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Summer. The word immediately makes you think of lazy days outside sunbathing, all the great end-of-year school events, a gentle buildup to the summer holidays. Yet there is always something just as distinctive signalling the start of the season: the white paint laid onto the Front Field, heralding the growing cheer of Sports Day. For each individual, there’s events to suit every possible strength. Track events vary between fast-paced, 110% effort sprinting (100m, 200m and even 300m), and longer, more vigorous events such…
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On the 6th of May, Miss Weeks, head of Academic Scholars, organised an Academic Scholars Day in the rec, for a day filled with many different problems to solve. All these Challenges were classified as either Bronze, Silver or Gold based on how difficult they were to complete. All three categories were filled with questions based on general knowledge. Depending on…
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On Saturday, 18th April, Year 9 students set off to complete their final Assessment for Duke of Edinburgh for two days and one night. Having been through the practice before, pupils were tasked in navigating their way through various routes and paths across the Surrey hills, hiking for hours upon end to reach their final…
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Looking back, it seems like almost yesterday when Key Stage 3s 2026 drama production cast were frantically checking their emails, looking for the tell-tale email title that would signal the start of a grand and glorious beginning. On Tuesday, the 28th and Wednesday the 29th of April 2026, the School of Rock sang, danced and performed to sold-out audiences at the Wynter Bee Theatre,…
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Feeling confused writing in Spanish? Struggling to understand what that native speaker’s saying in class listening tests? Don’t get verb tenses or what they mean? Now, brand-new Spanish tutoring sessions- with snacks included- are here para tu (for you). All of Year 7 and 8 are invited to attend. Show up consistently, and you could win…
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If you’ve been watching the news recently, you’ll have likely seen the same words show throughout the Easter Holidays: ‘Artemis Mission’, ‘NASA’, and ‘Moon’, to name a few. That’s because on April 1st 2026, the four-manned crew of the Orion spacecraft blasted off to the moon for the first time in over half a century. They smashed the record for furthest human space flight and became the first humans to see the far side…
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On 7th March 2026, we set off early in the morning as part of Gordon’s School Pipes and Drums to compete in the Scottish Schools Pipe Band Championships, returning on the afternoon of 8th March. The event brought together school pipe bands from across Scotland, with us as the only band travelling from England. This…
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By James T On May 7th, many local councils across the UK are holding elections to elect new councillors. Gordon’s School is located in the Surrey Heath area, in the Lightwater, West End, and Bisley Ward, which is in the soon-to-be-created West Surrey Unitary Authority. Its sounds very complicated, and that’s because it is. Local…
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Gordon’s will be hosting a National Dance Competition, welcoming teams from many schools to participate in what is set to be an amazing day celebrating dance! The competition will be held in the Wynter Bee Theatre where soloists and groups from all Key Stages will take to the stage to perform their routines. This is…
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Come along on to the Rec on Wednesday, 6 May, to take part in some logic puzzles, riddles and theory questions as part of the Academic Scholar Stretch Initiative! All students and staff are welcomed and encouraged to visit the Rec during breaktimes, lunchtimes and free periods to complete as many questions as they can…