We are delighted to launch our new immersive and interactive 360° virtual tour of St Swithun's.
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We hope you enjoy exploring our beautiful site!
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Congratulations to Isabella C who has been selected for the England National Talent Camps for U15 players for the 2023/24 season.
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#ThisGirlCan
There is a lot of excitement this morning as our first group of budding pilots had their very first flying lesson at Popham Airfield. We have 51 students taking flying lessons after being inspired by
@fly_zolo
✈
#StSwithunsGirlsFly
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Frau Steer was shortlisted for the German Teacher Award run by
@GI_London1
and
@GermanEmbassy
. The top 20 MFL teachers, selected from hundreds of applicants, attended a fantastic awards ceremony on Friday. Congratulations for being included in such a prestigious list!
We were so excited to see
#StSwithunsU6
Zara Rutherford embark on her world record attempt to become the youngest woman to fly solo around the world today. You can keep up with her progress here:
Good luck Zara!
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As an end of term treat for our senior students, DJ and electronic music artist
@NathassiaDevine
recently visited to perform and to promote positive messages about mental health and equality.
What a great start to the new school year! We are delighted to have been recognised as BEST school for pastoral care in
@TheWeekUK
Independent School Guide best of the best special. Find out more in this link;
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We are delighted to have been recognised as a Top 10 UK Girls' Boarding School, based on 2017 A level performance, by
@UK_BestSchools
. Here is the headmistress being presented with the award.
📣 St Swithun's are through to the National semi-final of the ISNC after beating Putney High 48-35! This is the furthest a 1st team have got in a cup competition. Congratulations to all 11 students 🎉
📰 Our Headmistress, Jane Gandee, has written to The Times today, extolling the virtues of single-sex education and how we believe girls can thrive thanks to the opportunities available in girls’ schools
This afternoon we enjoyed our house song competition with some excellent renditions of popular songs. Congratulations to winners
#StSwithunsMowbray
for their energetic version of Abba's Super Trouper and to all the other houses for taking part 🎤
@StSwithunsMusic
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👑🏰🎉 Our school is gearing up to celebrate the Coronation this weekend. We are proud to honour this historic event and tomorrow we are coming together as a community to celebrate. 👑
#coronation
#royalcelebration
#schoolspirit
Well done to our
#StSwithunsGreenpower
team. On Sunday they competed at Goodwood with Neon (our newest car) finishing 11th, and Rubidium finishing 19th out of 34 cars. The girls won Best Presented Team for their behaviour, manners and how they conducted themselves on the day 🏆
Maya C, a Year 8 student has launched a campaign to assist earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria! She's already raised over £500 and plans to travel to Turkey during Easter break to deliver much-needed supplies.
#MakeADifference
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It is great to see some of our local staff continuing to run the school allotment. Mrs Komar, Dr Sturton and Ms Minns have been working hard to weed, compost, sow, plant on and prepare the allotment beds for the spring and summer growing season.
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A spooky welcome back for the girls after the half-term break. Today everyone was treated to an incredible Halloween themed lunch. Big thanks to
@AccentCatering
for all the hard work put into creating these magnificent dishes!
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#HappyHalloween
St Swithun's rises to the top 40
@schoolsportmag
best sports schools in the UK! 🏅With a ranking of 38, the school beats over 4,000 others and continues to excel in sports participation, teamwork and individual achievement.
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#SportsExcellence
We are delighted to have been shortlisted in the Student Wellbeing category for the Independent Schools of the Year awards 2023.
Congratulations to all those involved in our award winning pastoral care programmes.
We are thrilled to announce that St Swithun's has been recognised as a High Performance Learning World Class School for a further three years
#itswhoweare
We were thrilled to receive a Merry Christmas 🎄 message from
@FlyZolo
as she continues with her world record flight attempt. Zara is now in the Philippines and will shortly fly to Malaysia and then Indonesia to reach her second antipodal point. Merry Christmas Zara!
Last Friday's culture day was a huge success! Students from all around the world came together to share their traditions, food and more. A big shout-out to the girls for putting together this wonderful celebration of diversity and inclusivity.
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The whole of the St Swithun’s community is shocked and saddened by the awful news from Epsom College. Our thoughts and prayers are with the entire community at this immensely difficult time.
Congratulations silver medalists Izzy and Stuart, our very own
@LEGO_MASTERS
for their fabulous final piece celebrating young women with the world in the palm of their hands. We are so proud of you.
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Yesterday our pupils battled it out in our annual inter-house pancake race! 🥞 Congratulations to all the girls involved but especially these houses who reached the top three:
•1st – Davies
•2nd - Mowbray
•Joint 3rd – Earlsdown and Venta
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Deputy head pastoral Mr Yates and our clinical counselling psychologist Dr O'Connor have contributed an article on 'Classroom wellbeing and mental health' to the recently published Education and Health journal. You can read it here 👇
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Today, our drama department had the pleasure of hosting a
@GSAUK
Drama Conference with some special guests: author & associate professor of drama
@CecilyONeill1
, artistic director of Dreamthinkspeak Tristan Sharp and Queen Cleopatra actress & founder of In the Room
@Adele_JJames
We are having so much fun hosting
@RSComponents
mobile interactive technology truck, Titan II. The truck showcases cutting edge technology in areas such as robotics and 3D printing, as well as giving our girls the chance to try out virtual reality headsets.
#StSwithunsSTEM
As our boarding students return to St Swithun's to quarantine before term begins,
#StSwithunsU6
Zara R is coordinating a plan of entertaining activities. So far we have seen socially distanced chess, calligraphy and Russian lessons.
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It's that time of year as we say goodbye to our U6, U5 and departing head girl team as they head off on study leave. We wish you all the very best of luck!
Head girl Jamie S undertook the trip of a lifetime last month as she travelled to Geneva as a representative of the UNICEF UK Youth Advisory Board in meetings with the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
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Congratulations to the U14A Lacrosse team for winning the regionals earlier this month at the South West Regional Lacrosse Tournament.
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Upper sixth formers are celebrating receiving offers to study at Oxford or Cambridge universities following their successful applications last autumn. 10% of students and alumnae are now hoping to take up their places on a range of courses.
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It was fantastic to see all our students engaging, listening and really taking in all that UNICEF does for young people and we could've never asked for a better presenter!
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#childrights
Good luck to
#StSwithunsL6
student Beatrice who has submitted this beautiful anatomy drawing of a horse's head into the
@RoyalSocBio
Nancy Rothwell Award. The award celebrates specimen drawing in schools and highlights the benefits of combining art and science.
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teacher Mrs Sanvoisin has been creating a cooking masterclass series for our students. Her first video tutorial was on how to make choux pastry and inspired
#StSwithunsL4
Elise and
#StSwithunsU4
Sienna to make some impressive churros and eclairs!
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Happy Chinese New Year!
St Swithun's has been celebrating with a Chinese New Year book display with a rabbit theme. The girls were also treated to an incredible lunch that included a variety of Chinese dishes
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#ChineseNewYear
Last Wednesday, we welcomed Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for Winchester,
@DannyVet
for an insightful visit aimed at fostering student engagement in politics.
It is with great sadness that the St Swithun’s community expresses our deepest sympathies on the passing of our Queen Elizabeth. We give thanks for her life and for her years of dedicated service. Our prayers go to her family and we wish every blessing on our new King.
🎸🎤 Last week's live gig St Swithun’s Live 2- Battle of the Bands was a huge success! We had 8 amazing acts, including
@wincollmusic
, and the energy in the auditorium was electric! Check out these amazing photos from the event!
We are delighted to have been shortlisted in the Student Wellbeing category for the Independent Schools of the Year awards 2023.
Congratulations to all those involved in our award winning pastoral care programmes.
On Monday, nine of our students were recognised for their extraordinary work at our Jill Isaac Festival of Scholarship. The girls all presented on their particular projects in front of Headmistress Gandee, before the mayor
@WinchesterCity
honoured them with their awards.
We are delighted to announce that 2023 leaver Nellie has been awarded a scholarship to study Music at the Royal Academy of Music.
Congratulations and well done Nellie, this is a fantastic achievement. 🎉
We are delighted to present our new boarding life film, which features Alice Ludlow, head of boarding, and two of our current boarders, Francesca and Natalie, detailing what life is like at St Swithun's School.
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Good luck to Natalie in
#StSwithunsM5
who has been nominated for the 'Recognising You' Award presented by the Surrey County Council. We have our fingers crossed for her at the ceremony tonight!
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Congratulations to Esmé B in L4 who competed in the National RN Sea Scouts Gala at HMS Raleigh last weekend. She achieved 3 Gold medals and 2 trophies in all of her under 12 races in which she was swimming backstroke.
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We were delighted to welcome Guinness World Record holder and Old Girl Zara Rutherford. She enthralled us with her determination and resourcefulness in completing her perilous solo round the world flight, handling some challenging situations and decisions.
@flyzolo
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girls and 6 staff took part in Winchester's 850 strong Santa Fun Run yesterday, raising funds for
@naomiandjack
, and cheered on by
@MayorWinchester
. A great cause and a great event!
Our
#StSwithunsU5
have been learning about filmmaking with
@1DayFilmSchool
. They studied fight choreography, film history, screenwriting, editing & cinematography before premiering their short films to win the ultimate prize - the Best Picture Oscar.
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