During the Autumn and Spring terms we have completed an extensive review of both our reporting arrangements and the schedule of Parents’ Meetings throughout the academic year.

We have now completed our review and internal consultation processes. The key changes that will be implemented from September 2011 are summarised here.

On 18th June the Higher Education & Careers department held the 4th annual OM Careers Convention for Lower Sixth students. Thirty Old Millfieldians generously gave up their weekend and returned to the School to give presentations on a whole range of careers.  The students were able to choose from such diverse areas as Architecture, Engineering, the Foreign Office, City Trading, IT and Psychiatry. Read more

Also, the Old Millfieldian Society was delighted to address this year’s Upper Sixth leavers at a special presentation on Tuesday 24th May. Over 200 pupils attended the evening, eager to learn how the Society can help them when they leave Millfield. Read more

L:R - Emily Littman & Emily Symonds-Willmott

Last term saw pupils from all years take their Trinity Guildhall Speech and Drama exams. Pupils achieved fantastic results and had very positive feedback from the visiting examiner. The results can be viewed here.

Following their exam pupils performed in the Drama Monologue Event, an excellent opportunity to share their hard work with the rest of the Millfield community. Congratulations to all involved.

This year's junior production, Dracula was well supported by staff and pupils alike and was a tremendous show of talent and hard work. Congratulations to Mr Barron for such a marvellous production. View Photos

I would also like to congratulate Alec Poore and Bethan Jones who have successfully auditioned and been selected for The National Youth Theatre this summer. They will both be entering NYT's summer programme of workshops in London during the holidays.

And finally, I would like to invite you to the Junior House Play Festival on Tuesday 27th July at 7pm. Our aim is to hold the event outside (weather depending) in Millfield's nature amphitheatre in front of Millfield House. This year's theme is Elvis! and I very much hope you can attend what promises to be an entertaining evening.

The Millfield Atkinson Gallery Summer Show is back for its 22nd year (11th July-13th August). Firmly established as one of the highlights of the exhibition calendar, the Show delivers tradition along with a contemporary twist, and is a popular exhibiting arena for locally based artists as well as contributions from further afield.

The Show’s range and diversity means there are pieces for everyone to appreciate, from the accessible to the more challenging and thought provoking. Above all it’s a celebration of the passion and energy of local artists with the added attraction of affordability of many works on display. Artists enjoy the added prestige of exhibiting at our fantastic gallery (one of the largest in the South West) and the chance to win prize money totalling £1500. Read more

The second annual Sports Colours' Dinner was a most memorable evening, celebrating this year's sporting life at Millfield and was this year extended to include a Sports Awards Ceremony. Brilliantly hosted by Upper Sixth pupils Laura Coates and James Byfield, the Awards celebrated not only excellence in sport but also values of leadership, teamwork and community spirit. 

To read more on this month's highlights in Millfield Sport, including this year's final Captain's Table, Daniel Bell-Drummond's first class cricket debut and Jazmin Sawyers reaching 5th in the Senior GB rankings for Heptathlon, click here. 

I would like to welcome back to Millfield Mr Jonathan Andrews who joins us as Head of Economics from September. We welcome him from St Paul's, London. I would also like to say goodbye to Mr Stuart MacAlpine, Head of English, who leaves us for Singapore. The new Head of English, Mr James Baddock joins us from Guildford High School.

To view a list of new teaching staff for September please click here.