<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><?xml-stylesheet href="/Templates/rss.xsl" type="text/xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Homepage News Source</title><link>http://www2/rss/guest/newssource/0</link><description>Homepage News Source</description><generator>http://www.fireflysolutions.co.uk</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Teenage kicks</title><link>http://www2/news/teenage-kicks</link><description>Gregory's Girl, a comedy about the growing pains of adolescence, was the Year 9 Play staged this week.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/teenage-kicks</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Alan Phoenix Holland</author></item><item><title>CCF team wins</title><link>http://www2/news/ccf-team-wins</link><description>A team of Leysians has won the premier challenge for CCF Army and Navy cadets at Welbeck College., </description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/ccf-team-wins</guid><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Archaeology insights</title><link>http://www2/news/archaeology-insights</link><description>Archaeologist Dr Kate Pretty, Principal of Homerton College, gave an interesting and wide-ranging talk to the Russell Group.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archaeology-insights</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Music extravaganza</title><link>http://www2/news/music-extravaganza</link><description>The End of Year Concert at the West Road concert hall was a showcase for the School's diverse musical talents.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/music-extravaganza</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Honour for team</title><link>http://www2/news/honour-for-team</link><description>The Leys U18 Rugby XI has been awarded its first "Team of the Month" title by Rugby World magazine.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/honour-for-team</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Fast and furious</title><link>http://www2/news/fast-and-furious</link><description>Fancy dress combined with plenty of energy to make Scorpion Football a successful charity fundraiser.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/fast-and-furious</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>First column raised</title><link>http://www2/news/first-column-raised</link><description>School Bursar Paul McKeown helped to put up the first part of the metal frame of Great Hall, the biggest building project undetaken by The Leys in 136 years.</description><guid 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gave an inspiring talk to Year 8 pupils, then joined another group of five young sailors from The Leys for a special masterclass at Huntingdon Sailing Club.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/olympic-sailors-visit</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Double victory</title><link>http://www2/news/double-victory</link><description>The Leys Rugby 1st XV tasted glory at Twickenham for a second time when they won the Daily Mail RBS Under-18s Vase during the Easter break.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/double-victory</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>CCF review</title><link>http://www2/news/ccf-review</link><description>The Leys CCF Army and Navy cadets were inspected by Col Peter Kumik at their Biennial Review.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/ccf-review</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Foundation Concert</title><link>http://www2/news/foundation-concert</link><description>Wesley Methodist Chapel in Cambridge was the scene of a concert to celebrate the links between The Leys and St Faith's.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/foundation-concert</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Contemporary concert</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2012-lent-term/contemporary-concert</link><description>Old Leysian Victoria Royce gave a performance of contemporary piano music, using digital audio tape, in the latest Lunchtime Live recital.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2012-lent-term/contemporary-concert</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Careers Fair</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2012-lent-term/careers-fair</link><description>The Leys Careers Forum, in its 10th year, offered ideas and practical help for students heading into the world of work.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2012-lent-term/careers-fair</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Sports award</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2012-lent-term/sports-award</link><description>England international hockey player James Albery has won the Roy Burrell Award for sporting excellence in Cambridgeshire.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2012-lent-term/sports-award</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Twickenham final</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2012-lent-term/twickenham-final</link><description>The 1st XV have won a place in the final of the Daily Mail RBS Vase, to be held at Twickenham on April 4.</description><guid 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Needs</author></item><item><title>Tigers call-up</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2012-lent-term/tigers-call-up</link><description>Faye Curran (U6) has been selected for the Saxon Tigers.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2012-lent-term/tigers-call-up</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Drama from scratch</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2012-lent-term/drama-from-scratch</link><description>Five A2 Theatre Studies students focused on gender roles for their final examined performance.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2012-lent-term/drama-from-scratch</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Victorian horror</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2012-lent-term/victorian-horror</link><description>Drama teacher Stephen Hancock's stage adaptation of Dracula went back to the source novel's Victorian roots.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2012-lent-term/victorian-horror</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Daily Mail Vase</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2012-lent-term/daily-mail-vase</link><description>The Leys 1st XV has its sights on the Daily Mail Vase - the team is just one match away from the finals at Twickenham.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2012-lent-term/daily-mail-vase</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Music competitions</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2012-lent-term/music-competitions</link><description>The annual Muriel de Vinny and Elsie Swinton competition finals were judged by conductor Ralph Woodward.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2012-lent-term/music-competitions</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Naval field trip</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2012-lent-term/naval-field-trip</link><description>Pupils demonstrated their navigation skills when they piloted an ex-police patrol boat across the Solent as part of The Leys Naval CCF field trip to Portsmouth.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2012-lent-term/naval-field-trip</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Oxbridge successes</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2012-lent-term/oxbridge-successes</link><description>Six Leysians have won places to study at Oxford and Cambridge Universities this year.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2012-lent-term/oxbridge-successes</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Technology win</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2012-lent-term/technology-win</link><description>A team of Design Technology pupils from The Leys has won the Cambridgeshire Rotary Technology Tournament 2012.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2012-lent-term/technology-win</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Honour for painters</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2012-lent-term/honour-for-painters</link><description>Two Leysian art students have been made RBA Scholars by the Royal Society of British Artists.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2012-lent-term/honour-for-painters</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>"Exceptional" art</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2012-lent-term/exceptional-art</link><description>Mu Chun Chiang has won second prize in the Saatchi Gallery/Sunday Telegraph Schools Art Prize 2011 with her portrait in oils, Mr Roberts, which the judges described as "exceptional". </description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2012-lent-term/exceptional-art</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Simon Wilson</author></item><item><title>Writers honour James</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2012-lent-term/writers-honour-james</link><description>James Albery has been named as Under 16 Hockey Player of the Year.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2012-lent-term/writers-honour-james</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Wi-Fi for Pupils</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2012-lent-term/wi-fi-for-pupils</link><description>New wireless technology installed by the IT department enables pupils to access the network with mobile devices.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2012-lent-term/wi-fi-for-pupils</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Damian Glasfurd-Brown</author></item><item><title>Elite squad role</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2012-lent-term/elite-squad-role</link><description>Old Leysian Alex Goode has been called into England Rugby's Elite Player squad.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2012-lent-term/elite-squad-role</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>French exchange</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2012-lent-term/french-exchange</link><description>The Leys played host to visitors from South-West France for a week, marking the start of a new French exchange.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2012-lent-term/french-exchange</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Season's Greetings</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/seasons-greetings</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/seasons-greetings</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Saatchi shortlist</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2012-lent-term/saatchi-shortlist</link><description>Sixth-former Mu-Chun Chiang has been shortlisted for a prestigious schools' art prize.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2012-lent-term/saatchi-shortlist</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Sporting tradition</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2012-lent-term/sporting-tradition</link><description>Friendly rivals met for their traditional end-of-season rugby match.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2012-lent-term/sporting-tradition</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Craft off to Oz</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2012-lent-term/craft-off-to-oz</link><description>A keen young craftsman is taking a sample of his work with him when he joins his family in Australia.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2012-lent-term/craft-off-to-oz</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Christmas concert</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/christmas-concert</link><description>The Leys Christmas Concert was a showcase for the many and varied talents of the School.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/christmas-concert</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Topping fun</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/topping-fun</link><description>Leys girls gave an exuberant performance of Daisy Pulls It Off, an affectionate send-up of the boarding school stories of the 1920s.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/topping-fun</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Girls' volleyball</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/girls-volleyball</link><description>The Leys Girls Volleyball team missed qualifying for the next stage of the National Championships by just one point, but played with skill and commitment.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/girls-volleyball</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Convincing Classics</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/convincing-classics</link><description>Ed Cannon won the senior section for Latin Prose in the Cambridge and District Classical Association Latin and Greek Reading Competition, held at The Perse Upper School.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/convincing-classics</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Equestrian winners</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/equestrian-winners</link><description>The newly-formed Leys Equestrian team won two classes in their first eventing competition.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/equestrian-winners</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Runners make finals</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/runners-make-finals</link><description>The Girls' Junior Cross Country team has won through to the finals of the English Schools Cross Country Cup.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/runners-make-finals</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Evensong at Jesus</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/evensong-at-jesus</link><description>The Leys Chapel Choir sang Choral Evensong at Jesus College, Cambridge, and impressed the College's Director of Chapel Music.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/evensong-at-jesus</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Poetry prize</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/poetry-prize</link><description>Robyn Purcell won first prize in a poetry competition with her work on the theme of 'Miracles'.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/poetry-prize</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Star-cross'd lovers</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/poetry-prize/star-crossd-lovers</link><description>Northern Ireland was the backdrop for an imaginative interpretation of Romeo and Juliet.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/poetry-prize/star-crossd-lovers</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Artist appointed</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/artist-appointed</link><description>Ukrainian-born painter Ulyana Gumeniuk has joined the School to become its second artist-in-residence.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/artist-appointed</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Eco-Schools meet</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/eco-schools-meet</link><description>The Leys School's Eco-Schools Action Team took part in the inaugural Cambridge Eco-Schools Conference.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/eco-schools-meet</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Remembrance Day</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/remembrance-day</link><description>The School gathered for a Service of Remembrance for the dead of the two World Wars.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/remembrance-day</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Musical feast</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/musical-feast</link><description>Leysians were treated to two top-flight concerts in two days  when Prime Brass and percussionist Lucy Landymore performed at The Leys recital hall.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/musical-feast</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Chess match win</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/chess-match-win</link><description>Chess players from The Leys showed they had all the right moves when they took on Magdalene College, Cambridge.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/chess-match-win</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Great Hall</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/great-hall</link><description>Work has begun on Great Hall, a state-of-the-art Science and Performing Arts Centre.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/great-hall</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Alan Phoenix Holland</author></item><item><title>Caves and gorges</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/caves-and-gorges</link><description>Year 8 pupils spent four days in the Brecon Beacons, studying geography and tackling physical challenges such as caving and gorge-walking.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/caves-and-gorges</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Oxbridge workshop</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/oxbridge-workshop</link><description>Oxbridge candidates learned about how to handle tough selection interviews at a half-day workshop.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/oxbridge-workshop</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Big-screen role</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/big-screen-role</link><description>Drama scholar Harry Fenn acts with Vanessa Redgrave and Ralph Fiennes in Coriolanus, which has just been screened at the BFI London Film Festival.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/big-screen-role</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>What's cooking?</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/whats-cooking</link><description>Pupils donned their aprons for a cookery challenge.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/whats-cooking</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Bakers think pink</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/bakers-think-pink</link><description>The girls of Dale House had to step up production to meet demand for cakes on Breast Cancer Awareness Day.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/bakers-think-pink</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Historian's verdict</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/historians-verdict</link><description>Distinguished historian Corelli Barnett discussed post-war Britain when he came to address the Barker Society.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/historians-verdict</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Ski scholarship</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/ski-scholarship</link><description>Flo Esplin has won a scholarship to train as a ski instructor.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/ski-scholarship</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Drugs lecture</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/drugs-lecture</link><description>Professor Trevor Robbins of the University of Cambridge talked to sixth-formers about brain imaging and how it offers evidence of how drug abuse damages the brain.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/drugs-lecture</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Damian Glasfurd-Brown</author></item><item><title>Art meets science</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/art-meets-science</link><description>Leysian Edward Parkhouse has been named as joint winner of the Imagining the Brain art competition at the Medical Research Council's Laboratory of Molecular Biology.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/art-meets-science</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Regatta challenge</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/regatta-challenge</link><description>Three sailors from the Naval section of The Leys CCF travelled to Portsmouth to take part in the national CCF Sailing Regatta.</description><guid 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GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Seafront victory</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/seafront-victory</link><description>The Leys girls' team has won the Independent Schools' Beach Volleyball Championship 2011.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2011-autumn-term/seafront-victory</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>GCSE Results 2011</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2011-summer-term/gcse-results-2011</link><description>Nearly 40 per cent of pupils achieved 10 or more A*/A grades.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2011-summer-term/gcse-results-2011</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>A Levels 2011</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2011-summer-term/a-levels-2011</link><description>The school's A*-C pass rate was 93.4 per cent and it achieved a 99.1 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shine</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2011-summer-term/athletes-shine</link><description>Athletes from The Leys brought home a haul of medals from the recent county athletics championships.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2011-summer-term/athletes-shine</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Future Car</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2011-summer-term/future-car</link><description>Young scientists have been designing solar-powered cars with Cambridge University Eco racing.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2011-summer-term/future-car</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Feast of Music</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2011-summer-term/feast-of-music</link><description>Cambridge University's West Road Concert Hall was the setting for The Leys End of Year Concert.</description><guid 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GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Camouflage secrets</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2011-summer-term/camouflage-secrets</link><description>Aspiring marine biologist Nick Dunn has had an article on cuttlefish published in a specialist magazine.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2011-summer-term/camouflage-secrets</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>German exchange</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2011-summer-term/german-exchange</link><description>A party of Year 10 pupils has returned from Stuttgart.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2011-summer-term/german-exchange</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Charity Fashion Show</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2011-summer-term/charity-fashion-show</link><description>The girls of Fen House put on the style to 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archive find</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2011-lent-term/librarians-archive-find</link><description>A book recording breakages gives a flavour of 1930s austerity.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2011-lent-term/librarians-archive-find</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Winning letter</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2011-lent-term/winning-letter</link><description>Haidee Ng, a sixth-former at The Leys, is a regional winner of the British Council's "Shine" competition.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2011-lent-term/winning-letter</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Damian Glasfurd-Brown</author></item><item><title>Mind Matters</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2011-lent-term/mind-matters</link><description>Psychology pupils learned about the effects of stress on the brain at a workshop.</description><guid 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Engineering</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2011-lent-term/aviation-engineering</link><description>A group of DT students visited Marshall's</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2011-lent-term/aviation-engineering</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Musical excellence</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2011-lent-term/musical-excellence</link><description>Two music competitions were fiercely contested.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2011-lent-term/musical-excellence</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Hockey Triumph</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2011-lent-term/hockey-triumph</link><description>The Leys U18s hockey team has won the county cup.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2011-lent-term/hockey-triumph</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Damian Glasfurd-Brown</author></item><item><title>Thought provoking</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2011-lent-term/thought-provoking</link><description>Pupils from The Leys were challenged think about complex issues at a Gifted and Talented Day held in Cambridge's Guildhall.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2011-lent-term/thought-provoking</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Japanese Visitors</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2011-lent-term/japanese-visitors</link><description>Japanese students on an exchange visit impressed their hosts with a demonstration of origami.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2011-lent-term/japanese-visitors</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Saatchi Success</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2011-lent-term/saatchi-success</link><description>The Saatchi Gallery in London has exhibited a portrait painted by Celia Knight, an Old Leysian.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2011-lent-term/saatchi-success</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Naomi Needs</author></item><item><title>Ski Trip</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2010-autumn-term/ski-trip</link><description>The Italian resort of Aosta was the destination for a party of skiers and snowboarders</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www2/news/archive/2010-autumn-term/ski-trip</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Justin Benson</author></item><item><title>Art Of Glass</title><link>http://www2/news/archive/2010-autumn-term/art-of-glass</link><description>Glass bead maker Dizzy Di visited Design Technology students to teach them the ancient skill of lamp glass making.</description><guid 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