Independent School News

Photograph shows: Students tackling Dauntsey’s tough Brecons Challenge Two Lower Sixth students, Freddie and Oscar, have won the Dauntsey’s adventure race, the Brecons Challenge. The race, held in June annually in the Brecon Beacons, involves running over Pen y Fan,...

Pastoral Conference for education professionals proves ‘energising and inspiring’ for delegates from schools across the South of England. On Thursday 16 June, Downe House hosted a conference for pastoral and safeguarding professionals in education - ‘Raising Respect’. The School welcomed...

Formal partnership agreement signed with EliteK12 The Downe House Global Academy is set to continue and expand its online super-curricular courses offered in the Greater China area with the formalising of our partnership agreement with the EliteK12 Education Group and...

Downe House is proud to be the first school to be using VR (Virtual Reality) headsets to help our students become world ready. Our bank of VR headsets are proving to be a big hit with our Sixth Form students...

Photograph shows: Dauntsey’s Third Formers during their Moonrakers Camp Dauntsey’s Third Formers have completed a week of adventure and personal development at the Aberdovey Centre in Wales, in the culmination of their annual Moonrakers programme. This year marks the 25th...

Forres Sandle Manor School in Fordingbridge is thrilled and excited to announce that they have won the highly acclaimed Muddy Stilettos Best Schools Awards 2022 category for Most Innovative Sports Programme. Director of Sport Mr Hancock said: “Amazing news. So...

A pupil in Year 7 at Badminton School is swimming 10 miles in the onsite pool to raise money for Southmead Hospital Charity on Saturday 25 June. Ayushi Turner, 12, from Brentry in Bristol, was inspired to fundraise for the...

The Governors of Fairstead House School and Nursery in Newmarket, Suffolk, are delighted to confirm the appointment of Michael Radford as Head. Mr Radford, who was previously Deputy Head at Fairstead House, has been Acting Head since the beginning of...