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EDUCATION NEWS UPDATES FROM THE CITY’S SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION Bristol’s first 48 Hour Film Challenge is open for registration for students from schools and extra-curricular clubs from across the area. Endorsed by IMDb and hosted by Redmaids’ High School and film education charity Into Film, participants are invited to register in teams of up to five. Following the format of the international 48 Hour Film Challenge, seen annually at the Cannes Film Festival, teams must shoot, edit and submit a short film within 48 hours on the weekend of 14 May 2021. The countdown begins at 4:30pm on 14 May when each team is given a character, prop and line of dialogue which must be included in the film. Completed films must be submitted by 16 May at 4:30pm. Awards will be given by key stage group and judges include Encounters Film Festival director Rich Warren, IMDb CEO and Into Film trustee Col Needham and Cathy Johnson, writer of Mamma Mia. Teams must have a designated adult to complete registration and oversee the day and there is a fee of £5 per team, which will be going to the charity partner, Babbassa. • redmaidshigh.co.uk/bristol48hourfilmchallenge
A WARM WELCOME
AMBITIOUS PLANS
Badminton School is delighted to announce the appointment of Ms Heidi Pedlar as the Head of Badminton Junior School. Ms Pedlar will join the independent day and boarding school based in Bristol in September. She moves from Bristol Grammar School where she is currently assistant head (pastoral and daily operations) and designated safeguarding lead. Prior roles include head of juniors and head of preprep at Walhampton School, Hampshire and head of juniors at Norman Court Prep School, Hampshire. Ms Pedlar has both a BSc (Hons) in physical education, sports science and recreation management and a MSc Recreation Management from Loughborough University in addition to a PGCE in Primary Education (specialising in science) from Warwick University. Her keen interest in sport, both in the school environment and as an enhancement to pupil wellbeing and development, exemplify her excellent fit for the Junior School community. Ms Pedlar said of her new appointment: “I am thrilled to be joining the team at Badminton. During my previous visits to Badminton for sporting events, I have always been taken aback by the warm and friendly nature of the school. I am really looking forward to becoming part of the school community and getting to know the girls and their families. Our adventure is just beginning, in the words of Dr Seuss, “We are off to great places, today is our day.”
One of Bristol's leading independent schools has announced ambitious plans to expand their Year 5 provision from September 2021. Colston's Lower, a co-educational day school located in Stapleton, will be opening an additional class for children entering Year 5 following an increase in demand, enabling the school to maintain an average class size of 18. Mr Edwards, Head of Colston's Lower said: "We are really excited to be in the position to welcome additional Year 5 students from September, and whilst an ambitious move, are confident that the interest we've already seen will continue. This past year has been far from easy, in particular for parents, and I believe that the homeschooling provision we were able to deliver for all our pupils has highlighted one of the many benefits an independent education can bring. Plus, parents for whom Colston's may have been a destination for Year 7 may wish to take advantage of this opportunity to help us support pupils ahead of the entrance assessments sat in Year 6. We are confident that any pupil who joins us for Year 5 will thrive in our nurturing and supportive environment." Colston's is holding a virtual whole school open event on 30 April from 9.30am, which will include a session with Mr Edwards to discuss Year 5 opportunities.
• badmintonschool.co.uk
• colstons.org
56 THE BRISTOL MAGAZINE
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APRIL 2021
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No 197
