It’s ‘Lockdown 2021’ and schools are closed for the second time. We are missing all of our wonderful pupils, but our well-received remote learning platform is up and running once again and we have already had some really positive feedback from pupils and parents. “You are all so amazing. I really take my hat off to all teachers. I’ve done … Read More
Lateral Flow Testing Begins
We set up our Covid testing centre in the Sixth Form building just before the new term and tested all of our staff and boarders on Monday 4th January before the government announcement that schools would again be closing that evening. We are continuing to test any staff and pupils who are on site on a weekly basis to ensure … Read More
Shebbear Primary School visit Prospect Lane
We were really pleased to be able to welcome Shebbear Community Primary School to our fabulous Christmas village, Prospect Lane, this week. As we are so close to each other, we try and collaborate with Shebbear Primary School regularly, but due to Covid-19 we haven’t seen them much lately, so it was lovely to be able to share something Christmassy … Read More
It’s the end of term – Happy Christmas!
It’s the end of quite a strange term, but we’ve had such a fun-packed, busy couple of weeks. From Christmas parties for our Boarders to virtual Christmas Concerts, Head’s Chapels and our Carol Service, a very jolly virtual Pre-Prep performance and visits to our brilliant Christmas Village, Prospect Lane, created by our Maintenance Team. We also managed to fit in … Read More
Our Fabulous Maintenance Team spread a little Christmas Cheer!
Our wonderful Maintenance Team have been spending every weekend in October and November at school, working in their own time on a secret plan to build a magical Christmas feature for pupils at the end of a term where blended learning, wearing masks, social distancing and hand gel have become the norm. The fantastic team, Mark, Matt, Mike and Steve, … Read More