Year 5 & 6 pupils at both Dame Bradbury’s and the Fitzwilliam Building were treated to fascinating talks about Medieval Science from a leading expert, Dr Seb Falk, a historian of science at the University of Cambridge. The pupils were provided with a unique insight into the little-known scientific and educational world of the middle ages, a period whose intellectual achievements are often unfairly overlooked.
The Stephen Perse Foundation, a family of leading independent schools in Cambridge and Saffron Walden, announces today the appointment of James McCaughran as the next Head of Dame Bradbury’s in Saffron Walden.
On Friday 28 February, we had the privilege of welcoming Professor Rebecca Kilner to the Fitzwilliam Building to deliver a talk to our Year 6 pupils on her research into the evolution of burying beetles. Rebecca is Professor of Evolutionary Biology at the University of Cambridge and Director of the Zoology Museum, as well as one of our Junior School parents.
The Stephen Perse Student Sustainability Committee are investigating the issue of food waste at the secondary school, having recorded a short clip to be shared with all students indicating the ‘new’ process of scraping plates, and how this will enable the sustainability committee to begin measuring the amount of food waste, feeding this information back to all students.
The Year 11 Eco-committee have been forging ahead with creating a ‘Biodiversity’ action plan for the secondary school, which forms one of the three themes required for the eco-schools award.
We were delighted to once again welcome a live audience to our third Drama and Theatre Performance of the year, this time for a double bill of plays by Steven Berkoff, performed by students in Years 12-13.
Things we can do to save the environment, by Hasan.
Global warming, I know it is horrible but I am going to tell you some ideas to help prevent it. (by Ellie M)
Things I Do to help the environment, by Ellie.
Our A level PE students have taken part in laboratory fitness testing at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU).
On Tuesday 8 February Year 6 went on a walk in their local area as part of their topic, ‘Stop, Think, Do More’. In this topic they have been learning about settlements and how land is used in the UK. Did you know that only 6% of the land in the UK is built upon?
The Psychology Department organised a visit from Dr Guy Sutton, Director of Medical Biology Interactive and honorary consultant assistant professor at the University of Nottingham Medical School. Hear from Year 12 student Katy W as she reflects on Dr Sutton's visit and delves into the advancements of modern brain technologies that will really get inside your head.
Watch the video Oliver made about the new Fitzwilliam Building.
Read Jasmina's thoughts on the new Fitzwilliam Building.
Check out Jamie's Five Fitzwilliam Building wow factors.
Read what Chloe thinks about our new Fitzwilliam Building!
Read Celine's description of our new Junior School Fitzwilliam Building.
Anika has created a wonderful pic collage of all the great things about the new Fitzwilliam building.
Before half-term we had a visiting speaker from the University of Cambridge Engineering Department talking to the Year 9 STEM groups about sustainability.
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