Category: Upper School – King Alfred School
Head’s Blog –
‘The Terror’ of exam-driven assessment
As part of the Rethinking Assessment group, our Head, Robert, is helping to drive conversations around GCSE reform. Rethinking Assessment is a group of state, independent and special schools, business…
The Village Reimagined
The Village has become a rite of passage for Y8 students. Normally taking place in the Summer term students live on site at the school for a week in huts…
Head’s Blog – Thoughts on the 2020 exam fiasco
The last week has been very challenging for students, families and schools throughout the country. How did we get into this mess and what lessons can we learn for the…
GCSE students shine with excellent results
In these most unusual of times, King Alfred School Year 11 students today celebrated their excellent GCSE results which were a real tribute to their hard work over many years….
A challenging year ends on a high note for A level students
After a school year unlike any other, results day had a very different feel this year as Y13 students gathered at Manor Wood to collect their A level results. King…
Life in the Upper School – Welcoming our new Year 7 students
We would normally organise a transition day for the Year 6 students who are moving from Lower School to Upper School and for those students who are entering the school…
Sailing Away – saying goodbye to Edo
After 30 years at KAS, we’re sad to say goodbye to Head of PE, Edo. Here, colleague Claire Murphy pays tribute to a true KAS legend. “Edo left Croatia (then…
Y11 Graduation goes online
The end of Y11 and completion of GCSEs is a big milestone in students’ lives. With lockdown measures meaning large gatherings are banned, the Y11 graduation had to go online…
Making the Unreal, Real – Y8 Photographing Nature
Our Year 8 artists have been inspired by Karl Blossfeldt and Joan Fontcuberta for their recent KAS Connected Learning project. They looked at the work of Karl Blossfeldt who was…
Going for Gold
Y13 student Luca is the first KAS student to achieve their Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award. Take up of DofE awards has been growing and we’re proud of Luca’s achievement…
