The Chronicle, Autumn 2018

10 ST EDWARD’S CHRONICLE

is a wonderful environment in which to nurture academic ambition. The practical benefits are immeasurable – world class thinking is disseminated on our doorstep. Pupils can attend lectures in the city, and are lucky enough to welcome top university academics to School on a regular basis to give talks – to which we frequently invite pupils from neighbouring schools. Oxford is an excellent source of good teachers, and it’s a community in which the dominant voices are young. There are a host of cultural activities generated by the University with which our pupils can and do engage. How important is co-education? There are some excellent single sex schools and it is for them to argue the benefits of their model. It is important to us that our young people grow and develop in a setting that mirrors as far as possible the world in which they will live and work.

Watch Chris give his Gaudy Speech on Teddies TV via the website.

Alfie Bussell, Katinka Hughes and Caris Baker at a recent theatre workshop given by award-winning, internationally-acclaimed physical theatre company, Gecko – ‘A Gecko show is visual, visceral, theatre crafted to inspire, move and entertain.’

Making a House a Home

What a happy bunch – our Matrons enjoying a get together earlier this term. Left to right: Zanah Coram-Wright, Avenue; Julie Richens, Segar’s; Marcia Nash, Sing’s; Cassie Cooper, Jubilee; Bethan Hilsdon, Apsley; Jackie Ball, Field; Jacqui Motion (who moved on from Mac’s at Half Term when we welcomed Helen Barstow to the role); Claire Elliott, Corfe; Sophie Sydenham, Oakthorpe; Linda Churcher, Cooper Lodge; Yasmin Dean, Tilly’s; Amy Rutherford, Kendall; and Stephanie Carter, Cowell’s.