On 19th October, 40 intrepid pupils set off for the triennial French / History Battlefields Trip. We were delighted to be joined by Mme Haddow and were fortunate to have fabulous weather throughout the trip. Mrs Rowland had planned a full programme of visits including, on the first day, Poperinge with its contrasting Talbot House […]
As the Forest School baton is handed on from Year 4 to Year 6, Mr Catley shares a few thoughts from the pioneer group’s time in Abington woods. ‘When we first arrived, we had to choose a base camp. This involved working together to haul some very large logs into place in a clearing the […]
On Fri 28th September 17 Y10s set off on their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze award assessed expedition, walking from the environs of Graham Water to the environs of Oundle, a total distance of approx 25km in two days with an overnight camp. They had exceptionally good weather both days, if somewhat cold for camping with […]
This year the Music department is giving pupils some additional whole-class performance opportunities. We now have a class set of ocarinas, which were wonderfully showcased in our Infant & Junior Recital Assembly by our enthusiastic year 6 class. Ocarinas are accessible to all children and make a warm, mellow sound – an ideal choice for […]
Year 10 & Year 11 Art GCSE pupils enjoyed a visit to the Tate Modern and Tate Britain Art Galleries to undertake research for their individual coursework projects. Walking from Bank towards The Millennium Bridge, the contrast of architectural styles of the buildings on the way created a lasting impression while the beautiful sunny day […]
