Kings College Guildford

We are pleased to announce there is still some availability for tickets for our energetic and incredible performances of 'Matilda'!

There are 2 dates: Wednesday 26th and Thursday 27th June at 7pm.

We would like to suggest a donation of £5 per ticket.

Tickets available on Parent Pay.

www.parentpay.com

Want to join our fantastic team and help our students thrive?

We are recruiting for:
- Higher Level Teaching Assistant for Physical Disability and Assistive Technology
- Teaching Assistant
- Teaching Assistant with Reading lead

Details can be found on our website:
https://www.kingscollegeguildford.com/vacancies/

Closing date: Monday 17th June 2024

Open Evening 3rd July 2024 We welcome year 10 students and their parents to visit the College and find out more about us and the courses we offer.

Bookings for our Open Evening on Tuesday 1st October are now open. This is for prospective families looking to join Kings in Year 7 for September 2025 Please follow the link below to book your place.

https://www.trybooking.com/uk/eventlist?aid=11826

Congratulations to the mighty Sceptre house on winning the overall competitions today!

Next stop...Sports Day!

What an afternoon of house events! Everything from rounders, quizzes, Dance, Music, chess, boardgames, Maths challenges, Art and crafts meant everyone had a chance to win their house some points.

Oh, and we had a silent disco for Year 9s as well - just for fun!

Cultural Diversity week was rounded off with a selection of delicacies from around the world. Thank you to all of our families who baked and sourced such an wide array of foods and treats. Proceeds collected will be donated by the Kings College Diversity Committee to support charities that help develop international welfare and aid.

A great opportunity for Year 10 students to try a new subject at college ahead of applications in Year 11!

Year 10 Discovery Courses 4th - 25th June 2024 Attend one or more of our subject taster sessions to discover what is possible when you leave school.

Today Year 10 completed the Elite Skills Academy with the Army! They took on different problem solving challenges, developing their teamwork, communication and resilience skills 💪🧠 They also learnt about the variety of careers within the army and the different pathways in.

Some of our Year 9s learnt about future pathways and transferable skills yesterday at the University of Surrey. They took on engineering challenges such as bridge, shelter and raft building, developing their teamwork, communication and resilience skills! A great day!

Congratulations to our Year 7 boys football team after a stunning 8-2 victory last night over Guildford County School in the semi-final of the Guildford schools football tournament. The boys are undefeated this year and are eagerly looking forward to the final, the date of which has yet to be announced.

Yesterday at the University of Surrey, some of our Year 10s took on different maths challenges, whilst learning about exam technique and revision skills. You all showed fantastic reasoning and problem solving skills when tackling those tricky questions! Well done! 👏

JUNIOR OPEN DAY this Saturday from 10am. Free entry and open boys and girls of all ages. Come and give the game a try

On the final day of our trip before the road trip to Calais Ferry Port we have visited the picturesque small town of Bayeux where students saw the world-famous Bayeux tapestry, an embroidered cloth nearly 70 metres long. It depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England. (Group photo taken outside the tapestry museum).

Students also had the opportunity to see the impressive Bayeux Cathedral and enjoyed a walk around this beautiful town.

Our year 11's laid a wreath and Grace read the poem 'Normandy' by Cyril Crain at the British & Commonwealth War Memorial which was built in 2019 to commemorate 75 years since the British & Commonwealth contributions to the liberation of Normandy.

We've had another action packed and varied day yesterday, full of Languages and History activities!

This morning Kings students very much enjoyed a visit to Noémie's goat farm in Firfol. They stroked and fed the goats and then the farmer invited them to taste some of the goats cheese. Many then used their French language skills to buy some of the cheese.

We then travelled to Arromanches-les-Bains, a coastal town. We walked around the town, with students using their French language skills in shops and cafes, where they enjoyed a drink and snack.

In the afternoon we visited Arromanches beach and students created a human Mulberry Harbour wall, to recreate the actual wall constructed by British forces in the sea as part of their liberation strategy.

This was followed by a visit to the circular 360 cinema to watch archival footage filmed by war correspondents n 1944, and then we travelled on to Gold Beach, the landing beach of the British 50th Northumbrian Division. Our final visits of the day were Juno beach and a French supermarket.

Students have had another great, action packed, educational and exciting day in Normandy!

In the morning we visited Pegasus Bridge, the site of the first building and family in France to be liberated from the N**i occupation.

We then visited Ranville British and Commonwealth War Cemetery, where we learnt and reflected on the stories of three British airbourne casualties and a military para dog buried with Pte Corteil -which helped to give students a much more personal and human historical perspective, amongst the 2562 burials.

Next we visited the Catholic Church which has a special corner, dedicated to the British and Canadian liberation of Ranville, the first village to be liberated.

In the afternoon we visited a traditional Cider Farm, a German and American War Cemetery to experience the contrast with the British War Cemetery and Omaha Beach, where 32,000 troops landed.

We've had a great first day on our Languages and History trip to Normandy, visiting the Melville Battery, a key site attacked by the 9th Battalion of The Parachute Regiment as part of D-Day. Thanks to our guides from Anglia Tours.

We had a brilliant time at Guildford College for their Girls in STEM event today! Great to see some of our future engineers building wind turbines, trying their hand at civil engineering, learning about game design and music technology with ACM, and hearing about the future of the automotive industry with Lexus! 🤩

We were visited by Animal Aspirations from the University of Surrey yesterday. The vet students worked with some Year 7/8s to try their hand at different veterinary skills! They prepared for surgery, learning aseptic technique with gloves and gowns, tried some dog bandaging and used the microscopes to help diagnose potential illness. Great fun and lots of learning! 🐶

Very proud of some of our fantastic Year 10s who completed ‘Realise Your Potential’ with the University of Surrey today! They’ve been attending Saturday workshops over the last 3 months in a range of subjects including engineering, law, health sciences and business. Today they presented to family and friends, and attended a formal graduation on campus! Huge achievement, well done everyone 👏 🎓🦌

An unusual lunchtime as we joined in with the spirit of for our own bush tucker trials in a Teacher vs Student competition. On the menu were all sorts of unpleasant things! Well done to all for being great sports - with £370 raised for a great cause!

Some of our students have had the chance to work with the fantastic GASP Motor Project. We've really enjoyed working with some tremendous teachers, learning about mechanics.

Y11 Geography students had a fieldwork trip to the Town Centre as part of their GCSE. The trip enabled students to gain valuable field experience by completing studies based around the theme of urban structures.

Our Year 10 Performing Arts students had a great morning yesterday at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre learning about creative careers within the theatre industry! Students worked with the director, rigged lighting, learnt about backstage roles, heard from drama school graduates and worked with the theatre’s marketing team 🎭

If you're one of our families new to the country, or want some tips for success with English as an Additional Language (EAL), please join us on Tuesday 12th March at 9am.

It's been a great afternoon of house competitions. Everything from the best dancing at a silent disco, to sports, chess and crafts. Well done to all for throwing yourself into it all. Great fun!

The results are in:
1st Mantle
2nd Crown/Orb
3rd Sceptre

Did you know that the Ancient Romans used to wash themselves with oils which they then scraped and flicked off their bodies and threw into a corner of the room- the remains would then be picked up and used as medicines by doctors?

Kings Y7 Latin Club have been learning about this and more in their lessons around the city of Pompeii . As well as the culture, our Latinists have been learning that the Nominative Case is used for the subject of a sentence, and the Accusative for the object. They have been translating passages and making the link between Latin and English words we use today: 'canine' comes from 'Canis' (dog). They have been expertly guided in this by Mr. Bush and Mr. Callaghan from RGS.

Thank you to ’Performance in Education’ for the engaging show ‘Future Forward’ yesterday! Year 8s learnt about the options available to them after GCSEs and the importance of making a plan for their future. Lots of laughs and audience interaction throughout!

Some of our Year 8s had a fantastic few days at the University of Surrey last week exploring higher education! They had workshops about university life and took part in a health sciences subject taster. We ended the week with a graduation ceremony back at school! Well done everyone 🎓👏