Alchymy returns for 2019
As the School winds down for the Easter holidays, over at The North Wall we’re gearing up for our annual Catalyst residency, transforming the building from hub for School drama and dance into our...
View ArticleRosslyn Park National 7s
Rugby took centre-stage again this week with the showpiece of all schools’ Rugby 7s tournaments: Rosslyn Park. The National Sevens tournament sees hundreds of teams and some 9,000 players descend on...
View ArticleBattle of the Bands
What a standard was achieved for this year’s Battle of the Bands! Whether it was the bluesy sounds of YZ85, the mellow Radiohead-like qualities of In limbo, or the guitar improvisations within Notes...
View Article395 – the latest works from the Art Department
The North Wall gallery is exhibiting works of art from the School this week. Unusually, though, this is not an exhibition of pupils’ work, but a selection of pieces by members of the Art Department’s...
View ArticleThe Modern Library: a fresh approach to discovery
Head Librarian, Sarah Eldred, gives us her take on the information revolution St Edward’s prides itself on being a community in which pupils thrive and develop a passion for independent learning. While...
View ArticleKendall Charity Ball raises a smile and a princely sum
The Kendall Charity Ball was a great success this year, with pupils, teachers and parents alike enjoying a fabulous night of fundraising and entertainment, writes Lower Sixth Former, Ben Courtney-Guy....
View ArticleA stellar week of athletics
It has been a bumper week of athletics, and the Club have certainly jumped to and delivered some results to celebrate. In the first of the events at Marlborough, both the boys and girls teams were in...
View ArticleBelief, Reflection and Growth: a St Edward’s education
The academic ethos at St Edward’s is fuelled by a number of complementary principles and beliefs. We urge our pupils to look to long term life goals rather than just exam results; we encourage pupils...
View ArticleSt Edward’s D-Day Contribution Remembered
Today – Thursday 6th June 2019 – marks the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy; to date, the greatest seaborne invasion in history. Operation Neptune (the seaborne landing element of...
View ArticleThe Blenheim Teddies Martyrs Triathlon
Maths Teacher and Honorary OSE Secretary, John Wiggins, reports on the action from the Teddies Martyrs Triathlon at the end of Half Term: The St Edward’s teaching staff and OSE combined to put out nine...
View ArticleGaudy Week awaits
Though the weather for June is frightful; take joy from Gaudy’s arrival; so now we have a place to go; give us a show, give us a show, give us a show! Ladies and gentlemen, the long wait is over: Gaudy...
View ArticleThe Henley Briefing – Day 1
The Henley Briefing is provided by Maths teacher, OSE Honorary Secretary and former Master in Charge of Rowing, John Wiggins: The 2019 Henley Royal Regatta is upon us with an exciting few days to come....
View ArticleHenley – Day Two briefing
The latest news from Henley Royal Regatta, provided by John Wiggins, with results from Day One and the early race on Day Two, plus the briefing for the remainder of the day. The Teddies eight faced a...
View ArticleHenley update – Day 3 Briefing
The third instalment of the Henley Briefing, by John Wiggins: The Teddies machine rolls on, picking up speed with every outing. A better row on Thursday morning, despite the early start, made sure of...
View ArticleIB Diploma Results 2019
Congratulations to our IB pupils who posted a strong set of results on Saturday. As ever, a number of pupils achieved outstanding results. Ilana Cope scored 44 points, just one short of the maximum,...
View ArticleGaudy Finale – ending the year on a high
The end of the year at Teddies is an occasion like few others; the Gaudy Week festival is a behemoth celebration of all aspects of school life. As the inspirational lead behind the whole operation,...
View ArticleMalawi 2019
On the 8th July, a couple of days after Gaudy, a group of 12 Teddies students and 3 teachers found themselves in the middle of the bustling footsteps of Heathrow Airport, shouldering 65-litre rucksacks...
View ArticleA Level Results 2019
The release of today’s A Level results completes a record-breaking year for St Edward’s Sixth Formers with 51% of all grades awarded at A*/A in the A Level or Levels 6/7 in the IB Diploma, and 84% at...
View ArticleGCSE Results 2019
Congratulations to all of our Fifth Form who have received their GCSE results today. Overall, more than one third of grades were awarded at the top level scores of 9/8 or A* this year. Among some...
View ArticleUnderway and up to pace: the first week of the new year
Last week the School returned to a new term and a new academic year, though you would be hard-pressed to know it, such has the pace and breadth of activity been in the few days since it began. The...
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