​Congratulations to Derwent in the Thirds who has been offered a place in the National Children’s Under 12 Orchestra. She will be performing with them in Dorset in April and at Birmingham Town Hall on Sunday 18th August 2019.

Congratulations to Derwent in the Thirds who has been offered a place in the National Children’s Under 12 Orchestra. She will be performing with them in Dorset in April and at Birmingham Town Hall on Sunday 18th August 2019.

Well done to Rosy in the Sixth Form who spent her weekend performing with the prestigious Ex Cathedra choir. In addition to singing as part of the choir, she was asked to perform Away In A Manger as a soloist in their concert in St John’s Smith Square, London on Thursday 13th December.

Well done to the following guitarists who achieved super results in their exams this term: Sundeep – Grade 7 Distinction Priya – Grade 7 Merit Link-I-Ann – Grade 2 Distinction Anthea – Grade 4 Distinction

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A large group of people covered in colourful powder are posing for a photo on a grassy field with their arms raised in celebration.

Festival of colour

The Holi event was brought to life on the KEHS field last Friday. We raised over £500 for the Wings of Hope charity which supports the education of children in India and Sierra Leone.

Eight pupils stand on a stage in front of a screen that reads "CHANGEMAKERS live".

Changemakers Live

On Friday 24 April, I was proud to host the school’s very first Changemakers Live event in the PAC: a joint student-led school conference built around intellectual curiosity and communicating ideas, inspired by the concept of TED talks.

A man stands on a stage in front of a large screen displaying a bar chart about the global sports economy, while another man sits in an armchair to his right. An audience is seated in the foreground.

Tolkien Lecture: Cricket as Business, Culture and Entertainment

On Tuesday 28 April, the Ruddock Performing Arts Centre was the venue for the second Tolkien Lecture since the series resumed following its pause due to the pandemic. It was a pleasure to continue this much anticipated programme of talks, named in honour of one of the most distinguished alumni of King Edward’s School, J. R. R. Tolkien.

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