Senior School News

News title		Date
Ballroom juniors waltz into the top twelve	Max and Katie Harrison, Second and First Form respectively, have had a busy and successful year in national ballroom competitions.  They are currently well into the top 12 junior couples in the c...	19 06 2013
Preparatory School's Cricket Tournaments	Despite not having had any cricket weather so far this summer, Sutton Valence School hosted two very successful tournaments for Under 10 and Under 11 prep school teams last week.  With twelve tea...	19 06 2013
Goat has grazing rights on School lawn	No-one at the School can remember it happening before, but on the day that the Upper Sixth Form students left to go on study leave for their A Levels, the three Heads of School exercised their right t...	30 05 2013
Grandparents' Day Out	More than 350 grandparents were welcomed over two days this week to the Preparatory and Senior Schools. On Tuesday they were taken on tours of the Prep School by their grandchildren before being treat...	10 05 2013
Sutton Valence School Strengthens Academic Focus	Despite already being in the top 20% of schools nationally for value added at A Level, Sutton Valence School is not resting on its laurels.  To maintain academic work at the centre of all the Sch...	26 04 2013
Disneyland Paris Netball Tour	Our U16 girls joined more than 50 netball teams at the International Netball Festival in Paris last week. The tour involved a mixture of tournaments, training and Disneyland thrills so we expected it...	23 04 2013
“We know what we are, but not what we may be”	Head of School, Lewis Burnham, spoke in Headmaster's Assembly this morning: Good Morning SchoolWhilst many of you were relaxing and some, I hope, busy revising over Easter, I was contemplating what t...	19 04 2013
Public Schools' Fencing	The School had an excellent showing at the competition, held this week at Crystal Palace Sports Centre.  Over 130 schools took part, with nearly 1400 weapon entries. After the first pool, Charli...	22 03 2013
Jools Holland guests with Sutton Valence School Dixieland Band	The School was delighted to be hosting the second ABF The Soldier's Charity concert on Thursday 21st March, but with the news on Wednesday morning that a special guest would be joining the audience, e...	22 03 2013
The BBC now, Hollywood next?	Despite being born with one of the UK's most common life-threatening diseases, one Third Form pupil is making quite a name for himself in the world of acting.Oli Dillon, age 14, was first spotted by a...	12 03 2013
Violin Masterclass	On Friday 1st March, six of the School's more advanced violinists had the opportunity to play in a Masterclass with Professor Nicholas Miller. Professor Miller, a well-known chamber musician, teaches...	11 03 2013
World Book Day	On World Book Day our First and Second Form pupils were treated to an afternoon of escapism into the world of books by acclaimed author Gillian Cross. The award winning author lost no time in en...	11 03 2013
Outstanding Governors Add to Expertise	At a time when the effectiveness and expertise of school governors in the state sector are being examined, one independent school in Kent has announced the appointment of four new Governors.  Sut...	08 03 2013
Annual Night Walk	Our annual night walk in aid of Blind Veterans UK took place on Friday 15th February, eleven pupils, five members of staff and two parents took up the challenge. Starting out from Great Chart at 6.00...	20 02 2013
The debate goes on.......	This week the Rotary Club's annual public speaking competition ‘Youth Speaks’ was held.  The School's team consisted of Anton Evans (Upper Sixth, senior speaker) and William Grabowski...	30 01 2013
Head of School, Hugo Pearson-Wood speaks to assembly	Now as Head of School it is rumoured that I have a few privileges. One of which is to wear a multi-colored coat. Apparently I can smoke a pipe or grow a beard, which I have actually been trying to do...	11 01 2013
Four gold medals takes British Championships	Over the weekend of 18th November, Lauren Lethbridge, Lower Sixth, travelled to Newcastle to take part in the British Championships. She had a very successful day, becoming British Champion in Women's...	29 11 2012
Sutton Valence girls make the double!	Following their success as winners of the John Taylor SE U18 Cup, for the second year running, Sutton Valence’s U18 Indoor Hockey Squad have completed the double by winning the County U18 Champi...	22 11 2012
Top fundraising for Blind Veterans UK	Simon Brown, beneficiary and member of staff at Blind Veterans UK, was delighted to return to the School on Friday 16th November to present medals and certificates to the Cycle Team.  The team of...	20 11 2012
John Taylor Indoor Hockey Champions for the second year!	On Friday 9th November the School welcomed ten teams from across the South East to compete in the John Taylor Indoor Tournament. Having won the competition last year the U18 squad had a lot to prove....	15 11 2012
Sutton Valence 1st XV ranked top ten in the country	Our 1st XV were overjoyed this week to learn that they are ranked seventh in the country within the Schools’ Rugby 1st XV Performance League 2012-13.  Under the leadership of Phil Smith, Di...	15 11 2012
Shake-up Shakespeare	Held in May, 'Shake-up Shakespeare' was a national competition for young writers to express, in verse, their thoughts on Shakespeare. The competition was designed to 'Celebrate the life of Shakes...	25 10 2012
Pearson Teaching Awards	Our congratulations go to Mr Bee, Mr Gorman, Ms Burden, Mr Horley, Mr Wells and Mrs Wilkinson, who have all been nominated for a "thank you" through the Pearson "Thank a Teacher" campaign. Mr Grindlay...	23 10 2012
Kent Youth Wind Orchestra	Congratulations to William Moore (Lower Sixth) who, following competitive auditions, has been invited to join the Kent Youth Wind Orchestra for this season.	19 10 2012
U16s through to County finals	Congratulations to our U16 netball team who have sailed through to the County Netball finals. The girls finished in top place and were the only undefeated team winning ten matches including games agai...	19 10 2012
Victory at the Model United Nations	On Saturday 6th October, we took 19 pupils to the annual Model United Nations Conference, in Reigate.  This is a well-established conference, and this year it was attended by over twenty school...	15 10 2012
Katie dances into the quarter finals	Our congratulations go to Katie Harrison, First Form, for reaching the quarter finals at the recent North Yorkshire Dance Championships. A competition which Katie, has won for the two previous years w...	01 10 2012
U18 Kayaker bears Torch	Fresh from the U18 Kayak National Championships, where he won 2 Gold, 2 Silver and a Bronze medal, Peter Bannister (Upper Sixth) brought his Olympic Torch into Headmaster's Assembly last Friday t...	25 09 2012
Three Day Eventer qualifies for South East	After eight rides, competing individually and as part of a team, Sasha Erander, Upper Sixth, has been chosen to represent the South East in Under 18 Three Day Eventing.  She and her hor...	18 09 2012
Sophie McGannan, Head of School	London 2012 saw the first disabled Olympian run alongside his able bodied opponents, unsurprisingly Oscar Pistorius was quizzed by all sorts of curious columnists about his individuality, his answer:...	07 09 2012
Academic excellence maintained with best ever GCSEs	With a third of students gaining six or more A* and A grades in their GCSEs today, the School is celebrating its best ever results.The number of A* passes has gone up over the past 4 years by 150% a...	23 08 2012
Sutton Valence celebrates another record year of A Level results	Congratulations to our Sixth Form students who are looking forward to a bright future after receiving their A Level results today!This year 63% of students gained A*, A and B grades, of which 30% were...	16 08 2012
Wild Allegations	Tom Hurrell, who left Sutton Valence in 2010, is currently a first year student at Reading University where he is part of Reading University Drama Society (RUDS).  He is producing Wild...	10 08 2012
Ashley Jackson to carry Olympic Torch	Returning from victory in Spain, after defeating India 3-1 and the hosts Spain 2-1, Ashley is set to carry the torch representing Great Britain Hockey through Gravesend along the A226 Milton Road near...	19 07 2012
They made it!!	Congratulations! Despite feeling sore and the sometimes awful weather, the cycle team's good humour and determination got them through the highs and lows and to the finish line at Land's End.  We...	19 07 2012
Tour de England, stage 2!	Thirteen Sixth Form boys and two members of staff left School this morning on the second leg of their 460 mile cycle to Land's End. Having completed the first leg from North Foreland Point yesterday...	06 07 2012
Speech Day - the Headmaster's Review of the Year	“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of l...	04 07 2012
Going for Gold!	Old Suttonian and Hockey star, Ashley Jackson, has made the double!  It was announced on Wednesday 27th June that he has been included in the GB Hockey squad for his second Olympics.  Ashle...	29 06 2012
Olympic Torchbearer	Peter Bannister, Lower Sixth and Olympic hopeful, was interviewed by Radio Kent today about his role as an Olympic Torchbearer.  He was selected by Lloyds TSB, proud Presenting Partner of the Lon...	28 06 2012
Dickens Promenade	This year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of one of this country’s most famous writers, Charles Dickens. As part of our School’s celebrations, a group of students and staff devise...	20 06 2012
A very jolly Jubilee!	Sutton Valence School’s wider community came together in a wave of red, white and blue knitted bunting at a Jubilee tea party organised by our Librarians, Judy Moss and Christine Carter to thank...	14 06 2012
Emily crowned Kent’s Junior Golf Champion	Our congratulations go to Fifth Form pupil Emily Royer as she has been crowned Kent’s Junior Champion after an impressive win at Wildernesse at the end of half term. It was particularly impressi...	12 06 2012
Muck-Up Day	As the Sixth Form prepare to go off on study leave before sitting their A Levels, they took the opportunity of celebrating their last formal day in School by dressing up at Superheros and film charact...	01 06 2012
St Bede's Prep win the Mark Benson Trophy	What started as a misty, dank morning turned into a beautiful warm sunny day for the U10 Mark Benson 6 a side Cricket Tournament today, Wednesday 30th May 2012.  Ten eager and enthusiastic teams...	30 05 2012
Stanley Albert Heather	The funeral of Stanley Albert Heather was held yesterday, Tuesday 29th May 2012, at the Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul, East Sutton.  Stanley, who was 72, had been the Chairman of the Sutt...	30 05 2012
Sixth Form farewell concert	Last Friday the School’s chamber groups performed at St Peter’s Church, Boughton Monchelsea. The concert was seen as a farewell concert for the Upper Sixth Form musicians. The first half b...	18 05 2012
Boarding ‘Thank You’	Upper Sixth boarders were invited to partake of a melange of Mexican morsels on Wednesday evening as a thank you from the boarding staff for all their help in the boarding houses over the past School...	18 05 2012
Shortlisted for the Shine Media Awards 2012	Following the initial round of judging for the Shine 2012 School Media Awards a total of 43 schools have been shortlisted for the final round of judging at Stationers’ Hall, London, on Tuesday 2...	02 05 2012
Head of School, Tom Brunger	Dear School, I hope that you had a relaxing holiday and you are ready for the final stretch in this summer term. Everyone has asked me, from the point of being appointed Head of School, is the speech...	30 04 2012
U16 Girls National Fives Competition	Emily Royer (Fifth Form) went to the National Fives Competition again this year.  Having won her pool matches she went through to the final to play against Shinan Zhang from Malvern College.&nb...	30 04 2012
Jazz Band Tour to Paris	During the Easter holidays the Jazz Band undertook their first foreign tour. At 6am an excited group of musicians and a coach loaded with instruments, drum kits and PA systems left School heading for...	27 04 2012
Into the last 2000 of 500 Words!	From over 76,000 entries, now whittled down to 2,000, Sutton Valence has two students in the creative writing competition.  Congratulations to Jessica Grindlay (Second Form) and Millie Gaston (Th...	27 04 2012
Interschools Showjumping success!	During the Easter holiday Sutton Valence show jumping teams had a very successful debut at the Inter Schools Competition against thirteen teams from schols in Kent and scooped a range of prizes. The j...	27 04 2012
Blandford signals good things to come!	Rolling Thunder: National Signals Competition The signals competition at Blandford was excellent this year.  We went with a team of five that had managed to get in some solid preparation, alth...	23 04 2012
Sutton Valence School student reaches final selection for prestigious national award	On the 11th April, Thomas Brunger, Sixth Form, along with 20 more young competitors faced a challenging 36 hour assessment in the Quantock Hills in Somerset to determine which of them, selected from o...	12 04 2012
Kent U18 Girls Rugby Win	Sutton Valence Girls Rugby Squad are delighted with their win in the Kent Schools Rugby 7's U18 tournament on Monday 5th March 2012, hosted by Benenden school.  The 'round robin' tournament was b...	06 03 2012
Public speakers triumph again - against tough competiton	Last Saturday, our two public speaking teams took part in the second round of the Youth Speaks competition, organised by the Rotary Club. They were up against a number of schools from Kent and Sussex,...	05 03 2012
St Dunstan's Challenge Trophy winners - again!	We are delighted that for the second year running our CCF has won the St Dunstan's Challenge Trophy.  The team of ten cadets raised £1700 in sponsorship for the 25km Night Walk, beating an...	02 03 2012
U12 VII win Weald of Kent Tournament	Congratulations to the U12 Netball Team who won the Weald of Kent Tournament on Tuesday 28th February. In the preliminary rounds they shone with wins against Hillview, Tonbridge Girls Grammar School,...	01 03 2012
U16 England Hockey success!	Congratulations to Anna Baker, Fourth Form, who, after a long selection process, was selected to play in the U16 England Hockey squad. Anna travelled to Cardiff during half-term to play against Wale...	23 02 2012
Cadet hits the high notes	Our very special congratulations to James Aburn who, after being selected to attend the Band Camp at RAF Cranwell, has been asked to join the Air Cadets National Concert Band.  Not only did he pe...	23 02 2012
Art Department staff exhibit at major London gallery	Following the very successful United Westminster Schools exhibition at SW1 Gallery, London, the Art Department teaching staff are now showing their own work in a group exhibition at the gallery. ...	22 02 2012
Study Skills for Parents Seminar	The Study Skills seminar was a great success with in excess of fifty parents attending. The discussion centred on the ever increasing demands that face our pupils and how parents could help them prepa...	10 02 2012
Historic Netball Win!	For the first time in seven years the 1st VII beat King's Canterbury 31 - 27 last Saturday in an exciting and close fought match.  As a relatively small school with less than 200 girls, this is a...	09 02 2012
Kung Hei Fat Choy!	Today, the whole School celebrated the start of the Year of the Dragon by sitting down to a lunch of sweet and sour chicken, special chow mein, hoi sin pork, egg fried rice, mushrooms with garlic and...	24 01 2012
Saracens at Sutton Valence	The School was delighted to host the Saracens’ Academy and Kent’s Elite Squad on Monday 16th January.  Several coaches from Saracens, led by Matt Davies, Director of the club’s...	19 01 2012
International stars at Sutton Valence	England players Eboni Beckford Chambers and Rhianne McHale helped to get the netball season off to a flying start by delivering netball master classes on the first day of term. Eboni put the juniors t...	13 01 2012
Hat-trick for Katie!	Well done to Katie Latter who was successful in the Kent U14 hockey trials that took place last Sunday. This is the third successive year that Katie has achieved a place in the Kent team.  But Ka...	13 01 2012
Head of School, Lucy Baxter speaks to Headmaster's Assembly	I do hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and a good rest after what I think we can all agree was an extremely long term. I decided over my holidays not to preach to you about working hard to reach...	06 01 2012
Foundation Art Exhibition at SW1	Eight students at Sutton Valence Senior School have been selected to have their work hung in the prestigious SW1 Gallery in London, which this week saw the opening of the fifth annual Foundation...	22 11 2011
Youth Speaks team win for third time!	On Wednesday 16 November we again acted as hosts for the annual Youth Speaks event, an inter-school public speaking competition organised by the Tenterden Rotary Club.  Our main speakers were Hen...	18 11 2011
Boarders' Tropical Evening	Reggae and Calypso drifted through the air on a balmy November evening as a hundred and twenty boarders found a reason to celebrate the simple joys of friendship. Colourful shirts and Hula skirts crea...	18 11 2011
"We will remember them"	Services were held at Sutton Valence School on Friday 11th November to remember and honour those who had fallen in two World Wars and in more recent conflicts. A service was held in Chapel at the Seni...	14 11 2011
CCF help launch the British Legion Poppy Appeal	Six Sutton Valence CCF cadets assisted at the launch of the British Legion Poppy Appeal last weekend.  All were commended by the organisers of the launch at County Hall for thei...	07 11 2011
Gurkhas raise the roof at Sutton Valence	The Band of The Royal Brigade of Gurkhas and the Pipes and Drums of 1st Battalion, The Royal Gurkhas gave an outstanding and varied concert to a packed audience of nearly 300 in the Sports Hall on F...	14 10 2011
Chamber Choir sings at RSPCA service	Following an invitation from Westminster Abbey, the school Chamber Choir sang for a packed service celebrating animals and the work of the RSPCA - the first national animal welfare society in the worl...	07 10 2011
Westminster Abbey visit	Six pupils from the Upper Sixth visited Westminster Abbey on Monday for a day of critical scholarship centred around 400 years of the King James Bible and the influence it has had on our cultural,ling...	30 09 2011
England Hockey stars come back to School	Within the last ten days we were delighted to have welcomed back to Sutton Valence three Old Suttonians, two of whom are GB Hockey players and in contention for the 2012 Olympics.Susannah Townsend (Gr...	29 09 2011
We are the Champions - again!	The 4th Division CADSAM is an important competition in the cadet calendar and I thank all the parents who travelled to Pirbright to support the team. Miles Sutton (Captain), Tom Latham, Dominic Murray...	29 09 2011
Tea and Coffee for all!	Break time has become a more pleasurable experience this term for our Sixth Form students.	29 09 2011
HMC Scholar takes top marks	The British Psychological Society has awarded Cristina Paca (OS) a prize as the top-performing Psychology A Level and Scottish Higher candidate in the UK. The prize consists of the British Science As...	26 09 2011
Swinging start to term for musicians	Six musicians passed their grade exams from the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music and Trinity Guildhall certificates last term.  Congratulations to Laura Horley (First Form), Grade 4...	26 09 2011
Holiday achievements	Pupils have been busy over the summer holidays: James Aburn (Lower Sixth) won the youth category of the British Artistic Rollerskating Championship, which has led to him being selected for the Cup of...	26 09 2011
Winning start for the 1st XV	Sutton Valence 1st XV have started the season in fine style winning both their opening fixtures. A  12-3 away win at Duke of York’s Royal Military School was followed up by a 16-15 win at...	21 09 2011
Head of School says hard work, learning from your mistakes and confidence brings success	Marcus Newman, this term's Head of School, spoke at Headmaster's Assembly today: Good morning, I hope you all had a good summer. In the six years I have spent at Sutton Valence I’ve realised t...	09 09 2011
1st XV Rugby Pre-season	The School's senior side came back early for a two day training camp last week, under the new Director of Rugby, Mr Smith, and coach, Mr van Vuuren.	05 09 2011
A* for academic excellence	A fifth of students notched up seven or more A* and A grades in their GCSE examination results today.The number of A* passes were once again up, as were the A* - B grades, but the biggest improvement...	25 08 2011
Cambridge beckons as School reports best ever A Level results	Two students are looking forward to a bright future at Cambridge after receiving their A-level results today. In a year which saw 61% of students gain A*, A and B grades, the majority of which were A*...	18 08 2011
England Women's European Hockey Squad call-up	Congratulations to Susannah Townsend who, it was announced today, is included in the squad of 18 for the upcoming EuroHockey Nations Championships in Monchengladbach. Susannah joined the senior squad...	08 08 2011
'Local hero' with the Olympic Torch	Fifth Former, Peter Bannister, who is being sponsored by LLoyds TSB as one of their 'local heroes', had the honour of holding the official Olympic Torch today at the company's offices in Gillingham....	07 07 2011
Headmaster commends standards, competition and tradition at Speech Day	Last week saw our annual Rose Ceremony take place in Chapel.  In this service members of the village pay the School for the hire of the village green with	04 07 2011
Final Parade at Sutton Valence	Many thanks to the U6th NCOs for their huge contribution to the success of the CCF this year. I was, however, a little disappointed by the standard of their dress at their final parade!  Lt Co...	27 05 2011
Art Technician exhibits at the Royal Academy	James Allen, our Art Department Technician, has had a major piece of work accepted into this year's Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition! This is a huge event in the art world with over 11,000 appl...	27 05 2011
Sutton Valence athlete is county champion	Congratulations to Caroline Hatley, Lower Sixth, who this weekend became county champion for the U20s in the 100 metre hurdles and came third in both the high jump and long jump competitions!	16 05 2011
Shakespeare on the lawn	Friday 1st July, 7pm, Preparatory School lawn.  Gates open at 6pm. We are delighted to be hosting this exciting production directed by Rob Forknall (Old Suttonian) with Henry Farmer (Fifth For...	13 05 2011
'Invest in yourself', says Phoebe Cunningham, Head of School	Today I would like to talk about investments.  By this I mean the investments we make in people and relationships.I believe there’re three main areas in which it benefits us all to invest....	06 05 2011
Kent Music School	Over the next two weeks Kent Music School will be holding residential courses here at Sutton Valence School.  This week we welcome the Kent Youth Wind Orchestra and the Kent Girls' Choir, while n...	11 04 2011
Fantastic and fabulous!	That was the reaction of the audience to a performance this week by School singers and musicians.  The programme contained a piece sung by the Chamber Choir and David Booer (Upper Sixth), who has...	24 03 2011
Sutton Valence looks east	With the rise of China to the world's second biggest economy the School has introduced a series of activities to explore the opportunities and culture presented by the world’s newest superpower....	18 02 2011
Prep Schools tune up for String Day	Some thirty children aged seven to 11 from St Ronan's and our own Prep School arrived at the senior school on Wednesday for a day’s expert tuition from Head of Strings David Holmes.During the da...	18 02 2011
England's 'Man of the Match' shares his secrets of success	England rugby player Toby Flood doesn’t need to work on his reputation. He’s a role model to children all over the country. He’s clean cut, hard working,	14 02 2011
New Beacon win U10 Rugby Invitation Sevens	On Friday 11th February nine Prep Schools braved the damp, foggy weather to join us for a sevens coaching session, to be followed by a tournament after lunch.  Despite not being able to see from...	14 02 2011
Kent's finest give coaching tips	It might be winter – but for our young cricketers it’s never too early to plan for the coming cricket season. Vince Wells, Cricket Coach, has lined up a series of coaching sessions in Feb...	03 02 2011
Head of School, Lent Term	Hannah Bateman, Head of Sutton House (girls boarding) has been appointed Head of School for the Lent term 2011.  On the first Friday of term she gave her address to the whole School: "Firstly, w...	21 01 2011
U16 Rugby honour	Well done and congratulations to Nathan Earle (Fifth Form) on being selected to play for the London and South East U16 Rugby Squad at this year’s Divisional Festival.  This is an amazing ac...	13 01 2011
Cambridge offers!	Congratulations to David Booer and Cristina Paca who have both received offers from Cambridge. Cristina, HMC Scholar, has an offer from St Catherine's to study Psychology and David, who also has a Ch...	12 01 2011
Maidstone Rotarians raise the Chapel roof!	Mulled wine and mince pies, courtesy of the School catering staff, helped fuel Maidstone Riverside Rotarians as they held their annual Carol Service in the School Chapel.The Carol Service, held on Tue...	09 12 2010
Christmas Cracker!	Despite plummeting temperatures last weekend, a doughty team of six CCF members spent Saturday afternoon, a chilly overnight, and Sunday morning taking part in a nationwide cadets’ signals exerc...	30 11 2010
Sutton Valence School - Growing scientists	Sutton Valence School has been busy ‘growing scientists’ as part of a three-year initiative to encourage more students into science-geared careers.Pupils in Second Form students took part...	19 11 2010
Prep Schools' Math Competition Success	The competition involves pupils solving maths problems against the clock; it is huge fun as well as being challenging and competitive.  In the U12 competition there were 20 teams entered, with Ya...	12 11 2010
1st XI and U16 Girls triumph	Congratulations to the 1st XI and U16 Hockey teams on winning and being runners-up in the John Taylor Indoor Hockey Tournament yesterday. We had a large crowd of supporting parents cheering on our gi...	06 11 2010
Centenary celebration at Westminster Abbey	A congregation of more than a thousand people (all students in the senior school, pupils in Years 5 and 6	14 10 2010
Freeze Thaw Exhibition	FREEZE THAW 4pm - 6pm Friday 15th October The Art Department staff are holding an exhibition of their own art work in the Gulland Hall immediately after the end of School on Friday 15th October....	14 10 2010
Sutton Valence boys are flying high!	A quartet of students at Sutton Valence School, Maidstone, are flying high after winning coveted gliding scholarships with the RAF.Sixth Formers James Sanderson, James King, Chris Pawlik and Sam Durki...	13 10 2010
U18 Girls' Hockey through to the East of England Regionals!	Congratulations to the U18 girls who had a fantastic day in Canterbury at the County Tournament.In the group section at the University of Kent they won all their matches against Tunbridge Wells Girls...	06 10 2010
William Nicholson on love and relationships	Oscar-nominated Hollywood screenplay writer William Nicholson spoke to students on Thursday about the portrayal of love in literature and in film) and a whole host of other things) during an intuiti...	24 09 2010
Head of School addresses first assembly	It seems strange to think that over the years I have listened to 12 Head of School speeches and now it is I who am making the speech! Maybe I should have paid a little more attention in the past for s...	17 09 2010
Boarding Boom	While many pupils eagerly await the bell which signals the end of the school day, more pupils are asking to stay on as part-time boarders.	07 09 2010
Sutton Valence Music Society Blue Nights	Sutton Valence Music Society is celebrating the start of its 37th Season in style on Friday 1st October with an informal Jazz Cabaret Evening featuring the award-winning saxophonist and member of the...	06 09 2010
GCSE grades continue to soar!	More of our students than ever are celebrating A* and A grade success today.  Thirty nine per cent of candidates achieved A* and A grades this year –  an increase of 63% over the last...	24 08 2010
One in six students gets A*!	More than half our students achieved A*, A and B grades in results unveiled today, as they rose to the challenge of the new grade.One in six attained at least one of the new ultra-tough A* grades, int...	19 08 2010
Old Suttonians' 'Flight of the Mongols'	Mercy Corps mission to MongoliaA team of four intrepid friends are busy packing their kit for a gruelling 10,000-mile drive in an ambulance across Europe and Asia.Old Suttonians Henry Coyle and Ben Pe...	20 07 2010
George makes it to the end	Congratulations to George who achieved his goal on Saturday 24th July, arriving at John O' Groats at 11am. Throughout the trip George averaged around 82 miles each day (some days more, some days a li...	14 07 2010
Kent Excellence in Business Award for Old Suttonian	Congratulations to Douglas Horner (St M 62) who was recently honoured for his Outstanding Contribution to the Business Community of Kent at the KEiBA awards. An article from 'Kent Business' can be vi...	09 07 2010
Speech Day celebrates achievement	Having viewed pupils' work and departmental exhibitions the formal celebrations of Speech Day were introduced by Bryan Baughan, Chairman of Governors, who welcomed parents, Governors and guests, inclu...	05 07 2010
Eddie sails into first place	Congratulations to Eddie Bridle (1st Form) who, along with his crew mate Chris Rust, won the UK National Mirror Dinghy Championships for 2010.  The event was sailed over six races at Brightlingse...	25 06 2010
Sutton Valence maximises career options for pupils	Sutton Valence School is formulating a new strategy to give its 520 pupils the best possible careers advice.Christine Carter has been appointed Head of Careers, and will be delivering a programme whic...	22 06 2010
Almost a last over defeat for Lashings!	Although grey and cold for the end of June the day was still a warm and happy occasion for the 200 guests who sat down in the marquee to a superb lunch prepared by John Devine, Catering Manager, and h...	21 06 2010
Kent call up for Sixth Former	Congratulations to Chris Vernon (Upper Sixth) who got the call yesterday from Simon Willis (Kent 2nd XI Coach) to play in a three day match at The Mote against Sussex.  This is a fantastic oppor...	25 05 2010
Fives U14 National Champions	Sutton Valence met with considerable success last weekend in the National Schools Girls' Rugby Fives Championships. With a decent list of entries: Malvern, Marlborough, Oundle, Christ’s Hospital...	21 05 2010
U17 National Finals Winners!	Two current Sutton Valence pupils, Oliver Shirtcliffe and Jasper Thompson, both Lower Sixth, played for their club side Sevenoaks RFC on Sunday 2nd May helping them to a win in the National U17 finals...	07 05 2010
CCF and Duke of Edinburgh news	This has been a very busy Easter holiday for the CCF. Congratulations must go to the following pupils: Thomas Hurrell, in recognition and appreciation of outstanding service to the RAF Section, rec...	23 04 2010
Head of School, Emma Johnson on 'Friendship'	Emma's speech to Headmaster's Assembly as this term's Head of School: "I know, having listened to many speeches myself, that they are sometimes hard to pay attention to as they aren’t relevan...	23 04 2010
Kent Cadet of the Year meets the Queen	Tom Hurrell, Lord Lieutenant of Kent's Cadet of the Year: To celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the cadet movement in the UK, 30 cadets from different services throughout the country were selected to...	24 03 2010
Martinique pupils on return visit	During the February half term, just as our party of pupils was about to fly out on the first leg of the Comenius exchange they were told that all Air France flights for Martinique were suspended until...	23 03 2010
U15s triumph in Peter Firminger Cup	Congratulations to the U15 boys who last week won the Peter Firminger Tournament. Although there is not a county hockey tournament at this age group, this competition is effectively it. The boys pla...	16 03 2010
Penny Race	The annual Penny Race took place on Monday 1st March. The pupils did a fantastic job collecting one and two pennypieces, as well as the odd halfpenny and foreign currency! The total raised is in exces...	05 03 2010
World Maths Challenge adds up to fun	Students from the Prep School and the Senior School, aged 5 – 18, pitted their wits against some of Britain’s top brains, as well as scholars from all over the globe, in the annual World M...	04 03 2010
Lent Term Head of School, Ben Sutton	Ben's speech in Headmaster's Assembly: Morning School I would like to start with a brief quote from some famous person called Einstein, ‘Not everything that counts can be counted and not every...	04 02 2010
England Netball star shows pupils how to aim high	Top England Netball player Tamsin Greenway has been showing our sharp-shooting students how they can excel in sport. Tamsin, who plays wing attack for the England Senior Squad, is one of several top c...	29 01 2010
National Youth Training Choir success	Congratulations to David Booer (Upper Sixth) who has gained a place to sing tenor with the National Youth Training Choir.	15 01 2010
Oxford place tops outstanding academic year	We are proud to say that last year was one of, if not the most successful for Sutton Valence School in terms of academic achievement.  This is most true for those now in this year's Upper VI who...	15 01 2010
World Young Player of the Year	Ashley Jackson (St Margarets 05) has been announced as the International Hockey Federation’s Men’s Young Player of the Year 2009.  It is the first time since the award was introduced...	07 12 2009
Rotary 'Youth Speaks' clean sweep!	The Sutton Valence School Debating Society had a very successful evening yesterday winning every prize in the 'Youth Speaks' competition at Homewood School, Tenterden. The team of George Hughes and E...	25 11 2009
Under 13 County Hockey Champions	Congratulations to our Under 13 Hockey team who won the County Championships yesterday!  They beat King’s Canterbury Junior School in the semi-final and then went on to beat Tonbridge Girls...	18 11 2009
English Schools' Ski Squad	Congratulations to William Thompson, Form 5 William found out today that he has been invited to join the National Squad of the English Schools' Ski Association (ESSA).   He has been involved in...	11 11 2009
HMC Scholar, European Citizen of the Future?	Cristina Paca has just returned from an all-expenses paid trip to Strasbourg, after being awarded a top European prize for her intuitive writing skills.  From Braila in Romania, she joined the Sc...	19 10 2009
Students solve murder most foul - CSI style!	Students turned sleuth last Thursday as the school became the site of a gruesome murder mystery. Examining the body	14 10 2009
Eco Schools Award	Congratulations to the Eco Schools Society who have steered the School to the Bronze Award and are now moving forward with initiatives in the recycling of tin cans and plastics for the Silver.	08 10 2009
High Fives!	Oundle and The Rossall Tournament Four boys, one girl and two members of staff left Sutton Valence early on Saturday morning to make the trip to Oundle for what was probably the inaugural fixture b...	06 10 2009
Best foot forward for charity	Students stepped out last Friday in glorious sunshine for the annual charity sponsored walk, raising more than £10,000 in the process.	29 09 2009
The race is on for 2012 as sporting great opens Maidstone athletics track	One of Britain's greatest athletes and the world's first four-minute miler, Sir Roger Bannister CBE, officially opened the new, eight-lane floodlit athletics track on Tuesday, (September 22), launchin...	23 09 2009
Head of School's speech	Morning School. Wow that feels strange.I have to be honest, I was struggling to put this speech together, it looks so much easier when you’re sitting down there, listening to others. Eventually thoug...	08 09 2009
Ashley Jackson, Player of the Tournament!	The England hockey team are the European Champions after beating Germany by five goals to three at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen. Two of the goals came from Ashley Jackson (05 St M) to seal a mem...	01 09 2009
Sutton Valence students shine again!	Students and staff are celebrating record exam results for the second week running.Today’s results brought a batch of GCSE results which surpassed last year’s outstanding grades, underlining our ongoi...	27 08 2009
Best A Level results ever!	Staff and students are celebrating the School's best-ever A level results today. Bruce Grindlay, Headmaster celebrating w ...	20 08 2009
A great day's cricket!	The annual 1st XI match against Lashings always provokes some excitement and a little healthy trepidation in the hearts of the School team. Maybe even more so this year when the Lashings team was ann...	25 06 2009
First ever Eton v Sutton Valence cricket match	Despite having over 250 years of cricketing history between them Eton College and Sutton Valence School, two of the oldest independent schools in the country, had never played against each other, unti...	18 06 2009
Community Service and Barnardos Business Incentive Scheme	A group of Lower Sixth students have been learning first hand about running a business. The Barnardos Business Incentive Scheme gave them some start up cash, which they had to pay back out of their p...	18 06 2009
Sutton Valence rider triumphs at Suffolk show	Congratulations to Sasha Erander who won the working hunter pony title at the recent Suffolk Show. We wish her and her pony well for the Royal International at Hickstead.Extract of an article and a p...	16 06 2009
Heads of School celebrated with flowers	Former Heads of School returned to school on Saturday, 6th June for the launch of a unique garden, celebrating their contribution over the years.A Heads of School Garden and Pergola has been created b...	08 06 2009
Ben Brown book signing	Old Suttonian, Ben Brown (Founders 1978) will be signing copies of his first novel 'Sandstealers' on Saturday 23rd May from 11.30am onwards at 'The Gallery' in Charing. Ben's mother has been in touch...	19 05 2009
Head of School, Summer Term	Joe JanneyIt is tradition for the new Head of School to talk in assembly about anything they wish to share. When I first started planning what I was going to say, I asked my friends for some ideas and...	24 04 2009
Kent U15 Indoor Cricket Champions	Congratulations to the girls U15 cricket team who are County Indoor Champions and have qualified for the regional championship on 24th April.Team members: Charlotte Hollingsworth, Charlotte Miles,...	22 04 2009
Choir triumphs in Rome	Sutton Valence School Choir returned from Rome on Saturday 4th April basking in the praise that had been lavished on them by all who heard them sing. Such was the warmth with which they were recei...	21 04 2009
Sutton Valence student gains call-up to the GB Canoeing Squad	Peter Bannister (Year 3) is making a name for himself in the world of canoeing after being invited to join the Great Britain squad for training in Belgium.Peter has only been involved in the sport...	21 04 2009
GB Gymnast at Sutton Valence	Congratulations to Lauren Lethbridge (Year 2) who has been invited to join the national Gymnastics Squad (Junior Section). Lauren will be fitting in training sessions at Lilleshall or Loughborough...	21 04 2009
Ali Bongo dies after short illness	William Oliver Wallace (Day Boy 1945) came to Sutton Valence in September 1940 on a Kent County Council Free Place. His father, also William Wallace, was the OTC Instructor at the time and the family...	09 03 2009
Sports Star!	Congratulations to Lauren Lethbridge who won the Individual Under 12 section of Maidstone Council's Youth Sport Achievement Awards 2008.Kent Messenger article	09 02 2009
Headmaster and Old Suttonian meet the UK High Commissioner to India	On a recent school trip to India Joe Davies, Headmaster, met the Indian High Commissioner. Mr Davies and his wife, Ginny, were at a reception to honour Old Suttonian, Blair Gulland, who has been appo...	10 12 2008
From Sutton Valence to artistic greatness	Terence Cuneo's Kentish Schooldays RecalledCarole Cuneo, daughter of the late Terence Cuneo, one of Britain’s greatest artists, has paid a visit to his old school.Terence Cuneo (1907-1996) attended Su...	08 12 2008
Deputy Headmaster meets the Russian Ambassador	Richard Maloney, Deputy Headmaster, recently met Anne Fyfe Pringle CMG, the UK Ambassador to Russia, at a schools' exhibition in Saint-Petersburg. The exhibition, run by the IQ Consultancy, was held...	05 12 2008
B-EAT receives donation from Sixth Form Charity Committee	beat was one of the charities that the school's Charity Committe elected to support this year. The decision was prompted by the involvement of Fiona Bromelow, daughter of David Bunker (President of t...	05 12 2008
New Headmaster for Sutton Valence School	Bryan Baughan, Chairman of Governors, is delighted to announce that Bruce Grindlay, currently Director of Music at Christ's Hospital, Horsham, will be succeeding Joe Davies as Headmaster from Septembe...	26 11 2008
Sutton Valence leads in network security	ForeScout Technologies, Inc., a market leader in network access control (NAC) and policy management solutions, today announced that Sutton Valence School (SVS), a co-educational independent day and bo...	20 11 2008
Sutton Valence student is UK Champion	Congratulations to Lauren Lethbridge (Year 2) who has won gold in the UK Gymnastic Championships for U16 girls. Lauren competed in the Open Championships, for the most accomplished gymnasts, and won...	19 11 2008
Jazz Band receive cheque	The jazz band received a cheque this week for £500 from the Mayoress of Sevenoaks as a thank you for performing at the Sevenoaks festival last summer.	18 11 2008
Remembrance at Sutton Valence	At 11am on Tuesday 11th November the whole senior school assembled around Prefects' Lawn to observe two minutes silence in honour of those who died in WW!, WW2 and other conflicts. Perched on top of...	12 11 2008
Morocco Trip	Imlil TrekWe flew to Morocco and spent the night in the Rihad Sahara which is just outside the vibrant centre of Marrakech.The trek started the next day about 50 km South of Marrakech in the Atlas Mou...	07 11 2008
Sutton Valence Tour South Africa	This week sees a group of students and staff embark on a rugby, golf and tennis tour of South Africa. For up to date new and the itinerary see the tour pages of this website.	20 10 2008
Old Suttonian on tour to India	Robbie Joseph (Westminster 01), who came to Sutton Valence on a Richie Richardson cricket scholarship, has been included in the England Performance Squad, which will be travelling to India with the fu...	30 09 2008
Champion Karen dives in to open new pool	The new £2.5 million swimming pool was officially opened when Karen Pickering MBE, one of Britain’s greatest-ever swimmers, dived in to race against pupils.Karen is Great Britain’s most decorated swim...	09 09 2008
Athletics track given go ahead	Local athletes are celebrating the decision last night (Wednesday, 28th August) by Maidstone Borough Council to go ahead with the joint venture to build a new athletics track here at Sutton Valence Sc...	29 08 2008
Eight subjects gain 100% at GCSE	Congratulations to all our students who received their GCSE results today. 91% of students gained passes at A - C which was in line with last year, however 9 students gained 9 or more A* or A grades....	21 08 2008
Sutton Valence students gain excellent A Level results	Congratulations to all our A Level students who have achieved some of the best results the School has seen. Seven gained more than three A grades, with Tom Dowling, Ben Coyle, Dan Drummond and Matth...	14 08 2008
Old Suttonian scores at Olympics	Congratulations to Ashley Jackson (StM 05) who scored from a penalty corner in Great Britain's opening hockey match against Pakistan. GB went on to win the match 4-2.	11 08 2008
Headmaster's End of Year letter	Letter to parents from Joe Davies	11 07 2008
Sutton Valence School in Brunei	A group of Sutton Valence pupils are currently in Brunei undergoing jungle training with the garrison out there, as well as enjoying some sight-seeing and assisting with community projects.The link be...	10 07 2008
Sutton Valence Preparatory School is 'outstanding'	The following article appeared in the Kent Messenger on Friday 4th July 2008:"Prep school is 'outstanding'Early years and nursery education at Sutton Valence Preparatory School cannot be surpasse...	09 07 2008
Prep School Year 5 PGL Trip	Year 5 recently visited the 'Little Canada' centre on the Isle of Wight for a long weekend of frolics and fun. They engaged in a huge selection of outdoor activities not to mention the evening array o...	12 06 2008
Sutton Valence Prep School WOW Day	On Friday 23rd May, the children and staff enjoyed a day away from the curriculum.The theme for the day was 'big' and the children participated in activities involving big instruments, big self esteem...	11 06 2008
SVS Ski Success	For the first time Sutton Valence entered the Kent Schools Skiing Championships last Sunday at the Bromley Ski Centre. A team comprising of Will Thompson, Tim Dorning, Miles Sutton (all Year 3), and J...	10 06 2008
Sutton Valence Art Technician has work in London exhibition	Owen Ward, who assists in the Art Department and is an artist in his own right, will be exhibiting at the prestigious SW1 Gallery from 12th - 28th June 08. Owen helped with the School's exhibits ther...	06 06 2008
Old Suttonian Congratulations	Congratulations to Marcus Bawden (Holdgate 07) who has been named 'Player of the Year' by Maidstone Hockey Club (Men's Section). Marcus is pictured on the right, third from the right, at the School v...	16 05 2008
United Westminster Schools Sports Day	Friday 16th May This Friday Sutton Valence School athletics teams will be competing in the annual United Westminster Schools Sports day to be held in Battersea.Parents and friends are very welcome to...	12 05 2008
Head of School	Congratulations to Dan Masters, this term's Head of School.Dan joined Sutton Valence in 2003 from Stoke Brunswick School, Sussex and boards in Westminster House, where he is also Head of House.In anti...	18 04 2008
Kent Freedom Pass	The Kent Freedom Pass is a scheme to enable the young people resident in Kent, in academic years 7 to 11 in September 2008, to have unlimited access to travel on any public bus service in the county....	08 04 2008
Auction - South African Tour Dinner	35 students and five members of staff are due to fly out to Johannesburg on October 18 where they will spend two weeks taking on other teenagers – including pupils in the region’s poorer townships - a...	20 03 2008
Skydive for British Heart Foundation	Ben Richards (W 07, past Head of School) along with other students from Bournemouth University recently got together to raise money for charity by skydiving. For various reasons the other students dro...	04 03 2008
Sutton Valence confirmed as Olympic training camp	The School received confirmation this week that it is one of 36 venues around the county to be approved as a training camp for Olympic teams. As part of Kent's Maidstone Cluster for the 2012 Games Su...	04 03 2008
Head of School, Jocey Bell, speaks to assembly	Good morning to you all! Before I officially start I would like you to shout 'Good Morning' back …… well done that was pretty good!!! I bet that some of you are wondering why I am in this multicolour...	06 02 2008
SchoolsTrader.com	Schoolstrader.com is an unique website for independent school communities. The site has been covered in The Times, the Daily Telegraph, Country Life and The Spectator. Parents, Staff, friends and fa...	10 01 2008
Headmaster's End of Term Letter	Letter to parents from Joe Davies, Headmaster: End of Term Letter	18 12 2007
Congratulations	'Scores on the Doors'Congratulations to John Devine and the Catering Team who have achieved a 5 Star rating from Maidstone Borough Council's food safety scheme. This rating puts our catering faciliti...	14 12 2007
Sponsored walk tops ten thousand again	Well done and thank you to all those involved in this year's sponsored walk. Like last year we managed to raise over ten thousand pounds with the final amount recently counted as £10,400. This year...	28 11 2007
Sixth Form Science Lecture	This week Sixth Form physicists were treated to a lecture from a visiting particle physicist. Professor Zachyrov, who works for CERN in Geneva. He is a relative of Luke Hopper (Upper Sixth) and is in...	16 11 2007
Sutton Valence Appearance for Dame Judi	Oscar-winning actress Dame Judi Dench was in a theatre near Maidstone this week – only this time, not appearing on stage. The six-times Oscar nominated actress was at Sutton Valence School to official...	08 10 2007
Joe Davies responds to Lord Adonis's speech	Following Lord Adonis’s speech today (Tuesday, 2 October) to the Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference, Joe Davies, Headmaster of Sutton Valence School near Maidstone, Kent commented: “Public sc...	02 10 2007
Congratulations	Our congratulations to Ed G Smith (Year 5) who has been awarded a commendation in the Tonbridge Poetry competition, along with a £10 prize. Ed was entered into the competition following the English D...	24 09 2007
Head of School, Nell Bennett, speaks to assembly	When I was first told that I was going to be Head of School I was overjoyed, it meant so much to me. Sutton Valence has a great gift, it believes in people. I came from a school that considered me st...	13 09 2007
Best Ever GCSE Results	Congratulations to all our students who this year have achieved the School's best results so far. 91% gained 5 or more A* - C grades, including Maths and English, with 99% of students achieving at lea...	23 08 2007
A Level Achievement Equals Best Ever	Congratulations to all our A Level students who have achieved a 73% pass rate at A - C grade!Special congratulations go to the 5 who gained 3 or more A grades: Alice Broooke; Michael Massam; Georgina...	16 08 2007
Autumn Term Open Mornings	Senior SchoolSaturday 6th October at 10.30amSaturday 10th November at 10.30amSixth Form EveningThursday 11th October at 7pmTo register and for more information please contact Mrs Kathy Webster, Admiss...	25 07 2007
Year 6 ICT Taster Day	Year 6 Prep. School pupils were the guests of the Senior School ICT Department recently. They were invited to spend time getting to know their new ICT teachers and classrooms and how to navigate their...	04 07 2007
CREST Success	At the South East region (Kent and Sussex) of the CREST awards at Wakefield Place, Sussex on 28th June, the Engineering Team won second prize for their excellent project which they undertook with HBC...	04 07 2007
Maidstone Jazz Festival	Saturday 23rd June 07Sutton Valence Jazz Band will be playing at the festival this weekend. They will be performing between 10am and 11am at the Methodist Church in Union Street.	22 06 2007
Prep School Cricket	Richie Richardson U11 6-a-sideThis year's tournament was one by St Michael's, who beat Holmewood House in the final.St Michael's picture right with Bill Buck and Alan Igglesden.The Mark Benson competi...	14 06 2007
Y5 Informal Meeting with Joe Davies	Year 5 parents have an opportunity to meet with the Headmaster on Thursday 14th June to discuss any concerns they have with regards senior schools.	11 06 2007
End of an Era ......	The conversion of the old swimming pool, dug out by staff and pupils in the 1930's, into an indoor 6 lane pool has begun.	05 06 2007
School Photographs	Whole School PhotographAll pupils in Years 1 to 4 have today been issued with a proof. For Year 5 and Sixth Form they have been sent in the post to home addresses. A copy can be viewed in Centre Blo...	04 06 2007
William Lambe Society	On Wednesday 23rd May four members of the William Lambe Society joined the Headmaster, Joe Davies, his wife Ginny and Helen Knott, Development Manager for dinner in Headmaster's House. The dinner was...	01 06 2007
Mufti Day Raises £922	Pupils discarded their uniforms for a Mufti Day last Friday (4th May) and raised over £900 for a charity particularly close to the heart of one of our most celebrated teachers.The school traditionally...	09 05 2007
Engineering Team Gains Gold	The Sutton Valence School engineering team is set to receive a CREST Gold Award for its work on a project to design a coil-rolling device.The four-strong team from the school has spent the past year w...	09 05 2007
Boys mean Business!	Congratulations to the Business Studies and Economics department who have won an award from the Good Schools Guide for the best results at A level achieved by boys in an independent school.The award c...	03 05 2007
U15's win against Dulwich	Congratulations to the U15 Cricket team who won their match on Sunday against Dulwich College by 6 wickets. They now move onto the next round of the National Cup to be played on Sunday 13th May.	30 04 2007
Head of School, Debbie Scott speaks at Assembly	For some of you, this is the most important term of your school career. For all those taking A levels, take advantage of the first class teaching staff available to you and ask for help if you need it...	27 04 2007
The Oddfellows presented with cheque	At Assembly on Wednesday the Oddfellows were presented with a cheque for £798, the proceeds of the Autumn Term Mufti Day. The Oddfellows are a group of local businessmen and villagers who raise money...	27 04 2007
Old Suttonian Tristan Roberts is quick learner	Tristan Roberts (Holdgate 05) may only have been playing rugby union seriously for a couple of years, but a couple of sessions with the England Counties XV squad have established him as a rare talent,...	04 04 2007
"Prize Winning Poetry Recitals"	Childrens' poet Brian Moses came to the Preparatory School to judge the Poetry Competition and to work with the children during class time.To read the article which appeared in the Kent Messenger, ple...	05 03 2007
"Step closer to flagship athletics centre....."	Following negotiations between Joe Davies, Headmaster, Maidstone and Medway Athletics Club and Maidstone Borough Council the proposal to build an athletics track at the school has taken a positive ste...	05 03 2007
"Pupils Swap Sneakers for Blazers......"	For the third year running Sutton Valence School and Morgan Park Academy, Chicago have exchanged pupils and staff to experience life and teaching in each others countries.To see the full article, whic...	05 03 2007
"A Year of Sporting Life"	In order to raise funds for their trip to Borneo this summer Jamie Ward (Lower Sixth) and Jamie Padwick (5th Form) produced a calendar featuring old photographs from the school archives. The article...	05 03 2007
Head of School, Hannah Knott, speaks at Assembly	Firstly, welcome to the Spring Term. I would like to start off by celebrating the good things about the school - some are obvious but others we don’t always recognise. We have a hugely successful spor...	19 01 2007
"When life meets style" - Lorna Dolan in FT Weekend	Lorna Dolan, who recently joined the English Department from the Financial Times, featured in an article last week about dressing for a change in lifestyle.To view a pdf of the article click here	18 01 2007
"Students in top form as they face up to the challenges of the workplace"	Kent Business, January 07To view a pdf of the article click here	18 01 2007
Internet Awareness Day	Do you know what your child is doing on the Internet? Do you know your Bebo from your Myspace, MSN from photo texting? Do you know if your son or daughter has posted photos and contact details onli...	17 01 2007
OS International Hockey Debut	Congratulations to Ashley Jackson (StM 05) who gained his first senior cap for England Hockey in their match this week against the Netherlands. Ashley, left Sutton Valence in 2005, but still coaches...	01 12 2006
Crime Scene Investigation	During the autumn half-term the school played host to a South East Regional Gifted and Talented Partnership residential enrichment event. The aim was to learn some interesting science based on a crim...	30 11 2006
Dancing for Joy	Sutton Valence Preparatory School pupil Siobhan Deverill was dancing for joy when she appeared on the New Paul O’Grady Show.Ballroom dancing champion Siobhan, now aged 10, has been dancing from the ag...	29 11 2006
Senior Teacher Appointments	Sutton Valence School and its junior department, Sutton Valence Preparatory School, have made two senior appointments to the teaching staff.At 34 years old, Richard Maloney becomes one of the youngest...	29 11 2006
Drama at the Exchange	This term the school took over The Exchange, at the town’s Hazlitt Theatre, for three days, while our own facilities undergo a £1m facelift. The hall is being transformed into a theatre, complete wit...	23 11 2006
Charity Cheques	During Wednesday assembly two cheques for over £5,000 each were given to the school's chosen charities. Miles for Smiles is a local Kent-based charity which provides a unique house for disabled or si...	23 11 2006

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