Year: 2024
KAS Comments In GCSE Alternatives Article
As a School we are working with groups like Rethinking Assessment and the School Directed Courses Consortium to look at alternatives to the current GCSE system. Leading the charge at…
TEDx Talks Are Live
Back in January we hosted our fourth TEDxKingAlfredSchool event in The King Alfred Phoenix Theatre featuring fascinating talks by students, staff and parents from the KAS Community. The majority of…
Children’s Mental Health Week 2024
This year, Children’s Mental Health Week took place from Monday 5 to Friday 9 February with the theme My Voice Matters. The School ensures, throughout the year, that our students feel…
Head’s Blog – AGM Speech 2024
You can watch Robert’s speech from this year’s AGM here or read the transcript below: Since the AGM this time last year, I can think back on many special School…
Year 4 Enter The Dragon’s Den
The Lower School Library was transformed into a TV studio this morning as Year 4 put their hard work into practice pitching their newly invented food products to a panel…
Serious Clowning Around for UAL
This term, we were excited to watch seven of our Year 12 UAL students performing their Clowning Around piece in The Phoenix Theatre. Students Ella, Libby, Ana, Elise, Amelie, Rosie…
Head’s Blog: Learner attributes supporting learner agency
Deputy Head of Lower School Rachael Herman looks at how we weave learning skills into our curriculum from Reception and how the methods we use adapt as children move…
Year 9 Model UN Conference
Year 9 held a model UN conference to mirror the COP 28 climate conference that took place in the UAE last November. Students had been learning about the theory and…
TEDx Success For Students, Staff & Parents
It was a packed house on Sunday 28th Jan in The King Alfred Phoenix Theatre as 17 brave members of the KAS community took to the stage to give TEDx…
Exploring Kew With Year 7
Students in Year 7 braved the cold snap for a trip to Kew Gardens to launch one of this Term’s Explorations. Explorations are extended projects which are led by teams…
