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There was lots of laughter and plenty of good humour created by a group of very talented Prep pupils at a Stand-up Comedy “Speech Matters” event, held after School on the last day of the half-term. Nine budding comedians stepped up to the challenge of making an audience laugh as they took to the podium…

On Thursday we were excited to welcome 60 visiting Year 5 students (including the whole of Year 5 from the Prep School) to the Senior School to participate in the Year 5 Tech Day. During the day their design skills were put to the test as they worked in teams on two main projects. Their…

This half-term has seen the launch of a new Drama Club, specifically aimed at pupils in Year 8. The group meets every Thursday lunchtime to play drama games, develop new skills and work on scripted and unscripted pieces. They are a very enthusiastic group and are being supported by Drama Scholars from across a range…

On Tuesday afternoon we held the first gathering of the Stride-Darnley Society of this academic year. The Society exists to encourage debate and enable our students to develop their skills in the art of public speaking. At this meeting three of our Sixth Form students delivered presentations on subjects that they had a particular interest…

Pupils from St Edward’s Prep and St Edward’s Senior & Sixth Form joined together today to celebrate St Edward’s Day at the Senior School. Children in Years 4-6 combined with the entire Senior School in the Main Hall for Mass, with our School Chaplain, Fr Pat O’Keeffe, leading the celebrations. Fr Pat spoke of the…

We all thoroughly enjoyed the impressive performances given by our musicians at an Informal Concert which took place in the Performance Hall this week. Incorporating a range of genres and instruments, it made for an extremely entertaining late afternoon for the parents, staff and other pupils in attendance. Zoe G (Year 10) opened the concert…

Congratulations to the Sport St Edward’s Swim Team who performed incredibly well to finish in first place overall at the ISA Midlands Gala in Walsall. This fantastic achievement also saw three of our talented swimmers qualify to compete in individual events at the National Gala, which will be held at the Olympic Pool in London…

Rock band, “The Hara” took time out of their busy schedule to visit and perform for St Edward’s Senior & Sixth Form students this morning, whilst also giving an important message about mental health and e-safety. After performing a number of their songs, band members Josh, Jack and Zack, spoke candidly about mental health and…

St Edward’s Senior & Sixth Form pupils truly embraced the spirit of National Poetry Day this year, taking any opportunity they could to present some of their favourite poetry, along with creating some original poems of their own. The day started with a special assembly, where four brave students performed in front of the whole…

This week pupils in Year 5 and 6 had the opportunity to think about their futures when they participated in a Careers Workshop, led by the Careers Lead from St Edward’s Senior & Sixth Form, Mrs Prew. Each Workshop began with Mrs Prew asking the pupils a series of questions including how they would describe…