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Over 800 years of staff service celebrated

Members of King Edward's School staff with a combined service of over 800 years have been celebrated at a special event this term. 

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Tour de KES for QEHB Charity

Three members of staff at King Edward's School have cycled the distance equivalent to a stage of the Tour de France from King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth, in Lincolnshire, to KES in Birmingham, to raise funds for the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham Charity.

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All Together Now… Romany Wood and Swing Band Tours

Two King Edward's Music Outreach projects feature in The Schools Together Group's first series of case studies on music partnership projects between schools.

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Newton’s apple tree plants inspiration for pupils

A graft from the apple tree that is believed to have led to Sir Isaac Newton discovering gravity has been planted at King Edward’s School to inspire the next generation of scientists.

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Rugby head conquers desert marathon

Director of Rugby and Head of Sport Science, George Browning, spent his Easter break running ‘the toughest foot race on Earth’. Find out more about the Marathon des Sables.

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Junior Debating success

Fourths Junior Debating team wins through to the ICYD Finals to be held at the Oxford Union in April.

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KES rows the Atlantic for the NSPCC

Boys, parents and staff at King Edward’s School have raised over £12,000 for the NSPCC by rowing the distance equivalent to crossing the Atlantic Ocean.

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CEO of Coca-Cola refreshes accessibility drive

CEO of The Coca-Cola Company, James Quincey, has provided refreshment to his former's school's accessibility drive by funding a place at the school.

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KES Staff recreate photo for Movember

Movember has inspired staff at King Edward's School to recreate a photo of their predecessors dating back to the early 1900s.

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Work begins on new sports centre

At the end of October work began on the construction of a new £5m sports centre on the edge of South Field.

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