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Guy Edwin Bostock 30 January 1916
Guy Edwin Bostock came up to Dryden House in 1909 at the age of 15. During his first school year, he appears in a photograph amongst ten Fourth and Fifth Formers from Dryden House. Of those ten, seven...
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Figaro: The Man Who Caused the Revolution?
On Tuesday 26 January, the French Society hosted Dr John Leigh from the University of Cambridge, to speak on Figaro. This event, well attended by History pupils as well as Modern Language pupils,...
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Digital Leaders Travel to the Cutting Edge at Bett 2016
On the 20th of January, eight Digital Leaders, with Mr Barnes and Mr Cunniffe, went to visit BETT 2016 at the ExCel centre in London, an annual showcase for the latest in educational technology. A lot...
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A Stunning Variety of Musicianship at the Hepburn
This year’s Hepburn Competition saw 334 musicians participate in performances that spanned two weekends, culminating in the Grand Final on Sunday with 15 soloists.If anyone doubts the value of a...
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St Anthony Bring The History Boys to the Stahl
In the first month of the new Quarter, a cast and crew under the direction of Hugo Beazley from St Anthony House brought a production of The History Boys to the stage of the Stahl Theatre.Capturing the...
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Paul Ormerod on Economics in a Disruptive Age
On Tuesday the 26th January, the Economics Society welcomed Paul Ormerod to Oundle to deliver a lecture on ‘Behavioural Economics.’ The lecture focused on the behaviour of consumers in the 21st century...
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Sports Round-up Week Ending 30 January
On Saturday, the 1st XI football team won 6-3 against Loughborough. This was another strong performance, which saw the team continue its recent winning form after a rocky start to the season.Oundle...
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History in the Half-light of Berlin
The Berlin trip is one of the few at Oundle that is run because of sheer necessity. It is difficult to do anything more than blunder through the modern world without an awareness of the recent past....
View ArticleThe Effective and Proper Use of Tax Relief
The latest Economics Society meeting had the pleasure of welcoming Alison Lynch to talk about the UK tax system. In 2009, Mrs Lynch founded and headed one of the largest Research and Development...
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Biology Olympiad Secures Three Gold Medals
‘What feature is possessed by angiospermophytes but not by coniferophytes?’This was one of the many formidable questions we faced in the British Biology Olympiad, sponsored by the Royal Society of...
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When the UN Inspector Came to Town
Last week the UN Inspector came to town… or did he?!David Farr’s contemporary spin on Gogol’s The Government Inspector relocates the action to an undisclosed nation, formally part of the Soviet Union....
View ArticleSports Round-up Week Ending 6 February
On Tuesday members of the swimming team headed to Uppingham, where an excellent all-round team performance meant that Oundle won convincingly. The team was excellent both in the pool when swimming, and...
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The Third Form Travel 'Off-Piste' on Trippium
On Friday 5 February, the whole Third Form set off just after dawn on 20 different Trivium Trips - Trippium - around the country. Among destinations far afield, pupils explored the history and...
View ArticleOundle Lecture to be Delivered by Mr Edward Troup (B 1972)
This year’s Oundle Lecture will be delivered by Mr Edward Troup (B 1972), who will talk about “Tax, war and democracy: a perspective on the current politics of taxation”.Mr Troup is the Tax Assurance...
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Designing Solutions For Engineering Challenges
Rebecca Siddall (L) has won first prize (age 15-16) for her project entry in the National Engineering Competition for Girls, judged by Dr Sarah Peers, Vice President of the Women’s Engineering Society;...
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AAAS Trip Engages With Global Science
Twenty-two Sixth Form pupils took part in the 15th annual trip to the American Association for the Advancement of Science conference this year held in Washington DC over the February Exeat. The AAAS...
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Curry Twins Selected for U18 England Rugby Internationals
Ben Curry (S) and his twin brother Tom (G) have been selected to represent the Elite England U18 rugby side. It has been confirmed that Tom has been selected to play against France, in Nantes, and Ben...
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Cecil Hoyle Broadbent 1 March 1916
Cecil Hoyle Broadbent came from Rochdale and arrived at School House at the start of Sanderson’s third year as housemaster in 1895.His father, from Stalybridge in Lancashire, managed a branch of the...
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24 Hour Charity Swim Raises Funds for Anthony Nolan Trust
Over the weekend, ten pupils joined the 24 Hour Charity Swim challenge in support of The Anthony Nolan Trust. Over the 24 hour period we swam 3,314 lengths, totalling 114,159 metres. This means we...
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History Trip to Prague Gets Below the Surface
Early in the morning of 12th February, 41 Third Formers and four teachers set off to Prague for the History Department’s annual trip.Immediately upon arrival we immersed ourselves in the wondrous...
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