Silver DofE Expedition

Towards the end of the summer holidays, six now Lower Sixth pupils travelled to the Brecon Beacons to complete their Silver Duke of Edinburgh’s (DofE) award expedition.

Having defiantly battled through snow and ice in the Peak District over the Easter break on their practice run, the team welcomed warm and pleasant conditions this time with gratitude and relief! Our pupils worked well as a team, showing considerable independence and navigational skill throughout the expedition. Morale was good from start to finish and everyone met all the challenges, including unexpected low cloud and very limited visibility on the final morning, with calm and effective enthusiasm.

Well done to the group on their success. It’s wonderful to see many of them move on to begin their Gold Awards this year. n

Macmillan Coffee Morning

Supporting local communities

The School raised over £1,400 at its Macmillan Coffee Morning in September.

There was an amazing spread of treats on hand. The selection included some rather delicious homemade efforts from parents, pupils and staff, alongside some of shop-bought cakes, muffins, cookies and pies. Our community came together for a wonderful morning in a great cause and we were pleased that we sold out! Thank you all for your generous donations. n

We are proud to have collected over 1,000 items for Hillview Nursery School and Children’s Centre. Many thanks to all in our community for your kind donations. n

“Overseeing Charity has been very rewarding. Being able to implement events such as monthly smoothie sales, the Christmas Fayre and Lower School football tournament, shows the influence and freedom we have in the Head Boy team. We are able to create events we believe pupils will enjoy, whilst raising money for good causes. The foodbank collection at Hillview Nursery was especially humbling, especially as it is so close to us - a mere 500m away from our campus. The response from the student body has been positive and I look forward to the spring term.”

Lucas (Charities, Head Boy team

and U6PKC) n