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Pre-Prep celebrated Father’s Day a few days early today with a whole range of special activities taking place in the Department, for the children to enjoy with their Dads. In the morning Year 2 Dads joined their children in the classroom to have a go at designing a futuristic mode of transport. They then all…

Key Stage 3 pupils took part in creative writing workshops this week when they were joined for the day by New York Times best-selling author, G.P. Taylor. Graham’s first book, “Shadowmancer”, was a phenomenal success and has been translated into over 50 languages, for readers all across the globe.  He has since written an array…

Pupils in Year 6 delighted their audience at the Year 6 Leaver’s Informal Concert on Friday afternoon. It was a lovely final opportunity for them to perform in front of their families before moving on from Prep to Senior School. A number of our talented musicians took to the stage to perform on a range…

Pupils from Year 1 up to Year 6 all paid a visit to the Cheltenham Science Festival last week. The Science Festival is an annual event, providing opportunities for debate, discovery, experiments, enjoyment and hands on fun. It is a great way of encouraging our pupils to take a fresh look at the world around…

Year 1 pupils visited Bristol Zoo just before the half-term break, where they were able to see over 450 species of animals in a stunning garden setting. During their day at the Zoo, the children learnt about biodiversity, conservation and the natural world. Particular highlights included watching the gorillas play, trying to run as fast…

We were delighted to welcome 30 visiting Year 5 pupils to the Senior & Sixth Form on Wednesday. The students, who joined us from a range of local schools, spent the day with our specialist Art staff, taking part in a focussed Art Day, during which they used a range of media, including charcoal, oil…

Last Friday saw our CCF contingent visit the local Ashchurch Camp to take part in various exercises with the Explosive Ordnance Disposal & Search Unit. This was a rare and unique opportunity to experience some of the procedures and equipment the Regiment uses during their day-to-day operations and see how they react to a call-out…

This academic year, pupils at the Prep School are helping to raise money for the Sue Ryder Hospice based in Leckhampton. Prior to the half-term break a representative from the Hospice came to speak in assembly about the work that they do around Gloucestershire and how St Edward’s have contributed to their fundraising over recent…

St Edward’s Senior & Sixth Form celebrated resounding success at the ISA Midlands Athletics shortly before the half term break, with 13 of our pupils advancing to the ISA National Athletics competition, being held later this month in Birmingham. There was a range of different track and field events that our athletes excelled in, including…

In the last week of the half term St Edward’s Prep School hosted five schools from around Cheltenham, on our all-weather running track, for the annual Olympic Torch Athletics event. The event saw pupils from Year 3 up to Year 6 competing for points for their respective schools. Children from St Edward’s Prep School, Cheltenham…