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‘All clear above and behind? Take up slack. All out…’

As we applauded Abby from Lower Sixth for becoming a solo glider pilot during last week’s celebrati...

From Darkness to Light

As the world turns and seasons change, here in Britain we’re aware of the evenings drawing in and k...

Figures of Inspiration

Last night’s inspiring ARCH event, Exploring Entrepreneurship, was a fabulous evening where student...

Only Connected

As an English teacher, I am often brought into contact with perceptions channelled via traditionall...

A State of Mind

At The Abbey, we’ve always sought to show the full spectrum of womanhood across age, race, religion...

Abbey Connected: Farewell

Wednesday was National Thank a Teacher Day.  I hope some of my colleagues received a note of a...

Abbey Connected: Transformative Landscapes

When I was growing up in Surrey, long before I crossed the Atlantic and eventually joined an indust...

Abbey Connected: The Memory Project

What is the value of Pi to 16 decimal places? The answer is 3.1415926535897932, which is Pi express...

Abbey Connected: Testing times: examinations and their wider context

Much of the Senior School is undertaking examinations this week, with Upper III to Upper IV sitting...

Abbey Connected: The pain you can’t see

‘“Mr. Holliday, have you ever been to the tropics?”’ This question was asked of my father some 38 y...

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Gateway Highlights

Have a look at Week 3 of our Spring Term Gateway Highlights!

A Message from the Deputy Head Girls: Celebrating Our School Highlights

As we approach the end of our time at The Abbey, the Deputy Head Girls wanted to share some of thei...

Special guests from Korea

In 2007, a Korean translation of the book 위기의 학교 (왜 영국 교육은 실패했는가) (Schools in Crisis: Why Did Briti...