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St Swithun’s hosts Hampshire Schools Athletic Association Inter School Cross Country competition
On 26 November St Swithun’s School welcomed almost 700 runners from 35 different schools across the county to the Hampshire Schools Athletic Association Inter School Cross Country Championships. The course,…
Dauntsey’s Jolie Brise wins the ASTO Small Ships Race
Florence, a Sixth Former from Dauntsey’s, who helped crew the ship, said: “It was an amazing opportunity to participate in this event. I had done a couple of longer cruises…
Taunton School Swimming Team win National Championships
Seventeen pupils from Taunton School travelled to the London Aquatics Centre to represent the South West in the English Schools’ Swimming Association National Relay competition. Six relay teams had qualified…
Maidwell Hall fundraiser 2018/2019 achieved an amazing £32,500
School Readers were overjoyed with the amount we raised, saying: “Thanks to Maidwell Hall 2,166 children will get reading support for a whole year, and as a result each of…
Godolphin impressive line-up for Literary Festival
A captive audience at Godolphin welcomed impressive line-up of authors for Literary Festival .. She did not disappoint, and her witty, exuberant delivery revealed the humanity and quirkiness of her subject. The…
TESSERA – THE DOWNSIDE ACADEMIC JOURNAL
Academic study in schools has increasingly been reduced to utility – knowledge and training in skills for personal success and material prosperity. At Downside we consciously resist this utilitarian approach…
Prize for talented King’s Ely Photography student, Alice Edwards
Alice Edwards, who is in Year 11 at King’s Ely Senior, won the top prize in this year’s ‘Pauline’s Swamp Photography Competition’ with her striking and meaningful image, ‘Grass from…
Community awards for Partnership lead
Linda collected the award at the Eastbourne and District Community Awards 2019 on behalf of the 15,000 or so pupils that the ESP represents, and the many education leaders that…
OD’s receive prestigious Gold Duke of Edinburgh award
The event was attended by HRH the Earl of Wessex and guest speaker, Annabel Croft who spoke wonderfully to the groups about her life and how hard she had worked…
Staff cycle to “France” for Save the Children charity
The “Staff Charity Fitness Challenge”, which involved cycling on a static gym bike in the front of school, commenced as the sun rose on Friday morning, finishing some 392km and…