News Archive
Welcome to Thebes
Category: NewsLast week saw our incredible Senior Play: Welcome to Thebes by Moira Buffini take to the Malthouse Stage. The play featured 30 of our pupils giving heart-wrenching performances of the war-torn land of Thebes. They explored beautifully the way in which a nation can rebuild itself after a war and questioned what makes a good More »
Matt Stonier (OKS) cements his place on Team GB
Category: NewsMatt Stonier (OKS, Marlowe, 2015-20), finished 2nd in the British Athletics Cross Challenge in Liverpool. He won the U23 competition, finishing ahead of Jack Rowe who earlier this year won the Vitality London 10,000m. Matt was awarded his medal by Olympian, Carl Lewis, who is only one of 6 Olympic athletes to have won a More »
CCF Patrols Team develop power to lead
Category: NewsCadets tested their ability to take the lead and motivate a team under pressure in a recent leadership course. Six army cadets participated in a series of leadership scenarios that required them to solve problems and make leadership decisions even in challenging circumstances. The challenging two-day exercise took place in a local military training area, More »
Charity Dinner 2023
Category: NewsWe were honoured to welcome parents and staff at our annual Charity Dinner in aid of our Charity of the Term, Doctors Without Borders (Mèdecins Sans Frontiéres). Dr Barrie Rooney’s speech about her work with this charity made for a truly special evening. Her devotion to MSF and her international efforts in combatting tropical diseases More »
Remembrance Sunday
Category: NewsThe whole school gathered together to remember the British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women involved in the two World Wars and later conflicts. Cadets from the Combined Cadet Force (CCF) constructed a drumhead altar on Memorial Court. Originating in the 18th Century, drumhead altars have provided soldiers with somewhere to pray and More »
Sir Michael Morpurgo (OKS), returns to King’s
Category: NewsSir Michael Morpurgo, returned to King’s for the evening opening the new Middle School Literary Society, named in his honour. He met members of the society in Year 10 and 11 before addressing the school on his experiences as a writer. He spoke about finding inspiration for his stories from his memories of his time More »
