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On Thursday, Year 9 treated us, and themselves, to a fabulous European themed lunch in the Canopy. This was the first such event for three years and the students certainly made the most of the opportunity. After much discussion and research in recent lessons, they worked in groups to prepare background information, menus and superb…

Sports Day is always a day that stands out in the school year for being a day of fabulous participation and House Spirit. Sports Day 2022 did not disappoint! The day started with the promise of plenty of sun and temperature predicted to reach 27 degrees. The sun shone for much of the morning for…

It was Languages Day on Friday, at the end of our annual International Week, celebrating the international dimension of St Edward’s. It was very much a day of colour. As well as there being a rich display of flags in the Canopy which revealed the impressive range of nationalities of students at the school, students…

St Edward’s Senior & Sixth Form, and St Edward’s Prep School, are proud to report that this week, after an accreditation visit from the team of inspectors at High Performance Learning the schools have been awarded its highest honour, of a HPL World Class Award. High Performance Learning is an educational philosophy based on the…

This week saw a new tradition born at St Edward’s – our first Scholar-led Drama production. Staging a play is an enormous undertaking, but Niamh M (Lower Sixth) showed exemplary organisational and leadership skills to pull together her cast and create a moving outdoor performance. Dennis Kelly’s play ‘DNA’ is a challenging text, examining teenagers,…

It was “Green Day” today at the Senior School, an event organised by a Sixth Form group called the “Changemakers”, with the aim of highlighting the issue of sustainability. The “Changemakers” have been working on projects throughout the year to improve the sustainability of the school. On Green Day the main focus was to reduce…

During final preparations for the A Level Drama written exam, students have been using the Department’s ‘stage in a box’ resource to create set and lighting designs for their set texts. Students considered use of space, levels, lighting angles and colour to create the desired atmosphere for each scene. This was an interactive and fun…

Earlier this year 48 students from Year 8 to Upper Sixth went on the School Ski Trip to Masella in the Pyrenees. The students were lucky enough to experience some great skiing conditions and, across the group, there was rapid progression from beginners to the more experienced skiers. Everyone thoroughly enojyed the experience of travelling…

This week, over 20 students from Years 7-12 were selected to take part in a workshop with mask theatre company Vamos Theatre. Creative Producer, Honor Hoskins led a workshop to introduce the basic principles of performing in a mask. Pupils could not talk when wearing a mask, and their vision was severely restricted, so they…

On Friday we celebrated the achievements of our Sixth Form students who have completed the Ivy House Award. The Award is an intense course that helps students get ready to lead extraordinary lives by building their core strengths, learning to take 100% ownership of their choices, working to develop a conscious mind, and being pro-active…