Author: Gail KnoxWilson
Onatti Spanish play for our GCSE pupils.
This morning we welcomed pupils from Bohunt and King Edward’s in Years 8, 9 and 10 all studying Spanish GCSE to our second of three Onatti foreign language productions.ย As always, the two actors gave clear, fun and funny performances which had everyone in the audience chuckling throughout. Good friends Matteus and Catalina decide to…
Nine Giants of Georgian Science come to life
David Hall, Science actor extraordinaire, captivated his audience by becoming nine of the greatest Georgian Scientists for the King Edwardโs Science Lectures on 17th and 18th November.ย We welcomed children in Years 5 and 6 to Charter Hall from 10 local feeder schools – Greenfield, Conifers, St Andrews Woking, Pennthorpe, South Farnham School, St Edmunds,…
Visit to the Buildings Craft College
This afternoon, Thursday 18th November, Mrs Moira Davies, Head of Careers and Further Education, accompanied two Upper Sixth Form pupils, Quinn and Corin on a visit to the Buildings Craft College (BCC) in East London. A fascinating few hours which included a tour of the college to learn more about the core skills training courses…
First Year trip to discover the History and Geography of Guildford
Today, Mrs Phillips, Head of History, Mrs Thorpe, Head of Geography and Miss Condy, Head of Religious Science, took the First Year pupils to Guildford to discover some of the history, learn about the geography and find out about some of religious aspects of the ancient City. Hermione, a First Year pupil wrote of her…
Sixth Form Geography pupils enjoy a wet weekend in Devon
Our 6th form Geographers enjoyed a busy weekend at Slapton Ley Field Study Centre in Devon this weekend, 6 and 7 November. The Lower & Upper 6th IB classes collected data for their forthcoming exams which included investigating the characteristics of the River Harbourne.ย This was carried out in the river and before entering, the…
Merci Beaucoup Onatti for the excellent French production
We were delighted to welcome pupils from Bohuntย and Pennthorpe to the first of three live Onatti Productions French play this year who joined King Edwardโs pupils from Years 8, 9 and 10. As always, we were entertained by two French actors who, speaking only in their native tongue, this year performed โMon Pรจre Ne Me…
Old Witleian captivates the Sixth Form pupils
Old Witleian Scarlett Thornton (2011 โ 2018) came back to visit the School last night to give an exhilarating talk to the Sixth Form psychology and biology pupils. Scarlett graduated from Exeter University in June this year with a First Class Honours degree in Psychology.ย She gave a fascinating talk based on the subject chosen…
A spectacular ceremony to welcome new pupils
On Wednesday 13th October, the first Admissions Day for two years took place at Guilford Cathedral. 220 pupils from 1st Year through to Sixth Form were ‘sworn inโ by Mrs Justine Voisin, Treasurer, and Alderman Sir Peter Estlin. The service was conducted by The Venerable Stuart Beake, Archdeacon Emeritus, Honorary Sub Dean, Guildford Cathedral, who…
Virtual visit to the National Archives
On Tuesday 12th October, Sixth Form pupils received an absorbing and interactive lesson via Zoom from the Keep of the National Archives in London. Hosted by Hannah, with her colleague Nathalie acting as scribe. Hannah informed the pupils of the variety of documents held at the National Archives and spoke about some examples such as…
‘Other Guys’ audition
Today, Thursday 30 September, the team behind a brand new theatre production ‘Other Guys’ visited our school to cast 5 of our pupils in roles for the show which will be performed in London in January 2022. Other Guys is a verbatim play written by Shireen Mula (National Theatre Connections). It is a verbatim play…
