Gordon’s rugby players back together again and looking forward to the new season. Last winter Gordon's rugby players notched up the following successes: U16s runners up in the Surrey Cup; Girls U18s Christ's Hospital Plate Winners; Will Lewis, Harvey Hewson, Scott Ross selected for Harlequins U14 Academy; Dolu Aderinola and Jack Bodell selected for Surrey rugby.
Pre-season training kicked off this afternoon at Gordon’s in Rugby, Hockey, Netball and Football. While the rugby players were put through their paces by Harlequins coaches Ed Bowden, Theo Rhodes and Adrian Silvester, the hockey teams were treated to a masterclass with Team GB’s Kathryn Lane. Kathryn, who plays defence in the women’s hockey squad, appeared at her first Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, winning a bronze medal. Last season the school’s 2nd XI finished second in the Super League and three students were selected to play for Surrey Hockey.
While everyone at Gordon's is looking forward to welcoming new and familiar faces for the start of term, counting down the hours is Sandringham’s adorable labradoodle Daphne. She is already waiting by the front door to greet everyone!
Congratulations to Lottie Henden, Lauren Mallindine, Lucy Mocetuba, Theo Lee-Clarke, George Arnold and Millie Johnson who won a gold medal; four silver medals and a bronze medal respectively at the National School Games canoeing championships at Loughborough University on Friday.
Once again Gordon’s can claim to be a truly global school with the news that it has been reaccredited with the International School Award. The award, which helps schools to enrich their curriculums and become part of a global network of international educators, recognises the international partners Gordon’s has with schools in Europe, Asia and Africa. In particular the assessor highlighted the connections with Sudan and the Khartoum International Community School.
Preparations underway for the special event at Gordon’s School on Saturday which will see an open air screening of the film War Horse. Hosted by Armed Forces Charity SSAFA, fundraising evening is being held to mark the centenary of the First World War. Tickets are available through Eventbrite (please click here)with all proceeds going towards SSAFA’s current work helping today’s generation of servicemen and women, veterans and their families across Surrey.
CCF Cadet Dan Farrow ready for his parachute jump at RAF Netheravon, Wiltshire. He was awarded the Gardiner Memorial Award in June, which gave him the chance to tandem parachute jump with the Royal Electrical and Mechnical Engineers. Daniel, who earned a Flying Scholarship with the RAF, was also awarded the Sword of Honour as the most successful Gordon’s CCF Senior Cadet.
Jubilant scenes in the Rec at Gordon’s this morning as students found that despite the tougher new-style exams, over 90 per cent of them had achieved the gold standard of five or more GCSE grades including English and Maths.
Best of luck to all our GCSE students. For those wishing to collect their results from school tomorrow, they will be available for Y11s in the Rec from 10.00am and for Y10s from 11.00am. Results not collected will be posted home.
Doctors in the making - Lexi Genetay, Rebecca Dovenor and Zara Cracroft's A Level results will enable them to study Medicine. Tate Pilgrim, on course with his private helicopter licence, will study for his commercial licence in Leicester. Edrick Ho and Callum Sumpter earned places at Oxford and Cambridge respectively. Josh Papworth, set to read Mechanical Engineering enthused: “All the weeks and months of revision – it’s really great to see it’s paid off”. Click here for A Level Results 2018 in full. Here to see pictures from results day.
Gordon's students at the Taj Mahal, having just completed their Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award expedition in the Indian Himalayas.
Rob Pavis, Deputy Head of Gordon's speaks of the long hours spent by students studying in the school library in order to achieve this year's record-breaking results. Click here to see his interview on Get Surrey.
