The PA funded poster frames for the Sixth Form Stairwell and it has made a huge difference to the space. This is the route most Sixth Formers take at the start of the day and it is a great opportunity to displays uplifting and positive messaging. The frames are so practical and smart. We love […]
I was delighted to be awarded PA Funding for our Young Enterprise Programme. The programme requires students to set up and run their own student company, offering a real-life learning opportunity that develops practical business experience, adaptability, entrepreneurial mind set and the employability skills needed to secure successful futures. Student companies have the opportunity to […]
We have been fortunate to receive a grant from the PA for two years now. During the first year we used our budget to learn all about bees and the products we get from their hard work! We made candles, cosmetics and beeswax wraps – all materials purchased with our PA funds. We also took […]
With the county season rolling into its final, weather-affected week (Surrey having already won the title – again), it’s about time belatedly to report on our match against the Old Newburians Association (ONA) last term, and some of our players’ exploits over the summer holidays. This was the first ONA game when students who’d recently […]
Congratulations to Ella (13P1) who represented her pony club last Friday at Blenheim International Horse Trails. Ella and her horse jumped a brilliant round in the arena eventing 100 competition with an unlucky pole down to come 25th out of a 110 in the class.
If you were at Newbury County Show this weekend, you may have seen our art exhibition in the Education tent. Primary and secondary schools from all over the area had set up a display and the theme this year was ‘Environmental Art’. We selected work that met the brief from 14 of our Fine Art, […]
The Year 9 girls supported by some Year 8 girls went to Trinity School for the first round of their West Berkshire Football League. Two teams of eager footballers took to the pitch and played some excellent football. The A team won all 3 games beating St Gabriel’s School A team, 2-0, Theale Green School, […]
Box House Theatre company performed an amazing show of ‘Twisted Tales’ last Tuesday, which was fast-paced, energetic and hilarious. Their workshop was informative and extremely useful for all students in Year 10-13 taking either GCSE or A Level Drama to understand different performance skills and ways to explore more physical focused performance styles, such as […]
Huge congratulations to Year 13 students Aayush Joshi and Sohaib Alam who have been awarded a prestigious Gold Award in the BPhO Computational Challenge 2024. The BPhO encourages the study of physics and recognises excellence in young physicists through annual competitions. In order to compete for a Gold Award, Aayush and Sohaib attended a series […]
Our Year 7 girls took part in their first ever fixture at St Bart’s last week. They played their first round of West Berkshire football league fixtures and did brilliantly! We put forward 21 girls in total, which was amazing to see, and we look forward to seeing them grow and develop into mini Lionesses. […]
