Chronicle Summer 2023

11 ST EDWARD’S CHRONICLE

‘Stunning facilities for music and the arts’ THE GOOD SCHOOLS GUIDE 2023

A Level/IB combination goes from strength to strength. What’s next on the curriculum front? A great curriculum is always evolving, and there will be lots of new initiatives in the next few years. We’re thinking about new Pathways and Perspectives courses – finance and international relations are just two possibilities. We’re looking to create new junior societies for the Fourth Form and the Shell, to get pupils into the society habit when they first join the School. We have plans to create a Model United Nations team, capitalising on the success of debating in the last few years, and for exchanges

Week to complement the comprehensive advice we already give on established careers with a focus on new professions. It will be about entrepreneurship and opportunity in new industries, and we’re hoping to involve lots of parents and OSE. There’s a huge amount of excitement and positivity in those communities, and a really inspiring willingness to help. The new Pathways and Perspectives courses continue to inspire, you have introduced new courses in Psychology, Politics, Dance, Textiles, Computer Science and Sustainability, and the

with Phillips Exeter Academy in the United States, King’s School Parramatta in Australia and several schools in India. We’re also looking at the Sixth Form curriculum and how we can best have all our pupils involved in project-based work. The IB does that brilliantly, and we want to give the same opportunities to all our pupils. How do the new St Edward’s Fellows work alongside Teddies academic staff? They’ve been really successful, because they work with pupils and staff in lots of different ways. The timing of their appointment is important – their contracts run from

MY TEDDIES EXPERIENCE

Josh Brangan Currently studying Mechanical Engineering on a Scholarship at Harvard University, USA

The combination of academic and athletic opportunities introduced me to the US college system, which was something I had never even considered before attending Teddies. As a result, I am now a mechanical engineering major at Harvard, rowing as part of a great squad, and pushing myself to be the best I can be. If I were to say anything to families or pupils thinking of applying for a bursary to study at St Edward’s, I would say that it is an incredible school that can change your life like it did mine. For that to happen you must make the most of every opportunity that is available to you, try new things and work hard! I have so many things to thank St Edward’s for, so if you get a chance to go there, be sure to cherish your time as they will be some of the best years of your life.

It was a substantial change for me to transfer from Highcliffe School, my regular state day school in Dorset, to an independent boarding school in Oxford. However, it was made simple by all the wonderful people I met along the way and the incredibly supportive community. I will always be thankful for all the new and exciting opportunities that the School gave me because they completely changed the course of my life. The awesome teaching staff and depth of support really helped me to make the most of the education available to me. And then there was the rowing. Through hard work, rowing at Teddies and my amazing coaches I became the best athlete that I could be. Teddies also showed me the world of international rowing and competing for GB.