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On Friday, students from Year 7 to Upper Sixth participate in a textile workshop run by an esteemed local textile artist, Suzanne Campbell. A range of students from Art Scholars to those with a talent for the subject, had a fantastic time learning a great deal from Suzanne who is a firm believer in using…

On Monday, students from Year 8 and 9 embarked on an exciting new task, the 10X Challenge run by Young Enterprise. Sixth Form students are also involved as group leaders and business advisors, sharing their knowledge to aid our budding entrepreneurs. The aim of the challenge is to help our students to develop their employability…

Last year, the St Edward’s Trust embarked on a new project where the aim was to bring together members of our school communities, from Prep and the Senior and Sixth Form, to discuss projects, education and what makes our schools so special in a weekly podcast. The episodes have talked about everything from well-being to…

To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the UK Mathematics Trust (UKMT), a special challenge was set for some of our Year 7 students. The task aimed to encourage mathematical reasoning, precision of thought and fluency in using basic mathematical techniques and is an online, 45 minute, multi-choice challenge which saw our students deep in thought….

Each year, St Edward’s Lower School pupils take part in the LTA Tennis For Britain ‘Road to Wimbledon Tennis Challenge’. The biggest junior tournament in British tennis, the competition gives all U14 players the opportunity to engage and play the sport. The Senior School Sport Department have been holding the first stage of the competition…

This week, Mathematicians in Years 7 to 9 have been analysing Census Data for the fictitious island of ‘Statistopia’. They looked at graphs and charts to determine the need for Primary Schools across the 5 regions of the island and assessed housing requirements. This project enabled the students to recognise the links between real-life maths…

The Lower School Spelling Bee has been a staple of the Spring calendar at St Edward’s for a number of years, with More House winning the competition a record five times out of the previous eight! With heats taking place throughout the week, the grand finale of this hotly contested House competition was held on…