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In their Art lessons this term, students in Year 7 and 8 at St Edward’s have been learning about composition and impact. Students were initially given a selection of shells, from which they chose an effective composition to work from, which was set as a rock pool. From their rock pool they were tasked with making…

Pupils interested in taking Food Preparation & Nutrition at GCSE had the opportunity to get a taste of what the subject would entail this week when they participated in an after-school taster lesson. The Year 9s donned their aprons to whip up some meringues in our Design & Technology kitchen, with some very tasty results!…

The Final of the Gloucestershire Latin Reading competition took place at The Cheltenham Ladies` College this week. As usual, our Year 8 and 9 pupils were very keen to take part in the Junior Section, having already been through their class and school finals. Seven pairs from St Edward’s participated in the Junior Section, reciting,…

Students from Year 9 to Year 13 were delighted to welcome family members and staff for a small informal concert in the Performance Hall this afternoon. The audience were treated to a series of piano, woodwind, vocal and brass performances, covering a range of genres including classical, jazz, pop and musical theatre. The standard ranged…

This week we welcomed Year 6 children from six different schools to St Edward’s Senior & Sixth Form to enjoy a busy and action-packed “space” themed STEM Day. Children were tasked throughout the day with exploring the origins of “a meteorite that has survived its journey through the atmosphere”, analysing its contents and investigating what…

Today is Chinese New Year, also called the “Spring Festival”, a celebratory occasion for millions of people all over the world. Traditionally in China the Spring Festival is a time of great celebration when families come together and enjoy festive feasts, firework displays and young people receive good luck gifts of red envelopes filled with…

Over the last week, talented students from St Edward’s Senior School and Sixth Form have delighted their audiences with a riotous production of Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors”. The three performances provided evenings that were filled with fun, laughter, and lots and lots of colour! “The Comedy of Errors” is believed to be one of…

The weather has transformed both the Prep and Senior Schools into winter wonderlands today with pupils of all ages enjoying the snowy conditions! 01/02/2019

The final of the Senior School’s Latin Reading Competition provided an excellent opportunity for students in Year 8 and Year 9 to demonstrate their Classics skills. Participants were tasked with reading a selected passage from the Cambridge Latin Course, about how the dastardly, authoritarian Salvius is hauled over the coals by his fickle wife for…

We were fortunate enough to be joined by Gloucester Rugby’s Will Safe for a STEPS (St Edward’s Excellence Programme and Scholars) Rugby Masterclass on Wednesday at the Senior School. Will put our Scholars through their paces throughout the session, with the students working on their passing and handwork, along with their efficiency and clinical edge…