King Edward VI School
End of Term Bulletin 8 July, 2016
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ver the past fortnight we have had a huge array of activities including an excellent Science and Technology Festival which included an innovative set of evening lectures for parents and students, a host of university open day visits, work experience placements, Duke of Edinburgh expeditions and preparation for the Fourth Year students as they consider their Sixth Form options. A wide range of visits and events organised for Endeavour occupied the penultimate week with much of this recorded in more detail in the latest issue of Konnections. Sports Day and the Swimming Gala both proved to be very competitive occasions and, as ever, the Allen Grant Inter-House competition has been fiercely contested! Over the summer many students will be involved in activities abroad and in the UK including the Summer Camp in the New Forest, the Goedgedacht team in South Africa, expeditions to the Galapagos and Indonesia, a cricket tour of Sri Lanka and the watersports holiday in France, as well as further Duke of Edinburgh expeditions. Our thanks go to all of the staff involved in those trips – they will be giving up a lot of their holiday to make them work so well. The School will become a building site over the summer holiday as we begin work on the reconstruction of the old Dobson Theatre, the refurbishment of the Art Department and the expansion of the Sixth Form Concourse. Work will also take place to restore aspects of the roof of the main building and a new reception area and nurses’ facility will also be prepared for September. We thank Mr Fitzpatrick, Mr Long, Mr Walter and Mr Patten for all they have done for the School and wish them well as they retire after a combined 141 years of service to the School. We also wish Miss Lindebringhs, Mr Tesseyman, Dr Prowse, Dr Paver and Dr Wikeley every good wish as they move to roles in other schools or alternative occupations. The names of the staff replacing them may be found on page two of this publication. Sadly Mrs Piggott remains very ill and we have appointed Mrs Arnold as Acting Head of Drama in her place for the coming year.
I wish you all a good break over the summer.
AJ Thould Head
Term Dates The governors have agreed to extend the autumn term half term by two days with effect from 2017 to allow time for the increasing number of trips and expeditions that form such a critical part of life at King Edward’s. Details of term dates can be found here.
Information and procedure to apply for financial support if your child wishes to enter the Sixth Form in September 2017 can be found by clicking Scholarships/Studentships.
SPEECH DAY 2016
The deadline for applications is the end of September 2016.
Friday 16 September at The Mayflower Theatre starting at 2.30pm
EXAMINATION RESULTS GCE (A and AS) results will be published on Thursday 18 August, 2016
The Chief Guest will be Dr Nick Middleton Geographer and Fellow of St Anne’s College, University of Oxford
IGCSE/GCSE results will be published on Thursday 25 August, 2016
All parents are welcome Click here for invitation and more information
Please see the Examination section on the website for post results help and information
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