School News

Csaba Dolak

Welcome to New Staff

I am Csaba Dolak, part of the faculty responsible for teaching the arts in the Upper School. Born in Hungary, after my studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest I settled in England 17 years ago, where amongst...
Duncan Evans

Welcome to New Staff

Duncan Evans - Learning Support Assistant I originate from Oxford where I grew up with my family and attended a school that was run by an inspirational Head Teacher who gave pupils the opportunity to explore their creativity and investigative nature....
Fran Crichton

Welcome to New Staff

Fran Crichton - Willow Kindergarten Teacher This September, I made a move across the playground from my work as Little Kindergarten and Parent and Child Group Leader in Ash Kindergarten to become Kindergarten Teacher in Willow. Accompanying me were the...

Steiner Waldorf Education – an overview

Steiner Waldorf Education seeks to guide and support children through the natural phases of development, encouraging them to grow into resourceful, warm-hearted, flexible and practical adults. This education recognises childhood as a journey that needs to leave time for the unfolding of the...
Louise-Tiley

College News – 2012

Chair of College of Teachers – Louise Tiley After taking a short break from our Thursday evening College meetings to spend time focusing on a course I returned mid February and took on the task of chairing College (the management...
by Yasmin Stephens

Class 11 History: Religious Conflicts

No-one living in the modern world can have escaped reading about, or even witnessing the escalations in religious intolerance, conflicts and disputes that have been happening in the world in recent years. In the Class 11 History main lesson in...
Class 10 leavers July 2012

Farewell to Friends – Class 10

Our Class 10 Leavers in July 2012 were: Florian Bright Grace Broughton Sebastian Coxon-Aristizabal Eszter Dolak Holly Harrison Sarah Hewland Benjamin Kirkman Eva Konczak Jenny Konig Brendan Liddiard Joseph Lynn William McGrotty Philip Morley Caroline Shallcross  Alicja Smith Ruby Steege...
Carole Broughton

Farewell to friends… Carole Broughton

As a school, we were sad to say goodbye to Carole Broughton, who was Willow Kindergarten teacher from 2005 to 2012. Prior to this, Carole was Kindergarten assistant to Kathy Bean while she did her Kindergarten teacher training. Carole has been involved with...
Solar-Roof-2

Solar Roof Project

Rising energy prices, climate change and energy security problems are challenges that affect us all. Most of the time we are confronted with negative and depressing news about this, but today we can bring you some very positive news! When...
Muhammad by Leah Gayer

The Rise and Fall of the Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Empire was founded in Asia Minor in the 11th century AD, and rose to become a formidable world power; the greatest Islamic empire the world has ever seen. In some ways it could be seen as a continuation...