CONGRATULATIONS to: – Josh Gearing (percussion) in Y11 who has been invited to join the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain for their Spring and Summer courses. – Isaac Scheer (trombone) for reaching the finals of the Royal College of Music Junior Department soloist competition. – Gabriella Bavetta in Y12 for winning 1ST PRIZE in...Read More
Collaborative Challenge We were delighted to hear that Lauren Lisk and Simran Misir, two Year 10 students have won 3rd Prize in the Collaborative Challenge, a national competition run by the Young Poets’ Society. Working together in their GCSE Music lessons, they composed a song, ‘Wings’ “‘Wings’ for us, is all about feeling like you...Read More
School is open for keyworker and vulnerable students School is open for keyworker and vulnerable students who have already notified us of their need to attend. Students are reminded to attend school in footwear which is suitable for the snowy and icy conditions, they must keep to the gritted/cleared paths and take extra care indoors...Read More
Desmos Art competition We are incredibly proud of our entries this year for the Desmos Art competition run by MEI (Mathematics in Education and Industry). Pupils across the United Kingdom are challenged to create a piece of art on Desmos, a free graphing software. This year’s theme was ‘The Environment’ and it was judged by...Read More
The Sunday Times Southeast State Secondary School of the Decade We are honoured to announce that Dame Alice Owen’s School has been named The Sunday Times Southeast State Secondary School of the Decade by Parent Power, The Sunday Times Schools Guide, published in The Sunday Times and online this Sunday, November 29. We were delighted...Read More
Well done to: our recent Alumni, Aron Thomas, who took part in the International Informatics Olympiad achieving a Bronze Medal and also in the International Mathematics Olympiad where he ranked 59th in the world. This was his best performance to date in maths and the UK team came 9th overall for which Aron was awarded...Read More
End of Half Term Newsletter Now Available! Thanks to our Parent Volunteer Newsletter Editor, Lynn Bath, for pulling together all the articles which reflect another amazing half term at Owen’s! Please see our School Newsletters page! Wishing you all a restful half term! Read More
Dr Alan Davison Last Thursday, 8th October 2020, the entire Owen’s community was shocked and saddened to receive news of Dr Alan Davison’s sudden passing. Headteacher at Dame Alice Owen’s from 2005 to 2016, Alan was an ever present character who ran the school in his own unique style. He was a steadfast leader,...Read More
Powerful poetry for uncertain times The Poetry Society announces the winners of The Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award Entries soar for the 2020 competition Lauren The Poetry Society has announced today the top 15 winners and 85 commended poets of the Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2020 at a virtual prize-giving...Read More
Congratulations to our GCSE students… As widely reported, students have been awarded whichever grade was the higher of the centre assessed grade or that which was calculated by the exam boards. Looking holistically at the GCSE results, they are excellent: 32% of all examinations were graded 9 25% of all examinations were graded 8...Read More
