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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…

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…

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…

In the first week back, Lower Sixth students have been busy in the Art Studio utilising their skills in creativity to create anatomical sculptures. With a glue gun in hand, our talented artists intricately designed and built their structures with driftwood which, stick by stick, came to life. It was great to see our students…

As the school closed for the Autumn Term, our students and staff joined together virtually for the end of year service. With each year group spread across the school, it was a lovely opportunity for reflection on the true meaning of Christmas, as well as the chance to celebrate our school community. With readings from…

To celebrate our students’ successes, our Sports Department also saw the sport assemblies return this week with medals and trophies being given to the many students who have taken part so far this year. It was a fantastic chance to showcase the high level of sporting talent the school community has, from Lower School to…

This term has seen many students take part in Inter-House competitions such as the House Cross Country which saw More House students take first place in Year 7, 8 and 10 and Newman House take first place in Year 9. This month the girls have been competing in House Hockey, with the boys taking on…