Tennis Update
The girls’ teams travelled to Bradfield on Saturday looking to finish the term on a high; for some of the senior players this was to be their last representative match for the School. The 1st team...
View ArticleFiddlers on the Roof
A traditional ‘topping out’ ceremony took place in glorious sunshine this morning to mark the highest point in the build of the new Music School. Given the building’s purpose, music seemed essential,...
View ArticleNational Schools Regatta
The recent National Schools Regatta was held at Dorney Lake this year having relocated from its traditional venue in Nottingham. The wonderful weather and possibly the new location created a fantastic...
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The senior boys travelled to Pangbourne on Saturday aiming to finish what has been a hugely successful term on a high – and became the first unbeaten 1st VI since 1979! Very well done to them. Due to...
View ArticleRowing Update
The Boat Club was out in force on Saturday with the majority of the club racing at Bedford Star Regatta and the boys’ 1st VIII racing at Reading Amateur Regatta. The boys’ 1st VIII had a very...
View ArticleWomen’s Henley Regatta
The senior girls’ coxed four raced extremely well at Women’s Henley on Saturday. They comfortably qualified from the time trial in eighth place with 16 qualifying and then delivered a strong...
View ArticleGaudy 2016
Gaudy Week 2016 was as ambitious as ever with a huge array of cultural, sporting and academic events taking place across the School. The first weekend saw the final of the Warden’s Project, with the...
View ArticleHenley Royal Regatta
St Edward’s again presented to the world a strong and competitive VIII that produced its very best for the regatta. Guided to their peak performance by coach Jonny Singfield, the crew was Karl Rieger,...
View ArticleCricket: Summer Update
AJ Woodland, captain of cricket in 2016, played for Buckinghamshire 1st XI over the summer and scored 61 and took 3 wickets in the drawn match against Suffolk. AJ was also recently selected for the MCC...
View ArticleSummer Culture
The musicians have been busy over the summer with a dozen pupils attending Eton Choral Courses and the National Youth Choir courses. This particularly strong group of singers will have honed their...
View ArticleEco Experience at Slapton Sands
By Anamika Pillai and Aaron Gruen: It all began with a 5 hour journey. As we stepped onto the coach and greeted all those familiar faces, we speculated on what ‘Slapton’ had in store for us. As...
View ArticleResults and Destinations 2016
Teddies pupils yet again achieved the results they required to secure places on rigorous courses at an impressive range of top universities in the UK and overseas. In the Upper Sixth, 75% of grades...
View ArticleAre we what we eat?
According to the UN Food and Agricultural Organisation, one in four British adults is obese, the highest figure in Western Europe. Indeed obesity levels in the UK have more than trebled in the last 30...
View ArticleThe North Wall: Iqbal Khan
The theatre director, Iqbal Khan, has been working with The North Wall on a piece of new writing by a recent Oxford graduate, Nathan Ellis. Iqbal is an extraordinary artist who has recently directed...
View ArticleKing Lear at Stratford
Kian Akhavan, Sixth Form, writes: Last week, IB candidates took a trip to Stratford-upon-Avon, the birthplace of legendary English playwright William Shakespeare. Stratford was initially a market town...
View ArticleA Good Psychopath by Dr Kevin Dutton
Reviewed by Sixth Former Annamika Pillai: Earlier this week, Dr Kevin Dutton, research psychologist at Oxford University’s Department of Experimental Psychology, gave a fascinating talk to members of...
View ArticleShells at Youlbury
As part of their first week induction, the Shells went to Youlbury Scout Camp on Sunday for an afternoon of activities. Having spent a lot of the first week getting to know each other in their own...
View ArticleBiology Symposium
Sixth Former Tia O’Kelly writes: On Wednesday 22nd September, Sixth Form Biology pupils attended a series of lectures on the topic of nutrition. The symposium was titled ‘Are We What We Eat?’ and four...
View ArticleBiology Symposium
Sixth Former Tia O’Kelly writes: On Wednesday 22nd September, Sixth Form Biology pupils attended a series of lectures on the topic of nutrition. The symposium was titled ‘Are We What We Eat?’ and four...
View ArticleThe North Wall: Iqbal Khan
The theatre director, Iqbal Khan, has been working with The North Wall on a piece of new writing by a recent Oxford graduate, Nathan Ellis. Iqbal is an extraordinary artist who has recently directed...
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