We were delighted that Caoimhe, Sarah, Hugh, Toby, Alex and Isla have made it through to the final of Medway Rotary Young Musician of the Year, to be held at the Brook Theatre, Chatham on Friday 17th March.

Everybody was particularly happy to be able to wrap up in some extra layers and warm jumpers as we raised money for the charities chosen by our pupils in The School Council – The Woodland Trust and The Queen’s Green Canopy, The Open House Project and Cobbes Meadow Riding School for the Disabled.

Pupils at King’s School Rochester brought in new toys and gifts in December to donate to the Strood Community Project. The Project distributed hampers in the run up to Christmas to help those struggling financially and we are delighted to hear that our donations played a big part in making a real difference to the Christmases of 200 families.

It was amazing to welcome delegates from The Independent Association of Prep Schools IAPS UK to their Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Conference today. This is something very important to us as a School and we were delighted to host this in collaboration with Rochester Cathedral.

We would like to congratulate Dylan, who was made up as a full Cathedral Chorister last night during EvenSong. What an amazing achievement Dylan!

Despite the freezing weather and the cancellation of our Toy services, pupils at the Senior School and Prep School still brought in gifts for the Strood Community project.  One of the coordinators managed to fill her car with toys, which will support around 200 individuals this Christmas time.  The project looks out for the most vulnerable families in the Strood area.

Our Open Mic Night last Friday 9th December was awesome. It was great to see such a range of talent on show, with acts from right across the Senior School. From emotional solos that really made us reflect, to dance numbers that had everyone up on their feet, every performance was different and special. All funds raised will go to our Senior School charity for the year, Cobbes Meadow Riding School for the Disabled. 

The School is saddened to learn of the death of Margaret Crofts AM at the age of 91. Margaret joined KSR in 1977 as an enthusiastic violin teacher and became Head of Strings; she developed the talents of many a KSR pupil until her retirement in 1993.

On Monday 5th December, Ben Charles, the Principal at King’s School Rochester announced the appointment of Air Commodore John Maas CBE MSc RAF (ret’d) as the new Chair of Governors at the School.

Today we had the pleasure of welcoming back one of our Old Roffensians, Professor Murray Biggs (OR 1943-47). Murray gave a talk to the Sixth Form English Literature pupils focused on the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, before a quick lunch with members of the Upper Sixth and Ben Charles.