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The Symphony Orchestra came back to school last night for three days of intensive rehearsal before their concert tomorrow at the Watford Colosseum. Here they are rehearsing Stravinsky’s Pulcinella Suite this morning – and very fine it sounded, too. 

As the new Head of The Purcell School, I have decided to keep a Photo Diary of the day-to-day life of the school. This will not be so much about the major concerts and other events (which will be documented elsewhere) but about the behind-the-scenes stories, along with a few general comments from me. I…

Sunley House, one of our girls’ boarding houses, is currently undergoing refurbishment. It is due to be completed in October, and at the moment we expect all the girls and staff to be able to move back in at half term.  I toured the works last week, and the final result is going to be…

Today we welcomed two inspectors from the Independent Schools Inspectorate, who will be here for three days to look at our boarding provision. This is a routine three-yearly inspection. I am not allowed to take a photo of them, so here instead is a photo of some of our wonderful food – the salad bar…

On Sunday, the school hosted the certificate presentation for the 2011/12 Piano Teachers’ Course (Cert PTC) students.   Accredited by Reading University, the PTC is a professional development course for piano teachers held at The Purcell School.  The school is delighted to be hosting the PTC for the forthcoming academic year.  Please see www.pianoteacherscourse.co.uk for further…