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We are delighted to congratulate the Upper 6th students on a fantastic performance in the current university application season.

We took our biggest cross country squad to date to the annual ‘Bedfordia Trophy’ Cross Country Championships on what was a cold but gloriously sunny afternoon. Idyllic cross country conditions but with 28 schools competing a tough challenge.

The U11 team played their first 9-a-side game of the season against St Mary's school and performed well. In a closely contested game, Dame B's played some good football and created a number of opportunities throughout the match. St Mary's put up a spirited fight and also had a number of opportunities but were unable to find the target thanks to some good goalkeeping by Alex. We finally opened the scoring through Louis then a further two goals were added as the match progressed. Final score, 3-0 to Dame B's. Well played boys.

A special guest from the Stephen Perse Foundation Junior School in Cambridge has given a helping paw to scientists on board a pioneering mission in Antarctica.

Time stood still for the PE department at the Stephen Perse Foundation last week as they got a sneak peek at the new sports hall currently being built as part of a large project at the Senior School.

Year 8 students at the Stephen Perse Foundation – innovators in an education dedicated to creating independent thinkers – have explored connections between textiles and the built environment, drawing inspiration from the Foundation’s own ambitious new-build scheme.

The Foundation’s cutting-edge scheme will bring new science and sports facilities to the Senior School site by 2017. As the development takes shape, teachers and students are gaining unique insights into the architectural process and creativity involved.

Students in Year 7, 8 and 9 will have their heads buried in stories this half term as they help to raise money to buy books for hospitals.

The senior school students have started a Readathon Sponsored Read, designed to encourage children to read for pleasure.

So far, students have read everything from comics to classics, with donations piling up to provide new books for ill children in hospital through the Readathon charity.

In the Languages department, we say 'the WORLD is our campus!'

We have been celebrating the annual event of "European Day of Languages" in the senior school at the end of September.

On the Monday there was the languages challenge for students to find as many teaching and non-teaching staff who speak more than one language. The winners, Bethany B, Lily S and Millie H (8G), found a lengthy list. It is fascinating to see how many linguists we have on the staff. Languages spoken included: Shona, Gaellic, Malay, Hindi, Hebrew, Portuguese.

This is equally reflected in the students, many of whom speak other languages in addition to English at home. The importance of this was reinforced in Tuesday morning's assembly. Frau Freeman made the case - in German - for languages and the fact that English alone is not enough.  Quoting Willy Brandt: If I’m selling to you, I speak your language. If I’m buying, dann müssen Sie Deutsch sprechen!