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27th October 21

Now in their third year of existence, the Alpha Plus Group Innovation Awards are designed to foster creativity and innovation as well as reward ideas that have the potential to improve learning across all of our schools. The hotly contested awards are assessed against a range of criteria in a number of categories. We are…

2nd September 21

Wetherby-Pembridge New York is pleased to announce its new advisory board member. Gina Malin will join Wetherby-Pembridge’s advisory board as the new term starts this Fall and brings a wealth of experience to the role.  Serving as the Executive Director of the Parents League of New York for the last five years, Gina oversaw both…

1st July 21

In a challenging year of pandemic, United World School in Tablong Kla, Cambodia has been faced with fresh challenges. Cambodia has been in lockdown with covid cases on the rise, so United World School pivoted their programme to distance education, using take-away worksheets and lessons. Unlike in the UK, children in these regions have no…

14th June 21

We are delighted to confirm that Alpha Plus and The BRIT School are partnering to deliver a summer school favourite this July: A Play in a Week. In this exciting new course, students will work with industry theatre professionals from The BRIT School on a five-day intensive course, designed specifically to give students the opportunity…

17th May 21

Congratulations to pupils and staff at Hilden Grange in Tonbridge, where four boys have won academic scholarships to Tonbridge school in Year 9, and also a Drama scholarship, a Music scholarship and a Music Exhibition, for a total of seven awards. One of the boys has been awarded the prestigious ‘Ainslie’ scholarship, awarded to the…

21st April 21

Congratulations to every boy and girl at Chepstow House School for outstanding Year 6 Senior School offers. 31 children (11 girls and 20 boys) have received offers for 88 places at a range of top competitive senior schools. Their outstanding results not only reflect hard work, but also determination, perseverance and resilience, all fundamental values…

29th March 21

Alpha Plus is delighted to announce the appointment of Mr Josiah Silvester as Head of Wetherby Senior School from September 2021. Mr Silvester read Theology and Religious Studies at University of Bristol before going to University of Birmingham to study for his Postgraduate Certificate of Education and, later in his career, completed an MA in…

23rd March 21

Hats off to the Year 6 girls of Pembridge Hall School. Having had their senior school preparations interrupted by the first lockdown and then having had to adapt to a completely different landscape of testing and interviewing at senior schools, their achievements at 11 Plus this year have been some of the best in the…

22nd February 21

On Friday 19th February Riverside Radio interviewed Tom Westby, Head of English at Falcons Prep Richmond, and Lee Kirkton, Marketing and Communications Director at Bandai Namco, to discuss a recent collaborative project. Students at Falcons Prep Richmond have been learning about the history of gaming from their neighbours at Bandai Namco and were then invited…

3rd February 21

Abbey College Manchester has launched a new on-line revision school for children in Year 9- Year 13. Open to everyone, regardless of location, Abbey Manchester Online Revision school offers a programme designed to boost grades and address any learning gaps resulting from recent periods of Covid-19 lockdowns. Course content is not exam board specific; it…