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Pupils weren’t Misérables during Masterclass
Lucky Clayesmore GCSE students had the pleasure of meeting a genuine movie star last week. Fra Fee, an actor and singer with numerous musical theatre experience under his belt, including roles in Fame, Dirty Dancing and Sweeney Todd, is perhaps best known for playing Courfeyrac in the recent screen adaptation of Les Misérables. Directed by Tom Hooper (of ‘The Kings Speech’ fame), this version o... read more
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Yummy Strumming
Our first lunchtime recital of the summer term took place in the de Sélincourt room, showcasing a band of talented guitar (and banjo) players. The ensemble performers were Jemima Bartholomew, Fiona Kirkpatrick, Charlie Dustan and Ali McIntyre, accompanied by staff members Mrs. Britten, Mr. Heeley and Mr. Hill, who led the group. The guitar ensemble played two pieces, ‘Xote’ and ‘Modhinha’, b... read more
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Awards across the board
We knew our budding entrepreneurs had it in them, but now its official - Clayesmore is awash with bright business stars – proved by their literal sweeping of the board at the Young Enterprise Dorset Finals. Having qualified for the finals in March, the smart members of Twende strode confidently into the Queens Hotel in Bournemouth ready for a stand off against seven other Dorset based YE co... read more
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Pitch Perfect Pupils
Year 9 were set a tasty, but testing, 3-day challenge to create and market a brand new breakfast muesli as part of a Young Enterprise scheme. During this time they had to research, plan and promote their cereal, as well as give a 5-minute presentation. The aim of this ambitious project was to give younger pupils a chance to experience business in action and learn some of the processes involved... read more
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Historic victory over veterans
After a decade of trying, Clayesmore boys’ tennis team has finally managed to get the better of the Dorset Veterans - a group of senior players from local clubs. Taking place on a perfect May afternoon, the match was finely balanced at 3 sets apiece after the first two rounds, then Will Thommes and Freddie Hutchinson took their final set against Paul and Mike to give us a 4-3 lead. We n... read more
