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SPRING 2014

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Summarising a King’s year can seem perilously hubristic – there seem to be so many triumphs to tell everyone about. However, these achievements really belong to the boys and girls, and their teachers, and it is good for this newsletter to celebrate all that they have done.

In November, the Sunday Times placed King’s sixth best school of any type in its table based on A level, IB and GCSE results: only two other schools teaching boys (MCS and Westminster) feature in the top ten. This year, another fi fty-four upper sixth formers have won Oxford and Cambridge offers, with over 90% of pupils gaining offers from their fi rst choice universities.

The 1st XV fi nished sixth in the Daily Mail trophy, and our rugby players this term reached the fi nals of the Rosslyn Park 7s. Max Mondelli proved himself one of the fastest young sprinters in the UK, while the King’s girls have been on form in both hockey and netball, able to fi eld A, B, C and even D teams from just eighty girls.

Drama, music, outdoor pursuits and our partnership work all remain central to the ethos of King’s, as we hope to show here. And the school has been warmly praised for placing pastoral care on the national agenda. Our True Grit conference on pastoral support gained national press and TV coverage.

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THE TOP 20 INDEPENDENT SECONDARY SCHOOLS BY COMPOSITE RANK

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1 St Paul’s Girls’ School 43.7 93 99.5

2 North London Collegiate School

42.7 80.3 97.9

3 City of London School For Girls 31.5 81.1 96.5

4 Magdalen College School 45.4 91.7 94.8

5 Westminster School 45.5 85.5 97.9

6 King’s College School, Wimbledon

52 86.5 96

=7 Guildford High School for Girls 42 87.7 93.5

=7 Wycombe Abbey School 39.6 85.3 95

9 James Allen’s Girls’ School 27.9 82.7 94.3

10 Haberdashers’ Aske’s School for Girls

28.9 80.4 93.9

11 Stephen Perse Foundation and Sixth Form College

41.4 81.8 94.1

=12 Brighton College 24.4 74.2 95.4

=12 St Paul’s School 45 86 95.9

14 Eton College 39.5 82.8 94.5

15 The Royal Grammar School, Guildford

37.8 80.1 93.2

16 The Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School

43 79.1 93.7

17 The Lady Eleanor Holles School 37 83 95.2

18 The Godolphin and Latymer School

30.4 77.2 92.4

19 Withington Girls’ School 37.6 80.4 95.7

20 Sevenoaks School 41.9 84.6 85.8

Composite ranking taken from the Parent Power pages on www.thesundaytimes.co.uk

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Congratulations to the fi fty-four King’s boys and girls who gained offers from Oxford and Cambridge universities in January. They have worked incredibly hard, and fought increasingly tough international competition to gain offers ranging from Cambridge Maths and Engineering, to Modern

CAI RICHARDS WINS PRESTIGIOUS ARKWRIGHT ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIPCongratulations to Cai Richards (L6) who has won a prestigious Arkwright engineering scholarship and is pictured here receiving his certifi cate from Jonathan Firth, director of operations & projects at Virgin Galactic.

ALASTAIR CARR MAKES UK LINGUISTICS OLYMPIAD TEAMAlastair Carr (U6) and Sam Ahmed (L5) went through to the second round of the UK Linguistics Olympiad. Only 17 students out of over one thousand entrants made it to the Liverpool University meeting where the UK team was to be selected. Alastair Carr is now one of four students who will represent the UK in the International Olympiad, which takes place this summer in Beijing.

YOUNG DRIVER EDUCATION AT KING’SKing’s fourth form took part in a hands-on programme run by Goodyear in October to raise awareness of road safety. The boys met Josie Pearson MBE, who won gold in the discus in the 2012 Paralympic Games with a world record distance. Josie was paralysed in a car accident when she was just 19.

Each pupil got to sit behind the wheel of a car with a trained instructor who taught them the basics of driving in a controlled zone on the hard play area.

KING’S INSPIRATIONAL WOMAN TAKES ON A CHALLENGE King’s geography and games teacher, Clarissa Goodwin, decided in 2012 she would take on a new and different challenge every month over the course of a year to honour her late father and also to help raise funds for charity. It was no surprise that Miss Goodwin was nominated for the Daily Mail Inspirational Women of the Year award. Clarissa has now created the website www.takeonachallenge.co.uk. Miss Goodwin’s aim is to ‘pay it forward’ and help inspire young girls and women to get active.

Languages, English, Classics and Oriental Studies at both universities. In the last three years, King’s sixth formers have gained over 150 Oxford and Cambridge offers and over 93% have gained their fi rst choice university place.

Pictured is Benedetta Maisano (OK 2013) studying Philosophy at Cambridge and Alexander Jelicic (OK 2013) studying Mathematics at Oxford.

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CAI RICHARDS WINS PRESTIGIOUS ARKWRIGHT ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIPCongratulations to Cai Richards (L6) who has won a prestigious Arkwright engineering scholarship and is pictured here receiving his certifi cate from Jonathan Firth, director of operations & projects at Virgin Galactic.

ALASTAIR CARR MAKES UK LINGUISTICS OLYMPIAD TEAMAlastair Carr (U6) and Sam Ahmed (L5) went through to the second round of the UK Linguistics Olympiad. Only 17 students out of over one thousand entrants made it to the Liverpool University meeting where the UK team was to be selected. Alastair Carr is now one of four students who will represent the UK in the International Olympiad, which takes place this summer in Beijing.

NEWS DIGEST NUMBER 1 NEWS APP!Nick D’Aloisio’s Summly app has undergone regeneration to be unveiled as Yahoo! News Digest. The new app gives users news summaries twice a day. Each summary comprises nine stories, with each article constructed from multiple sources, including tweets, videos and maps. News Digest was rated number one news app, and won 5 star reviews.

Nick was named Entrepreneur of the Year at the Spear’s wealth management awards, the Wall Street Journal Technology Innovator of 2013, and one of the 16 most infl uential teens of 2013 by TIME100 and GQ Magazine’s 100 Most Connected Men in Britain.

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SPECTACULAR FIREWORKS DISPLAYAs always, the King’s fi reworks night was the display to see in south west London. In addition, there was children’s entertainment including a clown workshop and fi re show.

LAW SOCIETY RECEPTION AND MEDICS NETWORKING RECEPTIONIn November the House of Commons hosted the King’s Law society. Attendees included some of the UK’s most infl uential solicitors, lawyers and barristers. The guests, including six of our current pupils aspiring to study Law, were privileged to be in the company of Oliver Heald, Solicitor General, and Nicky Morgan, Economic Secretary to the Treasury.

Over 130 guests from the King’s community attended the medics networking reception at the Gordon Museum in February. Bill Edwards, the curator, and Professor Sebastian Lucas (OK 1965), from KCL School of Medicine, provided excellent advice and guidance.

DR PHIL STONE FROM THE RICHARD III SOCIETY – RICHARD III: A BLOODY TYRANT?Dr Phil Stone from the Richard III Society gave a reassessment of the monarch’s legacy to a packed Collyer Hall theatre just before February half term.

ARTS AND MEDIA NETWORKING EVENT150 guests congregated at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre to network and hear guest speakers Mike Darcey and Tom McClelland. Mike Darcy, CEO of News UK (formally known as News International) and a current parent, spoke of the path his own career had taken, from Pay TV to newspapers, and discussed the risks and moral dilemmas faced by journalists and the complexity of the modern newspaper business. Tom McClelland (OK, 1992, pictured), spoke about the growth of the television formats industry, within which popular TV shows such as Survivor and Who do you think you are? have been sold to television companies throughout the world.

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LAW SOCIETY RECEPTION AND MEDICS NETWORKING RECEPTIONIn November the House of Commons hosted the King’s Law society. Attendees included some of the UK’s most infl uential solicitors, lawyers and barristers. The guests, including six of our current pupils aspiring to study Law, were privileged to be in the company of Oliver Heald, Solicitor General, and Nicky Morgan, Economic Secretary to the Treasury.

Over 130 guests from the King’s community attended the medics networking reception at the Gordon Museum in February. Bill Edwards, the curator, and Professor Sebastian Lucas (OK 1965), from KCL School of Medicine, provided excellent advice and guidance.

MAX MONDELLI: NINTH FASTEST BRITISH SPRINTER!Max (U6) excelled at the British Athletic Indoor Championships this season, reaching a personal best of 6.85 seconds for the 60 metres in a race with James Dasaolu – a 100m sprinter who ranks as Britain’s second fastest athlete of all-time. Max fi nished a magnifi cent indoor season in ninth place against Britain’s teenagers this year.

R-OARING KING’S Four senior rowers were invited to compete at the Team GB long distance time trial event held at Boston, Lincolnshire. James Clarke (U6) and Charles Buchannan (U6) fi nished 12th; the best result for the school since 2010.

NETBALL The 1st team started the season by beating the Alumni team. They went on to secure wins against Charterhouse, Reed’s, Emanuel, St. George’s Weybridge and Claremont. Congratulations also go to the 2nd, 3rd and 4th teams who put in a brilliant fi ght against some strong netball schools.

HOCKEY HEROESIn December, we held our second invitation girls’ hockey tournament. Six teams took part and the play was of a high standard. Congratulations to the King’s 1st team who battled hard and fi nished as bronze medallists.

Congratulations, also, to the excellent U15A boys’ hockey team who came second at the county tournament at Merchant Taylors’ School.

Four senior rowers were invited to compete at the Team GB long distance time trial event held at Boston, Lincolnshire. James Clarke (U6) and Charles Buchannan (U6) fi nished 12th; the best result for the school since 2010.

CROSS COUNTRYCongratulations to Matthew Gibbons (L5) who represented Merton in the Surrey schools cross country championships at Reigate.

SLAM DUNK!King’s U14 basketball team competed in the LISBA playoffs in March with a tight 57-52 win against Dulwich in the semi-fi nal and a 36-29 win against Alleyns in the fi nal. This is King’s fi rst ever playoffs win.

Congratulations also go to Tunde Oyerinde (4F) who received an exclusive invitation to train in the England U14 basketball day camp.

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HOCKEY HEROESIn December, we held our second invitation girls’ hockey tournament. Six teams took part and the play was of a high standard. Congratulations to the King’s 1st team who battled hard and fi nished as bronze medallists.

Congratulations, also, to the excellent U15A boys’ hockey team who came second at the county tournament at Merchant Taylors’ School.

CROSS COUNTRYCongratulations to Matthew Gibbons (L5) who represented Merton in the Surrey schools cross country championships at Reigate.

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SCHOOLS IN HARMONYThe King’s partnerships programme has continued to attract the attention of government and politicians. We were delighted to welcome Zac Goldsmith MP, whose constituency includes several of the academies and maintained schools we support. The Mayor of Merton, Councillor Krystal Miller, also visited King’s to see our work with schools in her borough.

Over 120 students attended the annual launch of our aspirations project in February, enjoying a range of subjects

that included Maths, Chinese, Philosophy and Ancient Greek. 48 students in Year 8 benefi ted from our six-week gifted and talented science course, and over 150 GCSE students from our partner schools attended top-up classes taught by our staff every Thursday afternoon in the spring term.

Our annual showcase for joint art, music and drama projects, the open doors evening, took place on the last day of the spring term. In January, the Coombe Girls’ School/King’s partnerships choir was invited to sing at the opening of the Department for Education conference on independent-state school partnerships at Church House, Westminster.

PARTNERSHIPSTHE FIRST FIFTEEN The 1st XV team beat our old rivals St Paul’s, 15-10, with Fifteenrugby.com commenting, “King’s Wimbledon further proved their credentials as one of the best school teams around”.

In September the 1st XV and 2nd XV teams were put through a rigorous scrummage session with premiership rugby club Harlequins’ head coach, John Kingston. Both teams then went on to defeat Wimbledon College at the renowned Allianz arena in November and the 1st XV fi nished off 2013 in 6th place in the Daily Mail trophy.

Congratulations go to the individual players hand picked for premiership and county teams; Will Lockhart-Smith (L6) has been selected as a member of the Harlequins Elite Player development squad, as has Ollie Adams (L6), who is now involved in the Wasps Under 18 Academy. Jake Hennessey (L5), Dominic Tyson (L5) and Daniel Esejomo (L5) have all been selected in the Surrey Under 15 team for 2014.

The 1st VII fi nished off the autumn term in spectacular style as runners-up in the Rosslyn Park 7s Festival; narrowly losing to Bedford School 19-17 in the fi nal.

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In September the 1st XV and 2nd XV teams In September the 1st XV and 2nd XV teams

Harlequins’ head coach, John Kingston. Both Harlequins’ head coach, John Kingston. Both teams then went on to defeat Wimbledon

November and the 1st XV fi nished off 2013

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Wasps Under 18 Academy. Jake Hennessey

TIMON OF ATHENSIn March the lower fi fth Drama students performed a lucid and pacy abridgement of Shakespeare’s Timon of Athens.

A WIDER STAGEHenry Calcutt (4F) was part of the recently released blockbuster Thor: The Dark World. He fi lmed for three days, on location in Surrey, playing the role of one of Vostagg’s children. Henry said, “My favourite part of Thor was being involved in the making of a fi lm. It was amazing to see the camera crew and all the other people that come together to create a Hollywood blockbuster. I was there for 3 nights and got to hang out with Chris Hemsworth and Ray Stevenson, which was amazing!”

Slightly closer to home, Hal Henderson has enjoyed success in the National Theatre’s Emil and the Detectives.

IB LITERATURE AND PERFORMANCEThe upper sixth IB Literature and Performance pupils presented their examination performances in February: four dramatic responses to Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Entirely devised, directed and acted by the pupils themselves, the pieces were characterised by dizzying levels of energy and invention.

FOURTH FORM MONOLOGUE COMPETITIONThe fi nal of the fourth form monologue competition took place in November. The runner-up was Edward Nicolle for his moving piece about a father who lost his family on 9/11, and the winner was Ralph Covill for his rendition of Knock, Knock, a poem by Daniel Beaty. Our adjudicator was actress and theatre practitioner Kate Maravan, who gave an excellent speech herself, telling those commendable boys who had not won: “welcome to the world of acting…”

KING’S HOUSE PLAY FESTIVALThe fi fth King’s house play festival involved more than 150 pupils. This year, the task of adjudication fell to actor, communication trainer and King’s parent Charlie Simpson, who praised the impressive levels of creativity and intelligence on display in each of the six pieces.

TIMON OF ATHENSIn March the lower fi fth Drama students performed a lucid and pacy abridgement of Shakespeare’s Timon of Athens.

A WIDER STAGEHenry Calcutt (4F) was part of the recently released blockbuster He fi lmed for three days, on location in Surrey, playing the role of one of Vostagg’s children. Henry said, “My favourite part of being involved in the making of a fi lm. It was amazing to see the camera crew and all the other people that come together to create a Hollywood blockbuster. I was there for 3 nights and got to hang out with Chris Hemsworth and Ray Stevenson, which was amazing!”

Slightly closer to home, Hal Henderson has enjoyed success in the National Theatre’s Emil and the Detectives

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM A company of 40 King’s pupils treated four sold-out houses to a magical evening of theatre. Directed by Adam Cross and supported by James Leach’s stunning set, the young actors blended furious physicality with mellifl uous madrigals to enchanting effect.

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TIMON OF ATHENSIn March the lower fi fth Drama students performed a lucid and pacy abridgement of Shakespeare’s

A WIDER STAGEHenry Calcutt (4F) was part of the recently released blockbuster He fi lmed for three days, on location in Surrey, playing the role of one of Vostagg’s children. Henry said, “My favourite part of being involved in the making of a fi lm. It was amazing to see the camera crew and all the other people that come together to create a Hollywood blockbuster. I was there for 3 nights and got to hang out with Chris Hemsworth and Ray Stevenson, which was amazing!”

Slightly closer to home, Hal Henderson has enjoyed success in the National Theatre’s Emil and the Detectives

EVENSONGKing’s chamber choir has sung Evensong in two very different and renowned cathedrals – Christ Church, Oxford in September and St Paul’s Cathedral in February.

A CHRISTMAS CAROLThe annual Christmas concert was held in St James’s, Piccadilly, and featured Minhyuk Seo (U6) playing a Telemann viola concerto.

BASTILLE WIN BRITISH BREAKTHROUGH ACT AT BRIT AWARDS 2014Bastille received four nominations at this year’s Brit awards and took home the prize for British breakthrough act. The band were also invited to perform alongside acts such as Arctic Monkeys and Katy Perry, a sure sign of the vertiginous rise they experienced in 2013. In a recent Guardian interview, lead singer Dan Smith (OK 2004) noted: “There’s something to be said about how they wouldn’t pay for us to all go last year, and this year we’re nominated four times.”

SUPERB CHORAL AND ORCHESTRAL GALA CONCERTBoth choirs joined forces with the choral society and symphony orchestra for a gala performance in the Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall at the Royal College of Music in March. Over 150 pupils from both the senior and junior schools were involved in this enthralling concert.

SUPERB CHORAL AND ORCHESTRAL GALA CONCERTBoth choirs joined forces with the choral society and symphony orchestra for a gala performance in the Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall at the Royal College of Music in March. Over 150 pupils from both the senior and junior schools were involved in this enthralling concert.

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BASTILLE WIN BRITISH BREAKTHROUGH ACT AT BRIT AWARDS 2014Bastille received four nominations at this year’s Brit awards and took home the prize for British breakthrough act. The band were also invited to perform alongside acts such as Arctic Monkeys and Katy Perry, a sure sign of the vertiginous rise they experienced in 2013. In a recent Dan Smith (OK 2004) noted: “There’s something to be said about how they wouldn’t pay for us to all go last year, and this year we’re nominated four times.”

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MARCUS MUMFORD MANIAOK Marcus Mumford has had an extraordinary music career since graduating King’s in 2005. Earlier this year Marcus and Justin Timberlake were collaborating on the soundtrack for the newly released Coen brothers’ fi lm Inside Llewyn Davis.

Marcus is currently working with Elvis Costello to create an album using unrecorded Bob Dylan lyrics, newly discovered in Dylan’s house in New York. The recording process is being fi lmed and will be turned into a documentary.

As well as Elvis Costello and Justin Timberlake, Marcus is collaborating with actor, Johnny Depp on his rekindled music career.

JAZZ CLUBIn March the big band, saxophone quartet and senior school jazz combo had the audience’s feet tapping at the ever popular jazz café-style event held in Collyer hall theatre.

THE JOHN EVANS STRING PRIZEIn February, the John Evans string prize competition was held. Impressive performances were given in both classes. Jack Lucas-Clements (4F) was highly commended, whilst Andy Woo (L5) won the intermediate category and Alex Chalk (L5) won the senior prize.

BENJAMIN BRITTEN CENTENARY CONCERT 2013 marked the centenary of the birth of Benjamin Britten and at King’s over a hundred performers took part in a collaborative event with the junior school which included solo singers, an orchestra and four choirs from both schools.

Marcus is collaborating with actor, Johnny Depp on his rekindled music career.

In March the big band, saxophone quartet and senior school jazz combo had the audience’s feet tapping at the ever popular jazz café-style event held in Collyer hall theatre.

THE JOHN EVANS STRING PRIZEIn February, the John Evans string prize competition was held. Impressive performances were given in both classes. Jack Lucas-Clements (4F) was highly commended, whilst Andy Woo (L5) won the intermediate category and Alex Chalk (L5)

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THE JOHN EVANS STRING PRIZEIn February, the John Evans string prize competition was held. Impressive performances were given in both classes. Jack Lucas-Clements (4F) was highly commended, whilst Andy Woo (L5) won the intermediate category and Alex Chalk (L5) won the senior prize.

GEOGRAPHERS IN MOROCCO In October, thirty-four eager fi fth formers embarked on a journey through Morocco. Trekking in sizzling heat and arctic conditions to Mount Toubkal which peaks at 4167m, the boys impressively managed to descend all the way back to the gîte making it a ten-hour walking day with 1000m of climbing

and over 2000m of descent.

FOURTH FORM TRIP TO THE BATTLEFIELDSThe fourth form boys were moved on their trip to the battlefi elds of World War One, during which fi ve boys laid a wreath at the last post ceremony at the Menin Gate, Ypres. They also left crosses at one grave and at over twenty memorial walls in honour of fallen OKs at various sites around both Ypres and the Somme.

PHYSICS AND DESIGN TRIP TO MUNICH AND VIENNATwenty-seven sixth form Physics and Design Technology students fl ew to Munich and Vienna in October. The pupils spent six days in renowned universities and museums whilst exploring the lanes of Vienna, getting to see Munich architecture and experience Bavarian cuisine.

BRITISH SCHOOLBOYS’ SKI CHAMPIONSHIPSCongratulations to the boys who competed at the British schoolboys ski championships in Meiringen-Hazliberg. With a relatively young squad there is a lot of promise for the future.

BARCELONA HOCKEY TRIPIn December Mr Owen and Mr Schilling took the 1st XI hockey development squad to Barcelona. They had fi ve training sessions and three friendly matches over the six days.

NEW LAND ROVER!Thank you to the King’s family who recently donated a new Land Rover to the CCF.

SEA SURVIVAL SCHOOLIn November cadets from all three sections (Army, Navy and RAF) of the CCF had the opportunity to visit the Royal Navy’s prestigious damage repair instructional unit (DRIU) and sea survival school in Portsmouth where they learned how to effect emergency repairs to a seriously damaged ship and how to abandon ship and survive in a life raft if required.

CORK ROWING CAMPEighteen rowers in the upper fi fth and the sixth form travelled to Cork for the annual autumn, senior training camp. The training was held at Ireland’s national rowing centre which had access to all the latest land-based equipment.

Rowing on a lake that was mirror fl at and surrounded by forest and fi elds was in contrast to the hustle and bustle of the tidal Thames. Each of the eighteen athletes clocked over 100km during their stay, with some of the senior athletes completing almost 150km by the end of the week.

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Rowing on a lake that was mirror fl at and surrounded by forest and fi elds was in contrast to the hustle and bustle of the tidal Thames. Each of the eighteen athletes clocked over 100km during their stay, with some of the senior athletes completing almost 150km by the end of the week.

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GEOGRAPHERS IN MOROCCO In October, thirty-four eager fi fth formers embarked on a journey through Morocco. Trekking in sizzling heat and arctic conditions to Mount Toubkal which peaks at 4167m, the boys impressively managed to descend all the way back to the gîte making it a ten-hour walking day with 1000m of climbing

and over 2000m of descent.

FOURTH FORM TRIP TO THE BATTLEFIELDSThe fourth form boys were moved on their trip to the battlefi elds of World War One, during which fi ve boys laid a wreath at the last post ceremony at the Menin Gate, Ypres. They also left crosses at one grave and at over twenty memorial walls in honour of fallen OKs at various sites around both Ypres and the Somme.

PHYSICS AND DESIGN TRIP TO MUNICH AND VIENNATwenty-seven sixth form Physics and Design Technology students fl ew to Munich and Vienna in October. The pupils spent six days in renowned universities and museums whilst exploring the lanes of Vienna, getting to see Munich architecture and experience Bavarian cuisine.

DEVELOPING EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE IN SCHOOLSThe King’s ‘True Grit’ conference brought together some of the UK’s top researchers and practitioners in the fi elds of pedagogy, neuroscience and adolescent psychology to discuss ways in which emotional resilience could be better taught in schools. Over 200 delegates from many prominent independent HMC schools attended.

The conference was featured in most broadsheet papers and BBC News London ran a special report. Andrew Halls was also live on BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour to discuss the stresses put upon teenagers in the 21st century.

Highlights of the day included a demand from Professor Byron (pictured right) that the ISI insists on ‘outstanding’ pastoral care in all independent schools and that children are encouraged to take risks; Professor Russell Foster’s conclusions on the value of sleep in emotional development; and Professor Blakemore’s neurological insights on the ‘mysteries of the teenage brain.’

THE NEW CLASSROOM BLOCKWith building work starting in July 2014, the new classroom block will include a multi-purpose hall for 150 people plus six classrooms, a conference room, lift, and circulation space to resolve the access issues in the old science building.

Below is a CGI of what it should look like from the 1st XV rugby fi eld.

HARD PLAY AND QUAD A design team led by Landscape Perspective is working on this project, which has a planned start date of July this year and will be completed by January 2015. Our plans are for a major re-landscaping of the area to the south of the Great Hall which will include the Quad, the small courtyards around this central space and extend to the playing fi elds. The area will undergo a major tree planting programme involving distinctive varieties with striking colours and shapes to complement the purpose of each area.

MUSIC SCHOOL Hopkins, the architects of Glyndebourne Opera House and the Olympic Velodrome, are working on designs for the Music School which aims include a concert hall for 200 people, seventeen music practice rooms, four music classrooms, associated offi ces and a reception foyer.

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DEVELOPING EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE IN SCHOOLS

Adapting in adversity and still succeeding

Dr Nihara Krause | Consultant clinical psychologist

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THE NEW CLASSROOM BLOCKWith building work starting in July 2014, the new classroom block will include a multi-purpose hall for 150 people plus six classrooms, a conference room, lift, and circulation space to resolve the access issues in the old science building.

Below is a CGI of what it should look like from the 1st XV rugby fi eld.

HARD PLAY AND QUAD A design team led by Landscape Perspective is working on this project, which has a planned start date of July this year and will be completed by January 2015. Our plans are for a major re-landscaping of the area to the south of the Great Hall which will include the Quad, the small courtyards around this central space and extend to the playing fi elds. The area will undergo a major tree planting programme involving distinctive varieties with striking colours and shapes to complement the purpose of each area.

MUSIC SCHOOLHopkins, the architects of Glyndebourne Opera House and the Olympic Velodrome, are working on designs for the Music School which aims include a concert hall for 200 people, seventeen music practice rooms, four music classrooms, associated offi ces and a reception foyer.

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