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February 2022

  • Annual Global Citizen Awards

    Published 25/02/22

    The Global Citizen Awards are now open! The awards offer students the chance to tackle one of the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals and win fantastic prizes! The KS4/5 Wynter Bee Global Citizen Award is an all-expenses paid trip to Costa Rica to take part in a conservation and development project. For KS3 the Headmaster's Global Citizen Award winner will receive a Red Letter Day experience of their choice. Also included is the sponsorship of a Costa Rican child's education on an ongoing basis. Click here for further details. 

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  • Blooming for Roses

    Published 23/02/22

    Best of luck to netball scholars Jayda and Pippa as they represent England in the England Invitational Squad in the forthcoming Europe Netball Competition in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Jayda, who will captain the side has previously represented the Roses for the Under 21 European Netball Championship in the Isle of Man while Pippa who was part of the squad now features in the team line up.

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  • Farewell Mr and Mrs Pavis

    Published 11/02/22

    After almost eight years at Gordon’s, Rob and Heather Pavis are swapping the leafy surrounds of Surrey Heath for the surf on the North Devon coastline where Mr Pavis will take up the Headship at Kingsley School in Devon.

    Mr Pavis, Deputy Head (Pastoral) and Mrs Pavis, who heads up China House, moved to Gordon’s in 2014 from Steyning Grammar School in Sussex where Mr Pavis was Assistant Head and Director of Boarding.

    While his time at Gordon’s involved leading a five year digital strategy and developing the sport and curricular at the school, it was through the pandemic that his prowess really came to the fore. Who could forget the cartoons, online assemblies, the ‘disappearing’ Japanese cooking lesson? All were enthusiastically devised and implemented by him.

    Reflecting on his years as Deputy Head, Mr Pavis highlighted the Year 7 boarding house, Woolwich as his biggest achievement: “I conceived it, was involved in the design and the building and it has completely transformed boarding here. Whenever you go down to Woolwich it is just packed full of happy kids. It is light and fun, exciting and everything that boarding in Year 7 should be. It’s just magical there”.

    And the most rewarding aspect of his job? “The greatest satisfaction from my work and the biggest joy that I have here is seeing the children happy. I secretly stand by and just look at happy children and I get such a warm glow from knowing that I am part of making that happen. That is the most fulfilling role”.

    For her part, Mrs Pavis confesses to having become really competitive since taking over the helm of China House and supporting her 90 or so charges on pitches, netball courts and other Inter-House competitions. The journey of the girls from nervous arrival in oversized blazers and skirts to their confident departure post A Levels is what she has cherished most about her role at Gordon’s. She said: “I love the job, have always loved it. I have never had a day when I’ve woken up and thought ‘I don’t want to go to work today’.”

    “This has just been the most amazing place to work. When you get into the bones of what Gordon’s is about it’s how much the staff care about each child, I think it is just second to none. It’s something I haven’t experienced in the same depth at other schools. You know every child, what makes them tick -  and blow up! You just know them.  It’s been an absolute pleasure and privilege”.  

    Mr and Mrs Pavis are shown with the picture presented to them today from the recent Whitehall Parade.

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  • Gold for Sharpshooters

    Published 10/02/22

    It’s Gold for Gordon’s Shooting Team competing in the British Shooting Schools Rifle Championships yesterday. James West also achieved an individual Gold in the Intermediate Section while Zoe Chedd, in the Junior Section, notched up a personal best and sixth place with Henry Chedd in the Senior Section shooting a personal best and securing the sharpshooters a Gold place finish in the overall team competition. Congratulations all!  

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  • SEMI FINAL PLACE FOR NETBALLERS

    Published 09/02/22

    Their decisive 45-23 win against Millfield in the Quarter Finals of the Sisters n Sport competition has earned the First VII a place in the Semi Finals in the Under 19 National Cup. Congratulations!

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  • Future Chef Finalist!

    Published 09/02/22

    Her terrific tortellini and perfect posset won over industry judges today in the Regional Final of the Future Chef competition, earning Megan Brock a place in the London final next month! Megan competed against four other students to win the regional round, with the judges declaring her lemon posset “beautiful”! Congratulations Megan.

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  • third team makes finals!

    Published 08/02/22

    After winning all their games in the North West Surrey District Indoor Cricket Competition, our U15 boys now join the boys’ U13 side and girls’ U15 side for the County Finals of the Surrey Cricket competition in March. Congratulations!

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  • connecting with twister

    Published 07/02/22

    Today's theme for Children's Mental Health Week is 'connecting' and for the girls in Victoria House this involved pulling out board games (and Twister!) and spending time connecting with each other. Connecting is one of the school's five boarding aims and every day this week the focus will be on one of the aims, which are designed to promote and develop well-being and mental strength and resilience. 

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  • County Finals for Cricketers

    Published 02/02/22

    Both the girls' U15 side and boys' U13 cricket teams are now through to the County Finals of Surrey Cricket's Indoor Cricket Competition after the boys won the North West Surrey District Championship! Both teams will play in the finals in March. Congratulations all!

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  • reaching for the skies

    Published 01/02/22

    Aged just 17 Leonor Nunes may very well be able to fly a plane before she gets behind the wheel of a car for the first time! For Leonor learned that not only can she wear the coveted yellow lanyard having passed the CCF Instructional Technique Course but she has also just been awarded the ACPS (Air Cadets Pilot Scholarship) by the RAF! “I have always wanted to fly” enthused Leonor, who says she reacted to the news of the scholarship with “disbelief”. The Sixth Form student enrolled in the RAF section of the school’s CCF (Combined Cadet Force) two years ago as a compulsory co-curricular activity in Year 10 and continued on, becoming an Instructor Cadet for the school. She has been gliding in Odiham as part of her CCF but at the end of this month she will travel to Dundee to Tayside Aviation where she will undertake a two week course in flying which will include learning the theory, how to check over an aeroplane and 11 hours of flying with an instructor. All being well - including the Scottish weather - the flying time will result in a solo flight. For further information on the Gordon's CCF, please click here.

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