From the School

Goodbye to Mrs Ferrand

At the end of last term, we said ‘Goodbye’ to Mrs Ferrand who has been at KES for 12 years, many of them as Head of Netball. To mark her departure and to celebrate her time at the School, the Sports Department hosted an OE v KES 1st team match that featured 8 of Mrs Ferrand’s senior netball team captains from the past 12 years. What a match! It was a fantastic display of netball with the OEs taking the victory by a single goal (32-31). There was even a few surprise special guests from amongst the former teaching staff, including Mr Fitzpatrick (former Director of Sport) and Mr Wood.

Did you forget to pick up your exam certificates?

Prizegiving

Our Exams Office is keen to reunite a whole host of unclaimed exam certificates with their owners before they are destroyed. Dating from 2015 back to 1975, we have over 160 certificates waiting to find their rightful homes.

If you think you may not have collected your certificates, please email our Exams Team on exams@kes.hants.sch.uk stating your name, as it was at the time of sitting your exams, and your date of birth. Alternatively, you may call the school on 023 80 704561.

In September, the Dobson Theatre was full to bursting for the School’s annual Prizegiving event. Parents, friends and staff all gathered to celebrate our wonderful pupils’ achievements and we were delighted to welcome back former KES student, Virginia Stuart-Taylor (KES 00-07), as our Chief Guest to present the prizes. Virginia is Head of EU Engagement at the Department for International Trade and is passionate about tackling gender inequality in the UK and abroad, empowering young women to reach their potential through mentoring and organising Women in Leadership events. Her insightful speech reflected on her experiences as a woman.

Singin’ in the Rain

The Autumn Term was awash with rehearsals and performances of the whole school production of Singin’ in the Rain. The show was a real treat with its musicality, colour and vibrancy thrilling the packed-out auditorium each night of its performance in November. There was a wealth of talent on display in this beautifully choreographed and produced piece of showmanship. Auditions are about to start for the next extravaganza which will be ‘Chicago!’

EPA trustees visit

The School was recently visited by the trustees of Sir Edward Abraham’s charitable trust that supports our gifted students wishing to study the Sciences at A Level. What better way to convince them of the value of the trust’s investment than for them to speak to former holders of the award and hear about their success stories.

Thank you to Anoushka Umranikar (KES 14-21) and Oliver Schofield (KES 12-20), who are both KCL medical students, Harriet Crompton (KES 15-17) who teaches Biology at KES and brothers Yousuf and Ibrahim Hayat (qualified doctor and current medical student) who gave up their time to come into KES to talk to the trustees about their studies, careers and future aspirations.