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Our fabulous Pre-Prep Department and Pre-School have been working very hard on a beautiful Christmas Production over the last few weeks. Their hard work came to fruition as our eager young performers took to the stage for the first time on Thursday afternoon. Over two days the children delighted their watching parents as they impressed…

Year 8 are currently studying silent movies in Drama and, this week, following several planning and rehearsal lessons, they finally began creating their own silent movie style films. Inspired by the likes of Charlie Chaplin and his overexaggerated physicality, students had a great time forming their stories in groups and then playing the role of…

For their first foray into whole-class instrument lessons, Year 1 have got to grips with the ancient wind instrument, the Ocarina. Learning to play an instrument can offer huge benefit to children, helping to develop many characteristics associated with High Performance Learning, including perseverance, patience, resilience and creativity. Each year group at St Edward’s take…

For the past few weeks, St Edward’s students have been busy, with the aid of Mr Foley, Mrs Pope and Mrs Watson, creating 1060 Christmas cards and Christmas decorations for NHS workers to say thank you for their hard work over this past year, especially with the challenges that the pandemic has brought. From Year…

At the beginning of November, 14 pupils from the Prep School and 17 students from the Senior School travelled to Walsall Gala Baths in order to compete in the annual ISA Midlands Swimming Gala. Twenty schools were involved from across the Midlands and as always, this was a very competitive gala. A number of our…

Year 5 have been working hard to develop their understanding of 3D shapes this week. The pupils have been engaging with shapes through activities and games, establishing a wider knowledge base and expanding their vocabulary. They talked about familiar 2D shapes and then considered the different names used when these become three dimensional. They also…

Year 9 students in Mrs Fowler-Roberts’ Biology class worked in teams this week to design and construct models of cells, tissues, organs and organ systems. Under the watchful eye of Mrs Fowler-Roberts, a collection of plastic, pipe cleaners, bottle tops and paper was turned into detailed models of a heart, digestive system, a nerve cell…

In their recent Music lessons, Year 6 have been looking at ways in which they can use their bodies to create percussive compositions. The class watched video examples of music created using only body percussion and were introduced to the various patterns and movements that could be used. The group practised several of these methods…

Year 5 have been learning all about life in the Tudor times. In their Drama sessions this term they have, for the first time, been experimenting with abstract forms of theatre to present their ideas. The group have been concentrating on what it was like to be on a Tudor voyage at sea. To begin…

This week, Year 9 students, along with Year 10 GCSE Geography and A Level Humanities and Religious Studies students, enjoyed a very interesting presentation from Mark Gifford-Lindsay from Global Action. Global Action is a company, based in Cirencester which specialises in offers learning programmes focused on developing global citizens who are able to affect positive…