Senior School 14 Jan 22

Headmaster’s Headlines – 14.01.22

It is a stunning afternoon here at School. The School site looks beautiful today, bathed in sunshine with hardly a cloud in the sky. Sunrises and sunsets have also been breath taking; I wonder how many more days we can have like this as the winter progresses.

Sixth Form 14 Jan 22

Head of School Speech

During the Headmaster's Assembly today, Katherine Sawyer (Upper Sixth) delivered her Head of School speech, which you can read below.

Sixth Form 7 Jan 22

Head of School Speech

During the Headmaster's Assembly today Theodore Dransfield (Upper Sixth) delivered his Head of School speech, which you can read below.

Senior School 7 Jan 22

Indoor Hockey Success

Over the Christmas break, several of our pupils competed at the Indoor Hockey UK Championships. This is a tournament ran independently of England Hockey, aiming to give more athletes a taste of Indoor Hockey, in a highly competitive environment.

Head Boy Piece – Rhys M

6th May 2022
Prep School

This week, Head Boy, Rhys M (Year 6) writes about his newfound hobby - Park Run. He talks about how he accepted the challenge of running five kilometres with his family.

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Super Showjumping

6th May 2022
Prep School

Two of our youngest members of the SVS Equestrian team, Isla D (Year 5) and Amelia P (Year 4) competed locally in Staplehurst over the Easter holidays in a Showjumping competition against other local schools and they both came away with fantastic results.

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Deputy Head’s Lines – 06.05.22

6th May 2022
Prep School

The old adage 'it takes a village to raise a child' is rooted in the value of a strong community, with its range of skills and experience in the development of young children.

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Card Sharks Club

29th Apr 2022
Prep School

A new club in Pre-Prep started this week - Card Sharks. The children learnt about the names of the various suits, shuffling, dealing, hands and most importantly how to have fun playing a new card game!

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A Commendable Comic Club

29th Apr 2022
Prep School

Our Year 5 Comic Club has filled Monday lunch breaks with creativity, fun and laughter. Promoting pupil voice, the club was organised and run by Year 5 children with a sense of humour, love of comic characters and an entrepreneurial spirit.

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Year 6 Magistrate’s Workshops

29th Apr 2022
Prep School

This week Alvin Shaw, a local magistrate, visited our Year 6 pupils to talk to them about the processes and procedures connected to our law system and the consequences of breaking the law. 

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Prefect Pieces – 29.04.22

29th Apr 2022
Prep School

This week's prefect pieces come from Sienna C and Henry K (both Year 6). Sienna writes about her fascination with the Titanic and its tragic story and Henry describes his experience seeing osprey eggs on his holiday in Scotland!

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Learning Powers – 29.04.22

29th Apr 2022
Prep School

Our final pair of Learning Powers this year is Curiosity and Originality. Mr Watkins, Deputy Head, introduced these to the children last week, through the lens of how we use questions to solve problems in new and creative ways.

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