Author: Katie Duffy
Our modern day production of Twelfth Night
From Sunday 28th – Tuesday 30th November, our new Studio Theatre transformed into Illyria from Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night for our school production. The production had a modern day twist, set at a music festival with partying, live music and lots more partying! The play is set at Duke Orsino’s music festival, called “ILLYRIA” complete with…
School Concert to celebrate our pupils’ musical talent
On Friday 26th November, pupils, staff, parents and families from our King Edward’s Witley community, gathered in our Chapel for the School Concert, a celebration of the musical talent in our School. Due to Covid restrictions, the Concert was the first in two years, and it was wonderful to welcome everybody to our Chapel. With…
Biology, Physics and Chemistry in Action!
On Monday 29th, Tuesday 30th November and Tuesday 7th December, our pupils from the 5th and Sixth Form took part in a series of Biology, Physics and Chemistry in Action virtual lectures. Over the duration, pupils had the opportunity to listen to an external speaker provide real life examples of the science they learn in…
Pupils attend Cranmer awards at Charterhouse School
On Wednesday 1st December, five King Edwardโs pupils produced wonderful spoken pieces in the Senior and Junior Heats of the Cranmer Awards held at Charterhouse School in Godalming. The Cranmer Awards are a national competition to promote familiarity with the Book of Common Prayer amongst young people and to develop their public speaking abilities. The…
Cafรฉ Scientifique presents: ‘Physics of Movies’
On Wednesday night, the Physics Department hosted the second Cafรฉ Scientifique of the term, this time focused on the Physics of Movies. Mistakes were highlighted, myths were busted and problems pondered. Movies dissected included Star Wars, Superman, The Italian Job, James Bond, Prometheus and The A-Team. Next term at Cafรฉ Scientifique, themes will be “Extremes…
John Hoskison visits pupils to share words of wisdom.
On Friday 12th November, inspirational speaker John Hoskison visited Sixth Form pupils for a talk about his life, in particular the consequences of poor decision making in relation to drink driving. As a child, John entered the world of professional golf, something he has stated had a huge impact on his life and shaped his…
Remembrance Day 2021
Today marks 103 years since the signing of the โArmistice of 1918โ, which signalled the end of World War One, on the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month. Around 1,500 Old Witleians served their country during the First World War, with 93 Old Witleians and two former members of staff losing…
Duke of Edinburgh Silver Qualifying Expedition
From Friday 15th October to Sunday 17th October, some of our 5th Form pupils set out on their Silver Duke of Edinburgh’s Award qualifying expedition to the South Downs. As part of their Silver award, pupils walked a total of 45km over three days, and set up camp at night time in the beautiful countryside….
GCSE performance of Cookies
On Tuesday 12th October, our GCSE pupils performed to an audience their production of Cookies, as part of their GCSE in Drama. Pupils performed twice, throughout the afternoon as a Matinee performance, and in the evening, which our staff, parents and our boarding pupils were invited to attend. The event also doubled as the Drama…
Brave pupils visit Thorpe Park’s Fright Night
On Sunday 10th October, over 90 of our pupils braved Thorpe Park Fright Night, an evening which was certainly full of thrills and excitement. Over the course of the day, pupils explored the park which was newly decorated for the upcoming Halloween season, something Thorpe Park is well known for. The park remained until 9pm,…
