Former pupil Daniel Dixon has represented Britain at the junior and senior level of triathlon over the last few years. In Hungary last year, he won a junior continental title. As part of the mixed relay team last September, he made his debut in the Hamburg World Triathlon Championship Series.
Now, Daniel has qualified to compete at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. We want to say a huge congratulations to him, and wish him all the luck and success for the future. Well done Daniel!
Year 9 start back on Tuesday 6 September
Year 10 & Year 11 start back on Wednesday 7 September
Please find time before September to sit down with your child to review the Parent/Carer Handbook. This will remind you and your child of all of the information that you need before starting the new academic year. Please take note of the timings of the school day, which can be found on page 10, as we have reverted back to a single lunch break. However, if you have any questions or queries, please do not hesitate to contact us before the end of term.
We very much look forward to welcoming your child back to our school in September and working together with you to support them through the next stage of their education.
Letters sent to parents/carers can be read in full here; Year 9, Year 10, Year 11
The King Edward VI School celebrated the career of one of its longest serving members of staff this weekend with two concerts to mark the end of his 26 years at the school.
Robin Forbes – Subject Leader of Music, who will retire at the end of term joined the school in September 1996 and the concerts saw students and staff, both past and present come together to show their appreciation for his work at the school over the last quarter of a century.
The traditional KEVI Summer Concert began with Year 13 student Elizabeth Bennett joining the orchestra to deliver Orpheus in the Underworld Overture. Elizabeth has been offered a place at Harvard next year to study music. Performances by the Steel Pan Band, Chamber Choir, Ceilidh Band, Jazz Band and Choir followed, showcasing a huge array of talent from the school.
A second concert at St James Church Morpeth, was filled with contributions from alumni who, over the last 26 years have been privileged to have been inspired by Robinâs teaching. Many have gone on to professional music careers such as Charlotte Christensen who has trained and performed with the Royal Academy of Music and flew in from Germany to perform Mr Snow from Carousel, whilst Alex Banfield, a British opera and concert tenor who left King Edwardâs in 2008 performed Mattinata by Ruggero Leoncavallo. Â
Headteacher Clare Savage commented.
âRobin has always insisted that the point of being a musician is to perform, and therefore his commitment to giving every student the chance to play in front of an audience is at the centre of everything he does. The personal loyalty and commitment that Robin has managed to create was evident in every performance on Saturday and it was an honour to see so many students, parents and staff, both past and present, come along to let Robin know how much he means to them.â
Robinâs career has seen him take students on tour across Europe and has included student performances at St Marks in Venice and the Duomo in Florence. The school has also benefited from him leading many varied extra curricular events over the years including Carmina Burana, Handelâs Messiah and Mozartâs Requiem as well as traditional Musicals and Carol Services. Â
In response to a wonderful ovation, Robin acknowledged the constant support and expertise of departmental colleague Heather Harrison and the many other staff and community musicians who have enriched the breadth and depth of music provision at King Edwardâs over the years. His unique talent has been to bring so many young people and adults together to provide a very special experience. Â
Success for Edward Gardiner at English Schools Track and Field Championships in Manchester
On Saturday Edward Gardiner was in a relaxed and focused frame of mind meeting the best throwers in England. This was one of the strongest fields of competitors in over 25 years with so many 50m plus throwers.
After 3 throws the top 8 go through to the final and receive a further 3 attempts. Making the cut was always going to be the first challenge as Edward was ranked 9th out of 13 on the day. He built steadily and then unleashed a new PB of 41.95m in round 3 to secure his place in the final.
He finished in 6th place which is an excellent achievement. A very mature performance and a great experience for him.
Edward now has a packed summer of other events including the North of England Championships in Liverpool and English National Championships in Bedford.
The PE Department is delighted to announce that we, The King Edward VI School, have achieved the School Games Gold Mark Award for the 2021/22 academic year.
This award is to reward and recognise schoolâs engagement (provision and uptake) in the School Games against a national benchmark and to celebrate keeping young people active. We are delighted to have been recognised at this level for our success.
