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It was a classic case of “Who Dunnit” at the Senior School on Thursday as students in Year 7 to Year 13, took on a whole school game of Inter-House Cluedo, as part of our World Book Day celebrations. Our chosen theme this year was “Crime” and students (and staff) in each House were challenged…

This week has seen many netball matches take place at St Edward’s, providing not only great enjoyment but some great success as well. Tuesday saw the U12 A and B sides win fixtures at home against Bowbridge School 16-10 and 10-5 respectively. The U13 A side also played against Bowbridge, winning a resounding 16-1 in…

Members of our Year 7 after-school Science Club got very creative, and very messy, this week when they had a go at making clay, using household kitchen items. With just cornflour, some glue, vegetable oil, and a bit of elbow grease, the students were able to work the mixture to create their own mouldable clay….

This week the whole of Year 9 travelled to Bristol to participate in a Geography Field Trip, learning about the regeneration of Bristol Harbourside. The group undertook a variety of field work including completing land use survey, carrying out an environmental quality assessment and collating a pedestrian count at different locations around the Harbour. They…

On the last day before half-term, Year 7 students were treated to an afternoon of Zumba as a celebration and thanks for their tremendous efforts to raise money for the charity, Lepra, during the first term of this academic year. Lepra is a UK-based international charity working to beat leprosy. Leprosy affects the most vulnerable…

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…