We join the nation in deepest sadness at the loss of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. Her Majesty was an inspiration to young and old around the globe, and to us all. Our family of schools in the Warwick Schools Foundation send sincere condolences to the Royal family. 

The Queen and her sister, Princess Margaret, were the last members of the Royal family to be educated at home by tutors, in the traditional manner. The Queen was taught constitutional History by the Provost of Eton, and learned to speak French fluently. Her predecessor, Henry VIII was influenced by the scholar Erasmus - who promoted the liberal arts and sciences over military training – in the curriculum studied by Henry VIII’s children.  

The Foundation's royal connections go back more than 1000 years to Edward the Confessor and the foundation of Warwick School. It was King Henry VIII in 1545 who re-established the 'King’s New School of Warwick’, and it is therefore Henry VIII from whom King's High School takes its name, ultimately leading to the Warwick Schools Foundation we know today.

Richard Nicholson, Principal of Warwick Schools Foundation, commented:  

‘I can only say what we all know – Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II was an inspiration to us all, and a Mother to our nation. Her values, duty, and model of leadership will continue to shine a light for all young people, and our pupils in the Warwick Schools Foundation. 

We cherish very happy memories of Her Majesty’s daughter, HRH The Princess Royal’s recent visit to the Warwick Schools Foundation and we extend to the Princess Royal and the Royal Family our deepest condolences.’ 

King’s High School pupils are celebrating after achieving excellent results for their GCSEs. The pupils have shown great strength and determination and applied themselves consistently to their studies, taking the challenges of the pandemic

Our latest - and final - Café Scientifique newsletter this academic year focuses on Biomedicine. Packed full of interesting articles and recommendations, it's a must-read for any aspiring medics or biochemists. Our new team will launch the

‘You are each and every one of you Changemakers.'  

Year 8’s French Play in a Day is always a lovely high point. The script highlights topics pupils have been studying in French, and they rehearse their scenes through the day (usually with a lot of accompanying laughter!), before performing the finished ‘pièce de théâtre’ together. The cast performed brilliantly, and there was a warm reception for the various pupils who took on the role of Bruno, the adorable family ‘chien’. This was a specially poignant performance this year, since it was the last for Mrs Gibson, our wonderful Head of Modern Foreign Languages and French.

 

With the Summer holidays approaching, Mrs Montiel, Head of Spanish, offers the following scene, which may ring a bell with anyone trying to make holiday plans that will please everyone... 

Family in kitchen chatting around table 

Papa :  Cet été nous allons rester en France. Qu’est-ce qu’on va faire ? 

Maman : Moi, je voudrais aller à Paris.  Les boutiques sont superbes et on peut visiter les monuments. 

Antoine : Mais non ! C’est ennuyeux ! Moi, je voudrais aller à la plage.  J’aime jouer au volley sur la plage. 

Cécile : Moi, je préfère aller à la campagne parce que j’aime faire des balades à vélo et on peut faire du camping. 

Isabelle : Le camping, tu plaisantes ! Je déteste le camping. Il fait froid et il pleut ! Je voudrais aller au parc Disneyland – c’est chouette ! 

Papa : Oh là là - quelle décision !  Moi, je voudrais aller au bord de la mer.  A La Rochelle il y a une belle plage, des magasins, des cafés et il fait beau. On peut rester dans une caravane. 

Maman : Et toi, Bruno ? (talking to the dog) 

Bruno : Ouaf ! Bonne idée !  J’adore faire des promenades sur la plage. 

Antoine : Super ! 

Cécile : On y va !