News Archive
Luca and William advance in Townsend-Warner History Prize
Category: UncategorisedIt’s been a sensational start to the Summer Term with news coming in that Year 8 pupils Luca and William have been selected to advance to the second round of the prestigious Townsend-Warner History Prize. This is no mean feat. 1,250 prep school pupils across the country entered the first round of the prize, with More »
Year 5 pottery throw down
Category: UncategorisedYear 5 kicked off the new week in Art on Monday by putting down their pencils and getting messy with a different medium: clay! As part of their recent studies into William Morris, pupils have been designing their own Morris-inspired mugs, and on Monday they got the chance to begin work on bringing these to More »
Celebrating World Book Day
Category: UncategorisedHappy World Book Day! We’ve been busy this week celebrating everything wonderful about books and reading: the younger year groups have enjoyed dressing up for their online lessons as book characters, we’ve heard what our teachers like to read, shared our favourite books in class discussions, enjoyed book-themed quizzes and activities, and listened to a More »
Pupils share lockdown reads for World Book Day
Category: UncategorisedWe love our books at Junior King’s. During the average school day it is not at all unusual to see pupils strolling between classes with their current reads tucked under their arms or cramming in a quick chapter in a sheltered spot in the grounds at breaktime. With World Book Day fast approaching on Thursday More »
Express yourself: Children’s Mental Health Week
Category: UncategorisedOne of our biggest priorities during this period of online learning has been to continue to support our pupils’ sense of wellbeing and to provide a welcoming space where open discussion on mental health is championed. This week marks Children’s Mental Health Week. With the UK in its third lockdown since the start of the More »
Junior King’s Online Education: a balancing act
Category: UncategorisedWith our world thrown off-kilter by the pandemic, we have aimed to provide a sense of stability for our community through our virtual provision and set our sights on delivering the best possible remote education through our Junior King’s Online Education programme. Much of our approach boils down to a balancing act. We are proud More »
