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Last week, pupils at the Prep School got active when they took part in a Virtual Sports Day. As one of the most popular events in the school calendar, Sports Day wasn’t going to be stopped by issues created by the current social distancing guidelines! To keep everyone safe and to make sure that everyone…

This week, we welcomed 12 members of the student body onto the Student Leadership Team at the Senior School. The team are an integral part of our community, representing the School externally and providing support during a number of events, such as open days and parents’ evenings. They also meet regularly with senior teaching staff,…

Pupils in Year 3 to Year 6 have been discussing the concept of ‘Respect’ during their weekly Live Assemblies with Mrs Thomas and Mr McKernan. Some of the children then went on to colour the letters of ‘RESPECT’ in order to make a collage to demonstrate that we stand united in our belief that everyone…

We are very proud to announce that SSgt Keylock has been awarded the Lord Lieutenants Certificate of Meritorious Service, in recognition of his work with the Combined Cadet Force at St Edward’s School. This Award is given for exceptional meritorious service rendered to the Reserves and Cadet forces in the county and recognises those among the…

Year 5 have been using their imagination to design their very own super hero and comic strip. In the first of this two-part task, they thought about the capabilities of their hero, designed an outfit for them to wear as a disguise and drew a logo for them. Lots of creativity was displayed with characters…

As part of their preparation for starting more advanced topics in their GCSE Design and Technology course, Year 9 students have been practising their sketching skills by drawing a camera in 3D. A challenging and tricky task to complete, it required a lot of focus to accurately depict the cylindrical shape of the lens using…

This half-term Year 3 and Year 4 had been due to visit the Three Counties Show and take part in a range of activities. However, given the current situation, the show did not take place as planned, and was run as a virtual event instead. You can find out all about the show and still…

It has been an absolute pleasure to welcome even more pupils back to the Prep School this week. At St Edward’s we never fully closed our doors, having remained open for children of Key Workers throughout the lockdown period, and we were able to welcome our first pupils back, in our Kindergarten, after half-term. Since…

Over the past week, Senior School students have been competing in the much-loved annual Sports Day. This year, social distancing rules have meant that things are a little different, so the Sports Department have needed to get creative to find a way to run the 2020 event. They’ve been working especially hard in recent weeks…

This week saw the Senior School welcome back its first students since the start of lockdown (apart from the children of Key Workers who have remained at School throughout). Those taking GCSE and A Level subjects involving practical work, had the opportunity to come into School for an afternoon session in the respective practical area. …