Tonight sees the second night of the sell-out performances of the Lower School production of Matilda Jr the Musical. Both the cast and production team are Key Stage 3 students, all of whom have been working tirelessly since their return to school in September and by all accounts the show is an absolute triumph.

A novel fundraiser for students, to be sponsored for reading, is an absolute success story with a phenomenal £1,810.50 raised for ‘Read for Good’ Charity and an amazing 86,541 pages devoured by KS3 bookworms. Twelve students read over 1,000 pages each in the 14 day readathon, which saw Years 7, 8 and 9 with their heads buried in their favourite books and reading to Sixth Form volunteers. China House topped the reading leaderboard with Buckingham House in second place. The money raised for Read for Good will send books and storytellers into hospitals to brighten up the days for sick children. Congratulations all on reading your way to such a fantastic result!

The Pipes and Drums have been awarded Best Drum Corps in the Pipe Band contest hosted online by Lathallan School. Individual pipers also excelled, receiving first place in solo contests. The competition is a great start to the 80th Anniversary year of the Pipes and Drums playing in West End! Congratulations to all those taking part. For more information about the Pipes and Drums, click here.

Congratulations to our newly-appointed Senior Student Leadership Team (left to right) Deputy Head Boy Alfie Cornwall; Head Boy Callum Keigher; Head Girl Evie Evans and Deputy Head Girl Connie Carr. The four, who will begin their duties in January, were appointed after submitting a CV and letter of application as well as attending an interview with the Gordon's Head, Deputy Head and Chair of Governors. Among their duties will be attending school events, co-chairing meetings, providing assistance and co-ordinating Senior Prefect Teams while fulfilling the school's five character values of courtesy, integrity, diligence, enthusiasm and resilience. Wishing them all the best of luck in their new roles. For more information on their roles and responsibilities, please click here.

The hockey team set themselves a running challenge, raising over £1,200 for the NHS during the pandemic. Today this and other examples of how Gordon's gives back, will be presented to judges at the magnificent Goldsmiths' Hall in London as part of the national finals of the Goldsmiths' Company Awards for Community Engagement. Best of luck to all those taking part in the presentations.

For their compelling arguments on patriarchy no longer being dominant in modern society, Victoria House claimed the top spot in Inter-House Debating, with China and Buckingham in second and third place. Next week sees the turn of Years 9-10 who will debate whether 'this house believes climate change is a technological challenge that can be overcome'. Congratulations Victoria and best of luck to those representing their Houses in the next round of debates.