Preparations are well underway for tonight’s World Book Night, a fundraising event where books and money are donated to vulnerable members of society without access to books. Students have baked and decorated cakes for the event, which will be sold together with winning bookmarks from the World Book Day competition.

Three months of preparation for the Ten Tors training in Dartmoor came to an end this morning. The hardy bunch of students have endured rain, snow and freezing temperatures – often before sunrise - three times a week throughout the term.

A fantastic array of silverware was presented at the Parade on Sunday. Cups included those won at the Godalming Performing Arts Festival for individual performances as well as the Semper Fidelis choir; the Boys' Choir; Solo Strings category and the Jazz Ensemble. There were rosettes from national equestrian events and the Gordon's golf team received their European Schools Team Championships Golf Trophy. U16s rugby players scooped the Worth Schools Rugby 7s Trophy and Y10 netballers were crowned Surrey Champions for the fourth consecutive year.

Not only did they win their class at the Godalming Performing Arts Festival, scoring an outstanding 97 per cent, but the Gordon's Jazz Band - less than a year old - won the overall band category and returned to school with the Jericho Cup. Congratulations on a great performance.

We wish our visitors from Khartoum International Community School a safe journey home and welcome seven students from Columbus State University, Georgia, enrolled on a course entitled 'A Comparison of Education Systems: USA and UK'. They have identified Gordon’s as ‘unique’ and have come to experience teacher-student learning here and observe best practice.