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Students honoured
17/05/21
SHIPLAKE College has received international recognition for its efforts to help the environment. The school’s eco-committee received a bronze medal award as part of the Eco Schools initiative and hopes to achieve a silver by the end of the school ...
Our scholarships and exhibitions aim to celebrate exceptional talent
21/05/18
EACH year, Shiplake College offers a number of scholarships and exhibitions to reward and celebrate exceptional talent. Scholarships are offered to pupils demonstrating outstanding academic ability or excellence in a major co-curricular domain, ...
Learning isn't just inside the classroom
17/09/18
AT a time when the pressure on students and teachers to gain excellent exam results is higher than ever, it is important for schools to recognise the value and extent of learning that goes on outside the classroom as well. Developing the whole ...
Chess club to launch
19/04/21
A CHESS club is set to be established at Shiplake College following the success of virtual matches during the latest coronavirus lockdown. Ed Olhausen, head of business and assistant housemaster of Orchard House, organised sessions every ...
Rugby stars Catt and Haskell visit college
22/01/15
England coach Mike Catt and London Wasps captain James Haskell led a rugby training session at Shiplake College.
James Bond dinner raises £10,000 for hospice
06/10/17
A CHARITY dinner with a James Bond theme raised thousands of pounds for the Sue Ryder hospice in Nettlebed. More than 70 guests attended the black-tie event in the Great Hall at Shiplake College. Jenny Hanley, who starred in the 1969 ...
Shiplake athletes on national stage
01/08/22
CURRENT and former Shiplake College rowers have been selected for international representation this summer at the U19 and U23 World Championships and the Coupe de la Jeunesse. Jake Birch and Matt Johnston were both chosen for the ...
School fun day with touch rugby and dog show
21/09/17
A DOG show and touch rugby tournament took place at Shiplake College, writes David White. Dozens of parents, pupils, former pupils and staff attended and took part in activities including an 80ft inflatable assault course. There ...
College's all-star sports dinner to send students on tours
09/03/17
TWO Olympic champions and two rugby stars were the guest speakers at Shiplake College’s sports tour fund-raising dinner. Rower Alex Gregory and hockey player Crista Cullen, who both won gold at the Rio Olympics last summer, ...
Councillors delay playing fields decision for site visit
18/11/19
COUNCILLORS are to make a site visit before deciding whether to allow farmland in Shiplake to be turned into school playing fields. Shiplake College has applied for change of use permission to create six pitches on 23 ...
Picture This: Shiplake College Community Drinks Night
16/12/24
AROUND 50 people attended a community drinks night at Shiplake College. Mulled wine and nibbles were served to a number of guests invited from the local community including the Shiplake community choir, Women’s ...
College supports homeless drop-in centre
29/11/21
Shiplake College was overwhelmed by the generosity of pupils, parents and staff following a request for donations for its harvest collection in aid of the Churches in Reading drop-in centre for the homeless. ...
Offices plan
21/08/23
SHIPLAKE College is seeking planning permission to change the use of a house into staff offices. The ground floor would have six offices, a reception area, toilet and kitchenette. The first floor would have ...
New role for college headmaster
11/02/19
THE headmaster of Shiplake College is to remain in the education sector when he steps down at the end of the academic year. Gregg Davies has been appointed the education director for Bellevue Education, ...
Young musicians in Shiplake concert
19/12/14
Pupils from Henley Music School played Christmas songs for their parents at Shiplake College's new arts building.`
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