One of the great joys and benefits of a boarding education is the fact that there is the time and the space to offer a rich array of opportunities which enable young people to grow and develop and explore the person they are. They develop passions and interests, they develop their character and they learn to play a positive part in a community – all things that will help them to lead a happy and fulfilled life.
Wells Cathedral School are delighted to announce they have won Independent School of the Year 2020 in the Performing Arts category. The award seeks to highlight the exceptional opportunities that pupils experience in the Performing Arts at Wells, with praise for its elite and general programmes being noted by the judges’ panel. The Drama Department provides a hugely rich, varied...
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KING’S Ely students with a love for learning languages and experiencing different cultures are to reap the benefits of a new Erasmus+ project. King’s Ely has secured funding from the European Commission and British Council to deliver ‘The Village’ – a collaborative project involving King’s Ely and two of its partner schools, IES Andrés Vandelvira in Albacete, Spain and College...
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New plans have been unveiled at Pocklington School in East Yorkshire to support the School’s strategic goal of further improving academic performance, increasing pupils’ independence and meeting the needs of modern family life. Led by Headmaster Toby Seth and endorsed by Chair of Governors Tim Stephenson, the plans focus around a new ‘working week’ which will see pupils spending more...
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In spite of the restrictions imposed by Covid 19, music has continued to thrive at Dauntsey’s. Two on-line solo recital concerts took place in September and October, featuring GCSE and A Level students. A wide programme including Mozart, Chopin, Handel, as well as more recent musical theatre numbers, entertained viewers and provided valuable performance experience for the students. Just before...
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Helen Melville, a Geography Teacher at King’s Ely Senior, is challenging herself to run 100 miles throughout November to not only put her stamina to the test but also raise as much money as she can for the Royal British Legion, a charity that provides financial, social and emotional support to members and veterans of the British Armed Forces, their...
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A CREATIVE King’s Ely student has reached the finals of a prestigious fashion design competition. Namo Sajarattanachote, who is in Year 13 at King’s Ely Sixth Form, has been named a finalist in this year’s RECO Young Designer Competition, hailed the largest upcycling fashion design contest in Thailand. Sponsored by Indorama Ventures PCL, the competition is organised to raise awareness...
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Covid 19 has inevitably impacted the way in which Dance is being taught at Dauntsey’s but the School has come up with some creative solutions to continue this very popular activity Classes are now non-contact and mixed age group dance clubs have been suspended, with single year group sessions replacing specialised groups. There has been a great uptake in Dance...
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Rowers have been out on the water in the autumn sunshine honing their skills and trying out different seating combinations. Rowing is an Upper School games option in the Autumn and Summer terms for Fifth Formers and above, with the students rowing with Bradford-upon-Avon rowing Club each week. Miss Pearson, one of the teachers responsible for the rowing programme at...
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