BSA News

St Edmund’s shortlisted for performing arts in the Independent School of the Year Awards 2019

30th July 2019

The annual St Edmund’s Festival held at the end of the academic year demonstrates the school’s commitment to the arts, with world-class professionals performing and working alongside the pupils, giving…

Olympic gold medallist opens new training centre for Gordon’s rowers

30th July 2019

George started rowing at the aged of 13 and was a Cambridge Blue, rowing against Oxford in the Boat Race four times. He won the World Championship at Junior and…

Fifth form post-GCSE programme at Fettes College

30th July 2019

visiting the Scottish Gallery of Modern Art for the NOW exhibition of contemporary art exploring themes of change, growth and decay including works by French artist Aurélien Froment, sculptor and…

New £11m Arts Centre opens at Sherborne Girls

9th July 2019

Sherborne Girls celebrated the official opening of its new arts centre, The Merritt Centre, on Wednesday 26 June with a spectacular concert featuring Dame Emma Kirkby, former pupil and world-renowned…

New Kingswood Principal And Head Of Senior School Appointed For September 2020

14th June 2019

Kingswood School Chairman of Governors, Tim Westbrook, has announced that the Governing Body have appointed Mr Andrew Gordon-Brown to succeed Simon Morris as Principal of the Kingswood Foundation and Head…

RNIB Aysgarth to Aysgarth Walk

13th June 2019

The walk took place over the 16 miles from Aysgarth Falls, where the School was founded, to Newton-le-Willows, the current site of Aysgarth School. Over 370 walkers took part in…

The Downs Malvern Preparatory School celebrates an “Excellent” Inspection Report

24th March 2019

Inspectors from the Independent Schools Inspectorate found that The Downs Malvern Preparatory School meets its aim of “providing a first class education in a secure, caring and disciplined environment. It seeks…

Gifted Headington School singer reaches final of CBBC talent programme

24th March 2019

Over the course of the show, singers were selected to take part in a sing-off with a difference – their performance was to the contestants’ mothers, who voted for their…

Gordon’s School piping for peace

24th March 2019

The 17-year-old Pipe Sergeant took up the bagpipes six years ago when he arrived at the school and was one of 1,000 pipers from across the country playing this traditional…

Careers convention at Stamford Endowed Schools

24th March 2019

More than 700 pupils and parents were invited to choose from presentations and talks from industry experts, including a talk on ‘trends in the graduate employment market’ by Martin Birchall…