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13/01/10
School opening - update at 9am on WednesdayThis is a further update on the opening of Bedales, Dunhurst and Dunannie.
09/01/10
Start of term - update at 11 a.m. on SaturdayThis is an update from Bedales, Dunhurst and Dunannie on the impact of heavy snow on school opening.
03/12/09
Rock Show Ticket UpdateWe have a limited number of tickets for the Rock Show performance on Thursday 4 February 2010, available for parents of Bedales students.
01/12/09
Students from Dubai College visit Bedales SchoolsFollowing on from the very successful Bedales School visit to Dubai last February, it was the turn of the Dubai students to visit Bedales.
16/11/09
Dunannie's Poetry Day; and Lessons in Aboriginal CultureWhen performance poet Philip Wells visited Dunannie, the Bedales pre-prep school in Steep, the whole school became one long line of poetry.
09/11/09
Harriet Logan: undercover photos of the lives of women in Afghanistan under the TalibanIn Remembrance Week and as winter settles on Afghanistan, photo-journalist Harriet Logan’s exhibition at Bedales Gallery is particularly timely and poignant.
19/10/09
Bedales Schools at The Independent Schools ShowFor the third consecutive year, Bedales Schools will have a stand at the Independent Schools Show in London.
12/10/09
Bedales Schools Celebrates FounderEvery October students, staff and parents at Bedales Schools come together to celebrate ‘Badley Weekend’ which marks the continued importance of JH Badley, who founded the school in 1893.
05/10/09
Shoes for Africa...the big count!Children at Dunhurst and Dunannie, the Bedales junior schools, have collected an amazing 150 pairs of shoes for the charity, ‘Shoe4Africa’.
28/09/09
Bedales students sleep rough as school celebrates 20 years in the LakesSettling into senior school and making new friends can be a daunting experience, especially if you are boarding for the first time.
22/09/09
Lunch-time ConcertLunch-time Concert performed by Bedales Chamber Orchestra on Tuesday 6th October 2009 at 1pm
16/09/09
Dunhurst Pupils Learn from Local BusinessesPupils from Dunhurst, Bedales prep school, have spent a day work shadowing in local businesses.
07/09/09
Dunhurst Teams Hit the Ground RunningDunhurst sport hit the ground running with pre-season netball training taking place before term began.
27/08/09
Bedales leads the wayBedales students have been celebrating their GCSE results with 17 of them gaining a clean sweep of A/A*s. Their results are made up of GCSEs, and the more challenging IGCSE and Bedales Assessed Courses.
20/08/09
Record number of pupils to join Bedales Sixth FormThis week’s results at Bedales show a third of all A Level grades at grade A and 16 students with at least three grade A’s.
15/07/09
A View of the FutureBedales should be an ‘educational laboratory where experiments might be carried out and reported on to the rest of the educational world’, according to its founder, J H Badley.
08/07/09
Sporting success at Dunhurst SchoolThe Under 13 rounders team at Dunhurst, Bedales prep school, recently won the S.E.H.G.S.A. (South East Hampshire Girls Sports Association) rounders tournament.
02/07/09
Local schools attend Bedales conference to discuss the economyBedales School recently hosted a conference organised by The European Atlantic Movement (TEAM) entitled 'Will the global economic crisis lead to a new world order?'
30/06/09
Budding Bedales artists gain prestigious Art College placesBedales School has a reputation for high quality art teaching and last year the school proved this was well deserved when over 90% of art students achieved either an A or B grade.
24/06/09
Bedales Encourages Intercultural Exchange with ChinaEarlier this year, the new educational exchange programme between Bedales and Chuansha High School, Shanghai, was inaugurated.
18/06/09
Bubbles at BedalesChildren at Dunannie, Bedales pre-prep school, spent a whole day taking part in workshops, organised by the London Science Museum.
12/06/09
June's Photo Competition Winner: George WilsonFollowing Theo Acworth’s atmospheric photo of The Black Barn taken earlier this year, we received some very creative and clever entries for the new photo competition.
08/06/09
'Challenge Day' at Dunannie School shows the benefits of outdoors learningFor one whole day the normal curriculum at Dunannie, Bedales pre-prep school, was suspended for children to take part in a 'Challenge Day' with visiting children from local primary schools.
06/05/09
Update letter on Swine Flu from Acting HeadI am writing to you concerning the spread of Swine Flu to the UK and to reassure you of the precautionary and planning measures we have been taking across the three schools.
05/05/09
Music in MayBedales main Summer Concert will be held in The Quad in the afternoon of Saturday 16th May at 2.00pm.
30/04/09
Dunannie School opens new Outdoor Sound GardenAt Dunannie, Bedales nursery and pre-prep school in Steep, children now have access to a wonderful new Sound Garden, located in the school orchard.
22/04/09
The 2009 Eckersley Lecture: The Genius of Michael FaradaySpeaker: Professor Sir John Meurig Thomas FRS FREng Tuesday 5th May 7.30pm, Bedales Olivier Theatre.
02/04/09
Bedales in SwazilandFollowing a second visit to Swaziland earlier this year, the link between Bedales Schools and Mbalenhle Community Primary School has gone from strength to strength. The Petersfield pupils raised over £11,000 to fund the installation of a perimeter fence, the purchase of an electric water pump and chalk boards, desks and chairs for the classrooms funded and built by Bedales last year.
27/03/09
Bedales develops link with ChinaBedales is delighted to be welcoming a group of Chinese visitors in April. The students will attend lessons and stay in the school’s boarding houses as well as visit historic sites such as Portsmouth dockyard.
16/03/09
Whole school takes time out for International focusSpending a week with the whole school stopping normal lessons to focus on life in Nicaragua has resulted in pupils at Dunhurst, Bedales Junior School, discovering the many differences in children's lives in the two countries, and raising over £900 for a linked school.
13/03/09
February's Photo Competition Winner: Theo Acworth's BarnTo mark the introduction of the new Bedales website, we put out a call for anyone associated with Bedales to submit photographs that, in their view, capture the essence of Bedales. We received some great photos, together with some thoughtful and descriptive captions.
12/03/09
There's a Wolf in the Orchard!Due to the widespread destruction of forests and human encroachment of their habitat, wolf populations are on the decline. The UKWolf Conservation Trust, based in Reading, raises funds for wolf conservation projects around Europe and also promotes wolf conservation through education. These educational events include wolf walks and school visits.
06/03/09
Come Dancing at BedalesWith television shows such as Strictly Come Dancing and Dancing with the Stars attracting millions of viewers, dance has become enormously popular.
06/03/09
Bedales Goes to Town50 musicians from Bedales School gave a concert of chamber music at St Sepulchre's church in London. The ambitious programme included the orchestral music of Bach and Handel and choral works by Sir John Tavener and Thomas Tertius Noble.
06/03/09
Democracy and Education - DiscussionParents and Old Bedalians will be joining students and staff at Bedales School for a discussion on democracy and education. Speakers include CNN's Business Editor and Old Bedalian Alysen Miller.
12/02/09
Conference calls for Stronger Student VoiceThe UK education system is pushing schools towards standardisation and an all-beige one size fits all approach. Recent change has focussed on controls, systems and testing rather than the young people at its centre.
09/02/09
'High Five' NetballDunannie and Dunhurst Organise 'High Five' Netball Workshop for Local Primary Schools
31/01/09
We're Listening"Student voice is incredibly powerful" says Jordan, sixth-former and co-author of the satirical Badley's Tricycle. 'It's about using the power of the individual and the group... and then translating this into one coherent voice which can be communicated to the school.
Brief History
Bedales was founded by J H Badley in 1893 to be a humane alternative to the authoritarian regimes typical of late-Victorian public schools... more
Approach to Learning
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