Balmoral House swept to victory in the Inter-House Athletics this afternoon with China dominating the girls’ houses. The hotly contested events saw dramatic finishes, records broken and an entertaining afternoon of sport and sportsmanship. 

Putting heart and soul into every heat, the ten Houses took on each other this afternoon in the annual Tug of War. With gutsy performances from all, the closely-fought competitions saw China keep their trophy for another year along with Sandringham and equal first in the boys’ tug of war, Balmoral. To view further pictures and buy them, please click here.

Off to London for the finals of the TeenTech awards today with the prototype of a mobility device that will change the face of travel for wheelchair users by allowing them to be in a standing position rather than seated. Best of luck to them.

Holocaust survivor Ernest Simon from the Holocaust Educational Trust shared his testimony to a packed audience in the Rec last night. Mr Simon, who lived in Vienna prior to the Second World War, came to the UK in 1939 aged 8 years old with the Kindertransport to flee the Nazis. He is one of a number of survivors attached to the Trust, which aims to educate young people about the Holocaust and the important lessons to be learned from today.

A hive of activity for Day 3 of Feeling Good Week. Today students were able to buy a posy of Spring flowers to say ‘thank you’ to someone. Sweets were being sold for WAY (Widowed and Young), one of PSHE’s First Give charities and postcards were  written with messages of appreciation.

Feeling Good Week kicked off under the arches at lunch time today where postcards were available for students and staff to write a kind message to friend. A photo booth added further fun and even more of a feel good factor.