They've done it! The U16s have won through six rounds of the ESFA national competition to reach the final and will take on Brooke House College at Stoke City FC in what is set to be a thrilling game. For all the action, watch ESFA TV from 6pm tonight (click here to view). Best of luck to the squad. #BleedGreen!
Congratulations to our Ten Tors teams for not only achieving the 35 mile cross country challenge but breaking a school record in the process! The Year 10 students made the event in 17 hours - the best time in 24 years! Two teams from Gordon's joined over two thousand students for the Army's 60th Ten Tors event over two days. Their participation was the culmination of months of early morning training to ensure they were at the peak of fitness. Misty conditions made their orienteering skills even more important as they set off carrying all they needed to complete their route and stay out overnight safely. Both teams reached checkpoint 7 on the Saturday evening meaning they had just three tors to conquer before the finish the next day. First over the finish line was Gordon’s A Team at 11.24am with the B Team hot on their heels at 11.36am.
Talks and workshops on everything from music to film, to graphic designing, photography, drama and technical to name but a few, are here today for a Creative Arts Careers Day that has something for everyone. Delighted to also welcome students from St John the Baptist School, Woking and Woking High to the careers day.
Just hours to go until the Gordon's Model United Nations Conference 2022, which will see 70 students from eight schools engaged in healthy debate and discussion over the next two days. Best of luck to all those taking part this year.
A stunning array of art and photography on display in the Gym as tonight sees the opening of the GCSE Art and Photography Exhibition. All welcome to come and enjoy the artistic talents of the GCSE students from 6pm to 7.30pm tonight.
Delighted to have been shortlisted for The Times Boarding School of the Year Award. The award, which will be announced in June, recognises innovation, imagination and efforts to develop children in ways that go beyond academic achievement and the league tables as well as maintained continued excellence. Gordon’s is one of eight schools across the country to have been nominated. Thank you to all in our community for your support and hard work in helping to make our place on the shortlist possible.
Delighted to welcome HRH Princess Eugenie and Julia de Boinville to our Insight Talk, in which they provided a fascinating look at their work with the Anti-Slavery Collective. The Anti-Slavery Collective was founded in 2017, with the aim of eradicating modern slavery for around 40 million people worldwide. Their work involves raising awareness of this global epidemic and encouraging law enforcement agencies, policy makers, journalists, academics, NGOs, companies, individuals and survivors to collaborate and share ideas on the fight against human trafficking. The two of them are pictured with Gordon’s Headmaster Andrew Moss.
Nail-biting performances by the U18 Girls’ tennis team against Cranleigh School yesterday, in which they pushed their opponents all the way before narrowly missing out on a place in the regional stage semi finals of the Aberdare Cup, a national competition. The final result was 4-2 to Cranleigh with three of the six rubbers being decided on championship tie breaks, meaning it really could have gone either way. Particular credit to Elena, who picked up two wins, including a doubles victory alongside Genna where the pair saved five match points! Thank you to Cranleigh School for hosting.
Teachers at Gordon’s are set to partner teachers across the world in lower income countries to support them and improve learning outcomes for the children in their schools.
The partnership with the Commonwealth Education Trust will initially see six Gordon’s teachers linked with 12 teachers from partner schools. They will meet virtually, using the Trust’s Teach2030 course as a basis for their own areas of focus as their partnerships develop.
During their INSET Day programme at the start of the Summer Term, Betty Abeng, CEO of the Commonwealth Education Trust (far right), formerly known as the Commonwealth Institute, addressed teaching staff. Pictured with Ms Abeng are (left to right) Hannah Bedding, Mia Underwood, Rebecca Suarez and Ramla Ali. For further information on the partnership, please click here.
Practicing at Formby Golf Club in Liverpool this morning, three of our students will be hoping to make it a hat-trick of wins at the Independent Schools National Finals. Gordon’s won the ISGA Schools Cup last year and the year before and were runners up in 2019. Wishing them all the best in today’s competition.
The Surrey Hills was the destination for some 100 Year 9 students at the weekend, who were taking part in their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh's Award practice. Setting off from Newlands Corner, the group carried all the equipment and sustenance they would need for their overnight stay at the Bentley Copse campsite. The following day they returned to Newlands Corner. The students will undertake the final expedition in May. Best of luck to all of them!
Staff and students paid tribute to Gordonian Christian Rowe last night by planting a memorial tree outside the new 3G and taking each other on in a football match. Christian, a gifted Slough Town footballer, left Gordon’s four years ago to pursue a career in the game. The Old Boys ended up 7-5 winners in this new annual event.
