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Olympic champion visits St Swithun’s Prep School

12 Apr 2019

St Swithun’s Prep School was thrilled to welcome British athlete Mark Lewis-Francis, MBE for a recent visit. Mark is perhaps best known for his role anchoring the Great Britain and Northern Ireland...

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St Swithun’s student elected as West Hampshire’s Member of Youth Parliament

12 Apr 2019

13 year old St Swithun’s student Ishal Mahmud has been elected as the Member of Youth Parliament (MYP) for the West Hampshire Constituency. In her role as an MYP, Ishal will work...

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Winterfold House School – Football Tournament remembers Matty

10 Apr 2019

January saw Winterfold School in Chaddesley Corbett host its annual U11 Matty Thacker Shield football tournament. This is a very special tournament for Winterfold, as it is named in honour of Matty,...

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Bromsgrove School – Indian Himlayan Expedition

10 Apr 2019

Intrepid explorer and athlete Orla Walker, from Bromsgrove School, will be donning her walking boots this summer for a five week expedition to the Indian Himalayas, with the British Exploring Society. Orla...

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Adding value with the Extended Project Qualification – Kings Colleges

10 Apr 2019

The Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) is a standalone qualification which is often taken alongside A-levels. It is highly valued for progression to university and carries UCAS...

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A global community: the best learning environment for today’s students – Kings Colleges

10 Apr 2019

As the world becomes smaller and more globalised, for young people today there are endless benefits to learning alongside students of other nationalities. There are many schools both in the UK and...

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Forres Sandle Manor School – U11 Girls Hockey Southern Counties Regional Finals at Woking

05 Apr 2019

Having qualified for this tournament last November, the girls were excited to be finally competing at the South Regional Finals. The girls got off to the best start in the tournament as...

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Forres Sandle Manor School – U13 Boys Hockey IAPS National Finals at Millfield

05 Apr 2019

The boys had played extremely well to get to this stage of the competition and they did not let themselves down. In the pool stages FSM managed one win, two draws and...

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Winterfold School – Shoes That Grow for Ncemaneni

29 Mar 2019

Pupils and staff at Winterfold School, Chaddesley Corbett are delighted to have taken delivery of 225 pairs of Shoes That Grow to give to children at Ncemaneni School in the Natal Province...

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