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Year 4 enjoyed a fabulous half day out walking along the Cuckmere river.  They learnt about the features of the river and then used their new vocabulary back in the classroom to label a diagram. We walked to the mouth of the river and talked about the source which we think maybe near Harriet’s house. …

A selection of our senior artists embarked on a fantastic day of creativity, set in Eastbourne. The first stop was a delicious lunch at Eastbourne College where Vinehall pupils met Jayne Harriott, the Head of Art. We were given a tour of their excellent facilities and bumped into a few familiar faces from previous years….

Year 3 ‘stepped back in time’ on Tuesday this week and travelled all the way to Battle Abbey where they were met at the front door by a kindly monk called Brother James. Brother James talked about the Battle of Hastings, which was fought on 14th October 1066 between the Norman-French army of William, the…

During the Summer Term, Vinehall artists created their own flip-flops  from recycled materials. The theme given to them was ‘The Ocean’. It quickly became apparent that it is very difficult not to use plastic.  However, all pupils rose to the challenge by creating some eye-catching footwear from recycled carpet underlay made from old plastic bottles….

Over the last few months Vinehall pupil, Faris, completed a charity swim for Diabetes UK.  Swimming the equivalent distance of the English Channel over a three-month period, he raised £240 for the charity to help raise awareness of diabetes in children. To complete the distance Faris swam 1500 lengths of a 25 metres pool, managing…

VINEHALL SCHOOL – MEDIA STATEMENT   Vinehall School headmaster, Joff Powis, said: “I very deeply regret the widespread offence caused by the recent open day advertisement. It was wholly misguided, and should never have seen the light of day. I must stress it is in no way a reflection of the ethos of our school and…

This year five young Vinehall poets have had their work recognised and rewarded by a panel of judges in the Satips Poetry Competition run for pupils attending independent schools across the country and abroad. Grace W won First Prize in the senior section of the competition for her skilfully crafted poem, ‘Perfectly Imperfect’, which was…

Vine James Roche and his wife, Lizzy Yarnold were our very special guests of honour at our end of year prizegiving service. James spoke, animatedly about his job, explaining how his role with BAR involved more maths than we had in all the textbooks in the school. He also explained how he wasn’t good at,…

After 35 years of teaching History at Vinehall, we said goodbye to former deputy Head, Geoffrey Whitehead today. AGW, as he is more often known, has begun a very well deserved retirement from teaching. He will,  however, remain a familiar face at Vinehall running the Vinehall International Classical Concert series see here He has been…

We enjoyed a family fun afternoon at our Pre-Prep Sports Day. With lots of different races, there was something for everyone to enjoy. Thank you to all the helpers and a big WELL DONE to all our children – they tried their best, like Terry Tortoise, and showed very good sportsmanship. The parent races were…