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Sixth Form Open Evening
We are looking forward to our upcoming Sixth Form open evenings, on Monday 3rd October and Monday 7th November. Prospective students and their parents/guardians are invited to visit between 5.00pm-7.00pm. The evening will start in the Main Hall at 5.00pm, with talks from the Head of KAS, Robert Lobatto, the Director of Sixth Form Takako…
Impressive A level results for proud Year 13 students
It was a day of celebration in the Sixth Form Centre today as the Y13 students picked up their A level results. With 55% of all grades at A*-A, and 95% of the grades A* – C, the results are another ringing endorsement of the Sixth Form’s inspirational teachers, powerful ethos and well-known pastoral support….
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…
New Sixth Form Centre Opened by Old Alfredian
On Friday 24th September we celebrated the addition of a stunning new building to the Manor Wood campus. The new Sixth Form Centre was officially opened by Old Alfredian Ian Lush OBE, CEO Imperial Health Charity and Chair of NHS Charities Together . At the ceremony Ian spoke about his links to the school which…
Meet the teachers: New Deputy Head
There are a few new faces around school this year so we’ve tracked them down to find out a bit more about them. First up it’s new Deputy Head, Al McConville. We asked him to tell us a bit about himself: “I’m Al McConville – short for Alistair, but no-one calls me that – which…
Pop Art Portraits – A Hit For Year 6
Walking past the Year 6 classrooms you can’t help but notice the bright and bold portraits covering one wall of Adele’s room. 6S have been busy looking at pop art and there are artworks inspired by Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein creating a riot of colour. The Lichtenstein-inspired portraits also feature bold descriptive words, which…
Meet the teachers – The PE 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 again and find out a bit more about the teachers in trainers (or the PE Department as we like to call them). Lauren Weston – Director of Sport New…
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…
From KAS to NHS – letter from an Old Alfredian
David Kovar KAS 1988 – 2000 University of Leeds 2003 – 2006 Director of Operational Resilience at North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust I’ve been asked to share a couple of specific memories about my time at KAS, and there are just far too many to put on paper, so I will simply say that…
Perfect poems from Year 6
Students in Adele and Sophie’s Y6 classes have been creating beautiful poems full of characters.
