Category: Whole School – King Alfred School
Head’s Blog – Considering What Matters in Lower School
Now, more than ever before, it feels like time to pause and consider both what and how we teach in our schools. We have the responsibility and the privilege to ensure that each child’s school experience goes much deeper than their acquisition…
Fireworks Are Back With A Bang!
The legendary King Alfred School Fireworks event is back thanks to our Parent/Staff who’ve been working tirelessly to pull it all together. When: 4-7pm on Saturday 13th November 2021 This great…
TEDxKingAlfredSchool Talks Are Live
The TEDxKingAlfredSchool event has become a highlight of the school calendar and, despite being delayed from February, the September 2021 event didn’t disappoint. Fourteen speakers took to The Phoenix Theatre…
The OA Author Who Learnt To Love Books At KAS
Once students leave The King Alfred School, they go on to careers in every field imaginable. Recently our Old Alfredians office have been welcoming alumnae back to Manor Wood to…
New Sixth Form Centre Opened by Old Alfredian
On Friday 24th September we celebrated the addition of a stunning new building to the Manor Wood campus. The new Sixth Form Centre was officially opened by Old Alfredian Ian Lush…
The Return of TEDxKingAlfredSchool (finally!)
On Sunday 19th September the third TEDxKingAlfredSchool finally took place. Originally scheduled for January 2021 it had been postponed twice due to the pandemic. It was with great joy and…
Meet the teachers: New Deputy Head
There are a few new faces around school this year so we’ve tracked them down to find out a bit more about them. First up it’s new Deputy Head, Al…
Online safety advice for parents
Our Designated Safeguarding Lead, Tracy Preston has written to parents with a helpful guide to online safety. With information on the most used apps, what we teach as part of…
Joys Found in Lockdown – order your copy now
The dark, wintry days of this year’s lockdown feel a distant memory as summer finally seems to have arrived and the world is returning to some semblance of ‘normality’. However,…
