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Letter from the Headmaster
The pioneering principles of Outdoor Education established at Abbotsholme have inspired such organisations as the Outward Bound Movement, the United World Colleges and the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.
Abbotsholme Football Abotsholme’s Football teams have had a busy start to the season, which see’s many new faces involved in the teams. The 1st XI has a ver...
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Abbotsholme Netball - Wednesday 25 January 2012 It has been another busy afternoon for the girls out on the Netball courts. With six sides out against two separate opposition schools the pre...
Are They Making Mud Pies? Are they making mud pies? Answer - no! Final year BTEC Agriculture pupils are studying a unit on Soil Science as part of their Subsidiary Dipl...
Hen Accommodation Secured by BTEC Pupils The ravages of a windy and wet winter have taken their toll on the school hen houses. Antonia Bernau and Aditya Virwani, who study BTEC Agriculture...
Mary Brings the Mountain to the Classroom Year Six were totally inspired by a slide presentation and talk given by Mary Spencer about her expedition to Kyrgystan with an Abbotsholme gr...
Year 11 - ELBS Year 11 Environment and Land Based Science (ELBS) pupils have been busy practising their skills at taking soft wood cuttings. This is part of their...
Year 8 OEd - Pupils Practice Map Skills On Tuesday, 24 January a hearty group of Year 8 OEd’ers braved the drizzle and fog to sharpen their map skills in Dovedale. We arrived t...