At the start of the year, the boys of Warhammer Society were challenged to paint as many of their miniatures as possible over the course of the year. There was a scoring system to determine a winner, however lockdown made keeping record tricky. In the end, the Society’s leader (aka, The God-Emperor of Mankind) declared that everyone was a winner because we all had fun, and the prize was shared around.
It was a privilege for our year 12 pupils to attend a jam-packed morning of higher education sessions given by leading academics and admissions staff from Birmingham, Aston, Warwick, Leicester and Nottingham Universities.
This year’s Senior Production was an adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. If this production was anything, it was big!
King Edward’s School was inspected in November 2025, meeting standards in all areas and being awarded the rare distinction of a “significant strength” for the way in which pupils develop a strong sense of belonging.
Thinking we were still Christopher Columbus, swimming in a mud-based basin seemed very appealing. Burning my feet on the walk back to the moped was not a part of the plan but after the basin swallowed my flipflops I had few options.
