UPPER SIXTH TREATED TO TAILORED TOUR OF TWININGS

Bede’s A Level Business Studies classes recently spent a day at Twinings Tea in Andover, with the global tea giant hand-crafting a day of tours and presentations to help the pupils prepare for their imminent A Level examinations.In the days preceding the trip, the class received a “Pre-Release Paper” which tasked them with researching and gaining an un-derstanding of how UK manufacturers have been influenced by issues including changes in technology, globalisation, location and government policy; once Twinings learned about this, they re-geared their trip experi-ence especially for Bede’s A Level groups.“The students could not have asked for more than they received during this trip,” ex-plained Bede’s Director of Academic Perfor-mance Mark Rimmington, who accompanied the classes during their visit. “Twinings were extremely generous hosts.”The day started with a meeting with Ian Kavanagh, the Site manager at the Twinings facility, who began by dressing the Bedians in the appropriate (and fetching) factory gear which included shoes, overalls, high visibility jackets and hair and beard covers.The students then attended a bespoke lec-ture, custom written and delivered for them by Mr Kavanagh, which focussed on all the

issues the Sixth Formers will have to address in their Bus4 papers.“Mr Kavanagh allowed for questions and answers at any point during his talk and was extremely kind and generous with his time,” said Upper Sixth Charleston House pupil Charlie Beevis.The students were then split into groups of ten and were toured around the facility by engineers, experiencing the whole manufac-turing process from source to the customer.Along the way the students learned that, af-ter Thomas Twinings founded the business in 1706, production was relocated from London to Andover in 1964 where, from the current premises, the factory operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, employing 124 staff who produce 3 billion tea bags a year.“This visit to Twinings was invaluable as all the points made in the students’ A Level es-says must be related to real life businesses,” said Mr Jackson, who is one of the classes’ teachers. “Twinings really went the extra mile to help us investigate not only how they manufacture their products but also how they have been affected by the specific issues the students have been challenged to address in their upcoming exams. We couldn’t have asked for more from them.”

BEDE’S PUPILS COMPLETE BBC SCHOOL REPORTS

Read and watch both written and video features from the members of Mr Hallford’s BBC School Report activity, whose work was featured by the BBC on March 19th.

GAS-POWERED FUN AT PAINTBALLING CLUB

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NADIA ON ‘HEADSTART’

Lower Sixth Dorter House girl Nadia de-scribes the successful experiences she and two other Bedians have had applying for highly-competitive Headstart placements.

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BISHOP OF LEWES DELIVERS ‘SCIENCE AND RELIGION’ LECTURE AT BEDE’S

More than a hundred Bede’s students and staff eagerly crowded into the school Chapel recently to listen to the Bishop of Lewes.The Bishop had come to Upper Dicker to give an apologetics talk on behalf of the Religious Studies department on the topic of Does Sci-ence disprove Religion?The Bishop explained his own background and atheist upbringing and then spoke of his conversion at the age of 18 to Christian-ity and how it was the logical reasoning of science that helped him make a reasoned and intellectual step to faith and belief.Bishop Jackson read science at university and had a career in agriculture before he left to be ordained as a Priest in the Church of England. It was great to have somebody who had a sci-entific background and could therefore speak with authority on such a topic.The Bishop spoke about how we need to understand and interpret the Bible and that Genesis is not a scientific thesis on the crea-tion of the world but is instead a poetical interpretation of creation given to the Jewish people by Moses to help them understand where they came from.He also explained that two apparently oppos-ing systems such as Christianity and science can be held coherently together by speaking to us about Quantum Mechanics and light as a wave / particle duality.“It is perfectly consistent to hold that light is a wave and this is true; but it is also consist-

ent to claim that light is made up of particles and this is also true,” he said, adding, “Both claims contradict each other but are also both scientific fact. It all depends on your observa-tion and interpretation.”As the lecture went on, and as an excellent question and answer session got underway, it became apparent that the whole debate seems mistaken. It is not really about science versus religion but is instead a clash of two world views, Atheism and Theism, both inter-preting science in a different way.Science has a very clear method of investiga-tion and reason and an atheist will interpret this one way and a theist the other. The ques-tion we all ought to ask ourselves is: which view provides the most reasoned and coherent explanation of why and how we exist?This was a very useful talk for those Lower and Upper Sixth Bedians who are taking the science and religion exam in the summer. If you are interested in this topic and would like some extended reading Mr Stannard has advised that you read The Seven Days that Divide the World by John Lennox. It is certainly worth it and will help you grasp scientific and theological views on the topic.Lastly, I think I can speak for all who attended when I say thank the Bishop for sparing some of his time to come and speak to us.

Harry WalkerUpper Sixth, Dicker House

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LOWER FIFTH GCSE PERFORMANCES

During the penultimate week of term, Bede’s Lower Fifth Drama students performed three extracts over 2 consecu-tive evenings and were assessed in these pieces as part of their GCSE practical coursework. The extracts were taken from The Curious In-cident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Simon Stephens, Starstone by Christian Martin and Chrysalids by John Wyndham. There were many engaging performances throughout the productions and it would be churlish of me to pick out a few names. It is certainly safe to say that amongst this group of enthusiastic dramatists there is much outstanding talent and I am very ex-cited about working on future projects with this year group. Rehearsing with my Chrysalids cast in class has been an absolute pleasure and, although the text was demanding, the students behaved as a tight ensemble throughout rehearsals and solved problems with some real ingenuity.

Karen LewisDirector of Drama

BTEC STUDENTS ORGANISE PARK MEAD PRIMARY SCHOOL CHARITY SPORTS DAY

Friday 13th March saw the Upper Sixth and Lower Sixth BTEC Sport students work together to host a Comic Relief Fun Run and Sports Fundraiser for local primary school Park Mead, during which over £700 was donated by parents, pupils and residents of Upper Dicker.“The event was hugely successful,” explained the classes’ teacher, Mrs Newbery, who added, “England U18 Rugby player Josh Novell and fellow Upper Sixth student Jonny Phelps took the lead and pulled together the groups while Megan Wrenn led the Fun Run with Jordan Tingley, Sam Kisbee, Paddy Ankjaer and Freddie Packham.

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“They were the lynchpins of the operation!” Elsewhere, the inestimable Charlie Flood led the penalty shoot-out with Finlay Hinchon, Will Corver, Gary Walker and James Stone. Tom Ogden managed the relay races with Harry Tate, Delray Rawlins and Freddie Knott while Joe De La Fuente, Kellie Larkin and Samir Mangharam manned the cake sale, tombola and tea and coffee stalls. Across the course of the event the calm and collected Matilda Colwell and Katie Mann led the Reception class around the events, with Charlie Barrey leading Years 1 and 2, Jacob Taplin leading Years 3 and 4, and Luke Lafferty leading Years 5 and 6. Elsewhere, Luke Tilbury was Head of First Aid and Tom Beal was in charge of resources – he did a fantastic job chatting to visitors and promoting our sponsor, Over The Moon Party Shop in Pevensey Bay, who provided over one hundred tombola prizes for the event (to learn more about Over The Moon, please visit www.overthemoonpartyshop.co.uk).“The aim of the day was to raise money for Comic Relief,” explains Mrs Newbury, “and we hoped to raise over £100 through sponsorship and cake sales. We smashed our target with the Bede’s students raising just over £94 on the cake sale and tombola at the event alone!” With a further £600 raised in sponsorship, and with donations still rolling in, the combined efforts of the Sixth Formers and the Park Mead children has raised over £700, so well done to all. Sixth Form student and Deputy Head of School Josh Novell added in conclusion, “It was a great day, and we all have to say a huge thank you to everyone who took part, whether that be in sponsoring the pupils, baking cakes or providing so many lovely tombola items.”

BEDE’S ARTISTS CREATES A BUZZ AT TOWNER GALLERY EXHIBITION

During the past few weeks, Bede’s First Year pupils have been busy creating a 3D exhibit for the Towner gallery school exhibition. Taking the theme of a structure which is unique to our school, we decided upon the bee hives down by the lake. There cannot be many schools with their own bees on site actively producing their own honey! Beekeeping and honey hunting is an art itself established by the ancient Egyptians and now widespread and with clear connections to our local downland farming heritage. The First Year students set about researching poems, stories, images and scientific facts about these extraordinary insects. They learnt about the ‘waggle dance’ with Mr Abraham in science lessons and wrote poems with Mr Cheshire in English. We also learnt about blue honey, which was discovered in America

after bees had eaten blue sweets, and that bees are replacing sniffer dogs in certain airports! Bees see the ultra violet spectrum and follow the glowing trackways created by flowers to guide them into the centre to collect pollen. All in all they are amazingly creative and industrious creatures, thriving here at Bede’s Senior School under the stewardship of Mr Hepworth –Taylor. The students were enthusiastic in their research and in their produc-tion of drawings and sketchbook work. Some were involved working directly on the decoration of the ‘shrine to the bee hive’ while others documented the process of research and looked at artists. It was a real team effort, with some students even creating beautiful photograms of bees’ wings in photography with Miss Excell.The structure of the main project was built in our DT department and some panels have been left transparent in order to view the smoke fired ceramic bees on display inside. These were hand crafted in the Ceramics studios with Mr Hammond and smoked fired outside in a dustbin sawdust kiln. Using a series of images and also text inspired by the Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy from her anthology ‘The Bees,’ students drew and stencilled glimpses of the extraordinary community living inside the hive. The piece is a concept work inspired by a very local feature but with a global theme. We need bees and we are priviliged that we have them here at Bede’s Senior School, living near the South Downs. In the words of Carol Ann Duffy - ‘Honey is art’.

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BEDE’S ARTISTS CREATES A BUZZ AT TOWNER GALLERY EXHIBITION

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ANIMAL MANAGEMENT STUDENTS ATTEND ABWAK SYMPOSIUM 2015

The beautiful and slightly unreal Para-dise Wildlife Park in Hertfordshire recently hosted Bede’s Animal Management students alongside 150 members of the Association of British and Irish Wild Animal Keepers during their annual symposium.Although the journey from Upper Dicker wasn’t brief, some delegates had flown in from Japan and the USA to participate in an action-packed 3 day weekend of lectures and workshops.

This meeting of minds was a great opportu-nity to meet and talk with the professionals and, since this was now our third conference, to catch up with developments. For example Edinburgh Zoo, which we visited in 2013, is spending £35 million on re-designing half of its site to replicate the threatened wildlife of Indonesia.Paradise Wildlife Park may only be a medium-sized zoo but it has already contributed £2.5 million to conservation and supports many projects overseas. It also owns Britain’s largest breeding unit, the Wildlife Heritage Foundation, which is located in Kent and specialises in ‘the big cats’. This is not open to the general public, so we were privileged to be taken on a guided tour of the extensive site on our return journey to school.Attending these annual conventions is hugely beneficial for both our students and accom-panying staff; it’s the icing on the academic cake. Zoo keepers are naturally devoted to their animals and are more than willing to share their knowledge, skills, enthusiasm and commitment; they made the weekend a truly memorable event. Thank you, of course, to ABWAK, and to Mr Jones and Mr Juniper for making our visit not only smooth-running but possible in the first place.

Anthony Hepworth-Taylor Animal Management Technician

AS PUPILS UNDERTAKE GEOGRAPHY RESEARCH

Bede’s Lower Sixth Geographers embarked on a residential field trip at the end of February.Taking place at the large Juniper Hall manor house, the first day of work began with a short classroom session to get the group ready for the day. After that we all went upstairs and got changed into our outdoor stuff and made ready for a cold, wet day!We were braced for miserable conditions after hearing stories from the Upper Sixth Geographers who had said that by the end of the first day we wouldn’t be able to feel our hands from the cold. For us however the weather was great - sunny and actually reasonably warm!The first site we visited was in a field and Chiron quickly got to know the horses. We investigated the different characteristics of the river and once all was noted down on the iPads we had to draw a field-sketch of our site. Once our field sketches were complete, we walked back to the minibus and moved on to the next site and then a third, and after that we were back off to Juniper Hall.When we got back to the classroom we worked hard again - a process we repeated the following morning when reviewing the hydrological cycle before venturing outside to test infiltration and through flow rates on urban, vegetated and arable surfaces.The trip concluded with a short Prize Giving session which derived from Mr Walsh’s prestigious points system.It was a great field trip, and we would like to say a big thank you to Mr King, Mr Walsh and everyone at Juniper Hall for providing us with such a fun, intensive, informative weekend.

Sam Steward and Max WoottenLower Sixth, Deis House

DICKER HOUSE TEAM WINS ‘INTERHOUSITY CHALLENGE’In Dicker House, we win quizzes. It’s just what we do. Whenever the other houses meet us in compe-tition they think: “Ugh, we’ve got Dicker this round. Ah well, better luck next year eh?” And who wouldn’t? With a team which includes Ben Stannard, Calum Harris, EITHER James Grimmond or Archie Taylor (that’s right, we actually have to choose between them as to who competes on a given day) and myself, which House wouldn’t look in horror at the round draw and weep quietly into their maths homework?Fresh from our victory last year, we entered the competition with high hopes for this year’s Interhousity Challenge; in the first round we were drawn against Stud, whom we beat in the final last year, and won with a (very) comfortable score of 190-45. In the following round Mr Juniper’s chaps from Dorms faced us, but we brushed them aside with a score of 170 - albeit with a flesh wound in the form of 50 points against us. Camberlot faced us in the semi-final, and with an impressive line-up of quizzers to boot, but they were awed by our knowledge of the

genus names for plants and the etymology of Canadian state names, so lost to us by a margin of 130-60. And so we found ourselves in the final with an impressive Deis team. Try as they might, Deis couldn’t overcome my boys and we found ourselves quickly in the lead. Deis couldn’t bounce back, owed to the math-ematical celerity and knowledge of African capitals of Ben Stannard, and the score ended 130-50. All-in-all, I believe that we have created a legacy for the new generations of Dicker boys to live up to on the quizzing front, and all of the members on the Dicker House team should be proud of the way we performed.The competition was well run, of course, and the Dicker team would very much like to thank the teachers who mediated and asked the questions, and the teams from all the other Houses for putting up with us!

Anthony BracutiDicker House Quiz Captain

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KNIGHTS CAMARADERIE DEFINES HOUSE CROSS COUNTRY COMPETITION

When the day of House Cross Country dawned, the weather was decidedly wet. Climactic conditions could not dampen the excitement and enthusiasm of Knights House, however – indeed, as the weather improved throughout the day so did the levels of camaraderie between the boys! The House was well represented, with all the year group resplendent in their purple Knights tops. The start was well organised – up until the senior students race, when runners flew off up the hill towards the Golf Course without an official starter giving the orders! This caught many Knights runners unaware.

The course was very muddy in places but on the whole the surface was strong and ideal for Cross Country running. The Junior Race saw Kyle Mathieson come in 3rd, having just missed out on a sprint finish, and Alex Tar-gett came in a very respectable 6th – very impressive for a First Year! The Senior Race was hotly contested, with myself (5th) and Nathan Pugh (8th) leading the Knights boys home. It was great to run with so many fellow Knights, and I look forward to next year’s race when we will no doubt go that extra mile and improve our overall standing.

Sam Kisbee Knights House Prefect

A SEW-PERLATIVE AFTER-SCHOOL CLUB... Mrs Martin’s Sewing and Dressmaking activity has been running quietly at Bede’s for several years, welcoming those boys and girls across the year groups who are interested in learning how to make their own clothes, accessories and material items.“Most of the students start with simple sewing projects,” Ms Martin explains, “often beginning with a bag or cushion, or possibly a col-ourful hot water bottle cover for the cold winter nights!” Students who join the activity are given full explanations of the techniques and materials they will need to best achieve their goals, with those students who have been part of the group for some time acquiring a depth and breadth of skills from stitching to embroider-ing, needlework to knowledge of textiles.“For the more ambitious or experienced students,” Mrs Martin continues,”there are patterns and clothing items to tackle, beginning with items like tops before moving onto the truly complex projects such as a full-length evening dresses.”Last year, Sewing and Dressmaking club’s Laura Aiello used her time in the activity to prepare and create a number of garments for her portfolio. She set herself the ambitious task of using a selection of different textiles and techniques to demonstrate her sewing versatility, and bythe end of the year had completed four spectacular pieces: a wool

cap, a chiffon blouse, a cotton dress and a silk evening gown. Laura then went on to take up a coveted place at the Munich School of Fashion. “Laura is thriving, and we wish her all the best,” says Mrs Martin.“In the meantime, a new generation of budding clothing designers are polishing their skills. With most of the current members of the activity in the Fifth Form, I am extremely excited to see what incred-ible things they might manage in the coming years.”

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PERFECT POWDER AT SAUZE D’OULX SKI TRIP

Those Bede’s students and teachers who took part in this year’s Ski Trip spent a wonderful week during half term in the charming medieval village of Sauze D’Oulx.Sauze is largely an Intermediate skiers dream. As part of the wider Milky Way (400km), it offers Olympic downhill in Sestriere and small-resort charm up the road in Claviere.Our Advanced skiers and snowboarders took advantage of the easy connection to Sestriere and the black runs at the top of Mount Motta and Mount Sises, and the Olympic Kandahar Slalom and Kandahar Barchetta runs.

I can’t ever recall skiing in better conditions than we did that week. We were treated to a huge dump of snow the weekend we arrived, which gave us powder to play in all week, and then were treated to blazing sunshine from Tuesday onwards.Weather can make or break any snow sport trip and the near perfect conditions allowed everyone to enjoy five hours a day skiing and boarding, with some even taking to the air and completing jumps - including a few 360’s!One night the group even took to skiing down to the bottom of the slopes by torchlight, which proved to be both exciting and a little worrying at times!Our five groups, four ski and one snowboard, all made tremendous progress and were whizzing down red and black runs by the end of the week.Ever keen to get out and going each day, everyone made the most of the conditions we were treated to and I was so impressed by the technical progress the group made. It was even noticed by our instructors!I would like to say thank you to the group, who were truly great company. It makes the organisation of the Ski Trip really worthwhile when you see so many smiling faces fuelled on adrenaline at the end of each day, and the students were all great ambassadors for Bede’s throughout the week.I hope they decide to join us again next year!

David LeggettDorter Housemaster

BEDE’S CLIMBERS REACH DIZZY NEW HEIGHTS

Mr Stoneman’s Rock Climbing Club is one of the fastest-growing activities to start at Bede’s this academic year.Having now completed its second term in operation, the Bede’s climbing group travels each week to the Evolution climbing centre in Crowborough to take part in a range of on and off-rope climbing. “Evolution offers a unique environment which provides the opportu-nity for climbers to take part in both top-rope climbing and bouldering in the same building,” Mr Stoneman explains. “All of the students are now working towards or have passed a range of National Indoor Climbing Award Scheme (NICAS) levels.” As Mr Stoneman details, the most experienced climbers in the club have now passed Level 3, the highest level of qualification they can take, which sees climbers learning everything from advanced climb-ing techniques to skill which can help them help others to become more accomplished and confident in their ascensions.“When students first join the club Levels 1 and 2 are completed in a term,” continues Mr Stoneman. “These qualifications give the student climbers a full grounding in climbing knots, basic techniques and, most importantly, safety.” All of the climbers who pass the Level 2 are then able to join climb-ing clubs all over the UK and can climb safely and independently on indoor walls.As might be expected of a Bede’s activity of course, the members of the Rock Climbing Club are an eclectic mix of ages and interests, with no ‘typical type of climber’ defining the group. “There is a real range of abilities and skills,” says Mr Stoneman, “but they all share one thing in common: they are all looking to help each other learn and build their skills, and no one is afraid to ask for help or offer advice.”Next term, the Bede’s climbers are looking to move further afield to

new centres and, weather permitting, embark on some outdoor climbs as well. Watch this space – you never know how high Bede’s young climbers might get!

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MR HIBBERT REPORTS ON NEW SPORTS FACILITIES

Taking a walk around the school grounds, it would be difficult not to be impressed by the suite of sporting facilities that have been developed recently, almost all of which are already being used and enjoyed by our pupils.Late last autumn we opened the new ‘MUGA’ or Multi Use Games Area, where we have added four additional tennis courts and three outdoor netball courts. I am looking forward very much to the final finishing court colours being applied during the Easter break!The renovation of the gymnasium has also been a resounding success; it is now fully air conditioned and redecorated, with gym users benefitting from an impressive array of new cardio-vascular machines, a bespoke mir-rored weights area and bespoke functional workout space.After a lengthy refurbishment, we have very recently re-opened our astro-turf facility, and it was certainly worth the wait!Unlike most artificial playing surfaces, the new pitch at Bede’s is a water-based playing surface (a rarity in the school environment) meaning that we now boast a genuinely world class floodlit hockey facility. This incredible amenity will provide a playing surface of the highest quality for our hockey teams as we head into next year, and with

a County Champion U15 side, the future is looking very exciting for hockey at Bede’s.The cricket department also have a new facility to be proud of, with the 1st XI pitch having been relocated to Old Waye. Having allowed the table to settle in for two years, it will only be fitting that our brand new cricket pavilion will shortly grace this new playing area, and we are indebted to The Christopher Martin-Jenkins Foundation for supporting the development of this magnifi-cent structure. This stunning new building will enrich our sporting fixtures for decades to come, with the Pavilion set to be officially opened when our 1st XI play an MCC team on May 4th.It is fair to say that with all these develop-ments to complement our existing sports facilities, we have a sporting campus to be more than proud of. Of course, I have future plans and aspira-tions for developing other indoor facilities, and with new football and training pitches in the pipeline, the groundwork is certainly being laid for future generations of sporting success at Bede’s.As they say, watch this space!

Andrew HibbertDirector of Sport

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The M-J Pavilion, which is now nearing completion.

PUPILS RECEIVE ISFA ENGLAND CALL-UPS

Bede’s Sixth Formers Kellie, Kayleigh, Jacob and David have been selected to represent England as members of the girls’ and boys’ ISFA U18s, joining Luca Page and Tommy Trenamen who have been playing for ISFA U15s since October.Chelsea Ladies’ Footballer and Bloomsbury House member Kellie Larkin learned earlier in the year that she has been selected to represent England in the ISFA U18s match against Australia Schools in February 2015 at Harrow School.She joined fellow accomplished Bede’s Footballer and multi-sport disciplinarian Kayleigh Bonwick, although Kayleigh was denied her chance to play by a serious knee injury.Jacob Merrick from Deis House and David Carruthers from Knights were both also selected to represent the boys’ ISFA England U18 team in February.“These are outstanding achievements, with all three students now going on to play at the England Training Ground at St George’s Park against Welsh and Australian repre-sentative teams in the coming weeks,” said Bede’s Head of Football Dave Caryer.“I am delighted that Kellie, Kayleigh, Jacob and David have been recognised for their achievements. They have been exceptional for Bede’s and a major factor in the suc-cessful season we have had so far. All are worthy recipients of places in the boys’ and girls’ national set-ups.”Bede’s Director of Sport and IOC University Games delegate Andy Hibbert added, “I am delighted for the students. Kellie and Kayleigh are both genuine talents who work incredibly hard at their sport, training and lifestyle, while Jacob, David, Tommy and Luca have also contributed exceptionally to their respective sides.”

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U15 GIRLS REACH SOUTH-EAST INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL

Having secured a Regional Finals place in the Lady Taverner’s Indoor Cricket Tourna-ment earlier this month, the U15s travelled to the Sussex County Cricket Club head-quarters last week to play 3 matches in a round-robin tournament - all with the aim of advancing to the Nationals.In the first match against Oakmeeds Com-munity College, Bede’s batted first and scored over 100 runs. They were the only team to score a century on the day, providing Oak-meeds with a great and aggressive target.Oakmeeds only reached 81 runs during their innings, 21 short of the target, which made Bede’s the first victor of the day.The second challenge was to Hurstpierpoint, a team Bede’s have beaten twice before, but unfortunately our aggressive approach to bat-ting led to the girls being bowled out for a low score which was just achieved by Hurst.Bede’s last game was against Brighton Col-lege, renowned for their girls’ cricket.Bede’s bowled first and dismissed Brighton for just 66, reaching the target they had set in

only the 6th over. The U15s went on to score 89 in defeating Brighton, gaining 7 points and claiming the top spot on the tournament table.After the other match was played, Bede’s ended up in equal first place with Oakmeeds; unfortunately for the U15s, Oakmeeds were put through with a higher accumulation of runs scored - even though Bede’s had beaten them in the first round!Bede’s Head of Girls Cricket and ex-Sussex player Neil Lenham said of the U15s perfor-mance, “The girls approach to the day was positive throughout and their improvement across the tournament was excellent.”Bede’s Director of Sport and IOC delegate Andy Hibbert added, “This U15 girls side tech-nically and tactically showed the confidence of a winning squad.” He continued, “To come equal-first out of the 28 schools who entered the South East group shows the strength of Bede’s cricket and is testament to the girls’ desire to continue to develop their cricketing prowess.”

SPORTCRICKET

SHAI SCORES DOUBLE-CENTURY

Bede’s alumnus Shai Hope recently scored his maiden first class double century for Barbados against the Winward Islands. Widely tipped to be playing test cricket for the West Indies within the next year or so, the 21-year-old’s titanic score came in 565 minutes off 444 balls and included 15 fours. Bede’s Director of Cricket Alan Wells said of Shai’s achievement, “everyone in the Bede’s Cricket family is following Shai’s progress closely. He is a superb player with enormous potential, and we wish him every success.”

RUGBY: JOSH JOINS ENGLAND U18s

Congratulations go out from everyone at Bede’s to Upper Sixth Rugby star and Deputy Head of School Josh Novell.Josh was called up to join England U18s and will start at Number 5 in the team’s opening match of the International Triangu-lar Festival against France U18s at Hartpury College in Gloucestershire on Saturday March 28. Good luck Josh!

SPORTHOCKEY

Bede’s Under 15 boys’ team won the Sussex County Hockey Tournament last week, scor-ing twelve goals without conceding one.After winning their Pool Games against Bishop’s Luffa 5-0, Steyning Grammar School 1-0 and Chichester High School 2-0, the U15s claimed a confident 1-0 victory against Hurstpierpoint College in the Semi-Finals before dictating the terms of the final against Ardingly College and winning 3-0.“Bede’s goalkeeper Sam Leonard did not have to make a save across the five Tourna-ment matches such was Bede’s dominance,” explained Bede’s Director of Hockey and ex-England Hockey coach Jon Royce.Goals came from a number of First Year

players including Alistair Orr, Tom Gordon and debutante Alex Targett, as well as Center-Backs Oscar Steward and Lucas Green.Top scorers included Captain Harry Wootten, dominant Left-Midfielder Kyle Mathieson and Tommy Trenaman who, as well as scoring, assisted a number of goals with incisive runs on the right side of midfield.Bede’s Director of Sport and IOC representa-tive Andy Hibbert said of the U15s achieve-ment, “Everyone at Bede’s is exceptionally proud of this team. With a number of these boys playing club, county and divisional Hockey, I am also very happy to see that in this side a young Bede’s 1st XI is taking shape for the 2015-16 season.”

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U15 BOYS WIN SUSSEX COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

TENNIS SENIOR TEAM COMES 4TH IN NATIONAL FINALS

The Senior Girls and Mixed Tennis Teams from Bede’s won the South East Regional Rounds of the National Schools Tennis Competition in February, qualifying them for the National Finals in Bolton last week. This competition is explicitly for players with ratings no better than a 7.1; this means that several of Bede’s internationally ranked players could not compete. Julie Salmon, Bede’s Director of Tennis, said, “Sophie Samland, Charlotte Koenig, Bart Gill, Kayleigh Bonwick and Elizaveta Lukinskaya and George Sillet (latter two not photographed) all played very fine tennis across the tournament and deserve huge amounts of praise for representing the school so brilliantly.”Despite battling hard, Bede’s Senior Girls did not win their group, falling foul after some tough matches against Strathallan Scotland, Framlington College and Ellesmere College.In the Senior Mixed however, Bede’s fared better, enjoying wins over Millfield and Strathallan. During a nail-biting semi-final round against Framlington Bede’s fell just short, losing out by one tie break. Bede’s Director of Sport and IOC delegate Andy Hibbert said, “Congratulations to So-phie, George, Charlotte, Bart and Kayleigh, and a special mention must go to Dorter House’s Elizaveta who managed to win an incredible 11 out of 12 of her sets in both the Senior Mixed and Senior Girls events.”