Tormead have recently taken part in the Shakespeare Schools Theatre Festival with their production of 'The Tempest'. The festival, run by the @ssf_uk Shakespeare Schools Foundation is run over 8 months with multiple schools taking part. Young people are supported by professional actors and directors through workshops to prepare a production of an abridged Shakespeare play which is then performed on a professional stage.

The Tormead Shakespeare company featured 33 girls from Year 7-9 and they performed their magical and inventive version of The Tempest at The Leatherhead Theatre on Tuesday 14th November. Tormead's interpretation of the classic play featured a twist: Ariel, Caliban and Miranda were all performed by ensemble in symbolic costumes of coloured gauze and dramatic make-up. It was long and enjoyable day filled with rehearsals, make-up sessions and eating pizza! Along with performing their own play the cast and crew were able to see three other school performances including Othello and two productions of Macbeth. The day was amazing fun and a great inter-year bonding experience; in the words of Miranda, it was “divine”!

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Harry Baker, the youngest ever Poetry World Slam Champion in 2012 recently paid us a visit to showcase his wonderful skills as a performance poet. @harrybakerpoet has loved words from a young age and has been a full-time poet since graduating from Bristol with a maths degree in 2015.

Self-titled as a maths-loving, TED-talking, German-speaking, battle-rapping, happy-crying, self-bio-writing unashamed human, Harry had out students in fits of laughter as be recited poems about Falafel, Maths and Dinosaur Love.

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This year, our sixth-form mathematicians performed brilliantly in the @ukmathstrust Senior Mathematical Challenge and in the Mathematical Olympiad for Girls, achieving a large number of bronze, silver and gold awards in the Senior challenge and several merit and distinction awards in the Olympiad. Exceptionally high results were achieved by Felicity, Amelie, Catherine and Amelie in the Sixth Form.

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Year 8- 11 students recently attended the Guildford and surrounding Schools Maths Quiz. Teams of 3 competed against other local schools in problem-solving, spatial puzzles, estimating and Maths rounds. They had lots of fun and enjoyed the challenges, along with the cupcakes at the end!

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