Congratulations to Oliver Redman on making the shortlist of thirteen finalists selected from all the entries by the Foundation Diploma course teachers in The Northern School of Art’s inaugural Foundation Art Prize competition.

Oliver’s work was chosen from over ninety entries to the competition, which was devised and overseen by the School’s Middlesbrough campus Foundation Art Diploma course to celebrate the talents of young creatives in the North East and Yorkshire and Humber regions.

Oliver  ‘La Sagrada Familia’ was inspired by a recent trip to the city of Barcelona. On this visit, he was taken back by the sheer intricate beauty of this historic building. This links to his project in A-Level art based on architecture

Oliver commented, “When I heard about the competition, I knew it would be a struggle to complete in time, but with much hard work and countless hours spent completing the piece, I was able to finish before the deadline. In a way, it feels topical that this piece would take so much from me, as it was the essence of Gaudi’s life’s work, and took him so long, he was never able to see it completed himself.”

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Year 13 Celebration Evening 

Our Senior Students; Andrew, Will, George and Liam, hosted our annual Celebration Evening on Wednesday 8 May. This was a wonderful evening demonstrating the achievements of our fantastic year group. Watching from the audience, staff felt exceptionally proud as students and Senior Students handed out trophies and awards to each other. 

The tradition of prize giving within King Edward’s is a long one. Many of the trophies have been awarded by former students and staff, proud of their association with the school, whilst others are proudly supported by The Foundation Governors, The Edwardians and Piramal. Once trophies have been awarded, every subject recognises and rewards excellent student progress and achievement. 

The evening was a huge success, interleaved with performances from our talented Music students. Beautifully singing a Taylor Swift song for us were Erin and Katharine; Lucy sang a wonderful rendition of the Sound of Music; the Chamber Choir performed California Dreamin’; whilst Will gave a stunning drum performance. The evening really was a true celebration of the year group, the Sixth Form and all that makes The King Edward VI School and Sixth Form the truly wonderful place it is. 

Congratulations to Year 13 student, Edward Gardiner, on his sporting successes this year.

Edward has competed in the U20’s Discus in the North East and County’s Championship, setting a personal best of 44.57m. Edward is now ranked 8th in the UK and has been invited to the English National Championships in July.

Edward was also selected to represent Northumberland as a second row in Rugby Union where he has competed against Yorkshire and Cumbria.

Well done Edward.