Morgan Collins is representing Cambois Rowing Club in the Junior Under 15 Double Sculls.

He has won two regattas this season (Tees and Wansbeck) and came runner-up in two others (Durham and Hexham).

He started rowing in June 22 as part of his GCSE PE and has also been invited to train in the GB camp in Leeds.

Huge congratulations to Morgan in his recent success.

Huge congratulations to KEVI students Cameron Twynholm (Y11) Alan Young (Y10) and George Ovenden (Y9) who represented Northumberland County Schools’ Golf Under 16’s against Durham County at The City of Newcastle Golf Course on Monday 3rd July.

A great experience and achievement for all boys on their golfing journey.

Pictured the Northumberland County U16 golf team – Alan Young (left), George Ovenden (centre) and Cameron Twynholm (right).

Student’s environmental efforts recognised by Northumberland County Council

Now in their 14th year, ‘LOVE Northumberland – caring for our county’ is a campaign that aims to promote the work of the council and its partners in preserving and improving the environment in the county, celebrating community spirit and promoting county pride.

It’s aimed at getting everyone in Northumberland involved in keeping the county clean and green. Northumberland is known for its breathtaking scenery and wide-open spaces, but it also has a reputation for its environmental quality.

This year, KEVI Environment Council submitted an application for the ‘Best Young People’s Project’ and were announced as category winners by the Duchess of Northumberland on Wednesday 22nd June at the awards ceremony held at Alnwick Gardens.

Our Environmental Council is made up of students from Year 10 & 11; their aim is to raise awareness about environmental issues and develop project actions that will make a difference in school and the community. 

Working with Dai Richards from Keep Morpeth Tidy, the students developed and delivered a poster competition inviting young people from a number of schools across Morpeth to design a poster for the litter bins across the town. The competition gained lots of interested, with over 400 entries. The judges had a very difficult task choosing the shortlist, and overall winner. They planned a poster competition to engage children in all the Morpeth schools, inviting them to design posters that would encourage everyone in the town to bin their litter rather than drop it on the ground. Winning posters were then printed and placed onto all the litter bins around Morpeth. First, second and third prizes for the posters were given to pupils in every school with financial support from the Keep Britain Tidy group and support from Morpeth Rotary, The Lions, Town Council and GMDT.

Particular recognition must go to Dylan Sneddon, who showed excellent leadership, organisational skills and dedication to the project, along with Catalina Chaundler-Martinez and Jenny Marriott.

The poster competition created a lot of excitement around the town and in the schools. The feedback that we received from from children who entered their posters into the competition, and also their families was amazing. Everyone was really excited and delighted to see all the posters on display.

Dr Wendy Fail, Vice Chair of the School Governing Body, who attended the awards ceremony, stated, ‘I am extremely proud of all the efforts made by the Environment Council, and I am thrilled that their hard work has been recognised. It was a great privilege to represent KEVI at the awards ceremony and accept the award, along with Dylan and Dai, from the Duchess of Northumberland.”  

We are very proud of their efforts; they support the Net Zero ambition of the Three Rivers and aim to make all of our schools more sustainable. 

Our Environmental Council, supported by Sheila Clark also advise, present and make climate and environmental recommendations to the full School Council (approx. 120 students from year groups 9-13). Regular environmental and climate updates are also provided by the council to every student in KEVI via their Form groups and Form reps. 

Student Google Account/email addresses are changing. All parents and carers have received a letter about this and students have been given the following information:

The change will happen from 6pm on Thursday 15 June. The first part of your email address is the same, but the second part is changing to @kevi.cheviotlt.co.uk. Your password for your Google account will not change. 

Please make a note of your new email address, for example: 

[email protected] 

Your PC/school network login details are not changing. Further guidance can be found here. 

Thank you to the huge number of parents/carers and students who joined us last week at our Supporting Your Child evening where teaching staff shared useful information about important next steps in the move from the Key Stage 3 curriculum to Key Stage 4. Please find the subject presentations here.

Year 11 Rewards Evenings

Last week we celebrated our Y11 students achievements at our annual Y11 Rewards Evenings. These evenings are a well-established tradition, celebrating the endeavours, accomplishments and achievements of all of our Year 11 students. They have excelled in so many fields and it was fantastic to hear of their successes throughout each evening. All students received awards for a variety of achievements from Services to school, the arts, sport, subject progress, attitude to learning and attendance.

Rewards were presented by our guest speaker Simon Taylor OBE and throughout each evening we were also treated to fantastic musical and dance performances from current Year 11 students.

The evening ended with Ms Clare Savage, Headteacher leading thanks to tutors and parents for their support but also to our fantastic Year 11 for the significant contribution they have made to our school during their time with us.

Overall, the evening was a huge success and there was an enormous sense of pride in the room. The evening was a true celebration of all that represents The King Edward VI School. 

Special Awards were given as follows.

Citizenship Award – Kaleb Beadsworth 

For his care and compassion in dealing with a serious incident involving a member of the public.  He acted calmly and swiftly in trying to help this person, giving accurate and helpful information to the emergency services.  Although the situation was highly distressing, he did the right thing and acted in a most responsible manner. 

Services to School Award –  Sophie Fraser

Sophie has been involved in many extra curricular activities; as a member of the ceilidh band, the concert band and the Steel Pan band.  She is also a member of the school Choir and Chamber choir.  She is an excellent performer on the accordion, and cornet and her talents on the Northumbrian pipes mean that she is in high demand to perform at local events. 

Jonathan Phillpott Award –  Augustine Pond

This award is for demonstrating resilience in overcoming challenges.  

Augustine is reflective about work that he finds difficult and he constantly strives to improve. He has made a conscious effort to develop his social skills.  He is always polite, considerate of others and willing to engage in conversation. He is highly respectful and is highly regarded  by his peers and teachers alike. He has repeatedly demonstrated a genuine interest in others and has been involved in charity fundraising activities within school.  He has been reliable and keen to participate in these events to support local charities.  

Jane Mann Award for contribution to the Arts – Eva Clarke

Eva’s contribution to The Arts and the Drama Department has been commendable.  She has taken every opportunity to become involved in all performances as well as extending her talents outside of school. She has excellent flair in producing creative work, supporting others in their performances and submitting an outstanding piece of coursework.  Her dedication and passion for the subject has also inspired her to further her interests in performance, where she will no doubt be extremely successful. 

The Gillian Gordon Sports Award for Girls – Skye Dorrian

Skye has represented the school in numerous sports such as netball, cricket, rounders and Athletics and she has stepped up as a young leader in several sports too. In addition, what is remarkable about this particular student, is the manner in which she has conducted herself during her involvement with the PE department both in lessons and in her many extra-curricular activities.  She is quietly confident, determined and competent, always helpful and always cheerful.

The Gillian Gordon Sports Award for Boys – Ben Hewitt

Ben is an excellent example of someone who has enhanced their educational experience at King Edward’s by getting involved in the wide variety of extracurricular sports that are on offer within our very successful PE Department. He has shown dedication and commitment to both extracurricular clubs and has also represented the school at Football, Athletics and Cross Country. Ben has worked exceptionally hard in both his theory and practical GCSE PE lessons throughout the two year course.