Our December Journal for our Educational Consultants partners includes an End of Year Review; we hope you enjoy the read! Read now.
The Journal – December 2025
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🐛 Listen up maggots! This year’s King Edward’s Whole School Musical is Matilda. With less than 3 weeks to go until our talented performers are poised to bring this show to the stage, the set is in place and our rehearsals rooms are a buzz with musical numbers and powerful performances being finessed.
Now is the time to secure your seats for a great night of musical theatre magic.
📆Tuesday 10th - Wednesday 11th February
🕗7:30pm
📍Charter Hall, King Edward’s
➡️ Book via the link in our bio, or it’s the chokey for you all!
#KESWdrama #SchoolMusical #BridewellSchools
This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International. All authorised performance materials are also supplied by MTI www.mtishows.co.uk
🇩🇪 A brilliant group of 3rd Form pupils at the beginning their German language journey at KESW recently attended an event hosted by The Goethe Institut London, the centre for German culture and language. Our pupils enjoyed a tour, presentations and an exciting workshop before competing against number of other schools in the ‘Library Hunt’. We were blown away by their focus and enthusiasm for the German language and are proud to share that one of the King Edward’s teams came first!
Our vibrant and dynamic Modern Foreign Language department offers GCSE and A-level courses in German, French and Spanish, and we encourage keen GCSE linguists to consider the possibility of taking two languages at GCSE. There has never been a better time for pupils’ to immerse themselves in learning a new language. In an increasingly globalised world, languages have become like currency or stock - the more you speak, the higher your value rises!
Learn more about German at King Edward’s? Visit https://www.kesw.org/middle-school-year-9-11/academic-excellence/ and take a look at our GCSE subjects booklet (Link in Bio)
#KESWmodernforeignlanguages
#shoutoutforgerman #bridewellschools #learningexcellence
Following the incredible first rendition of his unique composition ‘the Old Earth’ at our carol services in December, we are proud to share that our exceptional King Edward’s Composer in Residence, Mr Eunseog Lee will be performing with East-West musical pioneers, Shui Mo Ensemble at the Bristol New Music this Saturday.
Made up of a group of dynamic young players on the UK scene, Shui Mo looks to create a new repertoire unbounded by eastern or western aesthetics, and to provide new palettes for transculturally-minded composers and musical innovators of the 21st century. If you are in Bristol this Saturday, head on over Bristol New Music - you’re in for a treat.
For more details (Link in Bio)
#KESWmusic #composerinresidence #bridewellschools
Each year, we are pleased to welcome HM Forces and FCDO families to our warm and happy School community.
Our family environment and supportive House system gives every boarder at King Edward`s a strong sense of belonging, stability and security, and positive sense of place as part of a community that extends well beyond their time at King Edwards.
Join us for a tour and explore our approach to ambitious learning and achievement, and our rich and supported boarding experience.
KESW.org/admissions or call us on +44 (O)1428 686735
Visit our website to learn more about our generous fee reduction for eligible families. Link in Bio.
https://www.kesw.org/admissions/fees-scholarships-bursaries/
#whereaplacebecomesahome #HMForcesboarding #FCDOfamiles #KESWboarding
Following the recent MBE awarded to our colleague Mr Towers, we are proud to announce that two Old Witleians have also been recognised in the 2026 New Year Honours List.
Congratulations to Olympic Gold medallist Toby Roberts (OW 2022) on being awarded an MBE. We are incredibly proud of his achievements and look forward to seeing what he accomplishes next.
Will Crawford (OW 1997) has been awarded an MBE for services to engineering materials innovation and export. Under his leadership, Concrete Canvas has become a globally exported British engineering solution, now used in over 100 countries. This recognition acknowledges his outstanding contributions to UK engineering and innovation.
We extend our congratulations to Toby and Will on these remarkable achievements.
#keswitley #mbe #ow #alumni #bridewellschools
We are pleased to share a recent article featured in the January edition of the Guildford Magazine.
Bridewell Royal Hospital’s Schools (King Edward’s Witley, Barrow Hills and Longacre) are places of purpose and belonging offering accessible and transformative all-through education for children from the ages of 2 to 18 years.
Our expert educators and pupils have joined forces with the ‘AI for Good ‘research teams at the University of Surrey and Royal Holloway, University of London to co-design a unique, safe and ethical Bridewell Al toolkit, which we explore in this article.
Using Bridewell AI, pupils are supported by teachers to be guided by both data and heart, developing seamless digital fluency and integrating human-centred, age appropriate Al practices which align with curriculum and prepare them for a future of learning with equity and empathy.
Link in bio. Read the full article on page 35: https://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&edid=31263274-cdb7-4156-a16b-a7ee07416753
🏏 Cricket at King Edward’s Witley – A Journey of Continued Excellence under the expert direction of Rikki Clarke.
We are incredibly proud to share that King Edward’s Witley School has once again been named in the Cricketers’ Top 100 Schools Guide for 2026 — our third consecutive year of recognition.
Key highlights include:
• Strong and growing boys’ and girls’ participation across all age groups
• A full and competitive fixture list, with over 140 fixtures per summer term.
• Excellent win percentages, reflecting both performance and development.
• A structured and purposeful winter training programme
• Prestigious MCC fixture every year.
• County recognition for many boys and girls at our school.
This is the result of hard work, dedication, and consistency from our pupils, combined with the tireless support and expertise of our coaching and teaching staff.
We can’t wait to see our teams building on these successes in 2026. Go KESW!!
#schoolcricket #sportingexcellence #bridewellschools
Today we began the new School Term as a community with our Service for Epiphany.
This time of reflection marked a gentle but purposeful start to the Spring Term, as our head, Mrs Wright warmly welcomed pupils and staff back to school.
A thoughtful beginning to the Term ahead, filled with opportunity, growth and shared experiences.
#keswitley #springterm
New Year Honour for Mr John Towers, Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), Head, Barrow Hills School, Witley, Surrey
It is with immense pride and pleasure that we announce that our esteemed Bridewell Royal Hospital colleague, Mr John Towers, Head, Barrow Hills School, has been appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to education in the King’s 2026 New Year Honours.
Please join us in congratulating Mr Towers on this truly well deserved honour and remarkable achievement.
For full details visit the news and events section on the Barrowhills.org website - https://barrowhills.org/?
p=10862
“Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.”
- Norman Vincent Peale ✨
Amidst the whirl of Christmas preparations, our pupils have headed home to loved ones, while staff quietly finalise plans for a busy and exciting term ahead.
As the countdown to Christmas Day begins and joy fills the air, from all at King Edward’s Witley we wish our whole School community - past and present, near or far - a joyful Christmas filled with love, peace and togetherness. 💙🎄
#keswitley #bridewellschools #seasonofjoy
