Newsletters
Read below a sample of our 2026 September Term school newsletters:
Spirit of the Banda – Week 01
It has been fantastic to welcome new pupils, staff and parents into the school this week as well, of course, as welcoming back everyone else after the long holiday. Everyone has got into the rhythm of everyday school life amazingly quickly and it has been heartening to see the kindness shown towards the new members of our community.
Spirit of the Banda – Week 02
I mentioned in my start of term letter that a key target this year is ‘Pride in Presentation’, be it with pupils’ work, building on last year’s ‘Light on Literacy’, or more generally with personal appearance and respect for the school environment. This focus is on one of the more traditional aspects of a child’s education but still remains extremely important and one that we will continue to nurture.
At the same time, we are placing an increasing emphasis on our pupils’ creative and critical thinking skills and, this week, Year 6 had the opportunity to take part in a series of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) challenges, with the winning projects presenting their ideas via video-link to Amsterdam. We are increasing opportunities for pupils to become more adaptive thinkers, threading them through the curriculum and hosting events. Indeed, following the success of last year’s inaugural IAPS STEAM Day, we look forward to hosting this again later in the term.
Spirit of the Banda – Week 03
With the school year now well under way, it is great to be able to announce some more positions of responsibility amongst our Year 8s. Many congratulations to the following on being appointed House Captains: Tally (Duma), Mwihaki (Simba), Aayush (Swara) and Amber (Twiga), as well as to Elsy, Isla, Jenny and Sam, who have been made prefects.
The cricket season is also very much up and running – congratulations to Isla and Jake on being made captain of the girls’ and boys’ first teams respectively. Well done as well to Mariella on her appointment as captain of equestrianism.
