They have bled green for the school, now our Year 13 First XV team will play in their final game as they take on Emanuel School at The Stoop on Thursday 4th May. All welcome to the game. Please click here for further information.
For the second year running, British National Champion 12 year old Marley O’Toole has been picked for both the GB Boat and Cable Wakeboarding Team for 2023. He is one of only two riders who have been selected for both GB Teams - an amazing achievement.
Soon he will compete at both the World and European Championships for both disciplines.
Last year competing in the Under 15 category Marley placed ninth in the World Championships and sixth in the European Championships.
Wishing him all the best as he attends the official squad practices and national as well as international events.
She did it! PE Teacher Emily King completed an epic run yesterday in the TCS London Marathon, in just four hours and two minutes. Mrs King signed up for the gruelling 26 mile run in memory of former Gordon's Director of Sport and friend, Steve Monk who also served in the Army PT Corps. Crowning her fantastic run was the news that she had also raised £6,000 for ABF The Soldiers' Charity through generous donations by students, parents, staff and friends of Steve Monk. After the run, Mrs King said: “I can’t thank everyone enough for all their support and generous donations to The ABF. It was an awesome day, tough but an incredible and unforgettable experience and the support all the way round was amazing! I was proud to run in Steve’s memory and I know he was with me every step of the way”. Donations can still be made to Mrs King's Justgiving page here.
An inspirational talk to our sports scholars today from England Rugby Union player and Gordonian Ellie Boatman. Ellie spoke about her sporting journey and time at Gordon’s, in which she was a member of the netball 1st VII, Captain of the hockey 1st XI, as well as playing rugby and achieving Sportswoman of the Year. She has progressed from club rugby at Camberley (where she started playing aged four years old!) to Harlequins and selection for England in the rugby sevens at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and is now training for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Thank you Ellie!
With competitive chess, a firm fixture on local school calendars thanks to Gordon’s regular tournaments, now a partnership between the school and Camberley Chess Club will further enhance training and opportunities for players.
The partnership with Camberley Chess Club, which was formed in the 1920s, will allow all chess skill levels (beginners, casual, league and tournament players) at Gordon’s under the age of 18 free membership to the club.
The club has teams in the Berkshire and Surrey Border Leagues, playing Standard and Rapid play rates and in 2021 was awarded English Chess Federation Club of the Year.
Gordon’s will also host monthly chess training by an English Chess Federation (ECF) registered coach and a senior members of Camberley Chess Club as well as competitions in the Band Room (from 6.15pm to 8.15pm on the first Tuesday of the month for any student of all year groups interested in improving their chess skills.
Head of Chess at Gordon’s, Jon Lloyd warmly welcomed the new partnership saying: “This partnership further enhances the opportunities to take up, progress and play competitive chess at Gordon’s and represents an exciting time for chess at the school.”
*The next Chess Tournament will be held on Saturday 13th May from 10am to 1pm:
Cherry blossom lining the Parade Square to welcome back our residential boarders tonight and all students tomorrow morning, and the yellow flag being raised for the first day of the Summer Term. The new term looks set to be another bumper busy one with sports fixtures, Summer Arts, Duke of Edinburgh Award expeditions, careers fairs, outings and tours, Prom and the Leavers’ Dinner, a Coronation Colour Run, Biennial CCF Inspection, Insight Talks, Annual and Prize Giving (as well as exams!) and much more. Here’s to a great Summer Term!
Happy Easter! We look forward to welcoming back our Residential Boarders on Monday (17th April) for the start of the Summer Term for all students on Tuesday (18th April).
The Spring Concert - a glorious medley of classical and contemporary, celebrated the talented musicians that make up the school's orchestras and ensembles, who played a musical feast ranging from Bach to Bruno Mars. The video below is a snapshot of the rehearsal and final performance. For more information on music at Gordon's, please click here.
She’s been the gateway to Gordon’s, the first person any prospective parent speaks to and in her hands have lain the hopes and dreams of around sixteen thousand children.
Sue Tozer left Gordon’s on Friday after 26 years of dedicated service, first as assistant to the PA to the Head, which involved admissions, and then dealing with admissions for both school and sixth form together as well as all the year groups in between, and now as Admissions Registrar (Main School). Staff threw a surprise party for her (complete with piper!) and in a full staff get-together on the last day of term, Mrs Tozer was presented with a long-service camel by the Chair of Governors Jane Valner, and gifts from the Gordon's School Parents Association (GSPA) as well as those from her colleagues.
In the last few years, Mrs Tozer has dealt with five applications for every Year 7 place available at Gordon’s, putting the school high up the league tables for the most over-subscribed in the country.
Her office overlooked the Parade Square so for Friday Drill she had a ringside seat. “I think I won’t know how much I miss it until it’s gone. I can always put the videos on!” As to what else she will miss, she quickly answers: “Active children and the buzz about the place. The fact is, Gordon’s is not just the brochure and lists on the website. It happens. It is real. Under the leadership of Andrew Moss, Head Teacher, the school continues to go from strength to strength.”
“I’ll miss the people. Colleagues to work with and parents as customers to deal with. Whatever the outcome, whether they get a place for their child or not, they should be left with a warm, fuzzy feeling about Gordon’s. I can’t promise them a place, because there are procedures and policies for that but I want them to feel they were dealt with fairly and had a good experience visiting. Customer service is the thing.”
In his book ‘From Children’s Home to CBE’ former Headmaster of Gordon’s Denis Mulkerrin wrote this fitting tribute to Mrs Tozer: ‘The hardest working person in all of this was the indomitable Sue Tozer, who did all the vital administration and communication with parents. Her attention to detail was outstanding and she never got flustered. She also loved her job’.
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