First Eleven Magazine - For Parents of Children at Independent Schools
U16 National Fives Champion Sam Wyatt-Haines, from Blundell’s School, Devon, has held onto the title of National Fives Champion for the Under 16s for the second year. He was one of around 40 players entered for the Colts Singles in the Rugby Fives Association School’s National Championships this year. Sam was determined to keep his [...]
Bedford Modern School Year 13 students, Ed Munno and Lloyd Mulkerrins, rowed for Great Britain at the Munich International Junior Regatta over the weekend of 05/06 May. Ed and Lloyd, who are both 17 years old, were part of the Junior Men’s Eight which came away with a Gold and a Bronze over two days [...]
Bedford Modern School has purchased a new Bechstein W. Hoffmann piano funded by donations to its annual giving programme, ‘Going the Extra Mile’. John Mower, Director of Music at the School said: “We are delighted to have been given the opportunity to purchase a new upright piano of this quality for the use of our [...]
A three year old kindergarten pupil from Holy Trinity International School’s nursery was so taken by her class activity that she decided to record pupil happiness results by making her own clipboard chart. Pupil Rose Leek went around fellow classmates asking if they felt happy, sad or angry, before then collating the results on to [...]
On Friday 27th April, St Benedict’s School welcomed 120 guests for its very own charity event inspired by Gordon Ramsay’s Hell’s Kitchen, with The Mayor of Ealing, John Gallagher, as the Guest of Honour. The four School Houses, Barlow, Gervase, Pickering and Roberts competed against each other to raise money for several charities including [...]
Students from Holy Trinity International School in Kidderminster are busy creating stunning portraits of the Queen as part of their Diamond Jubilee studies and celebrations, which will then be exhibited in the school’s main entrance hall for one week, prior to being sold, to raise funds for a new school kiln. Creative Arts Coordinator and [...]
The Opening of the Hunter Hall Performing Arts Centre at Spratton Hall Sir Alistair Hunter, the son of Joan and K.C Hunter who founded Spratton Hall in 1951, opened the Hunter Hall Performing Arts Centre on Tuesday 6th March 2012 at 4.30pm. We were also pleased to welcome Rob Hunter, the brother of Sir Alistair, [...]
There was great excitement at Hazlegrove as Grand National winner Neptune Collanges paid a visit to the school. On a somewhat windy but thankfully dry afternoon, Neptune Collanges stood patiently in front of the school whilst over 400 pupils and staff went to meet him. Beautifully turned out, he was of course proudly sporting his [...]
This week sees the launch of a new publicity campaign by Bedford Modern School entitled ‘Be Part of the Journey’. Billboards show a dramatic sprint start as pupils from the School evolve and grow on their journey through the School. In addition, a promotional film is being released in sections over the month of May [...]
Bedford Modern School held its inaugural Outreach Awards Celebration Evening on Thursday 26 April. Awards were presented to over 34 pupils who have provided an outstanding contribution to the School’s Outreach programme, including charities, drop-in sessions, community service, Amnesty International, sustainability and the Junior School reading scheme. “Giving is a special trait and a key [...]
