On Wednesday 8th November, 86 students from across the SES Chemistry Departments ventured out to the University of Warwick to attend the Chemistry in Action day. The day was packed full of inspiring talks from speakers from universities across the country. The day started with a Nanotechnology talk by Jamie Gallagher from the University of […]
Month: November 2017
Isabel argues for Communism in a Post Brexit UK!
Communism in a Post Brexit UK Communism really began in 1848 when Karl Marx wrote the Communist Manifesto. Marx is now considered the father of Communism and the ideologies are often called Marxism. The main ideals and plans Marx had for Communism were very simple in theory; liberate the lower class and allow the state […]
Sasha blogs History and the Black Country Trip
On Monday 16th of October, the Year 9 girls who take History took a trip to the Black Country museum. We had an excellent tour guide called Jeff, who knew a great deal about the subject. He took us around the museum and showed us what it had to offer. We were shown the Newcomen […]
Sam blogs SES Climbing Club Trip to Milton Keynes Big Rock Centre
CLIMBING CLUB 6TH FORM TRIP, MONDAY 23 Oct at Milton Keynes Big Rock Centre Following on from the SES climbing club’s recent adventures to the peak district, Mr Smith opened up a grand new idea. A trip for the 6th formers. The 6th formers of the club (Jonty Mason, Charity Stow, Katie Wood and myself) […]
Stamford dominates in the U19 County Netball Tournament
We hosted the U19 County Netball Tournament today and we remained undefeated all day! Thanks to everyone who came out and supported us! Stamford Netball 1st Team, November 2017 The Results were as follows: Opposition ½ time score Full time score KGGS Grantham SHS 3 – 2 KGGS SHS 12 – 2 KGGS […]
OS (1990) Edward Baker blogs about ‘an alternative route to success’ as he discusses his post SS career.
Dear Stamfordians, My name is Edward Baker, I am 44 years old and I currently live with my wife and three children in Oxfordshire. I left Stamford school in 1990 having spent 3 years in Southfields as a border and then a further 3 enjoyable years in Byard house. Due to the expected poor performance […]
Chloe and Calum Blog on the SES Geography Iceland Trip.
Iceland 2017 GCSE Geography Field Trip During the October half term, a very lucky group of Year 11 Geographers, ourselves included, got the incredible opportunity to visit Iceland for four days and see the various wonders it has to offer. After a rather early start on Friday morning, we all set off eagerly to Heathrow, […]
Let’s do the show right here! Helena blogs about National Youth Orchestra Inspire!
I was lucky enough to participate in the National Youth Orchestra Inspire day this September. I was sent the music in advance to prepare so that the focus on the day was solely on making music rather than just playing the notes. After a short introductory full orchestra session we had full sectionals, so […]
Elsie finds delight in the Infernal Devices! Book Review Blog.
Somehow, between the masses of homework, matches, training, TV watching and generally trying to live a life whilst going to school, I manage to read. I really like reading. I love the characters and the experiences they have. But don’t worry, this isn’t just some school language lesson were I talk about why I like […]
He’s back! Ryan Jones blogs 1st Team Rugby: Stamford v Solihull
Stamford vs. Solihull On the 4th November, Stamford 1st XV were set to face Solihull 1st XV. The chat amongst the Stamford lads was all on the big-name academy players that Solihull had amidst their ranks. However, after Stamford’s heartbreaking loss to Haileybury, they were hungry for a home victory to set things straight. […]