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The Maths Faculty have had a very busy week as Year 11 students completed their iGCSE Maths Examinations. They marked the end of the exams by completing a range of maths related challenges, with all students exhibiting a healthy level of good natured competition. The End of Exam Tournament featured a range of  Maths games,…

We are delighted to announce that St Edward’s, Cheltenham has been acquired by Alpha Schools, a leading UK Independent Schools Group. As part of the deal, Alpha have pledged to invest £3m in improving the school’s facilities. Independent Schools have been hit with uncertainties following the impact of the pandemic. St Edward’s Trustees made the…

On Tuesday, St Edward’s Alumni, Tom Fielding (Upper Sixth Leaver, 2019), delivered an in-depth and insightful talk over Teams to our Technical Crew, in advance of our production of “Seussical the Musical” in February. Tom’s talk was full of advice about how to work effectively as part of a team, the best ways of employing…

As part of their PSHD lessons (Personal, Social and Health Development), children in Reception have been learning about the importance of good oral health. Tooth decay is largely preventable, as long as good oral health habits are established at an early age. To help the children to understand the ways in which they should care…

The Oxford University Computing Challenge is an invitation event aimed at students who achieved a top 10% score in the UK Bebras Challenge which took place last term. The goal is to develop students’ skills further and produce programmed solutions to computational thinking problems. To prepare for their participation, St Edward’s students have been given a…

Children in Nursery Maple are reading ‘Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?’ by Bill Martin Jr this week. A beautifully illustrated, rhythmic story, which explores different animals and colours. To link with the book, the children enjoyed their first music and movement session with Miss Maggie, incorporating the rhymes from the story. The…

During their Technology lessons this term, pupils in Year 6 are developing their culinary skills. In the first three of their lessons, the children have been looking at shortbread recipes. They have covered everything from finding out the best techniques to create a ‘short’ dough and to make sure that their biscuits have a good…

This week, Year 10 and 11 students had an exciting experience in GCSE Biology as they donned aprons and gloves and grabbed their scalpels to learn more about internal organs. Year 10 students were first up, dissecting hearts, where the aim of the lesson was to visualise the structure of the heart, as well as…

This week, the Upfront Theatre Company visited St Edward’s to deliver an interactive session to Year 10 students. Upfront are a dynamic educational theatre company specialising in providing interactive workshops and plays, exploring a variety of social issues such as discrimination, exclusion bullying, and peer on peer harassment. During the session, three actors delivered sensitive…

Children in Years 1 and 2 have been learning how to play the Glockenspiel in their recent Music lessons. Today, the pupils were very lucky to meet Darcy, current “Gloucestershire Young Musician of the Year”. She is a phenomenal Marimba Glockenspiel and vibraphone player. The pupils were excited to show Darcy what they had been…