From Alice Smith to Cambridge: Ahmed’s Soaring Success Story

One of our brightest stars, Ahmed Sheikh, has rocketed to the prestigious halls of Cambridge University, accepted to study Medicine! Brimming with pride, we reflect on Ahmed's journey, a testament to the transformative power of our school and the limitless potential ignited within its walls.

Ahmed's acceptance into Cambridge is a resounding echo of the global power of an..

FOBISIA Battle of the Bands 2024

By Tiffany A (Year 10) - lead singer of SVARGA

Battle of the Bands was a phenomenal and remarkable experience for myself and for all of my band members, to say the least. Besides the Silver award, we left the competition with so much insight, motivation, and inspiration on how to improve our own band.

Sitting there, the passion that the other contestants displayed was..

Batik Design Competition Winners Unveiled!

The Alice Smith School recently concluded its Batik Design Competition, and the winners have been revealed. The competition, which saw the participation of talented students from both the Secondary and Primary campuses, showcased exceptional creativity and artistic prowess. The winning designs, carefully selected by a panel of esteemed judges, including Mr. Szelesi, Head of..

Primary Campus Eco Club Wins Eco Schools Bronze Award!

We are thrilled to share some exciting news with you. Thanks to the hard work and dedication of our Primary Campus Eco Club, we have been awarded the prestigious Eco Schools Bronze Award ! It is a fantastic achievement that highlights our commitment to making our school more environmentally friendly and sustainable.

Students have undertaken numerous tasks that have..

Rejection Can Often Lead to Redirection & New Opportunities

We are delighted to see the university and college offers #KLASSof2023 are receiving. In this blog post, Asif tells us more about his college application journey.

I am thrilled to share my college application journey with all of you, and it has been such a wild ride! As a high school senior, I had my heart set on Upenn and applied ED, only to receive a rejection letter. It..

Primary Weekly Highlight: Year 6 Challenge New Skill Presentations

From trampolining to Chinese calligraphy, ice-skating to cooking with eggs, self-defence to coding, the skills demonstrated by our Year 6 Challenge students in their recent New Skill presentations were many and varied.

The Year 6 Challenge is often compared to a junior version of the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award. It is a demanding yet enjoyable series of..

Secondary Weekly Highlight: The COBIS Poetry Competition

Our students have dazzled us again this year with 40 of them submitting poems to the English department for the COBIS Poetry Competition which is a brilliant opportunity for them to express their thoughts and feelings, hone their skills and showcase their talent. In this week’s Secondary Blog, Assistant Head of Department for English, Anna Phillips, introduces and shares poems..

Secondary Weekly Highlight: Maths Marvels!

Welcome to this week’s Secondary KLASS Blog, in which our Head of Faculty for Maths and Computing, Phil Welch, shares with us what has been happening in the world of competitive Mathematics for our EP students this term. 

Congratulations to all those students who took part in this year’s United Kingdom Senior Maths Challenge. The competition involved our students being set..

Inspiring Day With Swimming Sensation, Ben Proud

What a privilege to host alumnus Ben Proud on campus! Ben was a student from Reception to Year 11 when he left to pursue a career in elite swimming. Since then, Ben has gone on to win 3 x World gold medals, 5 x European gold medals and recently 5 x Commonwealth gold medals. Here's a recap of our amazing day at both campuses.

Power, Ambition, Guilt and Madness: Our Leading Lords and Ladies and their Monologues

Every year, the Year 9 students of the English department tackle one of their most demanding challenges in Key Stage 3: their 'Macbeth' monologues. This task requires students to analyse various Shakespearean monologues, have an in-depth understanding of the emotional development of their chosen character, write creatively using a wide range of techniques and then deliver..

Secondary Weekly Highlights: A Sustainable Future at EP 🌏💚

We are delighted to announce that we have recently been awarded the Eco-Schools Bronze Award, in partnership with WWF Malaysia. This is our first big step in our journey towards becoming a Green Flag School and is truly a testament to our students’ hard work, resilience and determination. In this week’s KLASS Blog, our Eco-Coordinator, Hannah Richardson, tells us more about..