Our Science Explorers have been getting creative with chemistry, writing secret messages using a saturated solution before using heat to reveal their hidden words. A brilliant hands-on experiment that brought science to life and gave pupils the chance to explore how different substances behave when dissolved and heated.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for Revision Unlocked: The Parent/Pupil Partnership, an evening exploring how families can support healthy, productive and effective revision. The session shared practical strategies to help pupils approach revision with confidence, while giving parents useful ways to provide support at home. For those who would like to revisit the session, you can view the presentation slides here.
A fantastic update for Will following his selection for the South West regional team at the England Touch Junior Nationals. Will has now been selected to join the Centre of Excellence, the next step on the performance pathway towards the England Junior Academy. A brilliant achievement and one we’re very excited to celebrate – congratulations, Will!
Our Equestrian Team enjoyed a fantastic day at the NSEA Rectory Farm National Show-jumping Qualifier on 13 September, with some brilliant results across the school. The 80-85cm Black Team took 1st place and secured qualification for the Addington National Championships, while the Red Team finished an impressive 4th. The 70-75cm team also claimed 3rd place, with Merry (Y4) finishing 5th individually to qualify for Addington, and Arthur (Y10) took 1st individually in the 90-95cm class, also securing his place at the National Championships. There were further strong performances across the Grassroots classes, including a 2nd-place finish for Merry at 60cm and 3rd at 70cm. A brilliant day of riding from our pupils, with some outstanding results for the Westonbirt team!
Our recent Equestrian Tea brought together riders from across our growing equestrian community, providing an opportunity for experienced riders and those looking to develop their skills to meet our new Equestrian Lead, Kate Allenby, and Polo Team Manager, Leanne Coombes-Brown. It was a lovely afternoon celebrating the enthusiasm and opportunities within equestrian sport at Westonbirt.
It’s been another action-packed week in sport at Westonbirt, with fixtures across a range of teams. You can view the full set of fixtures and results here.
It’s been another busy week in boarding, with Sedgwick House enjoying an autumnal trip to our near neighbour, Westonbirt Arboretum. The perfect afternoon for exploring the changing leaves before warming up with a hot chocolate!
