Exam time art attack
Fifth Form GCSE Art students are currently working on their exam project. The OCR exam board have released a broad range of themes for students to choose from, being Isolation, Surface and Texture, The News, Journey or Agriculture.
Read MoreEaster chicks
The annual sale of knitted Easter chicks amongst the Juniors has this year raised over £500. The chicks are knitted by Ros Dines who was a cleaner / Matron at SVS for an incredible fifty years, who joined the Junior assembly to be congratulated on her charitable crafting. Proceeds go towards the JackTheLad Foundation.
Read MoreStatuesque win for OS James Friend (2001 L)
Following on from his recent BAFTA success, Old Suttonian James Friend, (2001 L), has now won the accolade of Best Cinematographer at the Academy Awards.
Read MoreSVS pulls strings for violin masterclass
Music was in the air as Sutton Valence School welcomed renowned violinist Professor Nicholas Miller for a day of masterclasses. Professor Miller is an orchestral musician, founding member of the Pirasti Piano trio and a Professor of violin and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music London. He studied at the Royal Academy, then University of Yale, then the Julliard School in New York. In 1990 he taught at the Yehudi Menuhin School before moving to the Royal Academy of Music.
Read MorePatrick Foster – Mightbite
Having previously worked in education, before falling into severe gambling addiction and debt, author of Might Bite, Patrick Foster, now visits schools to inform pupils of the consequences of this debilitating habit. This week, older pupils had the chance to hear his inspiring story, and to reflect on the mental health implications of adversity, a particularly timely visit with it being the week of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, which features dramatically in Patrick's story.
Read MoreU13A Boys Hockey South Regional Tournament
Having won the Tier 1 County Tournament in January, and having had a good season since, the U13A hockey team went into the South Regional Tournament feeling quietly confident. With the matches being 35 minutes long, there were to be plenty of opportunities and the team had to have their wits about them all day, especially with the standard being so high.
Read MoreHeadmaster’s Headlines – 17.03.23
Three days until Spring officially begins, apparently... Although while various pretty flowers have started to appear in recent days, that we have been having to grit paths and the fact that I could not see the Weald at all outside my study window this morning implies it might be a bit further off than we had hoped.
Read MoreSVS Versus OS Netball 2023
On Saturday 4th March, we were delighted to host the annual Worsfold Cup, which sees an OS Netball team pitted against the School’s 1st VII. It was fantastic to see so many parents, past-parents, grandparents and siblings supporting in the Sports Hall, including Nonnie Worsfold (Past Parent, Former Staff SVPS), after whom the Worsfold Cup was named and who kindly presented the Cup. Scarlett W (Upper Sixth), one of the School’s 1st VII wrote the following match report.
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