Senior School News & Events
News & Events
West of England Hockey
Monday, 15 March 2010
Jack Corbett and Will Rolph represented Dorset in the U14 West of England Counties JAC (Junior Assessment Centre) hockey competition at the weekend and helped the side to victory in a close tournament against teams from Avon, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire. Drawing against Gloucestershire and then winning all their other games, the Dorset side faced Devon in th...
English Schools' (West Region) Under 15 Tour
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
Many congratulations go again to Lewis McManus (Year 10) who has produced performances that have earned him several wonderful opportunities in recent times. Following his appearance for the MCC Schools’ XI at Lord’s in the Autumn term, and his continued involvement with the Dorset Emerging Players programme, Lewis has now received the news that he has earned selection to join the English Sc...
Selection for English Schools Cross Country Championships
Thursday, 04 March 2010
The Cross Country season at Clayesmore is gathering pace with yet another round of success, this time at the Dorset and South West Schools Championships. Eight Prep and Senior school runners, selected from the Dorset trials earlier in the month, competed in Truro at the weekend. Ella Morley, Toto Gandiya, Andy Smith, Beth Cramer, Steffi Wilson, Jess Belford and Olivia Frost all ran for Dors...
'That Certain Thing' a Clayesmore Hit Show
Friday, 19 February 2010
As certain as 'That certain thing called The Boy Friend', a Clayesmore theatre production is always a hit and none more so this week than with the performance of 'The Boy Friend' with its well loved lyrics and tunes. When Sandy Wilson first wrote the musical, Britain was still recovering from the effects of World War 2 and its setting in the carefree, decadent world of the French Riviera in th...
Serious about Shakespeare
Friday, 29 January 2010
The English Department at Clayesmore is very serious about Shakespeare. The Bard's text is studied throughout the syllabus and so, ever focused on bringing the best and most dynamic teaching methods into the classroom, staff this week took lessons themselves from none other than the Royal Shakespeare Company. Here is an account from Head of English, Helen Christmas: As Jacques announces rather...
Folk Band Busking for Haiti
Tuesday, 26 January 2010
Practically a rite of passage for young musicians the world over, busking is a noble way of raising money and bringing your art to the attention of others. This is no exception for the Clayesmore Folk Band who never fight shy of an opportunity to raise funds for charity with their busking sessions. So, in the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake, the group rapidly mobilised in the middle of the ...
New Bursar Puts People First
Thursday, 21 January 2010
The new Bursar at Clayesmore, Mike Dyer, has impressive credentials. An Army Colonel, former Commander of the Royal Schools of Signals and Blandford Garrison, and a man who has commanded a troop, a squadron and a regiment on operations during his 36 year career was bound to catch the eye of the Governors when it came to making a new appointment-and so he did. However, it is his work as Colonel...
Serious Money on Stage
Monday, 04 January 2010
Clayesmore’s drama production at the end of term was set in the boom of the mid 1980s when bankers’ bonuses were big but mobile phones were bigger! Serious Money by Caryl Churchill foresaw the ‘bust’ which was to hit the City of London and all the financial capitals of the world by the end of the decade. Our mobiles may have shrunk but our recessions haven’t, of course, so the play n...