King 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 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...
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A Good Psychopath by Dr Kevin Dutton
Reviewed by Sixth Former Anamika Pillai: Earlier this week, Dr Kevin Dutton, research psychologist at Oxford University’s Department of Experimental Psychology, gave a fascinating talk to members of...
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Shells 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 ArticleSteeplechase
The all-school Steeplechase just before the Leave Weekend was a wonderfully spirited occasion and was this year run in glorious sunshine. Well done to the winning Houses: Junior and Senior Boys:...
View ArticleInternational Cricket
Ward and Charlesworth selected on overseas cricket tours… St Edward’s 1st XI duo Ben Charlesworth and Harrison Ward have been selected to represent Sussex and England U17s respectively on overseas...
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Choral and Orchestral Concert
The combined forces of the St Edward’s Chapel Choirs, St Edward’s Singers and Symphony Orchestra gave a wonderful concert in the Hall on Sunday night celebrating the genius of WA Mozart. The evening...
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Ken Russell’s Teddy Girls and Boys
In February, The North Wall brings together for the first time 50 photographs of teddy girls and boys taken by ground breaking film director, Ken Russell (1927-2011). Before finding fame as a director...
View ArticleTeddies Telethon
Just after Gaudy in July, a group of enthusiastic sixth formers and recent leavers came back to School to take part in our telephone campaign to alumni. The purpose was to develop the great...
View ArticleRowing in the USA
The Boat Club enjoyed a very successful trip to the USA over half term to race in the highly competitive Head of the Schuylkill Regatta in Philadelphia. The girls raced in the High School Varsity quad...
View ArticleTeddies Musicians Visit the Oxford Lieder Festival
We are so lucky to have the city of Oxford on our doorstep, and it was great to take 20 pupils to two major recitals as part of the sell-out Oxford Lieder Festival in the last fortnight. We enjoyed the...
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An Hour of Bands
An Hour of Bands was exactly what it said on the tin: an hour of our two flagship ensembles entertaining us with a whole variety of different styles of music. The Brass Band opened on Sunday evening...
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Shell Plays 2016
The most striking thing about this year’s Shell plays was the variety. Who would have thought that the common theme of ‘A stitch in time, saves nine’ could have been interpreted in so many different...
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The God Particle
When the Upper School Religious Studies pupils were told that we were to attend a performance of James Cary’s The God Particle we were unsure what to expect. The performance, by the writer of the BBC’s...
View ArticleTeddies Telethon
Just after Gaudy in July, a group of enthusiastic sixth formers and recent leavers came back to School to take part in our telephone campaign to alumni. The purpose was to develop the great...
View ArticleRowing in the USA
The Boat Club enjoyed a very successful trip to the USA over half term to race in the highly competitive Head of the Schuylkill Regatta in Philadelphia. The girls raced in the High School Varsity quad...
View ArticleTeddies Musicians Visit the Oxford Lieder Festival
We are so lucky to have the city of Oxford on our doorstep, and it was great to take 20 pupils to two major recitals as part of the sell-out Oxford Lieder Festival in the last fortnight. We enjoyed the...
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An Hour of Bands
An Hour of Bands was exactly what it said on the tin: an hour of our two flagship ensembles entertaining us with a whole variety of different styles of music. The Brass Band opened on Sunday evening...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Shell Plays 2016
The most striking thing about this year’s Shell plays was the variety. Who would have thought that the common theme of ‘A stitch in time, saves nine’ could have been interpreted in so many different...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The God Particle
When the Upper School Religious Studies pupils were told that we were to attend a performance of James Cary’s The God Particle we were unsure what to expect. The performance, by the writer of the BBC’s...
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