St Edmund's School Alumni Relations and Development Office

Adar Poonawalla Academic Hub - Final Update

We are almost at the finish line!

The Adar Poonawalla Academic Hub is undergoing the finishing touches in preparation for the Grand Opening on Saturday 6th July, during Speech Day.

Our journey is almost complete, and we’re thrilled at the wonderful new addition to our school!

We look forward to seeing you there. For catering purposes, could you please register your attendance at [email protected].

⚠️CANTERBURY ALUMNI GET TOGETHER VENUE CHANGE⚠️

Dear Alumni and Friends,
Due to the sudden and unforeseen closing of the Old Coach and Horses, we have relocated our Alumni Get Together to the Duke William in Ickham, a lovely pub with outdoor space and lots of parking!

We look forward to seeing you there, Thursday 1st August, 17:30 to 20:00 for drinks and nibbles!

For catering purposes, please drop us a line at [email protected] to register your attendance.

Please contact [email protected] for more information.

Dear Alumni and Friends,

Our 2024 Newsletter is now finished, and available online.

Please click on the link below, and we hope you enjoy reading it as much as we enjoyed putting together!

https://alumni.stedmunds.org.uk/d/alumni-newsletter/?i=781769

Should you have any questions, don't hesitate to drop us a line at [email protected], and if you are not yet signed up to our alumni network, please join us!

alumni.stedmunds.org.uk

Tickets are available to purchase via the link below:

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/st-edmunds-festival

For those that have not yet had a moment to look at our 275th Anniversary brochure, please find the link below to it - we hope you enjoy!

https://issuu.com/stedmundscanterbury/docs/final_book_275?fr=sYzAwZjY1NTI3Nzg

https://alumni.stedmunds.org.uk/e/alumni-merchandise-shop/

NACE CHALLENGE AWARD

NACE is the National Association for Able Children in Education. It is an independent charity founded 40 years ago that works with schools, education leaders and practitioners nationally to improve provision for more able learners.

The organisation has high expectations. To achieve accreditation a school must demonstrate that it offers outstanding teaching and learning, a high level of challenge for more able students, a culture of high expectations and aspirations and the understanding that ability can be revealed across a range of specific domains and not only in traditional academic subjects.

Following a recent final assessment day on 22nd April (which involved intensive work scrutiny, lesson observations and pupil/staff interviews with an external assessor); I am proud to announce that the school has received a NACE Challenge Award.

It is the culmination of months of effort lead by our Deputy Head (Educational Development) Anya Bensberg, Dr Masterson (our Able and Gifted Coordinator), Heads of Department and teaching staff to refine our academic provision. It further builds on the success of our March 2023 ISI Report in which the school received “Excellent” ratings for both Pupil Achievement and Pupil Development.

The full report has been published on the website and is well worth a read:

https://www.stedmunds.org.uk/about-us/policies-inspection-reports/

However, the key message is encapsulated by the assessor’s comment:

“In all lessons pupils were interested and engaged in their learning. The teachers focused on developing both knowledge of subject content and skills needed to apply this knowledge successfully. In all lessons there was a focus on the teacher’s expertise. The success of the lessons built on skilful teaching and strong interpersonal relationships.”
We are currently the only school in Kent to hold this accreditation.

Head Edward O’Connor said:
“We are delighted to receive this recognition and would like to thank NACE for the invaluable advice and insights they offered throughout the accreditation process. My thanks also go to our academic staff for their continual hard work and dedication for excellence in the classroom.”

Tickets are available for online purchase on the link below,

https://alumni.stedmunds.org.uk/e/275th-anniversary-alumni-gala-dinner/

For those wishing to pay by BACS, please contact us at [email protected].

We also warmly welcome everyone to our alumni chapel service, held in the school chapel, and led by Reverend Simon Allaby (class of '83), on Sunday 30th June at 11am.

Please send us an email at [email protected] should you wish to attend.

We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible on this special evening!

Adar Poonawall Academic Hub April Update

We’re getting to the end zone of this great project!

The crew is now working on the final stages of the Adar Poonawalla Academic Hub, concentrating on the interior space, and we’re hoping to have everything completed by the beginning of June!

Our next update will be at the end of May!

Great time at the Hong Kong alumni get together on Tuesday! It was fantastic to see so many of our ex-pupils and thank you to everyone who came! We look forward to seeing you again soon!

Dear Alumni and Friends

Please find below the latest photos of the Adar Poonawalla Academic Hub.

We are aiming to complete all construction and interior design work by the end of April, with a view to moving into the building by May.

Further photos to follow!

Tickets for our Dinner Gala Reception have been selling steadily, and we are thrilled that we are getting such a positive response from our alumni community!

For those that have not yet booked, tickets are £80.00 per person, and partners are most welcome!

Tickets are available for online purchase on the link below,

https://alumni.stedmunds.org.uk/e/275th-anniversary-alumni-gala-dinner/

For those wishing to pay by BACS, please contact us at [email protected].

We also warmly welcome everyone to our alumni chapel service, held in the school chapel, and led by Reverend Simon Allaby (class of '83), on Sunday 30th June at 11am.

Please send us an email at [email protected] should you wish to attend.

We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible on this special evening!

St Edmund’s U16 Hockey team have just won the National Championship (Tier 3) after defeating Wrekin College 4-1 in the Final in Nottingham.

More information will follow tomorrow but for now, huge congratulations to this talented and committed team!

For those that have not yet contacted us and would still like to come, we’d love to see you so drop us a line at [email protected] to register your attendance!

To get a sneak peak of what you can expect don't forget to watch the festival trailer over on YouTube: https://youtu.be/gcg63A_eVH0

Details of all events, including dates, times, and venue, can be found at https://www.stedmundsfestival.org.uk/ along with full events listing at https://www.stedmundsfestival.org.uk/whatson.

For Ticket purchases, please see the link below and don't forget to use your ALUMNI10 discount code for 10% off all ticket prices.

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/st-edmunds-festival

We hope you enjoy looking through our brochure, with its many fantastic events, and look forward to seeing you there!