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Shell Plays – The Director’s Verdict
Remember, remember the 5th of November – the fireworks started early for me as I was invited to be one of the judges for this year’s Shell Plays. My first introduction to Shell drama has left me...
View ArticleU14A XI succeed again!
The U14A XI came second in the group stage of the Regional Hockey Tournament and have progressed to the Regional semi-final. Their coach, Rachel Bellamy, runs through the action: After a particularly...
View ArticleAn Hour with the Bands
The Concert Band and Brass Band came together on Sunday 5th November to put on a dazzling concert of band music in the Hall, led by bandmaster Richard Powell. The Brass Band opened the evening with an...
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Mac’s Charity Ball and Silent Auction
No Autumn Term would be complete without the Mac’s Charity Ball, and this year saw the chaps and stetsons donned in readiness for a line dancing jamboree that would have made many a mid-westerner...
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Remembrance Sunday Services with Brass Band
On Sunday 12th November, the School held a Service of Remembrance in the Memorial Quad, in honour of those from the school community who gave their lives during the two World Wars. The Brass Band,...
View ArticleKenneth Grahame Society Dinner
By Joyce Yao, Ilana Cope and Reha Soni, all Lower Sixth; photo by Molly van der Heiden, Upper Sixth. We were fortunate enough to have OSE Deya Ward-Niblett visit us on 13th November for the Kenneth...
View ArticleSports round up, November 2017
November’s sporting fixture list was an exceptionally busy one for teams across the park at St Edward’s, and there have been some tremendous successes against some tenacious opposition. The U14A XI...
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The Caucasian Chalk Circle: a review
In November we had the pleasure of watching our first school play at The North Wall – The Caucasian Chalk Circle directed by David Aldred, with musical direction by Alex Tester. This ambitious...
View ArticleSt John’s Smith Square Concert, 5th February
The St Edward’s Symphony Orchestra, Concert Band, Chapel Choir and Brass Band will be performing a London concert at the prestigious St John’s Smith Square on Monday 5th February at 7.30pm. The...
View ArticleOxbridge and EPQ
Term started with a flourish on the academic front. Earlier this week, three pupils received offers for Oxford University; and today, outstanding results were announced in the Extended Project...
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Philosophy Society Lecture: Professor Brad Hooker
Nick Elliot in the Upper Sixth provides a review of last week’s lecture given by Professor Brad Hooker. This term the Philosophy Society were lucky enough to have a visit from Professor Brad Hooker...
View ArticleFifth Form Dinner and Coxing Masterclass
On Saturday 13th January, pupils benefited from a visit by 2016 British Olympic silver-medal winning cox, Zoe de Toledo, twice over: first, in a coxing masterclass for the Boat Club, and second as a...
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Henry Marsh, Inspiring People
Donald Trump was not the first thing I had associated with the physiology of my thoughts, although I guess I have had some pretty strong ones about him over the last year. Yet the second speaker in the...
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Oxford RFC v St Edward’s School – a historic rivalry renewed
The first ever match of the newly formed Oxfordshire Nomads Rugby Union Football Club took place on Saturday 2nd October 1909, against pupils of St Edward’s School. The new Club ran out winners by...
View ArticlePlato and Cicero: Classics brought to life
Lower Sixth Classicists have had a busy few weeks with a trip to see the play Imperium in Stratford-upon-Avon, and a talk to the Lyne Society from Dr Stephen Kershaw on Atlantis and Plato’s vision of...
View ArticleConditioning and Recovery camp for England Rugby
England Men’s Senior Rugby Squad returned to St Edward’s last week for another training camp during their Six Nations Championships preparations for “La Crunch” – the match against France – on Saturday...
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Cameron King selected for England
St Edward’s Upper Sixth pupil, Cameron King, has been selected by England Counties U18 to play in two tests versus Ireland in April. During a South West Divisional weekend at Stourbridge on 23rd-25th...
View ArticleFree places to study the IB at St Edward’s
St Edward’s is launching a new scheme offering two state school pupils currently in Year 10 the chance to study the International Baccalaureate Diploma at St Edward’s for free. There are only about 100...
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Positive Campaign at Rosslyn Park Sevens Concludes Season
The boys’ rugby sevens sides were in action at the Rosslyn Park National Schools Sevens last week, with representatives of the School taking part in the U14, U16 and U18 tournaments. The build up to...
View ArticleInspiring People – Bettany Hughes: How to Build a City
‘Heady, boozy and blessed’ is how Bettany Hughes, speaker in the penultimate Inspiring People talk of the current series, encapsulated the famous city of Istanbul. With hilariously relatable anecdotes,...
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