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Spotlight on: Modern Foreign Languages
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 offers many opportunities for deeper learning and personal development. French is taught from Reception (ages 4-5), and language lessons continue to be core to the…
An emotional farewell to our Year 11s
Happy tears were shed at our annual Year 11 Leavers’ Breakfast, as students, parents and staff gathered to mark the start of GCSE study leave. Form tutors shared words of praise for each of their students, whilst Head of Year 11 Lynne Sasson emotionally recounted their collective journey over the five years of Upper School….
Creativity brings cultures together
Displaced young people visited The King Alfred School over the course of eight weeks for a project that saw the sharing of cultures, cuisines and creativity. KAS students collaborated with the Babylon Migrants Project, an organisation that encourages personal development, teamwork, and self-expression in young people from refugee, asylum seeking and migrant backgrounds. In four…
Parents marvel at end-of-term exhibition: “A clear love of learning”
Two fantastic student exhibitions took place at the end of Spring Term, with Years 7 & 8 proudly showing off the culmination of a term’s work. Year 7 Parents were invited into school to view Year 7’s final projects based on two enquiry questions: ‘Is space exploration ethical?’ in STEM and ‘Should we fear or…
Ski trip 2025: a student (and teacher’s) perspective!
This year’s annual ski trip saw a group of 40 KAS students travel to Val di Fiemme in the Dolomites, Italy, for five days of fun on the slopes, accompanied by five teachers. Below you can read two accounts – one by a student, the other by a teacher – of the trip, and also…
Spotlight on: Classics Choice
KAS students with a passion for classical civilisations took a deep dive into Ancient Rome last term as part of our Upper School co-curricular programme. Having selected Classics for their Friday afternoon ‘Choice’ activity, the students – Hugo C, Inigo W (both Year 8), Tate K and Georgiy V (both Year 9) – decided to…
Berlin trip brings History to life
Year 10s studying GCSE History travelled to Berlin during Spring Term to experience some of the city’s historic sites. The trip brought new depth to their learnings on The Cold War, with visits to landmarks including the Brandenburg Gate, Checkpoint Charlie and the Berlin Wall. They also visited the Stasi Museum, where political prisoners and…
Mathletes find the positives following maths challenge
Mathletes representing The King Alfred School took part in the UK Maths Trust (UKMT) Team Challenge this term, travelling to the City of London School for a regional heat. With four rounds and 24 teams competing, the event tested the Upper School students’ mathematical problem-solving abilities while also developing their teamwork and communication skills. The…
Bravo! Our French Drama Festival celebrates 10 years
Young linguists used their French speaking skills to dramatic effect this month at the 10th installment of our French Drama Festival. The annual event welcomes students from different schools, who perform an extract from a play in front of parents, fellow students and the all-important jury members – all in French. Texts selected by participants…
Studying Shakespeare – from Lower School to Sixth Form
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 the opportunity to appreciate. In the same week as World Book Day, Sixth Formers journeyed to The Bard’s birthplace for an enriching educational trip, whilst…
