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Lower School students make their mark
Lower School students have all left their mark after taking part in a big drawing project which took over the Lower School Hall. Each year group was allocated a different colour and, taking a marker in each hand took turns to lay down on the floor-sized canvas and make circular designs using their whole bodies…
Art and inspiration in Venice for Sixth Formers
A level students studying Art and Design and Three Dimensional Design visited Venice over half term to take in the contemporary visual arts exhibition. Students were organised into small ‘family’ groups who would decide each day which exhibitions they wanted to go and see. Students were also given plenty of time to reflect on what…
Telling the truth through poetry
October saw fierce competition break out among staff and pupils as the annual poetry competitions were announced. Staff and pupils submitted poems on the subject of ‘Truth’ while students from Years 7,8 & 9 were treated to a performance and workshops with poet, Adisa. The winners of the student poetry competition are powerful and poignant:…
Finding friends and facing fears on Y7 camp
In mid-September all our Y7 students put down their books and pick up their rucksacks and head off on camp for a week. The aim is to bring together the students who’ve moved up from our Lower School and those new to KAS for some team and confidence building, adventurous activities. Here are some of…
Tickets on sale now
The wonderful KAS Parent/Staff have once again organised a fabulous night of fireworks and tickets are now on sale. Expect delicious food, a well stocked bar, wonderful mulled wine, kids entertainment from the Flying Seagull Project, dazzling stilt walkers, great music and the best fireworks display in North London. Get your tickets now as…
Artists impressions
In the Main Hall of the school there are some new artworks on display. One of the lovely new additions are a plethora of plaster casts by our new Y7 students. At the end of Y6 the teachers and children thought it would be a good idea to reflect on their time in Lower School,…
Hard work pays off with excellent GCSE results
King Alfred School Year 11 students celebrated today with a set of excellent GCSE grades. The school continued to demonstrate how it supports all of its students to achieve great results with over a third of results at grades 9 and 8 and half at grades 9-7. Overall, 96% of results were graded 9-4 which…
Outstanding A level results for our students
There were smiles all round at King Alfred School as the Y13 students picked up their A level results. With over a third of all grades at A*-A, and 91% of the grades A* – C, they are now looking forward to their next step, with the majority of students securing places at their first…
Worming our way to sustainability
A couple of years ago, we started worm composting in Ivy Wood to deal with the waste from the children’s morning and afternoon snack, cookery left-overs such as egg shells and birthday cup-cake wrappers. This term, Eco MAD club set up two new worm composting bins to add to the four that are already up and…
KAStonbury: bringing the community together
The sun shone and the sound-system was turned up to 11 at this year’s KAStonbury. With musical performances from across the school, stalls, games, the forge, grafitti wall, tasty food, cakes and cold beverages, it couldn’t have gone better. Parent and organiser, Kirsten was beaming (between drawing the raffle and managing the event). She said:…
