Category: Upper School – King Alfred School
Sporting Success for KAS Students
Congratulations to Louis in Year 11 and Maddie in Year 13 who have both had fantastic success in their chosen sports so far this academic year. Earlier this term, Louis…
Spanish Success for Sixth Form Student
Congratulations to Lucy in Year 13 who was runner up in the University of Glasgow Essay Competition! The entry was for Bulletin of Advanced Spanish. Lucy, who is hoping to…
A Parents’ Guide to SOCS
The PE Department have launched a new tool, SOCS, which will help keep you informed about sports fixtures here at KAS. SOCS provides easy access to information about teams, match…
Taking Refuge In Poetry
To celebrate National Poetry Day in Upper School, students were challenged to write a poem on the subject of ‘Refuge’. There were many very moving entries which gave the English…
Year 7 Camp 2023
The beginning of the new academic year brought about another Year 7 camp for our latest cohort. This time, the students were taken to Somerset for a week of bonding…
Meera Syal Visit Brings Literature to Life
KAS Literature is a school directed course (SDC) that the School introduced this year as an alternative to the GCSE Literature qualification. This exciting development comes from the School wanting…
Namibia Trip 2023
During the 2023 Summer Term, a group of staff and Year 11 students went on a unique trip to Namibia for two weeks. This amazing opportunity involved volunteering at a…
KAS Races at ISA Skiing Nationals
This Autumn Term, a group of students participated in the ISA skiing nationals at Hemel Hempstead Snow Centre. It was fantastic to see them come away with some good results…
Year 7 Exploration Takes Off
As part of the interdisciplinary curriculum followed by our Year 6-8 students, our new Year 7s were bringing together Science and Design as they built and tested paper rockets. This…
Exploring San Sebastian
At the end of the Summer Term, 23 Year 10 students and 1 Year 12 student embarked on the annual Spanish trip, accompanied by Ander, Nuray and Camilla, to enrich…
