Outreach Success With Author Visit

Exciting news! On Thursday 12 December, the BBC One Show featured the incredible true story behind the upcoming Netflix movie The Six Triple Eight, starring Kerry Washington and Oprah Winfrey. This was a remarkable opportunity to learn about the story of the 6888 Central Postal Directory Battalion – an all-female, predominantly African-American unit stationed at KES during the Second World War.

On Tuesday 10 December, KES hosted the Award Ceremony for the Two Cities Book Award, now in its third year. This initiative is a joint venture between the KES library and Wolverhampton Grammar School library, supported by Authors Aloud UK.

King Edward’s School (KES) has once again been named one of the UK’s Top 100 senior schools for cricket by The Cricketer magazine.

As part of their KES Travel Scholarship former leavers, Kiran and Duy spent 16 days travelling through Spain visiting the vibrant cities of Barcelona, Madrid, Granada, and Sevilla. Each destination offered its own unique charm, customs, architecture, and history.