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Children’s Mental Health Week at KAS
To mark Children’s Mental Health Week (3-9 February), our pastoral care team devised a special events programme, sharing helpful advice on maintaining good mental health, highlighting emotional coping strategies, and…
Year 12s lead mental health sessions for Year 7
Community, contribution and collaboration are key values at The King Alfred School. One way we help students to develop these skills is through interaction with other year groups, and our…
KAS community pays tribute to much-loved members
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…
Year 13 Drama performance splits the audience
One of the key modules of our UAL Level 3 Performing and Production Arts course sees students devising their own original plays. This year, our all-female Year 13 cohort crafted…
Benedict Cumberbatch shares Hamlet insights with A level students
Upper School library was the only place “to be” for KAS Sixth Formers recently, where they had the opportunity to quiz actor Benedict Cumberbatch on his portrayal of one of…
“We all have an inner clown”
Year 12 students studying performance created a classic clowning performance which gave everyone the giggles. Choosing to study our UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma in Performing & Production Arts means…
Year 5 raise the roof at The O2
Lower School students channelled their inner rock stars in January as they performed at London’s O2 Arena. Year 5 sang, danced and shook pom-poms to songs by Bob Marley to…
Year 9’s wearable sculpture workshop
Year 9 were tasked with creating wearable sculptures earlier this term in Art. The students drew inspiration from modernist paintings, particularly abstract art, for their designs – resulting in some…
US Civil Rights trip: “We were inspired to fight injustice”
Year 12 and 13 students enjoyed a rich deeper learning experience in December, as they travelled to the United States to learn more about the country’s Civil Rights Movement and…
“Magical” Upper School show wins praise
KAS students brought the house down at Finchley’s Arts Depot in later November with this year’s Upper School show, The Ballad of Raggedy Alice. Performed over two nights, the original…
