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Shakespeare Schools Workshop

Posted on: 30/01/26

At the beginning of this week, our Shakespeare Schools Festival Crew met with a member of CSSF and took part in a workshop to start making their final steps towards their performance evening on Wednesday 11th March at the Haymarket Theatre in Basingstoke. They thoroughly enjoyed taking part in a range of activities exploring their use of vocal and physical skills, as well as exploring the use of live sound and staging for effect, working towards really making their own unique version of The Tempest. Rehearsals are well underway, and we are now in the final countdown to the big day. It's been so wonderful working with our returning students and welcoming in the new ones too. All members of our crew thoroughly enjoyed this experience and benefited from the progress made.

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#Cove School 11 May

Year 11 GCSE exams are under way! starting with English Lit this morning, which went very well. Students kept their focus and worked hard. We wish them all the very best.

#Cove School 08 May

Our amazing Year 10 students engaging with and learning from real world scientists about sustainable energy sources. Many futuristic designs were created by our enthusiastic students. Thank you to the 'National Grid' and the 'Smallpeice Trust' for sponsoring this event.

#Cove School 05 May

Cove Birdbox 2026! We are excited to share a link to our school nesting bird box where a Blue Tit has made a nest and there appears to be 9 eggs! There is a video camera set up, with images streamed via YouTube which you can view here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-T8m-UFRM4

#Cove School 01 May

Another year, another wonderful Shakespeare Schools experience! We are always so proud of the students who commit their time to take part in such a culturally enriching experience and am looking forward to what next year will bring! Well done and thank you, Mrs Best

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As our Year 11 students approach the end of their time with us, we are offering the opportunity to purchase a Leavers’ Hoodie and a Yearbook to help celebrate their time at Cove School. Both items are being organised through an external company, and orders can be placed directly using the following link: https://data.menoyearbooks.com/contributor/payment/09b69adcd7cbae914c6204984097d2da Please place your order/s BEFORE Friday this week to avoid disappointment!

#Cove School 28 April

From today students can wear summer uniform! This means that students can wear their light blue school polo shirts (proudly representing their correct house) instead of their white shirts and ties if they wish. A blazer must be worn over the top and not a jumper or hoodie. However, they can remove their blazer when it is particularly warm and put them in their bags. The only two options are: - Normal uniform - white shirt, tie and blazer. (Please note - jumpers are not a replacement for blazers!). - Blue polo shirt and blazer. (Year 11 who have the black polo shirts can obviously continue to wear these). All students must continue to wear black shoes, black trousers, or school skirt. If a student owns and wishes to wear school shorts from Brenda’s this is allowed.

#Cove School 24 April

This week we took 2 groups of year 9 students to visit 'Audley Woods Hotel' and 'Sherfield Oaks Golf Club' in Basingstoke. These trips gave students first hand experience of the workplace focusing on the Hospitality and Sport workplace sectors. Students took part in activities relating to various job roles at both locations and also had in depth behind the scenes tours of the hotel and club grounds. Students were able to speak to employees to gain an insight into the day to day running of a 4 star hotel and a Golf Club. Thank you to James at Audley Woods and Luke (Cove School alumni) at Sherfield Oaks for generously hosting Cove School!

#Cove School 20 April

To celebrate St Georges Day, this Thursday 23rd April, Aspens are offering the following additional menu! Aspens have set up a short survey for parents and/or students to complete. Your feedback will help them continue to improve their service in our school. We encourage you to to take a moment complete their survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CSSPCS0326

#Cove School 14 April

LOST PROPERTY: If you recognise any of the items below, or on our website https://www.coveschool.uk/our-community/lost-property, please contact us on 01252 542397 or get your child to visit Health and Welfare or Reception, during their break or lunchtime, to retrieve their item. Items will be kept until the end of term before being recycled or donated to Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice. PLEASE ENSURE ITEMS ARE NAMED OR LABELLED (especially clothing) SO THEY CAN BE RETURNED EASILY. Any unnamed uniform, will be held for a short period of time before being donated to our Behaviour Hut.

#Cove School 13 April

Hampshire County Council have informed us that St John's Road will have limited access and parking today and tomorrow between 9am - 3pm. The road is due to be re-surfaced and will have loose stones after the work has been completed. If the work becomes delayed due to weather conditions, then it may be Wednesday/Thursday when the work is finished. Please can you try to park away from the school Entry and Exit gates while the work is in progress. Thank you in advance for your help with the above.

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#Cove School 24 March

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#Cove School 17 March

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#Cove School 16 March

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#Cove School 13 March

As part of our whole school World Poetry Day Celebrations, year 7 students were treated to a fantastic interactive poetry presentation by Adisa the Verbaliser. Adisa gave a very lively, fun and inspirational presentation to all students followed by poetry workshops where students had the opportunity to create their own pieces of poetry. The event was a wonderful celebration of poetry that inspired students to express themselves creatively and appreciate the art of spoken word.

#Cove School 12 March

Last night, our Shakespeare's School students took to the stage at The Haymarket Theatre in Basingstoke and delivered a wonderful performance of The Tempest. They were a real credit to our school and thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Thank you to all who took part and supported. We're very much looking forward to CSSF 2027!

#Cove School 11 March

A highly interactive and inspirational day event for 12 Year 10 students...

#Cove School 10 March

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