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33. Charlotte Schofield sports a Vanna Venturi House hat during this year’s Art and Art History Leavers’Tea Party. 34. Shaking hands with opponents from Wellington College after a tennis game during the Summer Term. 35. England rugby coach Eddie Jones spends an afternoon training the 1st XV. 36. CCF Prize winners pictured; Chandos Neville, Joe Porter, Felipe Herrera,Tilly Pumfrey, Millie Cooper, Simon Parkhouse, AndrewWatson with Major Mike Dobbin, DSO, MC (and OSE in Field House, 1998-2003), and Squadron Leader Nick Coram-Wright RAFAC. 37. The School achieved the highest possible ratings in an ISI inspection in the St Edward’s was judged to be fully compliant in all areas. Equally importantly, the pupils’ academic and other achievements, and their personal development, were judged to be excellent. 38. Pupil volunteers planting trees as part of the Queen’s Green Canopy. 39. Flow 365 Exhibition at The NorthWall in May-June, which showcased work by our talented Art teachers Jane Bowen, Juliet Ferguson-Rose, Adam Hahn, Camilla Holder, Sharon Keen, Bethany Marett, Ethan Powell and Lorraine Turley. Pictured is ‘James’ oil on canvas by Adam Hahn. 40. Head of School Patrick Maxwell selected stories and wrote the Afterword for a collection of tales set in Ukraine and St Petersburg by the father of 19th Century Russian realism, novelist Nikolai Gogol, which was published by NewYork-based independent publisher,Warbler Press. 41. The annual CCF Inspection and Parade returned to the Quad during the Summer Term.The Inspecting Officer was Major Mike Dobbin, DSO, MC (and OSE in Field House, 1998-2003). 42. Teddies enjoyed a spectacular Gaudy Week.We were dazzled by our 130 dancers in a ‘Diamonds and Gold’ extravaganza (a and d); enjoyed a thought-provoking performance of Dennis Potter’s gritty television play Blue Remembered Hills by our Pathways Drama pupils (b).We followed our Shells down a rabbit hole during their Promenade Performance of A.L.I.C.E (c) and were uplifted by recitals from our Upper Sixth leavers in the historic Holywell Music Room (e); and the language and subtext explored in Caryl Churchill’s Blue Heart * performed by Theatre Soc (f). All celebrated with a stunning jubilee-themed concert from our Orchestra and Choirs (g). Summer Term. In the language of the Independent Schools Inspectorate,

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* This amateur production of Blue Heart was presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd on behalf of Samuel French Ltd. www.concordtheatricals.co.uk

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