Kingswood In Focus 2020/21 by Kingswood School

KINGSWOOD IN FOCUS

2020/21

KINGSWOOD IN FOCUS 2020-21 | HEADMASTER’S WELCOME

HEADMASTER’S WELCOME As you thumb through this vibrant edition of Kingswood in Focus, you wouldn’t necessarily believe that much of last year felt like school without the best bits. Dear Parents and Friends

here is no denying that school life during a pandemic was challenging, for pupils, teachers and operational staff alike. The experiences that our pupils were hoping for when the year began in September 2020 were not the ones that they had received in July of 2021. It would be easy to dwell on what might have been, or talk about what we have lost. And yet, the pages that follow are a reminder of the resilience of the human spirit; they speak volumes about the creativity and dedication of our staff to conceive of new ways of doing things, and of the determination and resilience of our pupils to make the most of the situation. In prioritising the limited window, I had to get out and about and spend time with our pupils, I was determined to get to know our Year 13 leavers, lest they leave Kingswood believing the new Headmaster to be a face on a screen. This was a humbling experience. They dealt with their situation with wisdom and maturity, they accepted the things they could not change, they focused not on what they did not have, but were instead determined to enjoy everything they were able to. The photograph I selected for the front and back cover of this edition tells a great story. Who would have thought that a bunch of Year 13s negotiating the water jump during the steeple chase could be such a source of joy, as many of their peer group looked on with love and admiration. Watching our leavers as a cohort, in groups small and large, reminded me about some fundamental truths about education which I am sure are showcased in this edition of KIF.

...a reminder of the resilience of the human spirit…

Firstly, it is about relationships. Even though Covid meant that people were at times unable to mix freely, and on occasion were not able to mix at all, our pupils were eager, once Summer term restrictions eased, to get back together and to forge stronger and lasting bonds with each other. My experience is that these are friendships that will endure. Secondly, our pupils reminded me that education is about so much more than A Level results. It’s about the all-round provision. Quite obviously our pupils missed their ensemble music, performing in drama and their competitive sport, and as those things slowly returned, they grabbed the opportunities presented, even if just a game of mixed hockey on the lower astro. Throughout this year, I’ve been reminded of the joy and importance of character education. Finally, education is about ambition and aspiration. I am grateful to all our pupils for making the most of the opportunities presented, taking on the Creative, Relaxing, Active, Practical (C.R.A.P.) challenge, or helping us to run around the world from home. Sharing a meal with and listening to the dreams and aspirations of our leavers has been testament of our pupils' determination not to be limited by the pandemic but to aim high with their future plans. I could even argue that we have learned more about the things that matter than we would have in a more normal year. I would like to sign off this foreword with a heartfelt thank you to all our wonderful staff, pupils and families for the very warm welcome extended to me and my family as we have settled in beautiful Bath. Yours sincerely

Mr Andrew Gordon-Brown

CONTENTS | KINGSWOOD IN FOCUS 2020-21

CONTENTS

HEADMASTER’S WELCOME

COMMUNITY & WORLD ACTION

2 Chaplaincy 4 Charities 6

CULTURAL INCLUSION

ACADEMIC

8 9 10 18 20 22

Remote Education Reflections C.R.A.P. Lockdown Challenge Academic News Academic Enrichment Examination Results 2021 Prize Giving 2021

HOUSES

24 Westwood 26 Fonthill 28 Hall 30 Middle 32 Summerhill 34 School 36 Upper 38 Boarders' Activities

CREATIVE ARTS

40 Art 43 Design & Technology 46 Drama 50 Music 54 ‘KATS’ Music & Drama Awards SPORT

56 58 60 62 64 65 66 67 68

A Year in the Sports Department Around the World Challenge Westwood Sports Day Senior Sports Day Trip to Olympic Park, London Covid Colours Touch Rugby Festival Cross Country Athletic Development

OUTDOOR PURSUITS

KINGSWOOD SERVERY REFURB

76 79 80 82 84 Editor: Theresa Faux

STAFF & LEAVERS Staff Farewells Teaching Staff & Governors List Head Girl & Head Boy Reflections Leavers' Destinations Leavers' Dinner

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CHAPLAINCY Amongst the many educational challenges the pandemic has thrown at us, the question of how to ensure the spiritual life of Kingswood remains healthy has been at the forefront of our minds.

he world of young people is full of doubt and difficulty – today’s teenagers are already being dubbed ‘generation Covid’ – and the prospect of long-term damage to the spiritual wellbeing of our young people is real. It has therefore been of such importance that the Methodist values of the School should continue to speak clearly into the community. It has been a great privilege to serve as interim Chaplain during

this challenging period. Given my main role as Deputy Head Academic, there has been a limit to what I have been able to achieve. One of my key priorities, however, was keeping alive our tradition of worship. I remember first arriving at Kingswood and being rendered speechless by the vitality of the School’s worship tradition – I have never known a senior school engage so fully with a school-based service. I have regularly found the weekly gathering to be a deeply moving experience.

It is, of course, very difficult to recreate the real experience of physically gathering together for an act of corporate worship, but we have tried our best to leverage technology to bring people together. When we were in school, students gathered as tutor groups and houses to watch whole school service videos together. Each week, members of the community prepared thoughtful talks and prayers to stimulate spiritual reflection, and to try and create a moment of calm in an otherwise stormy situation. In addition, many of our fantastic musicians offered to record themselves playing their instruments – we even managed to keep alive the tradition of hymn-singing as both teachers and students recorded sung worship for all to enjoy. It was wonderful, too, to be able to include Mike Wilkinson and Jonathan Pye on the roster of worship leaders, as well as the Headmaster and Gordon Opie. Throughout our first term we enjoyed a wide range of inspiring talks, ranging from Dan Darwin (Head of History) exploring the uncomfortable tensions of Bath’s colonial past, through to Gordon Opie’s reflections on the importance of routines and places that are special to us all. We tried hard, too, to preserve some of the other worship traditions of the school calendar. Many of you may have seen our recreation of the annual Remembrance Service – a collaborative effort involving

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students and teachers to mark this very important occasion, to ensure that our young people did not miss the call to remember the past, despite the pressing distraction of the present. Christmas, too, needed to be marked by appropriate worship. I remember reflecting that it was a time like no other where the urgency of the Christmas story would seem even more relevant to our lives, with its social upheaval, difficult journeys and a climate of fear and difficulty. The message of Christmas focuses on the light in the darkness; many of our students have experienced a bewildering darkness for the first time in their lives during this pandemic and so our Christmas messages felt more poignant and apposite than usual.

It has been a great privilege to serve as interim Chaplain...

In the Summer term, we slowly began to emerge from lockdown. The vaccine programme had just reached 50% of the UK population, and our students had returned from all over the world to reconnect with their community. Year 11 and Year 13 faced internal assessments that would help decide their final grades in the summer. Some anxiety still hung in the air, but it was less heavy than before, and seemed more definable. The sun started to shine and there was a new optimism growing in our daily interactions. The school gathered again physically in assembly spaces and it felt good to be together again in corporate worship, reflecting on the truths contained in scripture and meditating on the areas of our lives where we could be thankful, and praying for those less fortunate

than ourselves who continued to live under the very real threat of overloaded hospital systems or oxygen shortages. We therefore felt greatly blessed to tentatively begin our plans for the larger end of year events. For me, this year has presented great challenges, but also great opportunities. It is a true blessing and honour to say that I have served as Chaplain to Kingswood School, even in a temporary and much-reduced capacity. Ours is a special community, rooted deeply in a wonderful tradition of love, justice, compassion, inclusion and service. This school has endured

many trials through the years and has stood the test of time, charting the difficult waters set before it. The rich Wesleyan heritage we still celebrate is testament to our school’s spiritual resilience. This latest period of our history will surely be remembered by all as profoundly unsettling and sad but, I hope, will also be held as a time that the Spirit of Kingswood stood firm and braced itself, in faith, against the buffets of the Covid storm, and emerged singing.

Mr John Davies (Deputy Head Academic/Acting Chaplain 2020-21)

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CHARITIES …it only takes a few people with a vision to raise awareness about something that matters to them… to make a real difference” Whilst we may not have been able to raise funds in the usual way last year, plenty of charities still needed important funds to survive. Kingswood School has always led by example in charitable giving so the restrictions didn’t stop us from doing all we could to help those less fortunate than ourselves.

owards the end of the Autumn term, students across the Kingswood community, led by Year 13 students Tomiwo, Harry and Ben, completed various challenges to raise money for Movember, the proceeds of which go towards organisations which support men struggling with physical and mental health issues, which often are not talked about and that, for many, have been exacerbated by Covid this year.

Mimi, Niamh and Edie in Year 12 took on the running challenge to run 40km each (although in the end they ended up covering a massive 150km between them!) and many students grew their moustaches throughout the month. To support the students, and inspired by this epic effort, Mr Musgrove and Mr Smith decided to try to match their efforts. However, as this was a last minute decision, with only a few days left until the end of November, they were consequently forced to either grow a full moustache in less than a week or run 120km between them to try and match the girls’ initial goal. Having decided that running would be the more achievable of the two options, the idea was born to complete a ‘oner’: a 60km run around Bath: three laps of 20km each. So, starting at 6am from The George, and with no proper training at all, what followed was a gruelling 60.06km run that took them 5 hours 52 minutes.

“Huge thanks to everyone who donated towards our Movember fundraiser. As a team, we raised over £2000! I want to personally thank Mimi, Niamh and Edie, and of course Mr Musgrove and Mr Smith for their upmost commitment. We could not have raised such a large amount of money without you. Please remember to keep being kind to others and to check up on friends during these times. Thank you.” Tomiwo Hopefully the message that it only takes a few people with a vision to raise awareness about something that matters to them and to make a real difference will resonate more loudly and for longer to many throughout our community.

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BIG BATH SLEEP OUT

any brave pupils and families raised money by sleeping out overnight in March. With temperatures dropping below freezing a bit of grit was certainly required, but the experience showed how lucky we all are to have a warm bed to go to at night. The funds raised were much appreciated by Julian House, particularly at a time when many of their fundraising events were so disrupted.

REVERSE ADVENT CALENDAR Year 9 Summerhill girls led an assembly on alternative fundraising ideas which led to one student suggesting a ‘reverse advent calendar’, the concept being that each day during the month of December, you donate money to charity or an item to the Foodbank.

DEVICES FOR ST MARK’S SCHOOL

K OPEN ARMS MALAWI

ingswood has a long-standing partnership with St Mark’s School, Bath which is part of the Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership. About a third of the children on the pupil roll receive Pupil Premium from the Government. During lockdown, St Mark's was committed to providing a high-quality programme of remote learning to all their students, many of whom cannot afford the devices and equipment they need to access this learning. With the help of the Kingswood community, they were able to raise funds to purchase new devices for their children.

DOG BEDS FOR DEGREES

ovid-19 has had an enormous impact on our fundraising for charity projects in Malawi. We lost about 18 months of fundraising and during this period we would normally raise about £30,000, which would go towards support for several orphans with scholarships so they can continue with their education at Secondary School. We managed to continue to support all the projects throughout lockdown and it was important to us that none of these orphans had to drop out of school at this stage simply because they are unable to pay the fees. Felister is one of our current students. We supported Felister throughout her secondary education and we are now paying her fees as she completes a Nursing degree. Felister is keen to do some of her placements in district hospitals rather than in private hospitals as she feels she will learn more and be able to help her community better in the future. However, to do this, she needed £150 to cover her accommodation and living costs for the 3-month period. To keep the funds coming, Mrs Opie made several upcycled dog/cat beds for sale with every penny going towards charity projects in Malawi. Not only did she sell them all, enabling Felister to pay for her accommodation while she does her placements, but the very generous Kingswood community raised a further £1,156 in donations for Open Arms Malawi.

CHRISTMAS CARD PACKAGES At Christmas, some tutor groups made Christmas cards to include in the Christmas packs provided by several B&NES charities to give to those who often live alone, are older, unwell or feel very isolated. They typically do not have access to internet resources, so a goody bag of activities often lifts their spirits.

SCHOOL HOUSE PINK DAY On the last day of the Spring term, all pupils were invited to come to school in mufti with an additional pink item of clothing to show support for the two School House charities, Breast Cancer Care UK and the Alzheimer’s Society. Pupils learning from home were invited to do the same for online lessons. We had some interesting outfits!

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CULTURAL INCLUSION A few years ago I was approached by a pupil with some questions about their identity. They had experienced a situation that led them to ask questions about who they were and where they fit in within the School community - this was the motivation behind the first cultural discussion group. Also, action can be taken towards making changes based on the outcomes of the discussions. This has had a school wide impact and led to some major cultural and practical changes to our school community.

Lily in Year 11 said;

t this point the focus was largely on racial identity and culture but over the years this has developed into something where the aim is to be totally inclusive. We would meet during activity time and pupils would discuss their experiences and share their cultural knowledge, all pupils were welcome to either share or simply listen and learn. Back then the numbers were relatively small with about ten attendees from across the year groups coming along each week. Today, the group has established itself as a wholly inclusive discussion group that is a safe space for discussions on a wide variety of topics, most recently we discussed neurodiversity as well as cultural appropriation. The format of the group has also changed in the last two years and

we now meet online which has meant we have reached a much wider audience which, in turn, means we have a wider scope for discussion. The overall aim of the newly named Cultural & Inclusion Discussion Group is to provide a forum for pupils to openly discuss issues that they are passionate about. It allows pupils to have their voices heard by staff as well as each other. Pupils are invited to chair discussions based on what they want to talk about or comment on the issues being discussed. They can do this by typing in the chat or unmuting their microphones when invited to. Another aim of the group is to challenge views and perceptions which allows members to have a deeper level of understanding as they see topics from a different perspective.

“When I chaired the cultural discussion group I talked about neurodiversity which includes things like autism, OCD, ADHD and dyslexia. And it was really important for me to be able to have that platform where I was able to articulate things that I’m passionate about… I really struggled with coming to terms with my diagnosis, as I got diagnosed really late in life, so, if I was able to offer any kind of support or just let people know, who are going through something like that that they're not alone… that is really important to me because I wish I had something like that when I was struggling with it. I also like how supportive everyone is no matter what year group they are in. Everyone is so respectful and ready to learn and because everyone is so ready to learn and share their experience it is an educational and really interesting group to be a part of.”

Some of the topics covered this year have included: The Experience of being ‘Mixed race’, Youth Mental Illness, and The impact of

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Colonialism on Hong Kong, along with various others including open discussion sessions where pupils can talk about current social issues and share recommendations and resources for further understanding. Pupils also launched the first (traveling) edition of the CDGzine, with an exclusive run of T-shirts with the articles printed directly onto them. The money raised went towards a fund for Off The Record a mental health and well-being support service for young people.

PRIDE CLUB This year, Pride Club went virtual with members meeting online each week.

ith the support of a workshop from SPACE @ Off The Record, the group were able to discuss topics and share experiences. Pupils were to join the meetings anonymously if they chose and simply listen or interact and share ideas more publicly. During Pride Month, rainbow badges were sold to raise money for Off The Record Bath. Some Westwood boarding pupils showed their support by making some amazing pride-themed bracelets, anklets and badges of their own to add to the fundraising pot. £170 was raised altogether.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH ...to challenge views and perceptions which allows members to have a deeper level of understanding... It has been a very enjoyable and rewarding group where both junior and senior pupils have been able to interact virtually and learn from each other. “We are so privileged as a group that the solidarity between the members has continued to provide such a comprehensive and supportive environment, allowing personal experiences to be shared in a way that uniquely encourages greater understanding of these topics.” Elli, Year 12

October saw the start of Black History Month and we were delighted to welcome some guest speakers from Fairfield House, Bath, the home of the exiled Ethiopian Emperor HIM Haile Selassie I.

n an extended assembly we had a virtual live presentation from William Heath of Fairfield House who was able to tell us about the Emperor and answer some questions from pupils. We learnt about the history of Fairfield House as well as the very famous historical residents and we were given the opportunity to delve into the past and note how the City of

Bath has always welcomed and supported those in need despite the cultural differences. The success of this event led to the Cultural Discussion Group hosting Mr Heath again with some other special guests – educational coordinator Rob Mitchell and Ras Benji, who educated us about the life of Emperor HIM Haile Selassie I and his family and how he came to be exiled in Bath. Fairfield House is a huge part of our cultural history here in the city and we hope we will be able to further support them by participating in events, volunteering and engaging with the radio programmes. To find out more please visit www.fairfieldhousebath.co.uk.

Mrs Janine Solomon-Gardner

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REMOTE EDUCATION REFLECTIONS In February, during what we hoped would be the final lockdown, Headmaster Andrew Gordon-Brown interviewed his deputies, Gordon Opie (Senior Deputy Head Pastoral) and John Davies (Deputy Head Academic), to share their insights into what lessons we have learned since March 2020 when schools around the world were thrust into the virtual world. Below cite some of their answers. What have been some of the greatest challenges to virtual education for the School? Mr Davies: The greater challenge for educators has been to do with thinking through different planning and teaching methods - it has involved experimentation and refinement. Much of strong teaching is tacit: excellent teachers can tell if a student has understood something through facial expression or body language. Many of these subtle non-verbal signals are lost online, and so teachers must work that much harder to assess whether their students understand the teaching. Mr Opie: Pastorally the great challenge is trying to engender that feeling of belonging to a House or tutor group. Due to the creativity and imagination of both House staff and tutors, alongside the development of a tailor-made tutor programme to suit an online environment, we feel we have successfully recreated the feeling of the Kingswood community online. How have your students met the challenges of remote learning?

Mr Davies: Sometimes, people make a dangerous assumption that teenagers are 'digital natives', and therefore should take to remote learning quickly. However, learning online is quite different from socialising online - it requires discipline, selfmanagement, independence, maturity and tenacity. For some, however, online learning has been a boon; they have relished the challenge of managing their own learning and using online tools to collaborate with teachers and other students. Mr Opie: The Senior Prefects have used their own initiative to help and support pupil well-being across the year groups, inspiring pupils to make the most of their time away from their screens, and provide them with a balance to their days. Discussion groups have flourished – e.g. Cultural Discussion Group/ Sustainable Development. We have also been able to run many of our extracurricular activities online and many of these are student led. What is an aspect, if any, of the new teaching style you'd like to keep going forwards? Mr Davies: Technology has the power to democratise knowledge

and enhance connection, giving students more autonomy and agency over their learning. I hope that one product of this difficult period is that educators will emerge with new confidence to rethink curriculum design and learner engagement; I believe the future use of these tools and skills could lead to a real revolution in how we educate young people in our society. Mr Opie: The use of a virtual platform has made some meetings easier to organise during a busy school week. It has been possible for external speakers, governors etc. to join student meetings and we will certainly continue to leverage technology to allow this to happen. However, and it is an obvious pastoral observation, nothing replaces the face to face element of pastoral work. We will all appreciate those chats in the lunch queue and around the School, as well as the more formal tutor periods, when we are back in school together.

If you would like to watch the full interview, please scan the QR code.

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C.R .A.P. LOCKDOWN CHALLENGE

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In an effort to keep everyone connected during the January to March lockdown, the PR put together seven issues of ‘C.R.A.P.’ – a publication challenging the whole Kingswood community to do something Creative, Relaxing, Active or Practical each week.

his lockdown challenge aimed to develop skills outside of lesson time, as well as providing a healthy distraction from screens. Every week, the winners from the previous week’s challenges were announced and new challenges were set. It was a lot of fun and there were lots of imaginative entries! Some of the challenges included:

CREATIVE 1. Draw a 60 second self-portrait with your opposite hand. 2. Draw or paint a still life of anything in your home.

RELAXING 3. Take a photo of yourself in the craziest yoga position. 4. Take a photo of somewhere you find relaxing. 5. Take a photo of the wildlife around you.

ACTIVE 6. Get active with your pet. 7. Head out and litter pick in your local area.

PRACTICAL 8. Make your own origami. 9. Build your own bug house.

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ACADEMIC NEWS MFL DEPARTMENT UK LINGUISTICS OLYMPIAD

WELTTAGE DES BUCHES

This year, the Linguistics Olympiad took place online for the first time ever. Kingswood entered 10 pupils at Advanced level in what is an exceptionally challenging task which involves decoding languages as diverse as Maori, Dutch, Finish and this year Papiamentu (a Portuguese creole spoken in the Caribbean). Well done to all candidates for taking part and a particular mention to Elli Duke who gained the highest overall points this year from the Kingswood participants.

Year 7 learnt about German literature to celebrate ‘Welttage des Buches’ focusing on famous German writers and storytellers. For prep, Miss Bond and Miss Evans’ class made some fantastic bookmarks.

DISCRIMINATION – A LEVEL As part of their A Level topic about discrimination, Ms Taibi’s Year 13 students were asked to prepare and present a poster against homophobia and transphobia. Students all did an excellent job and demonstrated maturity and tolerance.

COMPUTER SCIENCE 300 Kingswood students took part in the Bebras Computational Thinking Competition, which involves students solving a number of logic based challenges.

op students from each year group included Angus Martin, Oscar Bankes, Charlie Barton, Alfie Bassett-Flowers, and particular mention to Ernie Padfield in Year 7 for achieving full marks – the first time anyone from Kingswood had achieved a perfect score!

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CULINARY CHALLENGES FRENCH

SPANISH

Ms Taibi’s Year 10 French class were asked to either cook a Cordon Bleu and/or a crème brûlée following a French recipe. Bravo à toutes et à tous!

Year 12 Spanish pupils attempted some Hispanic cuisine at home. Jasmine Harvey did a great job at making her own paella and Rory Ferguson made a traditional South American dish called Ropa Vieja.

MANDARIN To celebrate the Chinese New Year, Mandarin students in Years 7 to 10 were challenged to follow some recipes and produce some scrumptious Chinese dishes. Jocasta also made an excellent lantern!

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MUN Over the last year MUN club has gone digital, with students from across all year groups taking part on Wednesday evenings on Microsoft Teams. It has been fantastic to see so many new students join in September, and grow in confidence across the year.

n September, twenty Kingswood students took part in their first digital Model United Nations Conference, hosted by Exeter College. This conference saw Kingswood students take part in a range of different committees to discuss both historic and current affairs, including the 1948 Berlin Blockade and the economic impact of Covid-19. Congratulations to Jemima Balgarnie who received the Commended Delegate award in the Economic and Social Committee, Alma Bode and Freddie Williamson who were awarded Best Junior Delegate in the Historical Security Council and Security Council respectively, and Tim Green who won the prestigious ‘Best Delegate’ in the Economic and Social Committee. Over two weekends in November, ten Kingswood students took part in the 2020 OxfordMUN international conference, organised by Oxford University. This conference remains the largest in the UK and brings together students from over 100 different countries to discuss and debate a range of important current affairs issues from world trade, refugee freedoms and cyberspace security to mental health and women’s rights. This year, the conference was held digitally, but this did not detract from the high quality of discussion and debate. This conference continues to attract some of the most able students from across the world and Kingswood’s delegates rose to the occasion once again to take active roles in their committees Thank you to all those students who made MUN club and the conferences such a success. We very much look forward to a gradual return to physical conferences in the 2021-22 season.

Mr George Newbould

BISMUN In March, Kingswood hosted the 30th annual Bath International Schools’ Model United Nations conference.

or the first time in its history the event took place online, with 130 students from 13 schools joining us from across the UK and Germany for a day of debate on a range of issues confronting the global community. Five committees were in action, including the Security Council and committees focusing on human rights, the environment, disarmament and health. Amongst the topics debated during the morning were vaccine nationalism, the situation in Yemen, climate change, and the threat posed by terrorism and weapons of mass destruction. In the afternoon attention shifted to the emergency scenarios, where conference delegates were asked to respond to an international crisis; this year these included an armed confrontation between China and the United States in the South China Sea, human cloning and the threat posed by a global outbreak of Wheat Stem Rust. As always, Kingswood Sixth Formers rose admirably to the challenge of chairing the committees, dealing this year with the additional pressures associated with presiding over the event online. The chairing team consisted of Marianna Pankevica, Theo Gooding, Jacob Fadipe, Phoebe Leung, Saho Kumagai, Rose Bates, Elli Duke, Holly Mann, Naomi Waheed, Polina Kuprish, Fergus Matthews and Rob Wilson. They were ably led by James Hanley who, as this year’s Secretary General, also gave a fine welcoming address. Kingswood students also represented three countries at the conference as the delegates of Malawi, India and North Korea. All who took part enjoyed three high quality debates. Well done to Freddie Williamson, Aimee Webber, Eloise Wilson, Jayden Yip, Bea Davies, Alma Bode, Ivor Branigan, Sam Nash, Oscar McGurdy, Anson Yuen, Bea Hersch, Leyla Aysan and Kelland Li; it was great to see students who have taken part in the after school activity this year getting stuck in to a large scale conference and it is clear that Kingswood has some real MUN stars of the future.

Mr Craig Woodgate (Head of Sixth Form)

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SCIENCE 60-SECOND SCIENCE COMPETITION

“The important thing is to not stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.” Albert Einstein

r Peerless set students a lockdown challenge to create an engaging and inspiring one minute video explaining one aspect of science. In February, Kelland Li (Year 9) and Ryan Salter (Year 8) were announced as the victors. Kelland gave a clear explanation to the question ‘What is a black hole?’, using scientific terminology well and her video included the first ever picture of a black hole, taken by the Event Horizon telescope in 2019.

BIOLOGY COMPETITION

n June, all Year 10 students took part in the online Biology Challenge Competition - a worldwide competition with over 26,000 students taking part. Kingswood had sixteen commended students, nine highly commended and the following pupils were awarded medals:

Bronze

Silver

Matthew Bacon

Leyla Aysan

Olly Barry

Oscar Bankes

Jacob Barton

Will Cory

John Bean

Scarlett Cunningham

Tom Blezard

Emmy Denman

Ollie Brown

Emily Gordon-Brown

Marco Chan

Hannah King

Dell Chesdavanijkul

Isobel Martin

Charles Eldridge

Jago Neech

Imogen Hall

Jamie Phillips

Sophie Heath

Joe Randolph

Felix Leung

Holly Robinson

Monica Mba Ivina

Aled Watkins

Martha Small

Ryan spoke knowledgably about the James Webb Space Telescope, the space telescope planned to succeed the Hubble Space Telescope as NASA's flagship astrophysics mission.

CHEMISTRY COMPETITION

n June, 34 Year 12 Chemists took part in a team competition run by the Royal Society of Chemistry. Teams of three or four had to work together to solve three analytical problems involving practical work: inorganic analysis, flame tests, and thin-layer chromatography, after which they had to use their data to answer a set of extremely challenging questions online. Students worked efficiently and with precision, often with people they did not really know, on these ‘real-life’ problems. Many participants identified the chemicals, and after members of the Royal Society of Chemistry marked the online answers, the winners were Hiroki Nishimura, Evie Bradley and Alexander Bushell.

Ayomikun Thomas

Gold

Claudia Waring

Isaac Archer

Logan Wear

Emily Hersch

Alice Wilson

Aoife Targett

Stan Wood

Dan Zukas

Anson Yuen

Adam Estcourt - top performer in school

BIOLOGY INTERMEDIATE OLYMPIAD

wenty two of the Lower Sixth Biologists took part in the International Intermediate Biology Olympiad in June, joining over 8,000 students from 449 schools worldwide. This was a one hour online multiple choice test.

Commended

Bronze Medals

Derek Ho

Kitty Ho

Larissa Man

Marnie Lister

Liv Taylor

Hiroki Nishimura

Highly Commended

Silver Medals

Grace Ardus

Evie Bradley - best performer in school Phoebe Hall

Alex Sedcole

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ENGLISH KS3 POETRY COLLECTION

In July, the English Department announced the online publication of the KS3 poetry collection comprising of a selection of poems written by Year 7, 8 and 9 students on the theme of ‘Change’. Cover Illustration by Lexi Nwabueze, Year 7

‘COVID 19’ Flo Seal (Year 9)

‘TIME CHANGES EVERYTHING’ Ernie Padﬁeld (Year 7)

We entered the year not a clue in the world, 2020, freedom stolen and hurled, It seemed like no problem, just a passing phase, Until we knew it took all over our days, A “special” day off became normality, What used to bring pleasure made us all lazy, Some tried to find things to distract from it all, Clinging onto the things that numb the bad fall, Hoping and wishing for the way that lives were, I’ve almost forgotten, thought him and her, Although it’s hard when it’s all over the news, The thought of it gone becomes our muse, I can’t wait for the day we can hug without doubt, We’ll treasure the embrace as we are without Mask, without hand san, without keeping away, I will be dreaming of this day, When we are older and wrinkled in looks This will go down in history books.

Time changes everything, It always has, it always will, Time changes everything. The tallest mountains that were never climbed, That stood unchallenged for years and years, Slowly crumble at the hands of time. The greatest minds that were never wrong, That were unrivalled for years and years, Slowly weaken and are destroyed at the hands of time.

‘SEASONS’ Leonie Phillipson (Year 8) A soft breeze floats through the crisp air, Golden leaves dancing around everywhere, The trees are left empty and bare.

The harshest droughts that seem never ending, That heartlessly stole water for years and years, Slowly end at the hands of time.

A huge, white cloud appears in the sky As autumn says a sad goodbye, Snow begins to fall, and the streets become white, A blizzard comes along, and I start to lose sight.

The greatest monarchies that were never doubted, That ruled unchallenged for years and years, Slowly lose control and are replaced at the hands of time.

As the wind calms down and comes to a holt, The grass becomes greener, and summer comes along!

Time changes everything, It always has, it always will, Time changes everything.

Seasons come and go, like most things in life, But as soon as one goes, another will arrive.

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KALM At the end of the Autumn term, Year 12 student editors Elli Duke and Naomi Waheed released the first issue of the Kingswood Arts and Literary Magazine (KALM), an online magazine to showcase creativity, from poetry to photography and anything in between.

n the first edition, Mr Gordon-Brown talked about everything from cooking to bands, and many of the Kingswood community shared their own works of arts. There were website, book, digital theatre and magazine recommendations from numerous subject departments and, to coincide with Mental Health Day and the Black Lives Matter movement, the magazine explored the importance of mental health and gave some insight into the newly-formed Cultural Discussion Group. The second edition came after a term of lockdown and turning to the Arts was the escapism we all needed. Mrs Brown and Mr Francis gave in-depth interviews about Art and Literature and what it means to them, Henri Cairns wrote an article entitled Uncivil Political Discourse and again we had a fantastic range of creative writing, photography and artwork from the community.

MY SPOT Out in the garden, I have a little spot. It is hidden from others on the road, Enclosed in a hole in the wall. A stone slab supports my weight, And ancient bricks comfort my back. When I get there at the right time, The sun glows upon me, Warming me and burning me. The flowers that surround it Bring small creatures to my view. I am afraid of bees, but not when I am there. There is no greater pleasure, Than finding a spot to hide And to combat the world By sitting still.

Naomi Waheed (Year 12)

KALM cover design by Tom Button and Eloise Weinberger, Year 12

Phoebe Jackson, Year 8

Benjamin Lockey, Year 12

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LIBRARY We had a busy year in the Library, managing to lend out hundreds of books despite not being ‘open’ during much of the Covid pandemic.

e were able to get resource boxes to the Learning Zones for Years 7-10 and to offer a bespoke reservation service for all Library titles. This year also saw the introduction of ePlatform – our digital library of eBooks and audiobooks. This remains available for all pupils to use and has an app for all iOS, Android and Windows devices.

It was a thriving year for Library activities with not one, not two, but three separate Dungeons & Dragons groups meeting for regular games, both in-person and online! In March we hosted performance poet Harry Baker for a virtual visit including a workshop for all participants. Some fantastic poetry was created on the night and we look forward to hosting Harry again in-person soon. We were also thrilled to see so many pupils take part in the activities around World Book Day, including baking recipes with literary tie-ins and creatively re-arranging bookshelves. Year 8 and 9 Reading Clubs also continued throughout the year, and congratulations are due to Beatrix, Rosa and Chrissie for participating in the first ever National Literacy Trust Reading Champions Quiz in May. Overall, it was a busy and successful year, despite not being able to welcome pupils in to the Library space outside of year group bubbles. We can’t wait for a return

SACKETT SOCIETY Seven brilliant engineers took part in the design and production of contraptions for an egg drop from the windows of EN1!

aura Martin, Issy Tonge, Holly Crawford, Bea Davies, Ruth Pentreath, Jack Bowra and Oscar McGurdy all designed ‘egg-cellent’ contractions and, in a ground-breaking year, no eggs were even cracked in the process!

to ‘normal’ service but are thrilled that so many pupils were still able to borrow books and keep reading throughout the year.

...thrilled that so many pupils were still able to borrow books and keep reading...

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GEOGRAPHY TRIP TO PORLOCK In October, the Year 12 Geographers travelled to Porlock bay to complete their first day of fieldwork for the A Level course.

tudents had the opportunity to measure various elements of the coastline, carrying out some classic fieldwork techniques including transects, clast measuring and beach profiles to assess how the system changes spatially. The trip culminated with the ever popular stone throwing contest where Rex narrowly beat Mr Stuttard!

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ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT Despite the obvious challenges of the pandemic, it has actually presented us with a unique opportunity to enhance our Enrichment programmes. Linda Cruse

Justin Webb

Geography is no longer a barrier with the inception of Microsoft Teams, and means we have been able to tap into a pool of visiting speakers all over the world, while sitting in the comfort of our own living room. The absolute highlight of our speaker programme this year has to be hearing from John McCarthy, who was held as a hostage in Lebanon for more than five years. What struck me most was his unwavering optimism and hopefulness in light of such extreme struggle. His resilience and courage are quite extraordinary and we could all learn a great deal from his attitude. It is astounding and inspiring to think he would happily shake the hands of his captors and talk about their differences. From a personal perspective, hearing from John made me reflect on some

of the difficulties of my own day to day life. I hope I can speak on behalf of the School community in saying that he had a huge impact on so many of us who heard him speak. We also had the privilege to hear from Chris Jewell, who was one of a team of British cave divers who risked their lives to save a group of young boys and their football coach after they became stranded for 18 days, deep underground in Thailand’s Chiang Rai province. Based just down the road in Cheddar, Chris lives quite an ‘ordinary’ life as an accountant, but told a story that was quite extraordinary and inspired our community. Chris’s story was one of bravery, resilience, leadership and teamwork. Climate Change is an issue that undoubtedly affects us all, and

so I really wanted to bring in someone who would inspire and enthuse our school community to make a difference. Niall McCann was the perfect fit. Niall is a frontline conservationist who is the executive director of National Park Rescue. He first led a Q and A with our Year 9 students which was hugely insightful. He then spoke to the students about his own adventures and the inextricable links between global biodiversity

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Dominic Grieve

Niall McCann

Jacob Rees-Mogg

Ann Widdecombe

John McCarthy

Chris Jewell

Climate Change is an issue that undoubtedly affects us all... Lord Grifﬁths

and climate change. While the messages were in part, sobering, they left us feeling like there is still so much we can do to slow this process down. Linda Cruse, a front-line humanitarian and aid worker, broadcasted to us from Dubai. She spoke so wonderfully about her work supporting people in the poorest communities to thrive. Her story was so inspirational and again, something we can all reflect upon. I tried to weave a political theme into this year’s calendar, as I felt this was an untapped market. By far, the most enjoyable Q and A we ran was with Justin Webb, the BBC’s former chief political radio correspondent in Washington. Justin expertly responded to a whole array of questions from

Wera Hobhouse

our very own Mr Woodgate, while maintaining balance and poise. He was so delighted to have the opportunity to talk to us, and those who attended had their views on US politics challenged. He truly was a tour de force and we would relish the opportunity to welcome him in person in the coming years. We have hosted a series of frontline politicians, all via MS Teams. It has been particularly important to find a strong balance between, not only political parties, but also characters and opinions. I am very proud of the line-up we have had, and it has meant that students, staff and parents have been able to discuss and think about their own views in detail. Speaking to Jacob Rees-Mogg MP (Conservative), Wera Hobhouse MP (Liberal Democrats) and Lord Grifﬁths of Burry Port (Labour), provided such

fascinating insights into so many different areas of local, national and international politics. We then wanted to engage pupils in the Brexit debate, so we talked to Ann Widdecombe and Dominic Grieve QC, who sat on polar opposite sides of the fence. As a complete non-expert, I learnt a huge amount about Politics, and I know many members of our community did too. My sincerest thanks to Mr Woodgate’s immense effort in preparing for, and leading, the Q and A sessions this year. I am truly excited about what is yet to come next year. We will look to incorporate a blend of virtual and live talks as the global Covid-19 picture becomes more positive.

Mr Ed Allchorne (Academic Enrichment Co-ordinator)

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EXAM RESULTS A LEVEL RESULTS Students celebrated excellent A Level results with 63% of all grades at A* or A, 97% at A*- C and a 100% pass rate.

mongst the many high achievers, particularly outstanding results were achieved by Mayo and Saho with 5 A* grades each and a further fifteen students achieved either 3 or 4 grades at A*. Harry and Ethan both achieved the highest distinction in their BTec in Sport and now advance to places at their first-choice universities. With over 85% of all grades at A*- B, across a wide breadth of subjects, the vast majority of our students who applied have gained acceptance at a university of their choice. We are delighted that Kingswood sixth form has given our leavers a springboard into first choice universities, internships, and apprenticeships as well as exciting gap year opportunities.

The class of 2021 leave Kingswood… well-equipped and ready to make a difference in the world.

These results are exceptional, in every sense of the word, and I join with our Year 13 students in their celebrations today; they should feel very proud of what they have achieved in such difficult circumstances. This was an A Level journey full of challenges, but the students have shown through a robust and fair assessment process strong evidence to justify these outstanding grades. I am very grateful to our teachers who worked hard to support and assess each student with such dedication, and I am full of admiration for our young people who have risen to the occasion. We also celebrate today the strong bonds of friendship across this cohort, forged during the many experiences they have shared on the sports field, in the theatre, in the jazz band or walking the surrounding hills on expedition. The class of 2021 leave Kingswood with our heartfelt thanks and best wishes as they begin the next leg of their journey, for which they are certainly well-equipped and ready to make a difference in the world.

Mr Andrew Gordon-Brown

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GCSE RESULTS Students achieved very strong GCSE/IGCSE results this year. With 57% of all results awarded at grades 9 and 8, 77% at grades 9-7, students achieved very highly across both GCSE and IGCSE examinations.

esults have been excellent across the breadth of the curriculum with the Sciences, Humanities and Creative Arts all enjoying stellar results.

Amongst many excellent individual performances, the highest achievers with a full set of grade 9s were Grace A, Anouk, Sophie, Louis, Elsa, Grace H, Zara, Lily, and Polly. We are delighted that 67 individual students achieved at least five 9/8 grades.

We are celebrating outstanding results for our Year 11 cohort who have coped admirably with the uniquely challenging circumstances over the last two academic years. Our students can be very proud of the manner in which they responded to our robust internal assessment process, showing excellent knowledge and skills and reaping the reward of their hard work. As ever, this has been a wonderful team effort and I am very grateful for the professionalism and dedication of our teachers in their support for our students. I take my hat off to the many students in this cohort who rose above the difficult backdrop, making the most of the opportunities to develop character outside the classroom. We look forward now to welcoming them back to start life in the Sixth Form, secure in the knowledge of a strong performance at GCSE, when they can continue to fulfil their talents as leaders and role models across all areas of school life.

Mr Andrew Gordon-Brown

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PRIZE GIVING After another remarkable year, it was wonderful to celebrate student achievements again through our prize giving ceremony, albeit in a slightly different format again.

nlike in Summer 2020, this year we were able to physically gather our Year 13 cohort to present them with prizes and applaud their contributions. Students in other year groups joined virtually via Microsoft Teams, and several of the awards were celebrated in Houses instead. For me, this year was even stranger than usual because I spent the final week of term isolating at home following a positive Covid test! I made a small, prerecorded, contribution to the event, and then enjoyed the ceremony from the comfort of my sofa. That said, the event still carried all the hallmarks of a traditional Kingswood Prize Giving. The purpose of this moment in the school calendar is to celebrate all the outstanding achievements of our young people. If anything, the Covid context served as an even sharper reminder of the character and resilience of our students in the face of enormous difficulty. As in previous years, each academic department nominated students who have reached the highest academic standards this year. Winning an award for achievement at a school like Kingswood is an indication of exceptional talent. We also choose to reward students who have demonstrated the personal qualities required for success in all walks of life: determination in the face of difficulty, stamina, humility, and enthusiasm. As always, each subject was able to list multiple ‘highly commended’ candidates who were possible choices for both prizes, which is no surprise given the depth of talent and character in the school. Alongside prizes, we also listened to a summary of events that have taken place in the Music, Drama and Sports departments and enjoyed a beautiful rendition of ‘And Can It Be’ recorded by the Year 12 Chamber Choir, after

…the purpose of this moment… is to celebrate all the outstanding achievements of our young people.

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PRIZES FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE SCHOOL The Heart of Westwood Award

Connie Harding and Olly Cory

The Charlotte Hecquet Butterfly Award for Fine Art

Astrid Davis

The Duchars Award for Art

Isabel Coles and Poppy Freeman

The John Allison Memorial Award for DT

Astrid Davis

The Sullivan Award for Drama

Ethan Hawtin

The “Golden Mask” Award

Ted Nightingale

which the prizes for Outstanding Contribution to the School were awarded. Again, it was humbling to be reminded of all the extra-curricular achievements of our students over the previous year. I am always amazed by the sheer breadth of their experiences, not least during a period where how we gather had been so limited. It made me realise afresh the dedication and creativity of my wonderful colleagues, who were determined to provide such a range of opportunities in defiance of the pandemic.

The Jean Pratten Award for Music

Tim Green

The Tom Pritchard Award for Music and Drama

AyoOluwa Thomas

The Dikran A. Knadjian Award for Medicine

Rosie Bartlett and Nina Brain

The President’s Prize for Contribution to Science

Janice Ng

The E.P. Thompson Award for History

Theo Isaac

The event concluded, as it always does, with some word of reflection from our most senior members of the prefect team: Tomiwo, Nina, Ethan and Evelyn. They each poignantly summed up their years at Kingswood. It is always moving to hear an individual’s story about how they have journeyed through Kingswood – for some the pathway began at the Nursery, and for others they joined the road later. What was common through all their testimonies, however, was a genuine affection for their school and a very real sense, even at such a young age, that this community has shaped them into the people they will become. As educators, we always want to believe that we are making a difference in people’s lives; there is nothing more precious than when a young person confirms that we have succeeded in our mission. The words of these remarkable young people were, for me, sources of fresh hope. They step into their futures with clear eyes, and with hearts full and ready to serve their fellow humans by doing ‘all the good they can’. We are very proud of them all.

The Model United Nations Cup

James Hanley

The Grove Award for Sport

Nina Brain

The Sandy Burgon Award for Sporting Commitment out of School

Jim Bailey and Oliver Tonge

The Juba Award

Tom Lane Fox

The Richard Neal Memorial Award

Sam Bernstein

The Friends of Kingswood Award for Community Spirit

Skye Bayley

The Rebecca Bleathman Travel Scholarship Award

Elli Duke and Rose Bates

The Burns Family Leadership Award

Kate Hollywood

The Jo Heap Award for Contribution to Sport

Josh Nicholson and Beth Harris

The Chaplain’s Award for Charity

Emily and Grace Ardus

The Gary Best Travel Scholarship

Eloise Penfold

…this community has shaped them into the people they will become.

Mr John M Davies (Deputy Head Academic)

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Westwood Year 8 Captains of Boarding 2020-21: • Harvey Brooke • Bella Florey • Avantika Gurung • Max Limbu • Rubysha Malla • Adam Reilly

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FONTHILL HOUSE This was a year in which all members of the House needed to fully ascribe to the motto on the office wall: “Life Isn’t About Waiting For the Storm to Pass: It’s About Learning to Dance in the Rain”.

onthill definitely rose to this challenge, and the year saw many successes, despite the difficult circumstances of a ‘Covid School Year’ which included learning zones, LFTs, self-isolations, centreassessed grades, and another lockdown and online learning once again! Fonthill’s year started earlier than usual, when Kseniia and Polina arrived in mid-August for quarantine – they were the first Fonthill members in school since March, and it was so good to see them! In all, every Fonthill overseas boarder with one exception managed to return for at least a portion of the year, and they all coped admirably with unbelievably difficult circumstances which often offered the choice between long quarantine periods at either end of travel, or not going home at all. Led by Head of Boarding, Ells Penfold, all the boarders (overseas and UK) managed to make the best of circumstances, and Fonthill developed a strong family spirit due to the knowledge that everyone living there needed to take responsibility for keeping the whole ‘family’ safe. During the January / February school closure, just 7 boarders remained in the house, doing online learning from bedrooms, and getting through

Niamh Head of House

...it did give a sense of the whole house together, and proved that Covid wasn’t going to beat the Fonthill spirit... the lockdown with ‘jump scare’ horror films and banana bread made by senior boarder, Precious! During this time, boarders briefly re-located to live with School and Summerhill whilst the 25 year-old boiler was replaced, and this forged some strong friendships between the houses, proving the strength of Kingswood’s boarding community – staff and pupils – as a whole. Outside of boarding life, the biggest challenge Fonthill faced was retaining its identity and spirit whilst everyone was scattered around the school in Learning Zones. Head of House, Niamh Harding, was

brilliant from the start in thinking of alternative ways to lead, and managed to quickly establish herself via the weekly online house assemblies. Among Niamh’s notable contributions were the Upper Sixth ‘Lockdown Portraits’ video and the extremely memorable and amusing ‘Christmas Crackers’ joke reel (including Lottie’s unforgettable camel!). House spirit was definitely firmly established by Christmas with the House song ‘Merry Christmas, Everyone’ – a video montage featuring the Upper Sixth House leaders, a dance routine by the Lower Sixth, all year groups each singing a verse, some of the ‘braver’

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tutors (Mrs Gardner & Miss Moore!), and Twiglet the ‘reindeer’ dog! It wasn’t quite what we remembered a Fonthill Christmas to be (no candy cane elves, no House Entertainment ice skating …) but it did give a sense of the whole House together, and proved that Covid wasn’t going to beat the Fonthill spirit. This continued strongly in the various inter- and intra- House competitions, activities and challenges throughout the year. The PR introduced us to ‘CRAP’ weekly activities, and lockdown saw another 5km Challenge (which Fonthill won for the second year running largely due to competitive time comparisons between Mrs Lopez and Lower Sixths Liv, Grace and Jas!). Along with the whole school, Fonthill members contributed to the aim to ‘Race Around the World’, and the House musicians logged their many minutes of practice. The boarders took third place in the Bake Off with a Fonthill colours-themed Red Velvet cake, and there was even some house entertainment with Hall and Fonthill Upper Sixth playing dodgeball, and the Year 9s participating in an unpredictably competitive Easter Egg Hunt! Sporting house matches (within year group bubbles) also took place, with the Year 11s winning their Hockey, the Year 10s winning their Netball, and the Year 9s smashing the Cross Country. The grand finale was winning Sports Day with Hall House, including a school record in the Shot Put set by Year 9, Oyin Obe. This event also saw the unveiling of the newly designed Fonthill logo worn proudly on new house shirts purchased through a very kind anonymous parent donation. The end of the year saw other long-awaited events: a first ‘live’ Drama production, ‘A Walk in the ‘Wood’, with Year 9 Amelie Hockey and Year 12 Thea Bailey featuring alongside Mrs Gardner, Miss Fox and myself in various short extracts; KATS celebrating the dramatic and musical achievements of the Upper Sixth in their 7 years at Kingswood (culminating in an amazing fireworks display); and a Leavers’ Dinner helping us say farewell and good luck to the Upper Sixth.

Fonthill made its usual awards, with House Colours being given to: Thea Bailey, Jasmine Harvey, Liv Taylor and Larissa Man (who joined Ningwa Chemjong, Evelyn Kerr, Ells Penfold, Grace Ardus and Precious Lee who were previously awarded theirs). The Spirit of Fonthill winner (as voted by the House) was Tobina Laurence, Ells Penfold received The Wright Way Award for her unstinting services to boarding, and Niamh Harding was the hugely deserving inaugural recipient of The Sergeant Award for Leadership for the way

she led the House so well in difficult circumstances. This latter award was one of the ways that Fonthill marked Mrs Sergeant’s departure from Kingswood – as Fonthill’s Housemistress for 7 years, perhaps her greatest legacy is the amazing House spirit and sense of identity that persevered and flourished, even in this most challenging of years. As the House leavers’ badge states: #FonthillForever!

Mrs Juliette Mainwaring (Senior Housemistress)

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HALL HOUSE We welcomed some of our Hall House boarders back to us in the middle of August to allow them to quarantine prior to the start of the academic year 2020/21.

e also welcomed boarders from all of the other houses to Hall so they could complete the fourteen day quarantine period in time to start lessons in September. Strange times! True to the nature of our students at school, they all coped admirably with the confinement that being stuck in isolation brought and we were able to fully prepare the House to welcome everyone back from the start of September. With learning zones and year groups unable to mix, the challenge for the year was how to sustain the fantastic Hall House spirit with such restrictions. However, thanks to the use of MS Teams, we were still able to communicate with one another, albeit on electronic devices. At the start of the year, our Year 13 students were presented with their Hall House ties and wore them with pride throughout their last year at school. The tie has become a great way of recognising who are the elder statesman of the House for our younger students.

As we were not able to meet in person as a whole House each week, we made sure that the weekly online House Assemblies carried more significance than ever before. Each week we would recognise our “#hallhousehero of the week”, which was awarded for a variety of reasons. One week, Callum Chamberlain was recognised due to the superb effort he put in when raising money to purchase sleeping bags for the homeless; another time Cyrus Chan was given the award due to the fantastic way he was keeping fit whilst back home in Hong Kong. He resisted the temptation to attend lessons online and then stay on electronics to socialise and made a point of hiking around the Hong Kong countryside. Rebecca HarringtonWills, one of the Hall Housekeepers was recognised one week for all of the help she had given in looking after those in quarantine, and Tayo Sawyerr and Byron Chan were both #hallhouseheroes for their musical contributions to the whole school. Lots of different Hall House heroes, for lots of great reasons. However, the ultimate Hall House Hero recognition was given at the end of the year and it was awarded to Mr Chua. The way he had ensured he was always there to put in so many extra hours and days to look after our boarders who stayed in Hall as they were unable to get home was quite something and so it was only fitting we recognised this effort that had been maintained throughout the whole year and added his name to the honours board. The unusual year prevented us from enjoying House Entertainment in the familiar way, but we were able to play Dodgeball at Easter with just the Hall and Fonthill sixth formers which was as memorable as ever. We look forward to re-establishing end of term House Entertainment with Fonthill in 2021/22.

Harry Head of House

Some of the boys have been with us for fifteen years. The end of year celebrations felt a little muted but I feel it is better to think of them as unique. The final House Assembly was broadcast live with the Year 13 students and it was wonderful to share their laughter and tears, and tears of laughter (!) as we reminisced over their time at Kingswood. Some of the boys have been with us for fifteen years. As ever, we hope they stay in touch and we always look forward to hearing all about the adventures they are having. I would personally like to thank our Head of House, Harry Maskell, for the way he led Hall alongside Byron Chan (Head of Boarding) and Tayo Sawyerr (Deputy Head of House). We could not have asked for more positive role models in a year full of so many challenges.

Mr Darrell Harding (Senior Housemaster)

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MIDDLE HOUSE Although the programme of sports fixtures, House competitions, productions, exhibitions and concerts has been much reduced, the year has still felt a busy and fulfilling one.

t the start of the year, we appointed our House leadership team. Edgar Mottershead Davies, Ben Cox and Rohan Chhantyal held positions of Head of House, Head of Boarding and Deputy Head of House and were admirable in their approach. We also had Middle House Year 13s in the PR positions of Head Boy and Deputy Head Boy and both Tomiwo Owoseje and Ethan Hawtin proved to be great appointments in these respective roles. Indeed, the Year 13s were excellent role models for the younger boys and it was great to have good numbers in the boarding house through the year. This was especially true during the periods of lockdown when the boarders made the house a fun and sociable sanctuary. We welcomed new Year 9s into the House and it was wonderful to spend some time with them in the garden for an abridged House Entertainment including a tug o’ war competition before the Easter break. I know that Mr Brown and Mr Webb were both impressed with how they adapted to the new routines, but it will be nice to integrate them more into the House this coming year. We also welcomed new students into Year 10 and Year 12, not to mention Mr Redman joining us as a Year 10 tutor.

Edgar Head of House

As always, there was some competitive sport and a very large representation of Middle boys in the Senior Hockey and Cricket teams. Joe Gould and Ed Vickery skippered the Hockey U18 and Cricket 1st XI respectively, whilst Ben Cox co-captained the Athletics Squad. On an individual basis there were some impressive performances: Ethan Hawtin continued to represent Bath Rugby Under 18s in the Premiership; Noah Davies played representative cricket for Somerset scoring well with the bat; Freddie Cooper continued to lower his PB for the 1500m and 5k, and his time of 16.13 was enough to win Mr Musgrove’s 5k lockdown challenge. Both Callum and Bailey Voisin continued with their motor racing endeavours. Callum won his first race in the Ginetta Juniors at Thruxton beating a grid of 27 drivers, whilst Bailey won his first professional GT4 race driving a McLaren. We will certainly follow the development of both of their careers and wish Bailey the best of luck as he pursues this full-time next year.

It was so wonderful to celebrate Music and Drama at KATS. Ethan was awarded the Drama prize and Dominic Lambert-Rose was shortlisted for the Outstanding Contribution to Music award. Colby Chu, Vasily Alexeev and Alex Kellagher were all part of the Chamber Choir and we all were able to enjoy a superb performance at the Advent Service, albeit remotely. Colby’s violin playing is also set to feature in the School’s new promotional video as he plays Paganini’s Cantibile for the backing track. Beyond Drama, Music and Sport, the boys were able to take advantage of opportunities as they presented themselves. The House got involved and supported various charity initiatives. Particular mention should go to Tomiwo and Ben who managed to raise £1,619 by growing moustaches as part of the Movember campaign. It was also great that boarders’ activities and house competitions, such as the inaugural Table Football tournament, were well supported. At this point I must thank the Canham family for the donation

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of their Football table, which has provided hours of entertainment. In the Summer term, we were able to start expeditions and it was great to see so many Middle boys getting involved with Bronze and Gold Duke of Edinburgh as well as the School’s own Ten Tors competition. It is always sad to get to the end of the year and say farewell to our leavers. However, it was nice to host a good number of Year 13s in the Middle Garden and we wish them and the Year 11 leavers all the very best for the future. We also said farewell to two of our matrons: Maureen Spurrell and Sarah Hammett, both of whom have had a long association with Middle House. Maureen and Sarah have been instrumental in making the House feel welcoming and a second home for all its residents (including me) and I know the boys have hugely appreciated their efforts alongside our other housekeepers, Timi and Jasper. Samantha Fountain, who has tutored in the House, also left Kingswood and we wish her all the best with her new endeavours and thank her for all that she has done in support of her tutees over the last 4 years. Finally, we say goodbye to Digby Webb in his role as Assistant Housemaster. Although Digby will continue to be a tutor in Middle, the boys and myself will miss his presence in the boarding house. He has been excellent in this role but we hope that he will occasionally find the time to join us for a BBQ on weekends. We are very lucky to welcome Euan Gordon to replace Digby in this role. As always, we encourage all leavers to visit us regularly – it is always lovely to hear what you are up to and so please do stay in touch.

Mr Steven Smyth (Senior Housemaster)

...the boarders made the house a fun and sociable sanctuary.

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SUMMERHILL HOUSE This year’s buzz words were ‘bubbles’, ‘learning zones’, ‘breakout rooms’, ‘one way systems’ and being ‘pinged’.

lthough we had hoped not to have another year of remote learning and unpredictability, I was yet again incredibly impressed with how the students in the House continued to show resilience and motivation to face the challenges that the pandemic threw at us. Whether it was in school or remotely, they continued to support the House and show fantastic House spirit, expertly led by Charlotte, Hannah and the team of House prefects. We were delighted at the start of the Autumn term to welcome everyone back to school and to have all the boarders back in their rooms and especially those who returned after their 2 weeks of quarantine. It was great to hear the noise and buzz return to the House. We had a fantastic start to the Inter House competitions with our Year 9s, 10s and 12s winning the Hockey. They played with real enthusiasm and it was a whole House effort, with those not able to take part making banners and cheering everyone on. This term also saw each of the tutor groups organise and lead some of our House assemblies, which included ‘How to make the world a better place over Christmas,’ ‘Charitable giving in the age of Covid’, ‘Giving thanks to others’ as well as some homemade videos from the Sixth Form on staying positive.

Charlotte Head of House

Our boarders fully embraced the weekend activities, which included getting very muddy doing an orienteering course around the campus, walks, yoga and climbing. In preparation for the traditional Summerhill Christmas Day, the boarders crocheted stars and snowflakes for the tree and made origami decorations and stockings. This became a daily evening activity and the end results were fantastic – the common room became very festive! Due to being in year group bubbles, we had to slightly alter the tradition of making our own Christmas dinner and instead the boarders chose a menu that included chicken nuggets, curly chips and stuffing balls. Not quite the traditional Christmas meal, but a memorable one! Lockdown returned for the Spring term, but that did not stop us from keeping the House spirit going. Charlotte and Hannah, along with all the Year 13s, were superb at coming up with imaginative ways to keep us all connected on Teams. The whole House doing the macarena and other dance routines remotely at 8.30am in the morning is definitely one of the highlights! Many in the House got involved with the weekly PR Lockdown Challenges and, in the

Race Around The World Challenge, 21 students in Summerhill featured in the top 10 for their year groups, with Lily L, Emily H and Rebekah N running the highest amount of kilometres over the term for their respective years. It was fantastic to welcome everyone back to school at the end of this term, with a little bit more normality. We were able to compete in the House Netball, have our breakfast clubs again and it reminded us of how special it is when we are able to come together as a House. The challenge was set for the inter tutorial sunflower growing competition! The Summer term saw us in year group bubbles and having lots of team-building exercises in tutor time. We performed really well in the House Cross Country Relay, with Summerhill winning the intermediate race which saw Bea, Olivia, Gaby, Poppy (Year 9) and Emily H, Ella, Aoife and Phoebe (Year 10) run great legs and the Senior team (Marnie, Anisha, Niamh, Ciara, Rose, Madi and Phoebe H) enjoyed themselves, running in their onesies! Thanks have to go to all the Summerhill supporters who were always there to give the competitors a real boost with their cheering and shouting at Inter Competitions.

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The end of the year saw KATS, in which AyoOluwa beautifully sang a solo of ‘True Colours’, along with Tati and Louise performing in the ensemble. Congratulations went to Louise and Phoebe, who were awarded the ‘Outstanding Contribution to Music and Drama Awards’ respectively, and to Bea G who was nominated for the Drama Assessment Award. It was great to be able to end the term with having some fun and games with our new Year 9s coming to the House, Sports Day and the Year 13 Dinner, where we said a final farewell to our leavers. Over the year, there were many things the students in the House got involved with. Charlotte and Hannah introduced the ‘Summerhill Star of the Week Award’, which is given out for acts of kindness, for something that a member of the House has done which is inspiring, or for an outside of school achievement. Naomi W was instrumental setting up and editing the Kingswood Arts and Literary Magazine (KALM). Niamh, Rose, Anisha, AyoOluwa and Tati led very interesting and thought-provoking talks for the Cultural Discussion Group and, despite the restrictions of lockdown, money was still raised for charity: Sophie F ran to raise money for the South West Hospice and Niamh and Mimi ran to raise money for Movember.

Mrs Alex Matthews (Senior Housemistress)

LEAVERS We said goodbye and thank you to Gin, our matron, who retired after 32 years in Summerhill. She has always been so kind, reliable and dependable. Her service and dedication to the House has been second to none – 32 years without a day off sick shows her commitment and loyalty. She always had time for everyone and we are going to miss her very much. We also say goodbye and a big thank you to Mrs Nash who, having only been in Summerhill as a tutor for 2 years, made a huge impact. She was always so incredibly loyal and supportive to her tutees, was great at coming up with ideas for us to do as a House and was always there to support House events. We wish her the best of luck in her new Head of Drama role. We also said our goodbyes to Sonia and Bekah in our final assembly, who we wish well in their new schools. My thanks also goes to the fantastic team of tutors, matrons and prefects for all their hard work and support – the House would not function without them. Good luck to all our leavers and thank you to Charlotte, Hannah and Tati for their inventiveness, warmth, empathy and ability to bring the House together in very different circumstances.

HOUSE AWARDS: • Perseverance Award: This award is given to someone with qualities of determination and enthusiasm, that leads to achieving. This year it went to everyone in the House, for the resilience and determination they all showed during another year of Covid-19. • Good Egg Award: Phoebe Leung • Summerhill Dragon Award for Sport: Niamh Weldon • Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Award: Charlotte Houghton

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SCHOOL HOUSE It was an encouraging start to the year with 9 new Lower Sixth boarders joining the House and some hopeful Year 9s looking forward to being a part of School House.

owever, Covid still loomed large and we were operating in year group bubbles both in the house and around school; regular temperature checks for the boarders in house and social distancing was the new normal. It was lovely to have most of the boarders back in the house after the first week with some having to fulfil quarantine regulations.

Despite the Covid restrictions, the girls made the most of school life, taking part in a range of sports, MUN, having picnics on the campus, yoga, baking, cooking and sharing many meals in the house. It was certainly a different feel with only the boarders in the house and everyone operating around school in year group bubbles. We missed the day pupils and before we knew it we were back into another Lockdown after half term. We resumed lessons on Teams but the boarding life continued. For the boarders this meant no town leave, no shopping and no weekends away. This did not deter the boarders who made the most of the new Nintendo Switch and the piano kindly lent by the Music Department. The Upper Sixth enjoyed a wine tasting with the Headmaster and the cooking and baking in the house took on a new level of intensity! Another highlight was the House video competition

Lizzie Head of House

where the School House Upper Sixth boarders took on the challenge with alacrity, producing an amusing take on School House boarding life. By the end of the term we were down to just 4 boarders and only 3 returned to the house in the new year. We were delighted when we were able to mix within year groups in other houses. The boarders enjoyed a Curry Night in Hall House, the International Boarders’ evening, snow in January and Saho, Mayu and Kitty demonstrated their baking expertise by winning the Bake Off! Amazing patisserie – well done girls! For a while we were joined by a few Sixth Form boarders from Fonthill and opened up to Summerhill to allow all the girl Sixth Form boarders the opportunity to mix. It was great fun to have more life and bustle in the house and thanks to the Fonthill staff for helping out with the duties. The school kitchen outdid themselves by preparing themed evening meals. The highlight for the girls was a four course Italian meal with the best tiramisu they have tasted. The girls also enjoyed a sushi evening with some of the boarders from Hall and Middle, followed by a very competitive evening of Just Dance. March saw the return of more boarders and back to lessons in school. It was good to see the day girls back again but still in our learning zones. The Upper Sixth stepped up to reinvigorate the House spirit with a great video of 9-5 life in school. School House took on the PE Department’s ‘Race around the world’ challenge, producing some fantastic results. The House Netball matches took place in year group bubbles with the Year 11, 12 and 13s winning their matches. The senior girls won the House Cross Country Relay competition, beating their own record – a fantastic achievement! School House’s Pink Day was able

to go ahead, raising awareness and funds for Breast Cancer Care and the Alzheimer’s society. Head of House Lizzie Narbett and her older sister, Emma, completed a 100km run to further raise funds – well done girls. In the Summer term we saw the return of almost all the boarders and it was lovely to feel the House alive again. The Year 9s won the House Tennis and it almost felt back to normal with Senior Sports Day taking place. There was a wonderful sense of House spirit with many taking part in the various events with some very good results. The end of term was a mix of live events and Teams meetings. The Upper Sixth fully appreciated their Leavers’ Assembly and Service and it was lovely to see Mrs Morris back again to say goodbye to her tutor group. Even Mrs Marshall popped in and passed on a message to her tutor group, whom she misses greatly. The end of term also saw School House say goodbye to Mrs Reeman. Mrs Reeman has been a part of School House since 1992. She was Senior Housemistress for 16 years and has tutored a great many girls during her time. We will miss Mrs Reeman and wish her all the best in her retirement. She has great plans of travelling in her camper van, cycling, playing golf and learning to play the saxophone – it sounds fabulous! Thank you to all the House staff, tutors and matrons who have worked tirelessly throughout a very demanding year. Also thank you to Lizzie and Kate (Head and Deputy Head of House) for their ongoing positivity and determination to keep the School House spirit going no matter what. We wish all our leavers the very best. Here’s hoping the next year will be a little more ‘normal’.

Miss Una Paver (Senior Housemistress)

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SCHOOL HOUSE COLOURS • Vicki Baldwin • Saho Kumagai • Rosie Bartlett • Edie Morris • Nina Brain • Lizzie Narbett • Grace Cardwell • Patience Rhodes • Elli Duke • Lily Saunders • Kate Hollywood • Aurora Vergani

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UPPER HOUSE “May you live in interesting times” is either an old English proverb or Chinese curse depending on what you believe. I am pretty sure that the last year qualified as being “interesting” and Upper House got through it all in typically resilient fashion and with true Upper Spirit.

n the Autumn term, there were so many new things to get used to. Not being able to gather in our House every morning was certainly a big frustration, but the boys all contributed to creating positive atmospheres in their respective bubbles. Respecting the social distancing and wearing of masks rules were taken sensibly and in good humour. In the Spring term, we were back in lockdown with assemblies, lessons and parents’ evenings on Teams. Then we returned to school in the Summer for important A Level, GCSE assessments and end of year examinations for the other year groups. Teachers had to find their way to many different classrooms, everyone had to adapt to the latest technology and with a new Headmaster finding his way, to boot! What a year! Despite all of this, Upper boys still achieved many things. The year started in fine fashion with our first success for many years in a rousing House Music competition, there were numerous commendations and distinctions to announce every week, boys secured places at the country’s most prestigious universities, progression towards Duke of Edinburgh continued and

Jim Head of House

many took part in Model United Nations activities. Sport restarted in a more limited way with success for Upper in Rugby and in Hockey. We also had significant participation and noteworthy talent in Cricket and Tennis. Upper continued to be the home of Cross Country with senior athletes leading the way in House competitions and boys also receiving international call ups in Orienteering. Besides this, we had great success in Drama and Music at the KATS Awards. In House assemblies and tutor periods we shared Black History Month in October and Pride Month in June in addition to an eclectic mix of other topics such as “The Original Stonehenge”, “Thomas Ferens” and “Downhill Ski Racing.” This was supplemented by Mr Stuttard’s regularly thought-provoking quiz. At the end of the year, it was liberating to enjoy a successful Sports Day together and to have social get togethers on the Upper for both Year 11 and the Upper Sixth after what had been a particularly challenging

time for them. We commended them on their fortitude and wished them all the best for their future wherever they may be heading and whatever they may be doing. In our final House Assembly, I congratulated Jim Bailey for his exemplary work as Head of House and Max Mohr as his assistant. In addition to pulling House events and activities together, Jim presented some inspiring assemblies which were much appreciated and enjoyed by the rest of the House. Jim thanked the Upper tutors for all that they have done for the boys this year, to which I added my particular thanks to Mr Stuttard for his support as my Deputy. Most importantly, Upper continued to be the inclusive, supportive and friendly House that it has always been and we look forward to being together again in possibly less “interesting” times next year.

Mr Roger White (Senior Housemaster)

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Upper continued to be the inclusive, supportive and friendly House that it has always been...

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BOARDERS’ ACTIVITIES Although it was not a normal year for our boarders, with lockdowns causing flight disruptions and weeks, if not months, being kept away from family and friends, it made these moments of togetherness ever more poignant.

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1. Isabella Thomas - Y13

13. Eloise Penfold - Y13

2. Tilly Bankes - Y11

14. Rufus Sokell Thompson - Y11

3. Romy Sloane - Y11

15. Mayu Ishimoto - Y13

4. Phoebe Fendley - Y11

16. Freddie Stockton - Y11

5. Tomiwo Owoseje - Y13

17. Grace Asplin - Y11

6. Diego Li - Y13

18. Astrid Davis - Y13

7. Cartoon Wangamonmit - Y13

19. Ollie Williams - Y11

8. Phia Jones - Y11

20. Romilly Burke - Y11

9. Poppy Freeman - Y13

21. Polly France - Y11

10. Isabel Coles - Y13

22. Jude Estcourt - Y13

11. Rebekah Nicholson - Y11

23. Zara Kellagher - Y11

12. Jamie Hart - Y11

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DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY FARADAY CHALLENGE In June, 36 Year 8 students competed in the Faraday Challenge, a national competition aimed at those who are interested in STEM subjects, in particular engineering.

he teams of six were tasked with designing, budgeting and building a prototype with at least one electrical component to help alleviate congestion on Network Rail’s ever-expanding system. The students came up with some extremely inventive ideas in a very restrictive time frame, from warning systems to tell you your train is about to depart, to retractable platform ramps. The winning team were George Solomon, Sophia White, Jim Pilkington, Adam Reilly, Ed Armstrong, and Annabelle Hicks, but everyone was commended for their excellent ideas.

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A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF

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THE DT DEPARTMENT

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DR AMA Cut short as it was in the Spring/ Summer of 2020, the academic year got off to a shaky start in September 2021.

ear 13 had not been able to complete their devised assessments as they would normally have done in the Summer term so getting those underway was the first priority. The group chose to work in the style of newly appointed practitioner ‘The Paper Birds’ – a theatre company specialising in issue based verbatim work who have visited Kingswood a number of times previously so with whom the students were familiar.

Thankfully, Year 13 were already sick of Covid so not too keen on incorporating anything relating to the pandemic into their work and settled on the issue of phone scamming. The resulting piece, performed in an empty space due to strict bubble regulations, was brilliantly lit by budding lighting designer Sam Bernstein. Sam is off to Guildhall to study lighting design having turned down many other prestigious Drama schools and we are sure that he has a bright future ahead!

YEAR 13 DEVISED

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The end of the Autumn term was dark, wet and pretty miserable. No Drama production to celebrate the end of term for us this year. The scholars continued to work on their online production of ‘Brainstorm’, started right back at the beginning of the pandemic, and we all tried to look on the bright side as the country entered yet another lockdown and we all went back to online lessons. The Department rallied with extra-curricular activities including ‘The Lockdown Comedy Club’ where students explored some comic legends and recreated their iconic routines. Year 11 and 13 were forced to record monologues or create theoretical designs as the weeks ticked on. Nevertheless, we saw some brilliant performances including a spine-tingling performance of Pip’s monologue from Andrew Bovell’s play ‘Things I Know To Be True’ by Bea Goodliffe.

YEAR 12 DEVISED

Eventually we were back in school, and it was straight back down to business. First up the Year 12 students chose Kneehigh as their practitioner and they welcomed the first live audience back to the Kingswood Theatre in over 15 months with their fabulous devised piece, ‘The Bay of The Dead’.

YEAR 10 DEVISED

Next up were Year 10 with a range of original works and the audience enjoyed a fascinating explanation of Freud’s concepts of the ID, Ego and Super Ego; were asked to consider the right level of discipline a parent should exercise over their children; watched a dull Victorian marriage end in a brutal murder; got to know a group of teens during a Saturday morning detention and compared the original version of Rapunzel to its modern Disney counterpart. It was a great night out at the theatre and the performers all played their parts superbly. In addition, there was an impressive lighting design by Leyla Aysan and several costume designs on show – including a stunning Victorian ensemble by Scarlett Cunningham. The performances were well received and the students were glad to get back on stage for the first time since they were in Year 8!

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‘A WALK IN THE ‘WOOD’ PRODUCTION

We had always known that a production during a pandemic was a tough ask so the idea of a promenade performance around the beautiful school grounds was agreed. ‘A Walk in the ‘Wood’ consisted of ten extracts from a variety of plays from the Grimm Tales of Red Cap, Ashputtel and Rumpelstiltskin performed by Year 7 students, to childhood classics Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Around the World in 80 Days and Swallows and Amazons performed by Year 8. There was also an extract from Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night performed by Year 9 students Alma Bode, Martha Pellici, Evie Brown, Amelie Hockey and Matthew Wadsworth as well as a hilarious scene from the comic farce ‘One Man, Two Guv’nors’ performed by Year 12 students Ted Nightingale, Noah Richardson, Avery Trotter and Thea Bailey.

Production photos by Tom Button

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Unfortunately, Covid had one last nasty trick up its sleeve as a number of staff – including four fifths of the Drama department – had to go into isolation after only two performances. Nevertheless, those who saw it enjoyed the experience and everyone else watched the recording which had, thankfully, been made of the dress rehearsal and opening night.

...one to be remembered... It was by no means a ‘typical’ Kingswood Drama year. Instead, it was a testament to the resilience and fortitude of staff and students alike. It was also my last after sixteen years. At least it was one to be remembered and the scholars finally managed to finish their online production in the nick of time, just as the final days of term drew to a close! Thank you everyone for your support, your inspiration and for the very many memories which I will forever cherish.

Catherine Nash (Kingswood School 2005 - 2021/ Head of Drama 2012 - 2021)

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The academic year of 2020-21 posed some significant challenges for our musicians in school!

MUSIC For obvious and important reasons, restrictions in place to help tackle the Covid-19 pandemic forced our musicians to be ever more creative, yet despite the unusual year and lack of live events, Kingswood’s musicians still shone through as tenacious and resilient artistes.

OUTSTANDING EXAMINATION RESULTS The Music Department were delighted to celebrate the following students who achieved their Grade 8 or above this year:

ARSM Joe Randolph Cello with Merit Mia Randolph Piano with Merit

ATCL Sonia Sung Harp with Distinction

Grade 8 Imogen Hall Piano with Merit Janice Ng Clarinet Performance Gordon Tse Piano with Distinction Jayden Yip Viola Performance Naomi Waheed Singing with Merit

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YEAR 13 MUSIC SCHOLARS • Byron Chan cello • Timothy Green clarinet, piano, voice • Dominic Lambert Rose cello, piano, saxophone • Tayo Sawyerr trumpet This year’s Year 13 Music Scholars were a distinguished group of the finest instrumentalists. Over the years, they have each contributed in hugely significant ways, from performing as soloists and in

ensembles, to touring with the Department, leading sections in rehearsals and being a positive influence for our younger musicians. As fantastic ambassadors for the Department, they set the tone and balance of hard work and fun, and were the most reliable and resilient group of musicians. Faced with unique musical challenges in the Sixth Form, they each contributed in their own way to the Department’s virtual activities. Their final performance at the KATS awards showcased their musical talent and community spirit!

MUSICAL MINUTE MAKER During the Spring term lockdown, musicians were encouraged to log their practice hours on the Musical Minute Maker. Well done to everyone who contributed, but particularly to Year 8 who logged over 15,000 practice minutes!

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Whilst our usual programme of trips and events were suspended, new avenues of exploration emerged. Technology became a real feature of the Music Department’s activities and we were fortunate to benefit from our wonderful studio facilities to record virtual concerts.

• Autumn Term Virtual Concert – released in support of Help Musicians UK, this fundraising concert helped to raise important funds for those in the industry experiencing financial hardship. • Whole School Service Hymn Recordings – our classes got to work recording hymns to be used in Whole School Services, including highlights from 7D singing Tell Out My Soul and our GCSE musicians singing In Christ Alone. • Solo Recordings For Services – part of the Department’s usual weekly activity includes solo performers providing reflective music for services. This year, each reflection was recorded in the studio, ready for broadcast across Teams. • Christmas Concert – the most ambitious recording project undertaken, the whole Christmas Concert was recorded in the studio, and skilfully edited by Mr Cheston, our Graduate Music Assistant for the year. Members of Senior Orchestra, KJO, Chamber Choir, Westwood Orchestra & Westwood Voices all contributed to a variety of festive and entertaining items which were streamed and enjoyed from the comfort of our own homes. • Carol Service – Year 12 Chamber Choir provided stunning recordings of music retelling the Christmas Story. • The Scholars’ Concert – another new online venture, featuring the Department’s Music Scholars: Year 7 – Beth Dinnis, Leo Muscroft, Santiago Tankard, Elfriede Wong; Year 8 – Alexander Kirkwood, Max Wilson, Jayden Yip; Year 9 – Anna Haldenby, William Greig; Year 10 – Katie Green, Joe Randolph, Aurora Vergani; Year 11 – Elsa France, Freddie Stockton, Sonia Sung, Emily Watkins; Year 12 – Colby Chu, Larissa Man, Storm Neech, Mia Randolph, Izzy Vaughan; Year 13 – Byron Chan, Timothy Green, Dominic Lambert Rose, Tayo Sawyerr.

CHRISTMAS CONCERT 2020

• KATS – the first live event to be hosted in many months, Year 13 Music and Drama students joined together to celebrate their combined creative talents. Read more about it elsewhere in this edition! • Prize Giving and Final Assembly – a combination of live music and recorded pieces, with AyoOluwa Thomas stunning the audience with her rendition of True Colours, and the Year 12 Chamber Choir providing a moment of reflection, singing two settings of classic Wesley texts: Goodall’s Love Divine and Forrest’s And Can It Be. • Autumn and Spring Term Informal Concerts – featuring performances from musicians across all year groups. After such an unusual year and with so little live music-making, we look forward excitedly to the coming academic year, which sees the return of concerts and events for all to enjoy!

Mr Andy Barton (Director of Music)

Use the QR Codes to view the 2020/21 Virtual Concert Series

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INFORMAL CONCERTS

MUSIC EVENTS 2020-21

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In June, the Music and Drama Departments welcomed the glorious return of live events in school, hosting the annual KATS Music & Drama Awards. Invited Music and Drama students and guests gathered in the Theatre to celebrate in style and reflect back over their many years of participation in performing arts at Kingswood. Throughout the evening, high-quality entertainment was provided by musicians AyoOluwa Thomas and Tomiwo Owoseje, accompanied by Mr Knights, and a spectacular finale by the Year 13 musicians ended the evening with an uplifting rendition of Seasons of Love from Rent. Along the way, the audience were treated to a surprise staff number, with Mrs Nash, Miss Deane and Mrs Ward taking to the stage to sing a mash-up of Mama Said and Days, with a cameo appearance by Mr Francis displaying his hidden dancing talents, with accompaniment from Mr Barton and Mr Cheston.

This year’s KATS ceremony was particularly poignant; with the absence of our beloved live theatre and music, those gathered had a chance to look back and reflect on the importance of the performing arts. Inspirational, personally filmed messages from industry professionals took the place of a guest speaker, and it was hard to not be moved by their messages of hope. Also, this year’s awards marked Mrs Nash’s final KATS and tearful goodbyes were said as she moves on from Kingswood after so many years. To crown the evening, a glittering fireworks display lit up the skies over Kingswood’s lawns, providing the most spectacular and fitting end to a wonderful evening.

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OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO A DRAMA ASSESSMENT • Sam Bernstein

• Bea Goodliffe

OUTSTANDING MUSIC PERFORMER • Byron Chan

• Tim Green

• Dom Lambert Rose

• Tayo Sawyerr

OUTSTANDING DRAMA PRODUCTION • After the Rabbit Hole (2016) • Cautionary Tales (2017) • Treasure Island (2018) • A Christmas Carol (2019)

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO MUSIC • Phoebe Leung

• Tim Green

• Louise Bedding

• Tayo Sawyerr

THE DESIGN AWARD • Sam Bernstein

THE DRAMA AWARD • Ethan Hawtin

THE MUSIC AWARD • Tim Green

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SPORT WELL, IT’S BEEN A LITTLE STRANGE THIS YEAR... ...but we’ve managed to keep going; We tried to keep our fitness up with running, cycling, rowing. First we clapped for charity, then we raced around the globe; Then we ‘Beat the Parents’, clocking up miles on the road. We came back in September and we hoped for normal sport; But very soon we realised it wasn’t as we thought. No fixtures? Now we realised we might be in some trouble; But then we got things going in our separate year group bubbles. 400 plus on each weekend playing sport at the Upper; Seven sessions back to back, not even time for a cuppa! We came back after Christmas, full of sporting hopes and dreams; But a January lockdown saw Games go on Teams. ‘Fun’ Fitness, ball skills, ‘Sally-Up’ and Mr Reeman’s 3 hour plank! As bedrooms turned to sports halls, it’s the parents we should thank! This threw up many challenges, as dogs ran off with balls; Light fittings were broken and equipment marked the walls! March saw a return to school, an end to the ‘Virtual’ theme; But first you had to get past an unusual testing team! But typical of the Kingswood kids who just got on with it; Jack didn’t even bother to take off his keeping kit! Summer started with excitement - playing matches once again; We thought we’d got through Covid, but then we got the rain. But now we’ve made it to the end, this year we will remember; Now keep fit in the holidays, we’ve got KES in September!

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For a number of students and staff, not having fixtures on a Saturday was a real frustration and not part of their normal routine. The P.E. department therefore wanted to give the Kingswood Community different challenges to focus on to channel their energy and to maintain their fitness.

AROUND THE WORLD CHALLENGE The challenge that involved the most people was aiming to get ‘Around The World’. The target was 40,075 km and you could compete in any sport of your choice. The P.E. department want to say a huge thank you to everyone who participated in this particular challenge and submitted so many individual responses. As a community we completed 40,075 km which is a huge distance in just five weeks. In a lovely bit of symmetry, it was Mr J W Davies, who posted the very first entry, that also saw us across the finish line! We wanted to highlight the top ten students and staff shown in the tables opposite - some huge efforts. Well done.

...we completed 40,075kms... in just five weeks. When we returned to school it was fantastic to have internal sport and compete against our own year groups, enjoying different sports, House competitions and a little bit of rivalry! As we moved to playing in our Bath bubble we enjoyed playing different sports and consolidating the skills we had learnt. To see students playing amongst their peers and enjoying friendlies in a competitive environment was fantastic.

PUPIL FEEDBACK ‘I enjoyed being part of the ‘Around the World’ Challenge as it motivated me to go out running and walking every day. It was fun to see what activities others were doing in lockdown and was a bit of friendly competition.’ Emily Hersch, Year 10 ‘I would say the challenge gave me something to do and made me get outside for exercise more. It also helped to take my mind off home learning and meant that I had something else to do other than looking at a screen.’ Will Cory, Year 10 ‘The Lockdown Challenge gave us a structure to each day when we had long hours online and motivated us to get out and exercise whatever the weather. It inspired a friendly, family competition and our dog Bonnie had a lot of walks!’ Grace and Emily Ardus, Year 12

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GIRLS' CHALLENGE RESULTS Year 7

Kms

Year 8

Charlotte Ffooks

214.7

Iona Robertson

Jess Hogg

167

Bea Hersch

Kms

Year 9

Kms

Year 10

457

Gaby Davies

272.7

Imogen Hall

545.66

162.3

Lily Langley

243

Emily Hersch

504.5

Lily Bradley

295.7

Holly Crawford

139.88

Maddie White

147

Bea Davies

104.87

Daisy Wellings

146.48

Emily Ballantyne

96.65

Amelie Lane

Nishchala Gurung Baci Davies

167.64

Grace Brown

163

Phoebe Gilpin

276.32

119

Bea Astin

144

Aoife Targett

195.15

Sophia White

116

Evie Campbell

125

78.67

Miya Moore

106

Maiya Milford

96.63

Harriet Jones

77.8

Hattie Brown

72.53

Sofia Aysan

Kitty Campbell

69.65

Hannah Atkins

Year 11

Kms

Year 12

Rebekah Nicholson

Gracie Weston

Annabelle Hicks

Kms

89 87.58 75

Kms

Scarlett Cunningham

158

Lauren Bailey

Ella Burton

83.22

Katie Green

97.86

Izzy Milborrow

80.1

Lucia Batters

70.08

Chloe Viner

77.5

Grace Bowra

62.4

Staff

Kms

Year 13

Kms

211

Marnie Lister

669.17

Saho Kumagai

322.53

Mrs Reeman

490.76

166.4

Grace Ardus

492.72

Lizzie Narbett

284

Miss Wilson

449.11

Connie Slater

159

Emily Ardus

373

Mayu Ishimoto

184.94

Mrs Nash

182

Grace Cardwell

134

Lily Bradley

350

Kate Hollywood

124.5

Mrs Dale

167

Sienna Websper

Charlie Hollywood

109

Charlotte Nicholson

101.45

Jasmine Harvey

282.79

Tatiana Fairley

115.6

Mrs Lopez

136

Thea Bailey

248.42

Niamh Harding

112.96

Mrs Francis

121.33

Zara Kellagher

Annabel Barry

234

Charlotte Houghton

Miss Moore

105

Georgie Thompson

Naomi Waheed

232

Rosie Bartlett

Mrs Harding

92.8

Grace Asplin

Niamh Weldon

175.5

Precious Lee

63.4

Mrs Prowse

90.22

Izzy Canham

38.8

Liv Taylor

108.9

Nina Brain

51.2

Mrs Sim

Kms

Year 10

Kms

218.25

Jack Beveridge

737.9

BOYS' CHALLENGE RESULTS Year 7

Kms

Year 8

Ethan Wong

198.6

Jack Williams

Kms 1310.06

Year 9 George Cardwell

Mathis Sakyi

176.1

James Ardus

738.6

Daniel Woodward

141.9

Jacob Barton

365

Jack Hooton

156.23

Jayden Yip

535.57

Owen Brown

125.3

Will Shardlow

313

Milo Powell

148.75

Charlie Haines

465.28

Logan Hartwell

114.45

Will Cory

217.88

Curtis Kendall

143.15

Charlie Woodward

214

Max Graham

111.18

Ollie Brown

110.6

Kian Alizadeh

125.14

George Solomon

185

Sam Nash

Joe Watt

Santiago Tankard

123.85

Ollie Hadley

144

Max Slater

Freddie Williamson

Oliver Cottrill

119.64

Olly Cory

139.71

Felix Spooner

54.4

Leo Palmer

Awon Gurung

110.63

Joseph Bailey

109.59

Rufus Gregory

Oscar Shonfeld

Monty Saunders

98.75

Jack Watts

Drew Lewis

Charley Lunt

Year 11

Kms

Year 12

Freddie Cooper Harry Rawlins Dominic Fairley Will Connors

107

Kms

Year 13

Kms

Staff

Kms

898.98

Thomas Button

976

James Bailey

887.211

Mr Mansfield

1160

360

Thomas Meier

835.1

Oliver Tonge

811.8

Mr Hollywell

383.3

134.6

Jamie Wright

281.94

Mr J W Davies

374.5

130.948

Angus Duncan

185

Joshua Nicholson Jamie Dale

387.5 248.58

Mr Burton

Ollie J. Williams

117

Max Waring

84.58

Julian Archer

230

Mr Banks

Raff Weston

Caleb Bond

40.29

Tim Green

113

Mr Woodgate

Alex Paris

76.54

Seb Crow

79.7

Tomiwo Owoseje

Mr Chua

Hari Master

49.35

Angus Martin

54.88

Ed Gilpin

Mr J Brown

Oscar Power

Daniel du Pré

46.76

261 218 200.2 185.28 175.1

Oliver Lechmere

Ethan Hawtin

35.5

Mr Redman

163.2

Colby Chu

Tom Connors

29.64

Mr White

132.16

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TRIP TO OLYMPIC PARK, LONDON At the end of June, Academic P.E. students travelled to the Olympic Park in London for the unique experience of track cycling in the velodrome. On arrival, they were given a tour around this impressive £150 million facility. Whilst they were appreciating the media box and learning about how altitude, drag and heat affect performance and appreciating the legacy of London 2012, they were able to watch a

couple of accomplished riders reaching some very high speeds on what is an intimidating track. With the end zones being a 43 degree gradient, nerves and heart rates began to increase at the thought of riding bikes with no brakes and feet clipped in at high speeds around the velodrome. The group took the challenge well and within a few minutes of familiarising themselves with the bikes, they increased their pace and worked their way up to race around the top of the track. There were some impressive performances from the group, some of whom were identified as having great track cycling potential, although at up to £16,000 for tyres, perhaps it isn’t a sport accessible to everyone! After the hard work, the group travelled back into London to

complete The Crystal Maze Challenge, which is based around the 90’s TV show where teams aim to work together to complete the skill, mental and physical based challenges, together with solving mysteries within 4 zones – Industrial, Futuristic, Medieval and Aztec. All of these challenges are against the clock and the more challenges you successfully complete, the more crystals you win and the more time you have in the Crystal Dome. The team, captained by Harry Maskell were fantastic and managed an impressive 12/16 crystals. Mrs Sim, Charlotte Houghton and Harry mastered the physical challenges, whilst Ciaran Curran and Miss Hannah were quick to solve the riddles and mental challenges. Annie McCarthy and Tom Roach were the calm and

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skilful ones within the group, contributing to the great overall achievement. The final experience in the Dome is not as easy as it looks!! The group were able to take in the sights around London, before the trip concluded with a hearty meal at the Hard rock café, before getting the train back to Bath after a great day out.

“COVID COLOURS”  GIRLS • Hockey Half Colours

Rosie Bartlett Charlotte Hall Charlotte Houghton Lizzie Narbett

• Hockey Full Colours Nina Brain (Co-Captain) Kate Hollywood (Co-Captain) Beth Harris Iris Marrack Andi Newman

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Rugby Half Colours Callum Chamberlain Ben Cox Kit Denman Ed Gilpin Harry Maskell Tom Walker

• Rugby Full Colours Ethan Hawtin (Captain) Charlie Fry Harry Jones Connor Neary Josh Nicholson

• Cross Country Full Colours Lizzie Narbett (Captain)

• Cross Country Full Colours Jamie Dale (Captain) Jim Bailey Olly Tonge

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Netball Half Colours Charlotte Hall Hannah Kelly Andi Newman Eleanor Phillips

• Hockey Half Colours Cameron Crowhurst Will Flemington-Clare

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Netball Full Colours Rosie Bartlett (Captain) Skye Bayley Nina Brain

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• Swimming Full Colours Nina Brain (Captain) • Tennis Half Colours Beth Harris (Captain) Charlotte Houghton

 BOYS • Athletics Half Colours Ben Cox (Co-Captain) Harry Maskell (Co-Captain) • Swimming Full Colours Marcus Brend (Captain) Tayo Sawyerr

Hockey Full Colours Joe Gould (Captain) Ciaran Curran Ed Gilpin Ollie Knight Ed Vickery

• Cricket Half Colours Ed Gilpin Joe Gould Harry Jones Edgar Mottershead Davies Thomas Walker • Cricket Full Colours Ed Vickery (Captain) •

Tennis Half Colours Julian Archer Will Flemington-Care Tim Green

• Tennis Full Colours Cameron Crowhurst (Captain)

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TOUCH RUGBY FESTIVAL In June, over 160 Kingswood pupils and staff took part in the Kingswood Touch Rugby Festival.

This inclusive, whole-school event was adapted this year to meet the Covid-Secure guidelines with pupils playing in their year-group ‘bubbles.’ There was a fantastic turnout in the glorious sunshine, and everyone bought into the spirit of the event - with the more experienced players supporting the less experienced players. No scores were kept, but that did not lead to a drop-off in the competitive atmosphere. This was exemplified by the staff game, in which the Headmaster and the staff went flat-out in the blazing heat. Thank you to Year 13 students Ethan Hawtin, Harry Maskell and Josh Nicholson, who led and facilitated the games so effectively. The festival is a charity event, raising funds for Masiphumelele RFC in South Africa whom Kingswood played on the last Sports Tour. The club uses sport to mentor and support the young people of their community, and their inspiring coach, Frank Charlie, is always grateful for the financial support the Kingswood community offers.

Mr Digby Webb

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CROSS COUNTRY Despite a lack of external fixtures this year, Cross Country at Kingswood has never enjoyed such mass participation. Lockdown 2 reignited the Kingswood 5K challenge and it was impressive to chart runners’ improvements over the weeks and months as their times came down. Particularly impressive times were posted by Charlie Haines and Freddie Cooper but with over 100 entrants from pupils and staff it was great to see Kingswood running. This was evident, once Kingswood restarted in ‘real life’, with a huge turn-out of runners and supporters for the Kingswood Relays. The course remained the same brutal 2km lap on the side of Lansdown hill and the atmosphere was fantastic in the sunshine. In the Westwood races, Mulberry came out on top, whilst at Intermediate level, it was Hall and Summerhill, and at Senior level, Upper and School, the latter being the only House to beat the previous record by over a minute. With a rejig in the calendar, the House Cross Country event fell in the latter stages of the Summer term. This extra time permitted the creation of a new set of routes and the digging of a water jump, the latter of which was embraced by some and dodged by others! Despite the absence of a number of year groups, it was pleasing to see top runners from Years 11 to 13 returning for the event on what was an unfamiliar course. Charlie Haines finished first for the Westwood boys and Jemima Pearce for the girls. At Intermediate level, Jacob Barton registered a convincing win for Hall and Emily Hersch ran strongly to finish first for the girls. In the Senior races, Upper’s Oliver Tonge came in first for the boys and Lizzie Narbett for the girls.

Position

Name

Time

House

Freddie Cooper

16.07

Middle

Mr Harding (Catering)

16.16

Staff

Jamie Dale

17.49

Upper

Charlie Haines

18.07

Cusworth

Sebastian Crow

18.32

Middle

Year Group 11 Staff 13 8 12

Jamie Wright

18.49

Upper

Mr W Musgrove

18.52

Upper

Staff

Archie Hamilton

19.56

Upper

Thomas Martin

20.04

Upper

20.1

School

Emily Ardus

Archie Baker

20.11

Middle

Grace Ardus

20.12

Fonthill

Evie Bradley

20.17

School

Owen Brown

20.33

Middle

Ms C Dale

20.53

Staff

Finally, it was with great regret that we lost this year’s cohort of Year 13 runners. With two international orienteers in Jim Bailey and Oliver Tonge, an incredibly driven and determined boys' captain in Jamie Dale, and a school record breaking 1500m runner in Freddie Cooper (Year 11 leaver) we would have surely swept up another unbeaten season, while girls’ captain Lizzie Narbett would have undoubtedly left her mark in her final year.

Daniel Woodward

21.02

Middle

21.08

Mr Will Musgrove

Hall

9 Staff 9

Maximilian Graham

Dominic Lambert-Rose

21.1

Middle

Alfie Bassett

21.17

Upper

George Hancock

21.33

Cusworth

Drew Lewis

21.37

Middle

William Hudson

21.39

Upper

Joshua Nicholson

21.52

Middle

Mr J Brown

21.58

Middle

Staff

Emily Hersch

21.59

Summerhill

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ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENT As a teacher and coach, one of my ambitions is to support pupils whilst they overcome challenges. This past year, however, it was my turn to overcome the challenge of adapting the Athletic Development programme to meet the limitations of the Covid pandemic. Fortunately, I had the energy, positivity and support of all the pupils who engaged. Here’s a brief snapshot of what transpired… Lockdown was a test: Are our pupils intrinsically motivated to engage in physical activity without constant supervision or prompting? The approach we took was that each pupil is unique, so we created a diverse offering of physical activity opportunities. At the more interactive end this included livestreamed strength and conditioning sessions, @KWS_AthDev Instagram challenges, Strava check-ins, and workshops on nutrition and sports performance. At the more passive end we offered pupils a bank of carefully selected and/or created resources to guide them in developing their own physical activity plan. When we were physically in school, we made many necessary changes to our usual offering.

In Year 7, 8 and 9, pupils take part in Movement Literacy sessions within the core P.E. curriculum. These classes facilitate the development of fundamental movement skills, introduce our pupils to the basic principles of strength and conditioning, and provide a positive experience of physical activity which is both challenging and fun. We usually lead these sessions in our fitness studio, but this year we ventured into the great outdoors. This afforded us the opportunity to explore new physical and mental challenges including games which required strategy, teamwork tasks, and plenty of peer-on-peer coaching. The older pupils, who usually do their strength and conditioning

during lunch and after school, had to adapt the most. We have a very healthy core of avid “gym-goers” who, under normal conditions, would use the gym three or four times a week. This year, however, we enforced tight restrictions and pupils trained with limited numbers in year-group bubbles. The biggest challenge was finding a way for pupils to access the incredibly compact gym space at least twice a week in order for them to stimulate training adaptations. Session lengths were cut, working hours extended, training intensity increased, and the dreaded colourcoded timetable ruled supreme! Despite the additional challenges of cleaning between sessions, rushing to “bubbled” lunchtimes and

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avoiding the one-way passage system, I am tremendously proud of our pupils! Cumulatively, we smashed usage records and welcomed and supported many new pupils. On the sports performance side there were a number of ambitious athletes who must be commended for their incredible dedication and progress through the Covid pandemic. Their individual effort, patience, and determination to improve, despite the rigorous Covid limitations, was inspiring. This year we bade farewell to the group of pupils who entered the programme in its first year whilst they were in Westwood. They have been incredible role-models for our fitness community. They handled their last year optimistically and I am very thankful for their coleadership of the environment over the years. So what will we take forward from the experiences we gathered over the past year? Well, there will be plenty, including slight adjustments to the format of our sessions, encouraging more autonomy, and analysing of the accuracy of our programming to provide an even more efficient training offering. The single most important aspect which pupils raised was how much they missed connection. Everything about the physical activity community we have fostered at Kingswood has been built on the foundation of strong and healthy connections between pupils from different year groups. The quality of these relationships plays a fundamental role in motivation, provides positive mentoring, and develops leadership skills. Connection is certainly the key ingredient which we will revert back to when driving the programme forward in future years.

Mr Digby Webb (Athletic Development Co-ordinator)

Cumulatively, we smashed usage records and welcomed and supported many new pupils.

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OUTDOOR PURSUITS

Despite the Covid restrictions many of the activities we would normally hope to see in an academic year were able to run.

total of over 150 pupils attended year group hikes for Years 7, 8 and 9. Bronze DofE Practice and Qualifying Expeditions took place for Year 10 pupils locally and on the Mendips and Kingswood ran its own version of the cancelled Ten Tors Expedition on Dartmoor. Silver DofE Qualifying and Gold Practice Expeditions took place on the Marlborough Downs over Easter. The boarders walked, climbed and kayaked and the weekly Outdoor Survival Activity introduced Year 7 pupils to fire-lighting, shelter-building and navigation skills. The Schools’ Orienteering League was a casualty of Covid but some training sessions were able to take place on the School grounds and a number of Kingswood pupils achieved excellent results running individually at Bristol Orienteering Klub events with Oliver Tonge and Jim Bailey both being selected to represent Great Britain. In the first week of the Summer holiday 37 Sixth Form students completed their Gold DofE Qualifying Expedition in the Lake District.

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Dining Hall, 1892

School Kitchen, 1930s

SAILING CLUB I

n June, the Kingswood Sailing Club enjoyed their inaugural outing to Chew Valley lake. The group had some brief instruction before they were let loose on their own on the water. The wind picked up for a few hours which gave the group a chance to test their new skills in more challenging conditions. They managed to stay remarkably dry considering, for some, it was their first time sailing.

Plasma screens have saved eight boxes of paper each year.

L-R: Sharon Traylor, Pauline Bass (part of the Team since 1983), Adrian Fairlie, Tami Fairlie

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Catering Team, 1983

Dining Hall, early C.20th

Wesley's Menus

THE NEW SERVERY With the previous servery being 17 years old, it was certainly time for a refresh to better suit the needs of the School.

n additional counter was added to better serve our staff and pupils, with everyone having the option of both hot food and the salad bar from the same counter. We now also have a dedicated soup and fruit area, offering great choice. The School Council and Sustainability Committee played a role in helping with the layout of the servery. The menu has seen an increase in vegetarian and vegan options and a reduction in the meat content, mirroring the demands of students and listening to feedback. A local company was chosen to design and build the new servery which has increased the throughput of staff and pupils coming into the dining hall. Continuing with our commitment in sustainability, we recycled the majority of our old hot and cold counters and gifted 450

plates and 350 dessert bowls to a local company in Bristol to reduce waste and our carbon footprint. The colour scheme was chosen by members of our Senior Catering Team and gives a nod to the colours in the Sixth Form Dining Room. As you can see it has a vibrant and modern feel and the picture wall, created by Head Chef, Adrian Fairlie echoes back to the past. The timing over the lunch period has been extended allowing everyone to have the option of a hot meal and still be able to participate in their lunchtime activities. A plasma screen has also been installed to provide clear allergen information in keeping with Natasha’s Law. The catering team wear uniforms with their name on, which has increased our community spirit,

staff are excited to work in such an environment. The food served is sourced locally, with a real focus on seasonal produce in order to reduce its environmental impact. This new servery has given the lunchtime experience a new lease of energy and vibrancy. Sharon Traylor, Catering Manager, witnessed staff and pupils’ first impressions of the servery and could hear many positive reactions such as “Wow!” and “This is awesome!”. On hearing her thoughts of the new servery, Sharon says: “There is a huge difference in the morale in my team and this has lifted our spirits since the pandemic. It is also wonderful to serve the whole Community once again in this newly refurbished space.” Another member of the catering department adds “It is great that the new servery looks as modern as the food we serve.”

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...every day the team daily provides meals for 860 staff and pupils in the new servery, and 240 in the Sixth Form Dining Room.

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STAFF FAREWELLS Kingswood is a wonderful place to work and a difficult place to leave. As a sign of the times, many of our staff farewells at the end of term took place online, but it was wonderful to be able to say farewell to our longer serving members of staff in person at the end of term assembly. The following words are an adaptation of the Headmaster’s valedictions to these members of staff.

…you are our link with the past, help to keep us rooted in our values and serve as a reminder of the rich and wonderful history of our school.

STAFF LEAVERS 2021 Jenica Messerchmidt KS 2020 – 2021

German

Irene Ponce Asensio

KS 2020 – 2021

Spanish

Huw Cheston

KS 2020 – 2021

Music

Karen Sparkes

KS 2020 – 2021

Biology

Debbie Longland

KS 2020 – 2021

Biology

Gabby Telford

KS 2020 – 2021

English

Katherine Jenkins

KS 2020 – 2021

RPE

Nina Bremont

KS 2019 – 2021

French

Alinka Deane

KS 2019 – 2021

Drama

Liz Hunter

KS 2019 – 2021

Art

Anya Le Monnier

KS 2018 – 2021

Sport

Hazel Hughes

KS 2016 – 2021

French & Spanish

Samantha Fountain

KS 2007 – 2021

Humanities

Catherine Nash

KS 2005 – 2021

Drama

Clare Sergeant

KS 2002 – 2021

ICT

Jackie Reeman

KS 1990 – 2021

Mathematics

Mrs Fountain Humanities Mrs Fountain was appointed full-time Teacher of Humanities in September 2007. During her 14 years of service at Kingswood School, Mrs Fountain taught many subjects in our curriculum, including: Classical Civilisation, History, Geography, Religious Studies, EPQ and PSHCE. Mrs Fountain took responsibility for the planning and delivery of Classical Civilisation, supported by the Head of Classics. During her tenure, Classical Civilisation was a popular subject, chosen by good numbers of students at both Year 9 and at GCSE where pupils benefited from her excellent subject knowledge. Perhaps not surprising that her two eldest sons are both classics graduates. Mrs Fountain has also been a tutor in Westwood and Middle and contributed to our games programme over the years. Mrs Fountain, thank you very much and we wish you all the best.

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Mrs Sergeant ICT Mrs Sergeant was appointed Teacher of ICT from September 2005. Mrs Sergeant has had a variety of roles in her 16 years at Kingswood: Westwood tutor, Computer Science teacher, Senior Housemistress in Fonthill from September 2012 and Assistant Head (Pastoral) for the last two years. Whatever role she has done she has done it with professionalism, kindness and a genuine desire to help and support young people. She has been a ‘go to’ member of staff for so many pupils and staff over the years. Mrs Sergeant has always contributed to the extra-curricular programme of the School through her commitment to Team Tennis, IT activities and, more recently, boarders’ trips. Mrs Sergeant, thank you for all you have done.

Mrs Nash Drama Mrs Nash was appointed full-time Teacher of Drama from September 2005, then Head of Drama from September 2012. She leaves having brought great joy to countless pupils and ensuring that the School’s reputation for Drama is first rate. During her time at Kingswood, she has been involved in 43 shows, 38 under her direction, 64 GCSE/A Level assessed shows, 2 New York trips, and countless trips to London, Bristol etc. for theatre productions. Mrs Nash was also shortlisted as a finalist for the ‘Music and Drama Education Awards’ for ‘Outstanding Drama Education Resource’ for her work on KS3 Assessment and ‘Outstanding Drama Initiative’ for the Clarenwood Project (a drama partnership with Clarendon School). Mrs Nash, you leave us with big shoes to fill and we wish you all the best.

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Jackie Reeman with Former Headmasters Gary Best and Simon Morris and current Head Andrew Gordon-Brown

Mrs Reeman Mathematics Mrs Reeman started at Kingswood in September 1990 as a Maths teacher and led a very full Kingswood life as deputy of the Maths Department, and resident assistant in School House, leading the “Piazza” committee which organised weekend activities for boarders. Mrs Reeman is a first class Mathematics teacher and will be sorely missed by the Department. Always meticulous in her planning and delivery of lessons, supporting students to ensure the best possible outcomes for them were always a source of great joy for her. Indeed, she would have made a fantastic

Head of Department. Nevertheless, her heart was always with the girls in School House, where she created a special bond with both the students in her care and the team of House staff and matrons she worked alongside. It’s no surprise that her 16 years as Senior Housemistress in School House was a special time in Mrs Reeman’s life and she made many great memories in the School House flat, including the births of both her children Lucas and Ella. Throughout her time at Kingswood Mrs Reeman embraced all facets of the wider Kingswood life, whether taking a netball or hockey team, running a yoga session for the staff, running aerobics for a hundred girls in the Sports Hall, working with the girls to raise money for the Breast Cancer Unit at the RUH. The common denominator always being spreading joy to those around her and making special memories. Equally, Mrs Reeman will be missed by colleagues more widely as Chair of the Common Room. She led the teaching staff through the

pandemic, always supportive of the staff in her care and it was testament to her organisational skills that she mobilised staff to create rounds of questions and made sure we had a staff quiz each week to lift people’s spirits but was always gracious enough to make sure her team didn’t win each week! Mrs Reeman is a very special part of the fabric of Kingswood and will be sorely missed by the staff and students, and will always be welcome back to see us whenever she isn’t on her travels on her bike or in her camper van!

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TEACHING STAFF 2020-2021

(SMT members shown in bold)

NAME

JOINED

SUBJECT

NAME

JOINED

Mr Andrew Gordon-Brown

01/09/2020

Headmaster

Mr Jamie Matthews

01/09/2002 Assistant Head (Pastoral); PE

SUBJECT

Mr Gordon Opie

01/01/1990

Senior Deputy Head

Mr Tom Moat

01/09/2017

Head of Geography

Mr John M Davies

01/09/2017

Deputy Head (Academic)

Miss Alice Moore

01/09/2016

English

Mrs Caroline Morris

10/11/2008

Head of German

01/09/2019

Mathematics

Mr Ed Allchorne

13/06/2016

Biology

Miss Lucy Morris

Mrs Sophie Andell

01/09/2017

MFL

Mrs Rebecca Murchison

01/09/2016

Mathematics

Mr Andy Barton

01/01/2018

Director of Music

Miss Amy Murtagh

13/10/2020

Humanities

Miss Rosie Bond

01/09/2019

MFL

Mr William Musgrove

01/09/2014

Physics

01/09/2005

Head of Drama and Theatre

Mrs Abi Bowman

01/09/2020

Psychology

Mrs Catherine Nash

Mr Barnaby Brown

01/09/2010

Head of DT

Mr George Newbould

01/09/2016

History & Politics

Mrs Emma Brown

01/09/2017

Head of English; Head of Gifted & Talented

Miss Michelle Newman

12/01/2004

Mrs Jenny Opie

07/09/1992

Head of Biology

Mr James Brown

01/09/2009

Head of Boys' Games

Mrs Eugénie Pasco

01/09/2014

MFL; Head of Careers

Mr Stephen Brown

01/01/2011

Head of Art

Mr Richard Burton

01/09/1999

Head of Physics

Miss Una Paver

08/01/1990

PE; Biology; Senior Housemistress School

Mr James Castrique

01/01/2018

Mr Ed Peerless

01/09/2011

Head of Lower School Science

Mrs Ilona Chamen

01/09/2017

Head of Study Support

Mr Stephen Pentreath

01/09/2015

Mr Jude Chua

01/09/2010

Mathematics

Head of Lower School; Chemistry

Mr Liam Conner

01/09/2019

Head of EAL

Mrs Amanda Phillips

01/09/2016

Classics

Mrs Monica Corripio-Lopez

Mrs Emma Prowse

01/09/2020

Study Support

28/01/2019

English

Mr Bernard Redman

01/09/2020

Physics

01/09/1990

Mathematics

Mrs Nicola Curtis

01/09/2016

PE; Assistant Head of Lower School

Ms Jacqueline Reeman Mr Timothy Reeman

01/09/1988

Director of Sport

Mrs Sarah Dakin

01/09/2008

Head of Classics

Miss Nadine Robinson

01/09/2010

MFL

Mr Daniel Darwin

01/09/2012

Head of History & Politics

Miss Bethany Rolfe

11/04/2016

Head of PSHCE; Biology

Mr John W Davies

01/09/1994

Director of Co-Curricular; History & Politics

Mrs Clare Sergeant

01/09/2005

Assistant Head (Pastoral); Computer Science

Mr Roderick Duke

01/09/2003

MFL; Housemaster Westwood

Mr Jerome Shah

01/09/2018

Computer Science; Mathematics

Mrs Victoria Sim

01/09/2012

Head of Girls' Games

Mr Matthew D Smith

01/09/2016

Mathematics

Mr Matthew W Smith

01/09/2016

Head of Mathematics

Mrs Laura Smyth

01/09/2011

Biology

Mr Steven Smyth

01/09/2012

Geography; Senior Housemaster Middle

Mr Mark Snell

01/09/2017

Chemistry

Miss Louise Sobey

01/09/2019

MFL

Mrs Janine Solomon-Gardner

01/09/2013

Computer Science

Mrs Nicki Sparks (Gerrish)

01/09/2013

Chemistry

Mrs Nat Stewart

01/09/2018

English

Mr Barney Stuttard

01/09/2018

Geography

Miss Kirsty Sutherland

17/08/2015

Head of EPQ; Librarian

Ms Najat Taibi

01/09/2018

Head of French

Mr Matthew Thatcher

01/01/2012

Head of RPE

Mr Olly East

01/09/2018

Mr Gareth Edgell

01/09/2010

Head of Computer Science

Mrs Claire Edwards

01/09/2008

Head of Psychology; Assistant Head of Sixth Form

Miss Sophie Elliott

01/09/2015

Art

Miss Charlotte Evans

01/09/2020

MFL

Mrs Samantha Fountain

01/09/2007

Humanities

Miss Alice Fox

01/09/2017

Mathematics

Mrs Elaine Francis

01/09/2015

Music

Mr Euan Gordon

15/05/2017

Geography

Miss Natalie Hannah

01/09/2019

Head of Academic PE

Mr Darrell Harding

01/09/2002

Drama and Theatre; Senior Housemaster Hall House

Mrs Sarah Herlinger

01/09/2012

History & Politics

Mr Phil Hollywell

01/09/1991

PE; Geography

Mrs Sarah Hopkin

01/09/2018

Head of Economics

Miss Hazel Hughes

01/09/2016

MFL

Miss Liz Hunter

01/09/2019

Art

Mr David Walker

01/09/2009

Head of Languages; Head of Spanish

Mrs Lizzy Ward

01/09/2013

Drama

Mr Paul Watts

02/09/2019

Physics

Mr Digby Webb

01/09/2015

Mr Roger White

01/09/2012

Mathematics; Senior Housemaster Upper

Mrs Anna Knights

01/09/2004

Mathematics

Miss Felice Laake

01/09/2019

Biology

Ms Priscilla Lam

01/09/2017

Head of Mandarin

Miss Anya Le Monnier

06/01/2018

Ms Nicola Lowe

01/09/2019

Study Support

Mr Peter MacDonald

01/09/2003

Assistant Head (Academic); History & Politics

Mrs Jo-Anne Wilcock

23/04/2012

Chemistry

Miss Harriet Wilson

01/09/2013

RPE; Head of Activities

Mrs Juliette Mainwaring

01/09/2003

English; Senior Housemistress Fonthill

Dr Jenny Wood

01/09/2016

Head of Chemistry

Mr Rory Mansfield

01/09/2017

English

Mr Craig Woodgate

01/09/2001

Head of Sixth Form; History & Politics

Mrs Alexandra Matthews

23/04/2007

Geography; Senior Housemistress Summerhill

Miss Charlotte Wormald

01/09/2015

English

Mr Tristram Wright

01/01/2020

Economics

GOVERNORS 2020-2021 Mr Paul Baines

Mr Peter Freeman

Mr David Humphreys

The Revd Dr Jonathan Pye

Mr Chris Stafford

Mrs Helen Bools

Miss Beth Garner

Mr Danny Lau

Mr David Quine

Mrs Sarah Thomas

Mrs Sue Cook

Mr Malcolm Gordon

Mr Tim Lindsay

Major General Anthony (Tony) Raper

Mr Ian Falconer

Mr Stephen Holliday

Mrs Barbara Pendle

Mr Robert Sandry

Mr Tim Westbrook (Chair of Governors)

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HEAD GIRL & HEAD BOY REFLECTIONS Nina Brain, Head Girl The past seven years at Kingswood have had such a massive impact on my life, for making me who I am today, and for that I’m so grateful. I know that Kingswood’s influence will stay with me for the rest of my life and continue to shape my future. It’s so easy during term time to forget how fortunate we are to have such amazing teachers who go above and beyond to support us. This year, especially, they helped us all to grow in more ways than we realise; whether it was going above and beyond during online learning, supporting us through tough times, coaching us on

the sports fields or preparing us for the next stages of our lives. The teachers at Kingswood have worked so hard this year, ensuring that we made the most of every opportunity, and I’m sure my whole year group would agree in saying what a privilege it has been to have them as our mentors. Kingswood is a community filled with so many talented individuals, and there is always a space to show and develop these talents further. For me, sport was the biggest highlight of my school life. Being able to train and play with so many different people, whether it was playing with people a few years above or below me at evening hockey, or playing with my team, the sense of community and team spirit never failed to shine through! For those further down the school, my advice for you is to make the

most of everything Kingswood has to offer. Whether it’s the sport, the friendships you make, or opportunities you seek – it’s all so worth it. And specifically for the leavers – thanks for being such an amazing year group. We have managed to cram so much into our Kingswood life, from sports teams and socials, concerts, drama productions, House entertainments, school trips all over the world, I could go on and on. Our year has an incredible dynamic of people, with an amazing balance of characteristics. You are all such kind-hearted and driven people. I wish you all the best in the future, because each and every one of you deserve it. Even though it’s hard to think of leaving Kingswood, I can’t wait to see where the next stages of our lives take us and I am so grateful for everything this school has given us.

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Tomiwo Owoseje, Head Boy Can’t lie, it’s been a difficult year for everybody. We had three lockdowns, had to live in constant fear of being pinged by the evil Track and Trace and probably all have sore throats and noses from all the prodding from the Lateral Flows! Besides all the stress from the panorama, Kingswood never managed to lose its heartbeat. From boarders compromising camping trips for volleyball tournaments to online games lessons. Big respect to everyone that worked incredibly hard to make this year as close to normal as possible.

Leaving kind of feels like moving out of a childhood home... Kingswood has been my home for the past seven years and I’m truly sad to leave. It’s hard to think that a chubby not so little Year 7 with an oversized blazer (not as stylish as it sounds) and a mouth too big for his face could have made it this far, but I guess anything is possible with Wesley on your side. Leaving kind of feels like moving out of a childhood home, but to lots of us, that’s exactly what it has been – a home away from home. The time I’ve spent here with people I can call my family has been filled with incredible moments and memories that I will never forget. To anyone reading this, if you’re still at school, do anything and everything you possibly can. It’ll be worth it when you’re leaving, trust me. If Nina said the same thing, she copied me.

PREFECTS 2020-21 PR Head Boy Head Girl Deputy Head Boy Deputy Head Girl Additional PR

Tomiwo Owoseje Nina Brain Ethan Hawtin Evelyn Kerr Rosie Bartlett, Ollie Tonge

HEAD OF HOUSE/PR Fonthill Hall Middle Summerhill School Upper

Niamh Harding Harry Maskell Edgar Mottershead Davies Charlotte Houghton Lizzie Narbett Jim Bailey

DEPUTY HEAD OF HOUSE Fonthill Hall Middle Summerhill School Upper

Isha Musominari Tayo Sawyerr Rohan Chhantyal Hannah Kelly Kate Hollywood Max Mohr

HEAD OF BOARDING Fonthill Hall Middle Summerhill School

Eloise Penfold Byron Chan Ben Cox Tatiana Fairley Saho Kumagai

SENIOR PREFECTS Fonthill

Lottie Blackmore, Izzy Coles, Charlotte Hall, Iris Marrack, Janice Ng, Ritika Shrestha

Hall

Sam Bernstein, Callum Chamberlain, Anson Chan, Aleks Chinchikov, James Hanley, Coleman Lee, Connor Neary, Thomas Walker

Middle

Marcus Brend, Joe Gould, Charlie Harden, Josh Nicholson

Summerhill

Poppy Freeman, Selin Kucukcan, Imogen Leakey, Eleanor Phillips, AyoOluwa Thomas

School

Tiffany Aw, Halice Chung, Beth Harris, Emma Lamey, Amelie Morgan, Feyi Oke, Marianna Pankevica

Upper

Toby Bates, Nathan Bode, Jamie Dale, Angus Dickens, Will Gatehouse, Tim Green, Tom Lane Fox, Ollie Wood

It’s been a pleasure – miwo.

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LEAVERS' DESTINATIONS NAME

COURSE

INSTITUTION

Julian Archer Annie Archer-Pratt Migle Astrauskaite Tsz Tung (Tiffany) Aw James Bailey Rosie Bartlett Toby Bates Skye Bayley Louise Bedding Felix Bernstein Sam Bernstein Oliver Biggs Charlotte Blackmore Nathan Bode Helena Brain Marcus Brend Callum Chamberlain Pak Long (Byron) Chan Pok Man (Anson) Chan Tsz Hei (Raymond) Cheng Rohan Chhantyal Aleksander Chinchikov Halice Chung Isabel Coles Thomas Connors Benjamin Cox Isobel Creed Cameron Crowhurst Ciaran Curran James Dale Astrid Davis Christopher (Kit) Denman Mia Desaix Angus Dickens Thomas Eldridge Jude Estcourt Tatiana Fairley Isabelle Feaver William Flemington-Clare Poppy Freeman Charles Fry Oliver Gairdner Burrough William Gatehouse Edward Gilpin Beatrice Goodliffe Joseph Gould Timothy Green Charlotte Hall James Hanley Charlie Harden Niamh Harding Beth Harris Ethan Hawtin Jonah Heal Kate Hollywood Charlotte Houghton Ya Tong (Chrystal) Huang Theo Isaac Mayu Ishimoto Panithi (Kann) Itthithammaboon Harry Jones Matilda Jones Hannah Kelly Evelyn Kerr Oliver Knight Darina Kravchenko

Geography Gap Year; English Language & English Literature Gap Year Management Geography Gap Year; Medicine Business & Management Gap Year; Liberal Arts with Study Abroad Equine Behaviour & Welfare Computer Science with a Year in Industry Production Arts - Theatre Technology Astrophysics Gap Year Politics & International Studies Gap Year; Medicine Chemistry (Industrial) Gap Year Biomedical Engineering Pharmacy Pharmacy Gap Year Philosophy, Politics & Economics International Management (including year abroad) Art Foundation Financial Computing with a Year in Industry Mathematics & Economics Geography Gap Year Sport, Coaching & Physical Education Environmental Engineering including an Industrial Year Art Foundation Business Management & Entrepreneurship Gap Year Business Management (International Management) Gap Year; Business Management & Entrepreneurship Business Gap Year; Geography Psychology with Neuroscience Business Management (Marketing) Art Foundation Chiropractic Gap Year; Geography with Business Gap Year; Business & Management Gap Year Gap Year; Sociology Politics & Economics Philosophy, Politics & Economics Gap Year English Mechanical Engineering Psychology Gap Year; Geography Sport (Sports Performance) Philosophy, Politics & Economics Gap Year Gap Year Economics Gap Year; Politics & International Studies Architecture Mechanical Engineering (with placement year) Gap Year Gap Year; Geography Business Management Gap Year; Politics & Spanish Marine Biology Management & Modern Languages with a Year Abroad

University of Liverpool University of Manchester London School of Economics University of Edinburgh Queen Mary, University of London Oxford Brookes University University of Bristol Hartpury University University of Liverpool Guildhall School of Music & Drama Cardiff University University of Warwick University of Manchester Durham University Imperial College London University College London University College London University of Warwick University of Warwick University of Liverpool London School of Economics Newcastle University Oxford Brookes University University of Nottingham Nottingham Trent University Cardiff University City, University of London Nottingham Trent University University of Edinburgh University of Sussex Cardiff University AECC University College, Bournemouth University of Nottingham Oxford Brookes University University of Manchester Cardiff University University of Oxford University of York Loughborough University University of Southampton University of Leeds University of Bath University of Reading

University of Manchester University of Warwick University of Edinburgh Loughborough University University of Exeter University of Edinburgh Cardiff University Swansea University King's College London

STAFF & LEAVERS | KINGSWOOD IN FOCUS 2020-21

NAME

COURSE

INSTITUTION

Selin Kucukcan Saho Kumagai Dominic Lambert-Rose Emma Lamey Thomas Lane Fox Marvin Lau Imogen Leakey Coleman Lee Precious Lee Cheuk Tung (Phoebe) Leung Shangxuan (Diego) Li Iris Marrack Harry Maskell Maximilian Mohr Tiva Moller Amelie Morgan Edgar Mottershead Davies Luke Mullock Isha Musominari Elizabeth Narbett Connor Neary Andi Newman Janice Tsz Ching Ng Tsz Wang (Donald) Ng Joshua Nicholson Takuto Nunokawa Feyi Oke Tomiwo Owoseje Marianna Pankevica Elouise Penfold Eleanor Phillips Ted Pilcher Avyash Rana Alexander Read Emma Rouffiac Cameron Routh Tayo Sawyerr Ritika Shrestha Mykyta Slovachevskyi George Smith AyoOluwa Thomas Isabella Thomas Oliver Tonge Molly Turner Edward Vickery Bailey Voisin Thomas Walker Kittiphat (Cartoon) Wangamonmit Benjamin Wong Oliver Wood Hoi Leong (Donald) Wu Christopher Zikos Reuben Zukas

Neuroscience & Psychology with a Year Abroad Economics Geography with Professional Placement Gap Year History Gap Year Human Geography Applied Science (Aviation) Chemical Engineering Museum Studies & Archaeology Business & Management Gap Year; Politics & International Relations Sport & Exercise Science Gap Year; Business & Management with Placement Year Gap Year; Geography Geography Gap Year; International Relations Computer Science including International Year Gap Year Zoology Computer Science including Professional Experience Marketing Management Biochemistry Computer Science Medicine & Surgery General Engineering Law Engineering (Biomedical) Management Gap Year; Geography with Study Abroad Geography Computer Science Economics & Finance Computer Science Gap Year Psychology Mechanical with Automotive Engineering Gap Year Economics Gap Year Drama, Applied Theatre and Education Gap Year Natural Sciences Gap Year Gap Year; Combined Honours Gap Year Sports Technology (with placement year) Business Management Gap Year Gap Year; Business Management Mechanical Engineering Zoology Liberal Arts

King's College London University College London University of Exeter

Cardiff University University of Sheffield University of Exeter Royal Holloway, University of London

Geography (with Placement Year) Design Liberal Arts Medicine Psychology Interactive Media Medicine History & Criminology Medicine & Surgery Biology Business Enterprise & Entrepreneurship Medicine Religion, Philosophy & Ethics Accounting & Finance Business

Loughborough University University of the West of England Queen's University Belfast University of Manchester University of Exeter University of York University of Sheffield University of Liverpool Newcastle University University of Manchester Oxford Brookes University Queen Mary, University of London King's College London Cardiff University Oxford Brookes University

University of Warwick Cardiff University RMIT University, Melbourne University of Birmingham University of Reading Durham University University of Manchester Cardiff Metropolitan University University of Reading Newcastle University Newcastle University Cardiff University University of Nottingham University of Bristol Queen's University Belfast Leeds Beckett University Imperial College London University of Liverpool Newcastle University Durham University De Monfort University University College London London School of Economics University of Exeter University of Manchester University of Nottingham University of York Durham University Lancaster University University of Bath King's College London Royal Central School of Speech and Drama University of Cambridge Newcastle University Loughborough University University of Sheffield

POST A LEVEL APPLICANTS Miya Cameron Isaac Fendley Holly Guy Holly Harris Zoe King Georgia Miller Rory Padkin Finlay Paul Thomas Redman Charlotte Roberts Zachary (Zach) Sayce Mai Sugimoto Elena Vaid Darcy Van Gerwen Lucy Wyon

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Kingswood In Focus 2020/21

Articles inside

Teaching Staff & Governors List

Head Girl & Head Boy Reflections

Staff Farewells

Athletic Development

KINGSWOOD SERVERY REFURB

OUTDOOR PURSUITS

Around the World Challenge

Cross Country

Touch Rugby Festival

A Year in the Sports Department

Trip to Olympic Park, London

Drama

School

Boarders' Activities

Design & Technology

Music

‘KATS’ Music & Drama Awards

Summerhill

Upper

Chaplaincy

Charities

Fonthill

Remote Education Reflections

Academic Enrichment

Hall

Middle

CULTURAL INCLUSION