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Twenty minutes before the event, the Library was swarmed by Academic Scholars from Years 9 and 10. All were busy rushing, printing, cutting and organising their displays. The Academic Scholars Fair, held on Thursday, 21st June 2026, offered these students the opportunity to combine their favourite academic subjects and research them vigorously in the process. Weeks of hard effort and meticulous research connected as the clock ticked down to 3:35 pm. Blue boards were covered in beautiful…
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What is your job in the school? I am the school chaplain and charity lead within the school. What do you love about your job? The brilliant students and staff I work with, and having a pastoral role, along with informal teaching in Chapel and small groups. Encouraging others to explore the meaning of life!…
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The Pipes and Drums has seen another very eventful year this year. Though there were no visits to see the king or national competitions like last year, we were still kept remarkably busy. We started off the year with our annual Harvest parade, soon followed by Remembrance. This year was a little different, as we…
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On Thursday, 11th June 2026, Y8 was fortunate to get the opportunity to visit an amazing conservancy trust to enhance our knowledge and understanding of adaptations of birds of prey. This was a trip organised by the Science Department as our enrichment project this half-term is ‘Adaptations of Plants and Animals’. We left on a…
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On Tuesday, 9th of June, students from across the school gathered for a Memorial Inauguration Ceremony. This year’s ceremony brought together Alex, Adam and Ethan, Eva, Liam, Oliver, Hannah, Ella, Mya, Elsa, Rory and Rahsek. The new memorial is to commemorate 400 individuals who have no known grave from the First World War, predominately from…
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The Epsom Symposium is an annual event that occurs at Epsom College, bringing together students from schools in the surrounding areas, such as Gordon’s, Blenheim and Teddington. The purpose of a symposium is to present a speech on a topic based on an article or essay-style source and debate the different perspectives of the question…
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Social media is a fast-growing industry with no sign of slowing down. However, one of the most controversial developments in recent years has been the rise of the “reject and pay” model. This system forces users into an uncomfortable choice: either accept extensive tracking and data collection or pay a fee to protect their privacy. After all,…
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Over the first half of the summer term some of our students had been working away behind the scenes outside of lessons on their entries for the new Shakespeare Competition that asked students to design either a graphic novel page or a book cover inspired by a Shakespeare play. The standard of entries was exceptional…
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The Quarterly Gazette walked into The Law Society asking them to give us a rundown of a typical P7 in Law and here’s what we got… A typical P7 in Gordon’s School Law Society is always interactive and engaging. We usually begin by exploring a current legal case or issue in the news, where members…
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Recently, I visited Zero Carbon in Guildford with my family, and it was a very interesting and educational experience. I have always been interested in the environment, and this visit helped me understand more about how people can take action to reduce climate change in everyday life. Zero Carbon is a charity that works with…