Oakthorpe House Charity Auction
We really missed the Oakthorpe House Charity Ball and Auction that, very sadly, had to be cancelled at the end of last term. Our Oakthorpe pupils had put a lot of effort into creating some original...
View ArticleNational Schools Regatta memories
St. Edward’s have been competing at the National Schools Regatta since it began in 1947. Desmond Hill OBE, who was a teacher at Teddies, founded the event to ensure the juniors got as much racing...
View ArticleDunkirk 80th Anniversary
Exactly eighty years ago the remnants of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF), the Belgian Army and three French armies had been driven back and trapped on the Northern coast of France. The Allies had...
View ArticleA Sixth Form perspective on lock-down learning
As the second half of the term swings into action at Teddies, we take the time to look back on the fantastic amount of learning, creative achievement, challenges, quizzes, fitness, team-work and of...
View ArticleThe Pandemic of 1918
Just over one hundred years ago the School had to deal with a pandemic of even greater proportions than the one faced today. The ‘Spanish Flu’ (H1N1 A Virus) of 1918/19 which spread throughout the...
View ArticlePoetry film winners announced
This term the pupils were invited to take part in a poetry competition with a difference. They were tasked with making a film of their chosen piece, and the judging team were delighted to receive many...
View ArticleResponding to the Black Lives Matter Movement
As a wave of uprising continues to spread across the world following the death of George Floyd at the hands of police in the USA, Teddies wants to make absolutely sure that as a school, we are open and...
View ArticleNew Warden Announced
It was announced today by the Chair of Governors, Chris Jones OSE, that the 14th Warden of St Edward’s will be Alastair Chirnside, currently Deputy Head at Harrow. He will take up the role in September...
View ArticleIB Results 2020
In this most unusual of years, nearly 100 pupils at Teddies received their International Baccalaureate results yesterday. With final exams cancelled, the IB Organisation calculated results based on...
View ArticleHow F1 met healthcare – The Ventura Project
Throughout the summer, a small team of very committed Upper Sixth Formers worked on a truly innovative project, and one very much of its time. The team researched, wrote and put together a series of...
View ArticlePupil’s bid to be the youngest to sail around Britain
Today Fourth Form pupil Timothy Long sets out on his attempt to become the youngest person to sail solo around Britain, at the age of 15. He will be leaving from Hamble Point Marina in his Hunter...
View Article100 years of ‘Bumpers’ at Teddies
The School’s ‘Bumpers’ Races were a much-anticipated annual event of races in the School’s rowing calendar, in which everyone got involved. Especially in the early years, it was also the one time in...
View ArticleA Level Results 2020
In this year like no other, pupils at Teddies received their A Level results today. The Warden said, ‘Despite widespread concern about the algorithm used to calculate this year’s grades, I am pleased...
View ArticleResponding to the Black Lives Matter Movement
As a wave of uprising continues to spread across the world following the death of George Floyd at the hands of police in the USA, Teddies wants to make absolutely sure that as a school, we are open and...
View ArticleBattle of Britain 80th Anniversary – OSE in the action
The School’s air force contribution is now a well-known and recorded fact in both World Wars, particularly WW2. Right from the outbreak and the retreat to Dunkirk, OSE were involved in the air war...
View ArticleTeddies Pupil becomes the youngest to sail solo around Britain
Today intrepid Fifth Former Timothy Long sailed into Hamble Marina, to become the youngest person ever to sail solo around Britain. At 15, Timothy breaks a record set in 2011 by Tom Webb, who completed...
View ArticlePathways and Perspectives – the first few weeks
It has been a month now since we launched our pioneering new St Edward’s School Certificate courses. Deputy Head Academic Lawrence Tao reports on their progress: All Fourth Form now take either 8...
View ArticlePeer Listening focus week
This week is World Mental Health Awareness week, and what better time to shed some light on our own in-School initiative – The Peer Listeners. This system ensures that all pupils know who they can talk...
View ArticleIB Art students review exhibition at The North Wall
Upper Sixth pupils studying IB Art were lucky enough to have a guided tour of the exhibition Contemplation: Snow into Water by the curator Jenny Blyth this week at The North Wall. The exhibition is a...
View ArticleDecolonizing the Museum
What should the Pitt Rivers museum do with the recently removed Shunken heads? This half term, IB Upper Sixth pupils have been exploring revisionist approaches to colonial History in their Theory of...
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