King’s Ely Senior

King’s Ely teacher’s 100-mile challenge in aid of Armed Forces charity

A teacher at King’s Ely is putting her best foot forward to raise funds for a charity close to her heart. Helen Melville, a Geography Teacher at King’s Ely Senior, is challenging herself to run 100 miles throughout November to not only put her stamina to the test but also raise as much money as …

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Skilful King’s Ely flautist, Pim, secures DipABRSM

Talented King’s Ely Sixth Form student, Pim Mahikote, has achieved her DipABRSM with the flute. Pim, who is in Year 13, started playing the flute in Year 8 and says she loves how versatile the instrument is. She says achieving her DipABRSM (Diploma of The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music) with the …

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DofE Awards aplenty for dedicated King’s Ely students

More than forty King’s Ely students have been presented with Bronze and Silver Duke of Edinburgh’s (DofE) Award badges.   A total of thirty King’s Ely Senior students have received their Bronze badges and twelve have achieved their Silver DofE, eleven of whom are now working towards their Gold awards. King’s Ely’s latest Silver award achievers …

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History Week goes down a storm with King’s Ely Senior students and staff

Students and staff at King’s Ely Senior commemorated the bicentenary of the Peterloo Massacre in style during an action-packed History Week programme. History Week is held at King’s Ely Senior each November and this year the focus was on marking 200 years since the Peterloo Massacre on August 16th, 1819 – and on the Chartist …

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King’s Company celebrates 10th anniversary with sell-out production of Jesus Christ Superstar

Around 1,500 people witnessed talented King’s Ely students perform a stunning version of 1970 rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar. Hailed as “wonderful” by one reviewer and “impeccable” by another, five performances were held in the school’s Hayward Theatre, tickets for which sold out within a matter of days. More than 50 King’s Ely Senior students …

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King’s Ely raises whopping £23,583 for charities in Uganda

The King’s Ely community has raised more than £23,000 for two charities which support poverty-stricken families in East Africa. Over the last 12 months, students, staff, families and friends of King’s Ely have been taking on a whole host of fundraising initiatives in aid of the Uganda Marathon charity and the Friends of Mengo Hospital …

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New staff members welcomed onto King’s Ely leadership team

King’s Ely has welcomed several new members of staff this September, including four new additions to positions of leadership. Jonathan Shaw is the new Head of King’s Ely Senior. Born in Staffordshire, Jonathan is a History graduate of Nottingham University with an MA in Leadership from the Institute of Education in London. He has worked …

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New Heads of School, Deputy Heads, Prefects and Heads of Houses appointed

Felix Hawes and Maria Campbell have been formally installed as King’s Ely’s new Heads of School. Over a thousand people gathered inside Ely Cathedral on September 3rd for the school’s Beginning of Year Service, which includes the robing of incoming Heads of School in their prefects’ gowns. The new Heads of School then robe the …

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Expeditions put King’s Ely Senior students’ stamina to the test

Intrepid King’s Ely Senior students reached new heights during an action-packed half term break. More than a dozen Year 9 Ely Scheme students travelled to Yorkshire to take part in the school’s annual Three Peaks Expedition. The challenge involves a circular walk bagging the summits of Penyghent, Whernside and Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales National …

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King’s Ely students pay their respects at Holocaust Memorial Service

Students and staff from King’s Ely Senior and King’s Ely Junior came together at Ely Cathedral to mark National Holocaust Memorial Day. The incredibly moving Service of Remembrance, held on January 26th, was led by Dr Francis Young, former Head of Sixth Form Academic at King’s Ely, who spoke about visiting Auschwitz-Birkenau 10 years ago, …

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Teacher at King’s Ely conquers Ironman Wales challenge

A Teacher at King’s Ely successfully completed one of the toughest Ironman Triathlon endurance events in the world. Nadia Baker, who teaches Mathematics at King’s Ely Senior, took on the Ironman Wales on Sunday (September 10th). The gruelling challenge saw around 2,000 athletes battling it out in the seaside town of Tenby to conquer the …

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