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The latest news and developments at the Bedales Schools are highlighted below.

Media enquiries should be directed to Rob Reynolds, Director of External Relations or Mindy Daubeny, External Communications Manager.

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02/09/10

Bedales Student Joe Boon and band Theory of 6 Degrees to Play at Butserfest

Bedales student Joe Boon will be performing at Butserfest with his band The Theory of 6 Degrees (T6D) on Saturday 11th September at Queen Elizabeth Park.

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27/08/10

Students and Friends of Bedales shortlisted for Best of Petersfield Awards

Friends and students of Bedales have been shortlisted for categories in the 'Best of Petersfield' Awards run by the Petersfield Post.

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24/08/10

Students achieve top grades in BACs – Bedales alternative to GCSEs

Bedales is celebrating impressive exam results on GCSE results day.

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2010 A level students celebrate

20/08/10

Bedales Students celebrate A Level Success on Results day

Students at Bedales school are celebrating after receiving their A level results confirming University places that are particularly sought after this year.

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Haslemere Prep Felt Making

15/07/10

Pupils Explore Traditional Crafts at Bedales

Boys from Haslemere Prep School enjoyed a day of blacksmithing, bread making, felt making and other traditional activities at Bedales.

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Dunannie Fun Run

25/06/10

Animal Fun Run raises over £2,000 for charity

Children at Dunannie, Bedales pre-prep school, recently raised £2,120 from their annual sponsored Fun Run.

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Dunhurst Artist in Residence

22/06/10

Artist in Residence

Noted portrait artist, Rupert Bathurst, has spent two weeks at Dunhurst, Bedales junior school, working with all pupils from Years 4 - 8.

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Rounders at Bedales

20/06/10

Rounders Trophy for Bedales

The U14 girls rounders team at Bedales School recently took part in the South East Hampshire rounder’s tournament, hosted by Bohunt School. The Bedales team won every match they played and took the title as overall winners.

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Save the Children

13/06/10

Bedales School assists 'Save the Children'

The Petersfield branch of 'Save the Children' recently raised over £25,000 from their ‘Good-As-New’ clothes sale, assisted by Bedales Schools.

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07/06/10

New Activity Stretches Pupils

Pupils at Bedales junior school, Dunhurst, have discovered a new extra-curricular activity programme which is proving to be fun as well as intellectually stimulating.

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Roman Day at Bedales

17/05/10

Roman Day at Bedales

30 Year 3 and 4 pupils from Steep Primary School attended a Roman Day at Bedales School where they heard about life as a Roman.

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Careers Fair

07/05/10

Careers Advice for Students

Students at Bedales Schools recently attended a Careers Fair to find out about opportunities in the fields of science, law, finance, IT, television, advertising and the arts.

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28/04/10

2010 Eckersley Lecture

‘The Bishop, the Astronomer and the Physiologist: The Foundation of the Royal Society in 1606’ by Dr Allan Chapman FRAS Wadham College, Oxford

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Greenhouse Youth project

26/04/10

Bedales hosts London dance project

During the Easter school holidays, a group of 12-18 year olds from inner city London spent three days at Bedales Schools.

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Jo Webbern, Head of Dunannie

20/04/10

Head of Dunannie introduces children to newborn lambs

Head of Dunannie, Jo Webbern, introduces children to newborn lambs on the Bedales farm.

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20/04/10

Flight delays - update

Around 60 pupils from Bedales, Dunhurst and Dunannie have been unable to return to school because of flights to the UK being grounded. With the exception of four teachers, the schools are fully staffed.

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Dunhurst pupils take part in Sports Relief

19/04/10

Dunhurst Pupils 'Love Coming to School'

Bedales Junior School, Dunhurst provides a “stimulating and exciting environment where individual talents are discovered and encouraged” and where pupils “love coming to school”, according to independent school inspectors.

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Dominic Oliver, Deputy Head, Bedales Schools

13/04/10

Bedales appoints new Deputy Head

Bedales has announced that its new Deputy Head from September 2010 will be Dominic Oliver, currently Head of English and head of Academic Development at Malvern College.

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Woodwind Day

29/03/10

Dunhurst hosts 'Woodwind Day'

Woodwind players from seven local primary schools took part in a special ‘Woodwind Day’, hosted by Dunhurst School, Bedales junior school.

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Dunhurst Wins Hockey Tournament

22/03/10

Dunhurst Wins Hockey Tournament

Dunhurst School, Bedales junior school, recently hosted an U13 girls’ hockey tournament with six schools taking part.

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Bedales drama students performing in 'Our Country's Good' by Tim Wertenbaker

15/03/10

Bedales Schools strengthen links with Petersfield Youth Theatre

Bedales becomes a corporate patron of Petersfield Youth Theatre.

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09/03/10

Lunchtime Concert, London, 8 March

For the third consecutive year, musicians from Bedales School gave a lunchtime concert at St Sepulchre's Church, London.

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Mock Elections at Bedales

03/03/10

Politics at Bedales

In a recent whole school assembly, students at Bedales School represented the main political parties and took part in mock elections.

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Dunhurst Year 7 and 8 pupils visit Spain

01/03/10

Pupils study art on location

Pupils from Dunhurst School recently spent five days visiting Andalucía in Spain where they immersed themselves in the Spanish culture, and Moorish art and architecture.

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Tim Slack, Headmaster,and John Badley, Bedales Founder, in the early 1960s

25/02/10

Reflections on Bedales Founder

Former Headmaster Tim Slack is returning to Bedales to talk about his personal reflections and memories of school founder John Haden Badley

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Fairtrade Fashion Show

22/02/10

Bedales students model Emma Watson fairtrade fashion range

Marking Fairtrade Fortnight and coinciding with London Fashion Week, students at Bedales have exhibited the Emma Watson clothing range in conjunction with People Tree.

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The Bedales Rock Show 2010

12/02/10

Bedales Rocks

For two nights in a row, the Olivier Theatre in Steep was transformed into a rock stadium for the Bedales Annual Rock Show.

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'Celebrate the Difference' conference

11/02/10

Sowing the Seeds of Change

60 pupils and teachers gathered at Bedales School to discuss how an ethical approach and business skills can be combined.

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Dunhurst Cross-Country Running

08/02/10

Trophy Winners at Dunhurst

Pupils at Dunhurst School, the junior school at Bedales, were delighted to receive the team trophy for 1st place in a cross-country running competition.

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Leo Winkley, Deputy Head, Bedales Schools and Managing Head, Senior School

05/02/10

Staff News

Leo Winkley has been appointed Headmaster of St Peter’s School, York, one of the oldest Boarding and Day Schools in the country, with effect from 1 August 2010.

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New desks and chairs for Escuela Vincente Talavera, Nicaragua

18/01/10

Making Music for Nicaragua

Four staff and two pupils at Dunhurst, Bedales junior school in Petersfield have raised £1000 for a school in Nicaragua through sponsorship.

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