pupil gives inspiring (but funny) message at Prize Giving

Senior Prize Giving is always a very special evening at Loughborough High School and this year was no exception as we celebrated the successes of our students.

Prestigious exhibitions beckon for creative King’s Ely students

King's Ely
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19 Sep

Talented Fashion and Textiles students from King’s Ely are exhibiting their work at this year’s Great British Sewing Bee Live.

Lord Lieutenant selection for Exeter School pupil

Exeter School
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19 Sep

Lower Sixth Former Daniel Wilcock has been selected to be a Lord Lieutenant's cadet. He is the fourth pupil in eleven years to receive this honour.

Gifts presented to Talbot Heath from the partner school

Talbot Heath Teachers Visit Partner School in Rwanda

This summer, two Talbot Heath teachers, Nicola Smart (MFL) and Joy Moran (Creative Arts), had the privilege of visiting their partner school in Hanika, Rwanda.

Lathallan School Top in Scotland for Duke of Edinburgh Award

Lathallan School
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19 Sep

Lathallan School has been recognised as the top school in Scotland for participation and completion of the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme.

Stonyhurst to open International School in Penang, Malaysia

The Penang State Government, Stonyhurst College, and LAPIS announced today the development of Stonyhurst Penang International School in Seri Tanjung Pinang, Tanjong Tokong, Penang, Malaysia.

Churcher’s College Pupil Awarded U16 Keast Award by Hampshire RFU

Churcher’s College pupil, Tom Bloomer, has been awarded the U16 Keast Award by Hampshire Rugby Football Union (RFU).

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Leicester Tigers honour Oakham’s Director of Coaching

Oakham School
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19 Sep

Oakham School’s Director of Coaching, Ian Smith, has been awarded Life Member status by Leicester Tigers in recognition of his longstanding service to the club.

Pupils at The Froebelian School with Headteacher, Mrs Catherine Dodds

Froebelian is ‘Excellent’

The Froebelian School, Horsforth, Leeds was inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) in the summer and was judged to be “excellent”.

First Place for Holme Grange in Regional Junior Language Competition

Angel came first in the Regional Junior Language Challenge. It was a tense atmosphere today but Angel remained calm and went for gold!

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Unison World School Exchange

In September, we were delighted to welcome back the Unison World School (UWS), India for their third annual visit to Kilgraston.

Year 8 Geography Trip to Cornwall

On Sunday 10th September, Year 8 departed for the annual Geography trip to Cornwall.

Bishop & Charles Lillis-former parent & current High Sheriff of Shropshire

Bishop leads 125 service

Packwood Haugh
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15 Sep

The year 2017-18 marks Packwood's 125th anniversary and a series of events have been planned to mark this milestone, beginning with a Service of Thanksgiving on the first Sunday of term.

Teacher at King’s Ely conquers Ironman Wales challenge

King's Ely
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15 Sep

A teacher at King’s Ely successfully completed one of the toughest Ironman Triathlon endurance events in the world.

STEM in Song Success

Congratulations go to Lucy Lockwood and Lily Aiken who have been shortlisted, alongside eight other schools, for their entry in the 'STEM in Song' competition run by St Catharine's College, Cambridge.

Heritage Open Day at Barrow Hills School

Barrow Hills School opened its doors to the public for guided tours of the historic building and grounds on Saturday 9th September for the third consecutive year, as part of the celebrations associated with the national Heritage Open Days initiative,

Exciting developments at Sandroyd School

Sandroyd School
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15 Sep

This September sees exciting new developments at Sandroyd - with an ambitious development of its Arts facilities that include new Dance and Art studios, as well as the introduction of the School's new 'Strive' curriculum.

BBC Presenter tells girls at Portsmouth High 'choice is a luxury.'

BBC News Presenter and Reporter, Anjana Gadgil, presents prizes at her old school Portsmouth High School, GDST. 'Choice is a luxury,' she said. 'Say ‘yes’ to as many opportunities as you can.’

Dean Close Pupils Find Hidden Treasures in their Forest School

Pupils from Dean Close Preparatory School enjoyed their first session of the year in Forest School.

St Mary’s musicians raise the roof - and £1,690 for charity

Five St Mary’s School, Cambridge staff members participated in the Oxford and Cambridge Note Race 2017 over the summer break, taking up the challenge to learn a new instrument from scratch in just two months.

Rendcomb Student Completes Charity Swim for Grenfell Fire Victims

9 year-old Rendcomb College pupil Reuben Parker has spent his summer raising money for the victims of the Grenfell Fire Disaster.

Swanbourne Society Golf Day at Ashridge GC

Swanbourne House
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15 Sep

The Swanbourne Society Golf Day this year was held on Friday, 1st September at Ashridge Golf Club, Little Gaddesden which is regularly featured in the top 100 golf courses in the UK.

Year 3 Teambuilding at Churcher's College Junior School

The CCJS Outdoor Adventure curriculum was kicked started this week by some of the youngest children to join the Junior section of the school. All of Year 3 ended their very first week back at school with an afternoon to remember.

Trips and tours see Oakhamians travelling the globe…

Oakham School
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15 Sep

This summer, students from Oakham have visited countries across the globe – taking part in a vast array of different activities – from Sport in South Africa, Music in Italy and CCF in Norway!

A New Year and a New Look

Greenfield School pupils returned from their summer holidays in a brand new uniform, completing a gradual update the school's branding, which has given the school a fresh, modern new look.

West Buckland Sixth Former Heads to Korea to Play in Music Festival

West Buckland School's Kelsie Cooling will be heading off to Seoul, South Korea, with the North Devon Sinfonia, to play in the prestigious South Korea Music Festival. Also on the trip is the school's Director of Music and conductor, Emma Kent.

Oona Carlin, Head of Ipswich High School

New Era for Ipswich High School

Ipswich High School for Girls is to become known simply as Ipswich High School, as it moves forward into an exciting era. Owned for many years by the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST), it is set to transfer to the ownership of Ipswich Education Ltd.

Launch of Golden Celebrations

Cranmore School
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14 Sep

Non-uniform day to launch celebrations for Cranmore's 50th year

A new school year and a new Master at Haileybury

Haileybury
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14 Sep

It was not only the start of a new academic year at Haileybury last week, but also the start of a new era as the College welcomed a new headmaster (known at Haileybury as the Master), Martin Collier.

A day at Giffords Circus

On Sunday 10th September, the boarders joined families of The Downs Malvern at Giffords Circus in Cirencester for a wonderful day out.

Harrison, meet Harrison!

As The Manor Prep School opens its doors to a new school year, we also welcome two new Harrisons!

First Female Head at Grace Dieu

For the first time in its 84-year history, Grace Dieu Manor School has a female Head. Mrs Margaret Kewell officially took up the role at the beginning of term, having previously held the position of Deputy Head for three years.

Kitebrook Prep School wins Silver Award for Geography

Kitebrook Preparatory School has recently been awarded the PGQM Silver Award for 2017 in recognition of its lead in effective whole school approaches that support excellence in Geography.

Launch of Ashville Prep School

The new academic year has seen the launch of a new Harrogate school, Ashville Prep School.

Special ceremony for opening of new Early Years Department

The Royal School
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14 Sep

A special ceremony took place marking the opening of Little Sailors, the Early Years Department of The Royal School.

Moulsford Staff v Grenfell Athletic Football Match

A new initiative giving hope to Grenfell Tower survivors and helpers

Bede’s footballers enjoy a pre-season tour in Madrid

Bede's
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14 Sep

Twenty footballers from Bede’s School in Upper Dicker, enjoyed a pre-season trip to Madrid, Spain, to hone their football skills ahead of the start of term.