Music Success

Several students recently participated in the Northfield Festival of Music and Speech and performed very well! Sharon Li won the eleven years piano class as well as the open duet class, alongside Derwent Wilson who played the harp. Ritisha participated in speech classes and achieved an Outstanding grade in verse...

Several students recently participated in the Northfield Festival of Music and Speech and performed very well! Sharon Li won the eleven years piano class as well as the open duet class, alongside Derwent Wilson who played the harp. Ritisha participated in speech classes and achieved an Outstanding grade in verse speaking as well as a Distinction Grade in two other categories. Ritisha also achieved a Distinction in her Grade 6 Viola examination and a Distinction in her Grade 3 LAMDA examination, scoring 96 out of 100. In addition, Bronagh has been offered a place at the Junior Royal College of Music where she will be studying on Saturdays. Congratulations to everyone!

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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.

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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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