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This Thursday, Year 7 took part in a Team Building Activity Day as they approach the end of their second full week at St Edward’s. The morning was spent busily creating rafts at the South Cerney Outdoor Centre, so that the various groups could then have a race across the lake. Our students took to…

Learning about ourselves is a fundamental part of childhood development. As term has just begun it’s the perfect time for Pre-School Hazel to get to know each other a little better, with their topic ‘All About Me’. This week, the children have been talking about things that make them different to each other, with a…

This week, our Lower Sixth Business students were very busy preparing to pitch an innovative and unique idea to a panel of ‘dragons’. The task was to deliver a product with a business plan which contained market research, financial planning and the target audience. The goal was to encourage students to understand USPs, the complexity…

3W have been learning about the earliest part of pre-history – The Stone Age. They discovered some interesting facts about the Palaeolithic period and what the earliest humans may have looked like. They then learnt that these early humans were known as ‘cavemen’, and looked at some of the objects that have been discovered in…

The UK saves 18,000 tonnes of CO2 a year by recycling. That’s the same environmental impact as taking 12 million cars off the road. But, research has shown that 55% of households are still putting recyclable items in the bin. Not-for-profit company Wrap started Recycle Week in celebration of recycling and to encourage the households…

At this week’s Carnivorous Plant club, students thoroughly enjoyed dissecting a variety of sarracenia pitcher plants to see what was inside! Using a delicate, steady hand, they gently opened the plants up and were surprised to find insects decomposing inside. From flies, moths and even a crane fly, students were left open-mouthed and in awe…

With sunny skies over the front lawn, it was great to see our teachers and students running laps of the front lawn as part of a charity run in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society. Miss Coleman, our Sports Assistant will soon be running on behalf of the charity in the London Marathon, and so we…

As our Upper Sixth students start on the last leg of their journey at St Edward’s Sixth Form, our Chemistry A Level students finished their second week, building their skills and learning the competencies of their chosen subject. This week saw them skillfully master and understand the process of making aspirin which involves using sulfuric…

Year 6 headed to the Science Lab this week for a practical lesson on circuits. The children have been learning about electricity, how to build a working circuit and how to draw the components in a scientific diagram. In their lesson this week, the children explored switches, bulbs and buzzers. They also discussed the way…

We are very lucky here at St Edward’s, to be able to offer whole-class instrument lessons. This term, it is the turn of our Year 4 pupils to pick up a violin and get playing! A notoriously tricky instrument to perfect, the children started slowly and began by familiarizing themselves with the parts of the…