Category: Upper School – King Alfred School
A Walking Tour through the History of the Stuart Dynasty
Our A level History students took a walking tour around London before the end of term. Here is what two students had to say about the trip: Lily: “We started by looking at the Great Fire of London Memorial. We learnt the royal society used to conduct experiments in a room underneath the monument, but…
Festival de Théâtre francophone 2024
This half term, KAS was excited to welcome 13 schools for the 9th annual French Drama Festival. Each school prepared a short piece of French theatre to perform in front of a panel of judges, all hoping to win one of six prizes: Best Play, Best Lead Performance, Best Performance in a Supporting Role, Best…
Sunny Ski Trip to Sestriere
When February half term rolls around it’s a welcome chance to relax, regroup and find peace in the winter darkness….unless you’re taking 80 students to the Italian Alps for an epic ski trip! The grand scale of this year’s ski crew meant that two separate groups set off from the School on a grey Sunday…
See Andrew Scott in Vanya at The Phoenix
The King Alfred Phoenix Theatre is excited to announce that it’s showing the National Theatre Live recording of Vanya starring Andrew Scott on 26th March at 5pm. Andrew Scott (Fleabag) brings multiple characters to life in Simon Stephens’ (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) radical new version of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya. Hopes,…
A Parents’ Guide to SOCS
The PE Department have launched a new tool, SOCS, which will help keep you informed about sports fixtures here at KAS. SOCS provides easy access to information about teams, match details, and results for those of you whose child/children participate in sport at KAS. You will be able to find out in just a few…
A level results success for our students
Year 13 students were happy to be back in School for the day today as they collected their A level results. With 50% of all grades at A*-A, and 90% of the grades A* – C, the results reflect the hard work and dedication of this group of students. For many of them this would…
Matilda Brings The House Down
Students in Lower School (and two Upper School performers) pulled off a fun and fabulous production of the Matilda musical which played to full houses and smiling faces in the penultimate week of term. Led by Head of Lower School, Karen Thomas, Deputy Head of Lower School Rachael Herman and Year 2 teacher Natalie Petzal,…
Camps Bringing Students Together
At the start of the Autumn Term students in Year 7 and Year 12 headed off on camp. As entry points, where students join from other schools, camps are a great way to build bonds between a year group. They offer the chance to learn self-reliance, leadership and teamwork. We want children to experience something…
Meet The Teachers: New Upper School Teachers
We’ve got new staff in the Upper School so if you see them around, say ‘hi’. Here’s a bit about them: Name: Hannah Sheath Role at KAS: Mathematics teacher, 6-8 Physical World (STEM) Teacher, Year 13 Tutor. Teaching career: I have been teaching for Mathematics and Further Mathematics for three years. My previous school was…
Meet The Teachers – The English Department
What makes King Alfred School so special? Ask any of our students and they’ll say ‘the teachers’ – so we thought we’d peek behind the curtain and find out a bit more about some of our fabulous teachers. Alex Marrion – Head of Department Alex has been Head of English at KAS…
