Our talented musicians treated us to a wonderful variety of performances in today’s Lunchtime Concert — a brilliant taste of what’s to come in next week’s Spring Concert. Read more at www.shiplake.org.uk/news/2026-03...
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‘A Conversation With…’ is back!
Ahead of next week’s #ShiplakeDrama production of Our House, we sat down with principal cast member Jack Dag, who will be stepping into the lead role of Joe Casey.
Read his full feature via www.shiplake.org.uk/news/2026-01...
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For the first #FeedbackFriday of 2026 we feature words from a parent accepting a place for their daughter to join in September. Our assessment days are designed to get to know each individual and it means a lot to us when we hear that the offer letters we send do reflect this. #ShiplakeIndividual
We had a wonderful Soloists' Concert earlier this month with performers across the whole College! Today, wee share highlights of our junior performers; keep an eye out tomorrow for the seniors! #ShiplakeIndividual #ShiplakeMusic
Last week, we welcomed Matt Watson, who is Chief Creative Officer at PepsiCo, for a talk on dyslexia! Matt captivated our pupils in Year 7 to 10 with his story of transforming dyslexia from a challenge to where he is now; read more at www.shiplake.org.uk/news/2025-11... #ShiplakeIndividual
Talk about pulling up your socks!
Today is #OddSocksDay and it was great to see so many of our pupils getting involved with Anti-Bullying Alliance's initiative for #AntiBullyingWeek! Some of the socks on show were toe-tally brilliant; a sock-cessful display if we ever saw one! #ShiplakeIndividual
#ShiplakeMusic do know how to put on a show and they've done it again tonight! A wonderful Junior AND Senior Soloists' Concert was held with every year group across the College represented! Well done to everyone who performed; you were all brilliant! #ShiplakeIndividual
It was wonderful to once again welcome back #ShiplakeOldViking Rory Abery (20W) to deliver a talk on ADHD to our #ShiplakeSixthForm pupils! Rory previosuly visited during INSET to talk to our #ShiplakeStaff and today it was the turn of our pupils. #ShiplakeIndividual
#FeedbackFriday this week includes some of the comments received from prospective families at our Sixth Form Open Morning last weekend. It's great to see that the event was enjoyable and useful to our visitors! #ShiplakeInclusive #ShiplakeIndividual #ShiplakeInspirational
#ShiplakeArt recently launched their latest Whole School House Postcard Art Competition with all encouraged to take part and create an artistic postcard in the house colours! We've already received some entries, but more would be wonderful; deadline is Friday 14 November. #ShiplakeIndividual
‘There are so many people who struggle and it’s such a huge community yet somehow, we still feel so alone.'
Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay and Chapel Services this week focused on this with A Delaney-Meinesz speaking powerfully. Read more at www.shiplake.org.uk/news/2025-10... #ShiplakeIndividual
Well done to our KS3 pupils who received their Shiplake Reading Certificates this week! Recognised in Monday's Whole School Assembly, their commitment to reading and creative reflections really stood out. Read more at www.shiplake.org.uk/news/2025-10... #ShiplakeIndividual #ShiplakeEnglish
Last week, our #ShiplakeSixthForm pupils took part in careers profiling with SPW Careers – including tests and one-to-one interviews to explore their future pathways. Read more at buff.ly/WJW9Kj5
#ShiplakeCareers #ShiplakeIndividual
Sport is back at Shiplake, and so are Sport Reports! Today, we catch up with our #ShiplakeRugby boys as they got their season underway over the weekend, in addition to lots of amazing #ShiplakeIndividual sporting achievements. Read more at www.shiplake.org.uk/news/2025-09...
#ShiplakeDrama is already looking ahead and is already planning BIG! Auditions were held last week in the Tithe Barn for our next whole school production, 'Our House', and we can't wait! Great as well to see #ShiplakeOldViking, F Collar (25O), back helping and on the panel. #ShiplakeIndividual
And we're back! After an action-packed Induction Day for our new joiners, today we welcomed the entire College back for the start of the 2025-2026 academic year!
583 pupils. 583 stories to write. Let's see it happen!
#ShiplakeInclusive #ShiplakeIndividual #ShiplakeInspirational
Induction day complete for #ShiplakeYear7, #ShiplakeYear9 & #ShiplakeYear12: from talks and headshots to the Capsize Test and softball. Welcome to our new pupils — the whole College is back tomorrow! #ShiplakeInclusive #ShiplakeIndividual #ShiplakeInspirational
We are pleased to announce our best ever #ShiplakeGCSE results! Across the board pupils performed exceptionally well, setting a new academic benchmark for the College. Read more at www.shiplake.org.uk/news/2025-08... #ShiplakeIndividual #ShiplakeInspirational #GCSEResultsDay #ResultsDay2025
This morning we celebrated the achievements of the Class of 2025 and their #ShiplakeALevel results. Listen to Mr Howe share his thoughts, examples of results, destinations, and degrees being studied! Read more at f.mtr.cool/xohnwrqqzl #ShiplakeIndividual #ResultsDay2025
We bade a fond farewell to some members of #ShiplakeStaff at the end of the Summer Term as they embark on new ventures. And while they may be leaving, they'll always be #ShiplakeOldVikings and always welcome at Shiplake College! Read more at https://f.mtr.cool/eayspfkwfj #ShiplakeIndividual
Congratulations to #ShiplakeYear11 pupil, J Dag, for being selected to sing for The Latitude Choir! A group of 100 singers, the choir will be singing with one of the UK’s most inspirational musical figures, Gareth Malone OBE, at Latitude Festival on Sunday 27 July! #ShiplakeIndividual #ShiplakeMusic
In Monday's Whole School Assembly, we celebrated the winners of the previous half-term's enrichment passport award! Part of the #ShiplakeSeven, it is integrated academically and in co-curricular activities; read more at https://f.mtr.cool/ihxorrmkyd #ShiplakeIndividual
#ShiplakeCCF had their end of term BBQ yesterday afternoon where they also handed out a number of awards for each section! Congratulations to the following pupils:
Navy: J Thexton
Army: L Otter
RAF: Z Dransfield
Top Cadet: T Lane
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In April, our Year 7 and 8 pupils took part in the UK Maths Trust's Junior Maths Challenge. 20 pupils received awards, and a special mention must go to L Baietta who received a Gold Award and qualification into the next round! Read more at https://f.mtr.cool/fruhxeybvl #ShiplakeIndividual
The Soloists' Concert is always a standout event in the #ShiplakeMusic calendar, and this year lived up to expectations! 15 pupils performed, making it a thoroughly enjoyable evening for all! Read more and catch the highlights at https://f.mtr.cool/fiumxfskdn #ShiplakeIndividual
In our recent Whole School Assemblies, we have been recognising those nominated for Pupils of the Spring Term. Two awards were up for grabs in each subject - Highest Achieving and Most Improved! Read more at https://f.mtr.cool/cndbczjdfk #ShiplakeIndividual
Great to welcome Mr Simon Leigh to the College today to deliver a #ShiplakePSHEE talk on drugs. Thank you for visiting and delivering an engaging talk to our #ShiplakeYear12 pupils on such an important topic! #ShiplakeIndividual
It was fantastic to welcome back #ShiplakeOldViking Harry Conibear-Griffiths (12B) to the College for a #ShiplakeScholars' Masterclass. Harry's talk was on crisis management; read more at https://f.mtr.cool/cusoqcronj #ShiplakeIndividual
The Soloists Concert is always a highlight in the #ShiplakeMusic diary and today's performances did not disappoint! 15 pupils from #ShiplakeYear8 to #ShiplakeYear13 took to the stage on an array of instruments making it a thoroughly enjoyable evening for all! #ShiplakeIndividual
