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Last week the Year 12 Geographers visited Bideford, North Devon. During the three-day field trip the students learnt a range of fieldwork techniques, spending time studying the town of Westward Ho! and the pebble ridge along the beach. Challenged by appalling weather, the students acquitted themselves admirably, collecting a range of data which enabled them…

Last weekend, St Edward’s students enjoyed a three-day camp as part of their CCF (Combined Cadet Force) training. 57 Staff and Cadets travelled to the Nesscliff training area in Shrewsbury for a packed weekend of activities. Fieldcraft, building a two-man shelter, using Operational Ration Packs (ORP) and learning how to cook, skill at arms, preparing…

St Edward’s Senior & Sixth Form Science and Maths staff organised some wonderful activities, both in and out of the classroom in celebration of British Science Week (BSW). British Science Week (BSW) is an annual event, run over 10 days throughout the whole of the UK. Thousands of events take place to celebrate science, engineering,…

Rock climbing, horse riding and musicals were the order of the day at Tuesday afternoon’s meeting of the Junior Stride Darnley Society. The Society, which has been in existence for well over ten years, is a meeting of students, and some teachers, who come together each term to listen to, and discuss, presentations from other…

Senior School students made a marvellous job of transforming themselves into their favourite characters from plays, poems and novels they have studied in class, to celebrate World Book Day on Thursday. A special assembly, followed by a literary themed Scavenger Hunt during morning break, got the day off to a great start. To complete the…

Senior School students showcased their language skills this week at the final round of the Latin Reading Competition, held at Cheltenham Ladies College. Students performed in pairs, reading passages from their Latin course books. Our Year 8 entrants presented ‘Lucius Spurius Pomponianus’, which is based on the story of Lucius Spurius Pomponianus, Grumio and Clemens…

Just before half-term Mrs Hammond’s Science Club took on the pH rainbow challenge! The students were given test tubes of water, acid solution, alkaline solution and universal indicator fluid. They were then tasked with mixing 14 solutions to each pH level, indicated by a different colour. Thus creating their liquid rainbow. The activity requires precision…