TI LEADS OUT THE LIONS

Bedstone College student Tiberius Portman-Lewis, 12, is a keen rugby player and was thrilled to be invited to be a mascot for the England Men’s Rugby International Six Nations match against Italy at Twickenham. As well as walking out onto the pitch with the players and being part of the line-up for the national anthems, Ti and his family enjoyed front row seats to watch England’s win, and met a number of players after the game. This memorable experience capped a successful week for Ti, who also auditioned for Bedstone’s production of Matilda Jr. The Musical and secured the role of Mr Wormwood. He is now working hard on rehearsals for upcoming performances – in amongst school work, rugby training and practising his drumming!

Key To Careers

Moreton Hall welcomed over 50 exhibitors from all corners of the UK to its Universities and Careers Fair, as well as visiting pupils from St Martin’s, Lakelands Academy and Ysgol Dinas Bran. The sports hall buzzed with the sound of young people exploring

Francine is top gun

how to start their career journey and realise their aspirations.

Moreton alumni shared their experiences of gap year travel and undergraduate study, while seminars including ‘How to choose the right course’ and ‘Applying to Oxbridge’ ran throughout the day.

Wrekin

The governors at the Wrekin and Old Hall Trust have announced that Toby Spence, currently headmaster at Sibford School in Oxfordshire, will become headmaster at Wrekin College in September. Mr Spence has been head at Sibford for seven years where he has overseen considerable growth, developing a highly respected value-added curriculum and academic improvements.

He said: “It is an immense privilege to have been selected to lead Wrekin College at a time of ambitious development and growth, which will see a new Design and Technology department added to an already enviable campus of specialist facilities.”

Ellesmere College student Francine Gilmore is on target for international shooting success, achieving medal after medal.

At the InterShoot annual air gun competition in Holland, she won four golds, on top of a gold in the British Pistol Club Open Championships.

Francine hopes to represent Team GB at the Junior World Cup in May, as she did last year, and is aiming to be selected for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Australia. She says she would love to represent GB in the Olympics one day.

Celebrating 75 Years Of Nedham House

Pupils, staff and alumni of The Queen’s School in Chester came together to celebrate 75 years of Nedham House, the heart of the Lower School. Special guests included the three granddaughters of Phyllis Brown, Chester’s first woman mayor, who gifted the house back in 1948, together with some of the very first pupils through the doors 75 years ago!

Head of Lower School, Iona Carmody said: “This celebration provided a unique opportunity to see the transformational power of belonging to something greater than ourselves, to be part of a unique history, a Queen’s history – to be part of a past, a present and a future.”