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The Hazlegrove Park Run is a 1.8km parkland running course that takes place every Tuesday and Thursday lunchtime at 12:45pm. Boys and Girls from Year 3 to 8 come along and change into PE kit and run the beautiful course. The Hazlegrove Park Run is a 1.8km parkland running course that takes place every Tuesday and Thursday lunchtime. Boys and girls from Year 3 to 8 change into PE kit and run the beautiful course. The pupils attendances are noted...

Congratulations to Izzy Barr, a student at St Swithun’s School, came second alongside her father in Channel 4’s Lego Masters. The television programme offers Lego enthusiasts the chance to demonstrate their creativity and building skills in a bid to become the Lego Masters champion. A fan of the show, the 14-year-old was picked after writing to producers. She was invited to audition with her dad and build-partner Stuart. A Lego enthusiast since the age of seven, Izzy says that ‘building...

Pupils and staff at Swanbourne House School raised a magnificent £862 for BBC Children in Need 2018. Pupils came to school dressed in spots and took part in fundraising activities throughout the day, including face painting, guess the smarties in the jar, penny trail in the shape of Pudsey Bear and many more. The children enthusiastically embraced the spirit of Children In Need and were incredibly well informed about the importance of the work they do. Well done to everyone,...

The British Council UK and Study UK fairs in Russia official delivery partner - educational agency ECM - will provide the most effective and complex support and broad opportunities to increase your school brand awareness and numbers of students as well as to develop business opportunities in Russia. ECM agency was appointed by the Cultural and Educational section of the British Embassy in Moscow. Within the upcoming 20th Study UK fair -  the biggest single-destination exhibition in Russia (around 6000 target visitors in 2...

The service was led by the Provost of Woodard Schools, The Revd. Canon Father Brendan Clover. During the course of the service, the Chairman of Council, Mr Kevin Threlfall, presented Mr Norris to the Provost for his blessing, before pupils from Heywood House led the school in prayer. Hymns included two of the new Headmaster's personal favourites: Be thou my vision, and Dear Lord and Father of mankind. Mr Norris said “It will be an honour and privilege to lead...

Mr Bart Wielenga has just taken over as the new Head of Blundell’s School. Mr Wielenga succeeds Mrs Nicola Huggett to become the thirtieth Head of this leading co-educational day and boarding school. Mr Wielenga has been the Second Master at Blundell’s since September 2012 and has made a significant contribution to the growth and reputation of Blundell’s in recent years. Bart graduated from the University of Natal in South Africa in 1994 after majoring in Economics and from the...

New Head at Swanbourne House, Mrs Jane Thorpe, has welcomed staff and pupils back to the School after the summer break. The new Head at Swanbourne House School, Mrs Jane Thorpe, today welcomed pupils and their families to the School after the summer break. Under Jane’s leadership, Swanbourne House aims to be an increasingly dynamic and forward thinking school offering an exemplary service in teaching and learning and the provision of an all-round education. Deputy Head (Academic) Simone Mitchell said...

Pupils at Maidwell Hall in Northamptonshire tackled an extreme obstacle course to raise money for the James Wentworth-Stanley Memorial Fund. The whole school ran together over a variety of obstacles, including mountainous hay bales, the Maidwell Maze and a tyre tunnel. The sun shone while pupils, parents and teachers put themselves to the test over this challenging course. Pupils were thrilled to have raised money for their chosen charity. Headmaster Robert Lankester commented, ‘This was a really fun day and...

In May, 13 boys and 12 girls from the Stamford Endowed Schools’ in Lincolnshire attended a presentation at St. James’s Palace, London, they received their Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards from the Trustee for The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE), HRH The Earl of Wessex. During the presentation, HRH took the opportunity to congratulate the group from the Stamford Endowed Schools’ on their successes and heard about their DofE journeys, which took each young person 12 to 18 months of...

Headington School take on Ten Tors challenge A team of six Headington School girls reached the culmination of months of intense training by completing the gruelling Ten Tors navigation contest. Headington’s team of Lucy, Emily, Alexia, Sophie, Ellie and Caitlin has spent months in preparation, travelling to Dartmoor in February, stomping around the Chilterns in March, and endlessly route planning and re-route planning. At 7.00 am on 12 May the starting guns fired and nearly 2,500 participants streamed their separate ways...