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  • step closer in rugby dream

    Published 13/03/23

    One step closer to realising his dream of playing rugby for England as Enock Addai headed to Bisham Abbey at the weekend to take part in the England’s U17s Development Training Camp!
    The 17 year old A Level student joined Gordon’s Sixth Form in September from his secondary school Lydiard Park Academy, also leaving his club rugby at Royal Wootton Bassett Rugby Football Club and Bath Academy Rugby.
    In his short time at Gordon’s he has been picked for the ACE Academy League and is a regular player for Harlequins U18s.
    The hooker/loosehead prop combines his academic studies with rugby training every day, weight training and games on Wednesdays.
    “I like the physicality of rugby” he says, “the sportsmanship. There are good people in rugby, very supporting. It’s a very good community to be a part of.”
    On hearing the news that he would be joining other England U17 hopefuls, Enock said: “I was pretty happy. It’s my dream to be part of the England team and play rugby, it has been since Year 7!” 

     

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  • Putting their best foot forward

    Published 10/03/23

    Over 100 students and staff are taking part in a walk around the Front Field today to raise awareness for the mental health charity MIND. Year 9 Students researching for their PSHE First Give project found that 16 million people suffer from undiagnosed mental health conditions every year in the UK. Each lap of the 40 they are completing is for those who are suffering.

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  • #National Careers Week 2023

    Published 09/03/23

    A fascinating insight into how a humanities degree not only benefits career prospects but paves the way for life-long learning, was delivered to students by Steve Tibble as part of National Careers Week 2023. Dr Tibble, who specialises in medieval history, now writes books on the crusades and has an honorary role at Royal Holloway University. He explained to students how his academic work had benefited his career in strategy and planning in the corporate and financial communications sectors. Before his presentation, he spent time with students, Deputy Head (Academic) Andrew Reeve and Head of History Chris Coles and signed copies of two of his books for the History Department.

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  • Peace Prize

    Published 08/03/23

    Writing on the theme of ‘peace’, Gordon’s students were finalists in the local heats of the Rotary Young Writer competition. The group of Marco, Rory, Benjamin and Owen were presented with their certificates and vouchers at a special event hosted by The Rotary CLUB of Woking. Jasmine, intermediate local heat winner and Owen the senior winner, will go through to District level. The competition seeks to promote and encourage the work of young, talented people and the winning writers will be published in Rotary magazines. Congratulations all.

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  • Snow stops play

    Published 08/03/23

    The two football games, Gordon's First XI v RGS Guildford and the U14s against Woking High School, scheduled for tonight at the EBB Stadium, home of Aldershot Town FC, have been postponed due to snow. Information on when the games will take place will be available as soon as possible.

     

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  • Snow place like Gordon's!

    Published 08/03/23

    Snowy scenes to greet the new school day with a stunning white blanket on the Front Field.

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  • Live Football Action

    Published 07/03/23

    Two thrilling football games scheduled for tomorrow (Wednesday 8th March) at the home of The Shots as Gordon's First XI football team take on RGS Guildford at Aldershot Town FC's EBB Stadium (High Street, Aldershot GU11 1TW). This game will also be live-streamed by NextGen (click here to watch). All welcome to either support in person or by watching live (kick off 7.30pm)! Tickets £3 for over 18's and free for any under 18's.

    Also playing at the EBB stadium on Wednesday are our Under 14 team when they take on Woking High School (kick off 5.45pm).

     

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  • Winning Throw

    Published 07/03/23

    First place for discus athlete Teddy Gannon, competing for the Red Roses in Sweden. Sixth Form student Teddy  was in a field of 11 athletes from Scandinavia and the UK at the Vaxjo Indoor Throwing competition, where he achieved a throw of 50.66 to win. 

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  • #National Careers Week

    Published 07/03/23

    As far as work experience goes, rower Emilia Hewetson hit the jackpot, spending three days at one of the world’s most prestigious and successful rowing clubs, Leander.

    Mimi was given the opportunity to shadow the Women’s Squad Chief Coach, Ross Hunter, and Assistant Women’s Coach, Richard Chambers, accompanying them during training sessions on and off the water and at athlete briefings.  

    She met GB rowers, world champions and Olympians, all of whom took the time to answer her questions and give her plenty of rowing/career advice.  

    Many of the coaches there were trained by Gordon’s Rowing Coach, Alan Inns, a three times Olympic cox and former GB national and Olympic coach.

    “It was such an incredible experience” enthused Mimi, “It was like a different world. Their training schedules are so intense. It has inspired me to want to get to that level.”

    “It was so good to see it from a coach’s perspective and also talk to the rowers” says Mimi, adding: “rowing is so demanding but what you get back from it is worth it in terms of the friendships you make and when you get to that high level, you can go anywhere in the world”.

    Now back to studying and training for the school rowing team, Mimi is determined to find a university that also offers rowing!

    All students in Years 10 and 12 complete a week's work experience during the school year. For further information on careers education at Gordon's, please click here.

     

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  • Oarsome Performances

    Published 06/03/23

    Personal bests achieved for almost all the rowing team, who put in some great performances at the National Indoor Rowing Championships. For the Year 8s it was their first ever race and for Years 9 and 10 their inaugural indoor race. Stand out rows from Amber, who came seventh out of 243 competitors and Charlie 11th out of 253 with the two James’s both in the top ten in their races. The Girls’ Junior Relay team came 12th out of 93 and the Boys’ Junior Relay 15th out of 89. Congratulations all!

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  • Evening with Guvna B

    Published 06/03/23

    Double MOBO award-winning rapper Guvna B (Isaac Borquaye) shared from the heart some valuable insights about life, love and faith in the Chapel on Friday evening -  and also treated students and guests to some of his rapping. 

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  • National Careers Week

    Published 06/03/23

    A packed programme of events lined up to mark National Careers Week. Competitions, quizzes and a host of interesting Insight Talks into careers from major industries including creative, business, tech and IT, healthcare, communications business management and engineering. Further information available on the careers page. Click here to view.  

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