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During the penultimate week of term, students at St Edward’s Senior & Sixth Form had a fantastic time celebrating House Day, with various competitions taking place virtually. There was a huge amount of House Spirit on show with students doing their best to help their respective Houses earn as many points as possible. Three elements…

The Year 6 Class of 2020 have had a truly unique last year of Prep School. No one would have envisaged how the last part of the academic year was going to be, but amidst the uncertainty and disruption, the St Edward’s community has demonstrated great strength, adaptability and unity. Current Year 6 pupils have…

This term, we hosted our first ever virtual talent show. It was a fantastic opportunity for students to showcase their amazing talents and performing skills, whilst competing to earn points for their Houses. This online format also required entrants to use additional skills associated with staging and filming a performance effectively, skills that are increasingly…

Last week, pupils at the Prep School got active when they took part in a Virtual Sports Day. As one of the most popular events in the school calendar, Sports Day wasn’t going to be stopped by issues created by the current social distancing guidelines! To keep everyone safe and to make sure that everyone…

This week, we welcomed 12 members of the student body onto the Student Leadership Team at the Senior School. The team are an integral part of our community, representing the School externally and providing support during a number of events, such as open days and parents’ evenings. They also meet regularly with senior teaching staff,…

Pupils in Year 3 to Year 6 have been discussing the concept of ‘Respect’ during their weekly Live Assemblies with Mrs Thomas and Mr McKernan. Some of the children then went on to colour the letters of ‘RESPECT’ in order to make a collage to demonstrate that we stand united in our belief that everyone…

We are very proud to announce that SSgt Keylock has been awarded the Lord Lieutenants Certificate of Meritorious Service, in recognition of his work with the Combined Cadet Force at St Edward’s School. This Award is given for exceptional meritorious service rendered to the Reserves and Cadet forces in the county and recognises those among the…

Year 5 have been using their imagination to design their very own super hero and comic strip. In the first of this two-part task, they thought about the capabilities of their hero, designed an outfit for them to wear as a disguise and drew a logo for them. Lots of creativity was displayed with characters…

As part of their preparation for starting more advanced topics in their GCSE Design and Technology course, Year 9 students have been practising their sketching skills by drawing a camera in 3D. A challenging and tricky task to complete, it required a lot of focus to accurately depict the cylindrical shape of the lens using…

This half-term Year 3 and Year 4 had been due to visit the Three Counties Show and take part in a range of activities. However, given the current situation, the show did not take place as planned, and was run as a virtual event instead. You can find out all about the show and still…