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Category: Whole School – King Alfred School

Where can I get KAStonbury tickets?

18th June 2025

  Tickets are on sale now for the event of the year…KAStonbury! Where the KAS community comes together in the sunshine (fingers crossed) to celebrate everything KAS. When: Saturday 5th…

TEDx Talk triumphs for students, staff & parents

11th June 2025

“TEDx isn’t just an opportunity to speak, it’s an opportunity to make connections.” The fifth iteration of TEDxKingAlfredSchool saw 15 speakers take to the stage in the school’s Main Hall…

KAS celebrates a successful ISI inspection

19th May 2025

The whole KAS community is today celebrating our latest inspection report, which has just been published. Inspectors from the Independent School Inspectorate (ISI) praised the school for helping students become…

Spotlight on: Modern Foreign Languages

13th May 2025

The vibrant Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) department at The King Alfred School allows students to learn French and Spanish. In the spirit of the school’s philosophy, our MFL provision also…

Studying Shakespeare – from Lower School to Sixth Form

14th March 2025

As the world’s most famous playwright, the works of William Shakespeare can be enjoyed at any age – as KAS students from our Lower School and Sixth Form recently had…

Unplugged 2025: music and togetherness

11th March 2025

Our annual Unplugged concert took place the week before half-term – and was as fantastic as ever. Students from Years 6 to 13 took to the Main Hall stage, performing…

KAS community pays tribute to much-loved members

4th March 2025

At this term’s King Alfred School Society AGM, tribute was paid to two very special and valued members of the KAS community: Sarah Phillips and Kara Conti. Sarah stepped down…

How parents can navigate the dangers of smartphones

2nd December 2024

The King Alfred School and KASparents were thrilled to welcome UCL professor Dr Kaitlyn Regehr last week for a discussion on navigating the dangers of smartphones for children. Titled ‘The Smartphone…

Head’s Blog: Resilience In Focus

28th November 2024

Karen Thomas, Head of Lower School appears in the current issue of Absolutely Education magazine as part of an article called ‘Developing Resilience in Schools’. You can read the whole…

Keeping your children safe online

25th November 2024

Digital devices and platforms are an ever-greater presence in all our lives – something which presents many opportunities, but also various risks.  We appreciate that this is a key concern…

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