St Edward's School Podcast

#028 - Welcome back to the St Edward's School Podcast, the place where we talk to staff, parents and pupils to find out more about life at the school. This is the place to keep up to date and in touch with our school.

Now in this episode we’re talking with teacher Katie Wilcox all about life in Year 3! Katie will discuss what life is like in Year 3, how St Edwards handles the transition between year groups and how Katie herself transitioned from teaching Year 2 to teaching Year 3.

So come with me now as we step into Year 3, with Katie Wilcox.

St Edward's School online
www.stedwards.co.uk 

#027 - Welcome back to the St Edward's School Podcast, the place where we talk to staff, parents and pupils to find out more about life at the school. This is the place to keep up to date and in touch with our school.

Now in this episode we’re talking with Alex M (Upper Sixth) and Shaniqua M (Lower Sixth) in the Sixth Form at St Edwards.

They’re going to tell us about being House Captain and Department Prefect, what the Ivy House Programme is and the other opportunities they have access to in Sixth Form.

Let’s get into it right now.

St Edward's School online
www.stedwards.co.uk 

#026 - Welcome back to the St Edward's School Podcast, the place where we talk to staff, parents and pupils to find out more about life at the school. This is the place to keep up to date and in touch with our school.

Now British Science Week is coming up so we thought we'd invite the Head of Science at the Prep School, Ruth Gage, to talk with us on this episode about Science at St Edward's, how the School will be taking part in British Science Week and the benefits on pupils' learning. 

So come with me now as we speak to Ruth Gage, Head of Science at the Prep School.

St Edward's School online
www.stedwards.co.uk 

#019 - Welcome back to the St Edward's School Podcast, the place where we talk to staff, parents and pupils to find out more about life at the school. Now today is 3 March 2022 and it’s World Book Day. So we thought it only too appropriate to jump back to an episode earlier in the year with the Librarian at the Senior and Sixth Form, Laura McIsaac Bailey.

Laura will tell us why it’s so important students read as much as possible, the positive impact it has on their learning at school and how to inject passion and encourage reading among children.

But we’ll also get to hear some wonderful book recommendations from Laura for parents looking to get back into reading themselves.

That’s all coming up in this episode, so come with me now on World Book Day as we step into the world of books with Laura McIsaac Bailey.

St Edward's School online
www.stedwards.co.uk 

#025 - Welcome back to the St Edward's School Podcast, the place where we talk to staff, parents and pupils to find out more about life at the school. Now in this episode we’re talking to Head of Lower School, Nick Martin.

Nick will guide us through the things a Year 6 pupil should expect as they head into Year 7, what steps he takes to help reduce their anxieties, and the common questions and concerns he often hears from pupils.

But he’ll also talk to us about the new opportunities available to Year 7 and what advice he would give to current Year 6 pupils.

So come with me now as we speak to Head of Lower School, Nick Martin.

St Edward's School online
www.stedwards.co.uk

#024 - Welcome back to the St Edward's School Podcast, the place where we talk to staff, parents and pupils to find out more about life at the school. Now in this episode we’re talking to the Senior School Physics Teacher, Liz Hammond.

Liz will tell us when her love for science started, how she got into teaching and how she ended up at St Edward’s.

But she’ll also take us into the Science department at St Edward’s where we’ll find out how she engages lower school students and what Science Club is all about.

So come with me now as we speak to Physics Teacher, Liz Hammond.

St Edward's School online

www.stedwards.co.uk

#023 - Welcome back to the St Edward's School Podcast, the place where we talk to staff, parents and pupils to find out more about life at the school. Now in this episode we’re talking to 4 Year 7 students at the school, Bryher, Bella, Dexter and Will.

They’ll tell us all about their day to day in Year 7, what co-curricular activities are available to them and what it was like for each of them going from Year 6 into Year 7.

This episode is great, we get to hear everything Year 7 has to offer at St Edward’s, so come with me now as we jump into this conversation with Bryher, Isabella, Dexter and Will.

St Edward's School online
www.stedwards.co.uk

#022 - Welcome back to the St Edward's School Podcast, the place where we talk to staff, parents and pupils to find out more about life at the school. Now in this episode we’re talking to Deputy Head Academic Senior School, Chris Reynolds, as well as Year 10 pupil, Darcy.

Chris will guide us through the process of choosing GCSEs, what a ‘preset option block’ is and, how can parents support their children when picking subjects.

But we’ll also hear from Darcy, she’ll tell us what subjects she’s picked, how studying at GCSE is different to studying at Lower School and what advice she’d give to pupils currently in Year 9.

That’s all coming up in this episode, so come with me now as we speak to Deputy Head Academic Senior School, Chris Reynolds and Year 10 pupil, Darcy.

St Edward's School online
www.stedwards.co.uk

#021 - Welcome back to the St Edward's School Podcast, the place where we talk to staff, parents and pupils to find out more about life at the school. Now in this episode we’re talking to the cast and crew of the upcoming Seussical the Musical at St Edward’s. 

That means we’ll be hearing from some of the students, Jack, Issy and Hugo. They’ll be telling us all about the musical, when it’s happening, what the story is and what characters they’ll be playing. 

But we’ll also get to hear about rehearsals, the behind the scenes of the show and what it’s like for each of them being a part of a big school production. 

So come with me now as we speak to Jack, Issy and Hugo about the St Edward’s Seussical the Musical.

St Edward's School online
www.stedwards.co.uk

#020 - Welcome back to the St Edward's School Podcast, the place where we talk to staff, parents and pupils to find out more about life at the school. Now in this episode we have two guests and we’re talking about Admissions. Esther O’Reilly-Cain is the Admissions Manager at the Prep School and she’s joined by Anthea Dufour, Admissions Manager at the Senior & Sixth Form.

Together we discuss what the Admissions process is, how people can get in touch, what some of the typical questions and concerns that parents might naturally have and we find out about Experience Days too.

That’s all coming up in this episode, so come with me now as we step into the world of Admissions at the Prep School and the Senior & Sixth Form at St Edward’s School.

St Edward's School online
www.stedwards.co.uk