Our history
1893
John Haden Badley, aged 28, opened Bedales School in a rented house at Lindfield, near Haywards Heath.
New Zealand becomes the first country in the world to grant women the right to vote.
1893
Coca Cola sold in bottles for the first time.
1894
The library bookplate of the bee and rose is created, and used on the 1897 prospectus.
1894
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The library bookplate of the bee and rose is created, and used on the 1897 prospectus.
The brother of Mrs Badley, Edmund Garrett, 'designed the Bedales badge and the library bookplate' (Bedales: The First 100 Years, Roy Wake and Pennie Denton, p29).
The National Trust is founded.
1895
W.E.B. du Bois (who, subsequently, sent his daughter to Bedales) becomes the first African American to receive a PhD from Harvard University
1895
Millicent Garrett Fawcett, Amy Garrett Badley’s cousin, sworn in as President of the NUWSS
1897
Queen Victoria celebrates her Diamond Jubilee.
1897
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The first girls are admitted to Bedales
"The year 1898 is an immensely important one in the history of Bedales for it was the year that the Badleys were, at last, able to realise their original plan that the school should be for girls as well as boys" (Bedales School: The First 100 Years, p37). In his 1899 prospectus for the school, Badley wrote of his intention to provide 'an all-round education' for his pupils (Ibid., p37).
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Main block built to design of E P Warren.
The move to Steep in September 1900 was to a 'decidedly unfinished building'. Basil Gimson's description of the first year there describes the Quad floor as 'still virgin soil, with no roof, spartan food and no heating'. However the move was still welcome as there was more space, electricity and the 'surrounding countryside looked promising for nature study and exploration' (Bedales School: The First 100 Years, p51-2).
'The time came when the original house on Bedales Hill was…no longer large enough for us. An estate of 120 acres had been bought in the village of Steep, near Petersfield in Hampshire, with a house on it, big enough to accommodate fifty girls. Here were built, to our own plans, school buildings sufficient for the housing of 80 boys and the teaching of the whole school (Bedales: A Pioneer School, J H Badley, p71).
Mr Badley christened 'the Chief' by one of his masters at school (Bedales School: The First 100 Years, p30).
1900
Bedales moves to Steep, Petersfield.
Badley wrote of the move: "On the day appointed in September some 70 boys and 7 girls arrived to take up their new quarters. Apart from the girls' house, which still keeps its former name Steephurst, little was ready for us. Workmen were still laying floors and putting in radiators, and in the Quadrangle, we had to make our way on planks across rubble-heaps. But...in spite of all difficulties the daily routine began, and we settle down to the work of organising our life in its new surroundings" (Memories and Reflections, J H Badley, p138-9).
Death of Queen Victoria, aged 82 / Marconi transmits first wireless message.
1901
Preparatory School started at Hillcroft in Steep.
1902
Ford Motor Company sells its first car.
1903
Foxcot built for staff accommodation.
1903
A Head Girl was appointed for the first time, as well as a Head Boy.
1904
Dunhurst built by Sir Percy Worthington; Dunhurst officially opened January 1905.
1904-1905
Bedales Fire brigade introduced.
1904
SOS message becomes international distress call.
1906
The poet, Edward Thomas and his family moved to Steep so their children could attend Dunhurst (and later, Bedales).
1906
Millicent Garrett Fawcett, sworn in as President of the re-structured NUWSS
1907
Leslie Kent formed the 'Bedales Corps' which included drill, shooting practice and much 'zealous semaphore'. Around this time, Peter Eckersley, Thomas Eckersley and Robert Best founded ‘Wavy Lodge’, an experimental radio station.
1907
The tea-bag is introduced.
1908
Enlargement and extension of Steephurst and building of Steepcot for staff accommodation to designs by WF Unsworth.
1908
A copy of the 'The Times' cost 3d.
1910
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Amy Garrett Badley took part in the Suffragists’ boycott of the census. Throughout their years in Steep the Badleys supported the cause of Women’s Suffrage, inviting speakers, holding fetes and allowing pupils to join marches in London. Amy served on the committee of the Petersfield Society for Woman Suffrage and Equal Citizenship for many years. Bedalians took this to heart, speaking in favour of women’s suffrage at university debates. Amy was the cousin of Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and Millicent Garrett Fawcett.
1911
New Hall (now Lupton Hall) designed by Ernest Gimson and built by Geoffrey Lupton.
George V crowned in a ceremony which lasted 7 hours
1911
The Titanic sinks on her maiden voyage
1912
First female magistrate, Emily Dawson, appointed.
1913
Prisoners (Temporary Discharge for Ill-health) Act, aka the Cat and Mouse Act allows temporary release from prison of hunger-striking suffragettes, (including OB Bertha Brewster and a an aunt of a Bedalian, Elizabeth Wilks nee Bennett).
1913
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Letter to The Daily Telegraph 26th February 1913
Sir,
Everyone seems to agree upon the necessity of putting a stop to Suffragist outrages; but no one seems certain how to do so. There are two, and only two, ways in which this can be done. Both will be effectual.
1. Kill every woman in the United Kingdom.
2. Give women the vote.
Yours truly,
Bertha Brewster
Bertha was at Bedales 1900.2 – 1905.3
Britain declares war on Germany.
5TH AUGUST 1914
285 Bedalians served in the armed forces (of many European countries) during the war; 30 received decorations; 66 students, two teaching staff and two domestic staff were killed; a further 19 men and 62 women were aiding the War Effort in civilian occupations (Ruth Whiting and Bedales Record 1919).
1914-1918
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285 Bedalians served in the armed forces (of many European countries) during the war; 30 received decorations; 66 students, two teaching staff and two domestic staff were killed; a further 19 men and 62 women were aiding the War Effort in civilian occupations (Ruth Whiting and Bedales Record 1919).
Badley wrote of those who had lost their lives in WW1 (Memories and Reflections, p153):
"Their memorial, we felt, should not merely be a tablet with its list of names but something closely and constantly affecting the life of the school, a building in daily use whose beauty should be an ever present influence. So came into being what is now the central feature of the school buildings, the Library."
On the same page Badley reflected: "There had, of course, been critics of co-education who declared that boys brought up with girls, instead of in the hardening conditions of the Public School, must inevitably become soft and unable to hold their own in the rough and tumble of life. Here then [during the Great War] was the time that more than any should put this to the test; and by its outcome it was we, and not the critics, which were justified".
11TH NOVEMBER 1918
At 11 o'clock, this morning came to an end the cruellest and most terrible war that has ever scourged mankind. I hope we may say that thus, this fateful morning, came to an end all wars.
The Prime Minister, David Lloyd George, announcing the Armistice to the House of Commons
First woman to be elected to the Commons: Constance Markievicz. However, as a member of Sinn Fein, she did not take her seat.
1918
Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act is given Royal Assent. Property-owning women over the age of 30 can vote.
1918
Montessori classroom at Dunhurst. The Junior School received a visit from Maria Montessori herself.
1919
First woman to take her parliamentary seat: Nancy Astor, Conservative MP for Plymouth Sutton
1919
1920-1921
The Memorial Library, designed by Ernest Gimson, built by Geoffrey Lupton, supervised by Sidney Barnsley. Much of the furniture was made in the Froxfield workshop originally established by Geoffrey Lupton, and later taken over by Edward Barnsley.
First BBC broadcast made on 14th November.
1922
1923
Education is… an unfolding of a life from within, … in response to external stimulus, and conditioned by that environment, both material and social, in which it grows.
Bedales: A Pioneer School, JH Badley, p197
Badley's old friend Ramsay McDonald becomes the first labour Prime Minister. His two sons attended Bedales and Malcolm was Head Boy.
1924
Opening of Horsley Laboratories (built in memory of OBs, Siward and Oswald), constructed by the Bedales Estate staff. This was the first occasion when the school was put on show for parents; 120 came to this first Parents’ Day which ended with tea on Steephurst Lawn.
1924
General Strike
1926
Voting age for women in Britain reduced from 30 to 21. This was Mrs Badley's "great cause".
1928
Wall Street Crash
1929
Frozen peas on sale in U.S.A
1930
New York's Empire State Building opened
1931
The American, Forrest Mars, creates the Mars Bar
1932
England win the Ashes in the controversial Bodyline Test Series in Australia
1933
Female competitors are permitted to wear shorts at Wimbledon when Britons Fred Perry and Dorothy Round win the men's and women's singles.
1934
A group of boys who were about to leave Bedales formed the "East Hants Cricket Club" so that they could continue to play cricket for a week at the end of the Summer Term on the school ground. This club was renamed the Stoner Cricket Club.
1934
Mr. Badley retires; Frederic Meier is appointed Head.
1935
Penguin 6d paperbacks launched.
1935
Gatwick Airport opens.
1936
1938
Much of Autumn Term 1938 was spent in preparations in case of war. Trenches were dug just below the Church path, gas masks fitted for all and arrangements made to black out all the windows.
WWII begins with German invasion of Poland.
1ST SEPT 1939
Pan-Am launches first scheduled passenger flight across the Atlantic
1939
Thames freezes for the first time since 1888.
1940
1940
Pupils helped to cultivate vegetables in an attempt to offset food shortages and cleaned their own dormitories to alleviate pressure on the reduced domestic staff.
Bedales School: The First 100 Years, p 122
Oxford Committee for Famine Relief (later OXFAM) founded.
1942
Bedales celebrates its fiftieth anniversary. Celebrations were muted because of the war and Old Bedalians were welcome at the school, provided they brought their own butter!
1943
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Bedales celebrates its fiftieth anniversary. Celebrations were muted because of the war and Old Bedalians were welcome at the school, provided they brought their own butter!
"Throughout the war, the school farm had kept the school provided with milk, eggs and potatoes, and after the war a Governors’ Committee reached the conclusion that its main function was still to provide the school with food but also to maintain a permanent 'green belt' around the school" (Bedales School: The First 100 Years, p 136)
Public recognition of Bedales music came in 1943 when the BBC broadcast "to the whole Empire" a recorded programme of the school’s music (Bedales School: The First 100 Years, p 124)
1943
Germany surrenders (VE Day) / 2 September, Japan surrenders (VJ Day)
8TH MAY 1945
UN holds its first session
1946
Freddy Meier retires, and Hector Jacks is appointed Head.
1946
1948
Dunannie "a large rambling house” was bought to “get hold of its land for playing fields. Its gardens were sold off as building plots for private housing, and the money was used to finance the future development at Dunannie".
Bedales School: The First 100 Years, p 137
NHS introduced
1948
NATO established
1949
"The Archers" first broadcast.
1950
Festival of Britain opens.
1951
Britain's first pop singles chart to be published.
1952
Queen Elizabeth II crowned / Edmund Hilary and Sherpa Tensing conquer Everest.
1953
Dunannie opened in October, with Sophy Tatchell as Head.
1953
Roger Bannister runs the first sub-4 minute mile.
1954
Cardiff made capital of Wales / ITV first broadcast.
1955
Premium Bonds introduced.
1956
Mr. Badley returns to live at Bedales after the death of his wife. The governors had a small house, Fairhaven, built for him. His appearances at Jaw, "seated in a specially comfortable arm chair in front of the hard benches could be very moving" (Bedales School: The First 100 Years, p 153)
1957
Women first admitted to House of Lords.
1957
1958
I feel quite sure that the one thing that matters more than anything else is that we should preserve whatever gives children [a] sense of security and self-respect and self-confidence, which I think is what we are talking about when we say that Bedales is a 'happy school'.
Hector Jacks, Headmaster - The Educational Ideals & Aims of Bedales
CND formed / "Blue Peter" first broadcast / First motorway opened.
1958
Doc Marten boots launched / JFK elected US President / RSC (Royal Shakespeare Company) formed.
1960
Beatles made first appearance at Liverpool’s Cavern Club.
1961
Private Eye first published; Amnesty International created.
1962
Hector Jacks retires as Headmaster, and hands over to Tim Slack.
1962
JFK assassinated.
1963
There is more than one way to encounter spiritual and ethical values and religious faith at Bedales. Head Girl Seona Ford (nee Denholm) recalls the school prayer from 1963, written by Oz Boz (Oswald Powell, Second Master), which she remembers 45+ years later.
1963
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There is more than one way to encounter spiritual and ethical values and religious faith at Bedales. Head Girl Seona Ford (nee Denholm) recalls the school prayer from 1963, written by Oz Boz (Oswald Powell, Second Master), which she remembers 45+ years later.
School prayer (1963)
May this day be to us, and all our fellow men
As a resting-place on the mountain of life
That we may look back on the path we have come
and onward to the summit
Whither our way lies.
May we go forward with faith, hope and love
More clearly resolved in what we mean to do
Throughout the days to come.
Simon Lecture Theatre (SLT) opened.
Two chemistry labs and the SLT, partly funded from the generosity of Mrs Winifred Simon (nee Levy, OB) in memory of her husband, Eric. Bedales Chronicle claimed science “is becoming the subject of the future at Bedales.” (Bedales School: The First 100 Years, p 160)
1964
Nelson Mandela sentenced to life imprisonment in South Africa.
1964
Judge Elizabeth Lane becomes the nation’s first female high court judge.
1965
Mr Badley celebrated his 100th birthday.
1965
The inaugural Eckersley lecture, endowed in memory of Thomas and Peter Eckersley, took place at Bedales in July 1966.
1966
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The inaugural Eckersley lecture, endowed in memory of Thomas and Peter Eckersley, took place at Bedales in July 1966.
The first Eckersley lecturer was Nobel Laureate Sir Lawrence Bragg who spoke about his work on the use of X rays in structure determination. Bragg’s team at Cambridge, including Watson, Crick and the 1994 lecturer Max Perutz, used the X Ray technique to probe those molecules at the very heart of life itself.
England won football World Cup.
1966
Mr Badley died.
6 MARCH 1967
QE2 launched in same year as BBC Radio 1 began broadcasting.
1967
1967
A new feature of outdoor activities was the completion of a heating system for the swimming pool. This allowed swimming to continue well into October this year.
Bedales School Headmasters’ Report 1969-70, Timothy W Slack
Cecil Day Lewis became Poet Laureate, and the Booker Prize established.
1968
1968
New classroom blocks opened to accommodate increase in size of school from two to three sets per year, and the increased intake at 16+.
Neil Armstrong walked on the moon.
1969
IBM introduced the floppy disc.
1969
Full decimalisation introduced.
1971
First home video recorders on sale.
1972
Britain joins EEC.
1973
First Open University Degree awarded.
1973
First UK McDonalds opens.
1974
Patrick Nobes takes over from Tim Slack as Head. Tim Slack stood in Petersfield for the Liberal party in both 1974 elections; despite gaining the largest increase in Liberal votes in any constituency in the country, he did not gain enough votes to unseat Joan Quennell OB (Conservative) in February, or prevent the arrival of Michael Mates in October.
1974
Memorable performances of Britten's War Requiem were given in Winchester Cathedral by the orchestras and choruses of Bedales and Winchester College students, supplemented by players from the Bournemouth Sinfonietta.
1975
First home computer goes on sale.
1975
Appointment of John Rogers to revitalise the farm and estate work, largely as a result of initiatives by senior students.
1976
National Theatre opens.
1976
Virginia Wade wins Wimbledon.
1977
Winter of Discontent.
1978-9
Margaret Thatcher becomes first female British Prime Minister.
1979
Solidarity formed in Poland.
1980
Euan MacAlpine takes over from Patrick Nobes as Head.
1981
First IBM PC goes on sale.
1981
Prince Charles marries Lady Diana Spencer.
1981
CD players go on sale.
1982
Channel 4 launched.
1982
Miners’ Strike.
1984-1985
The Bonhams Barn, now more usually referred to as the Bakehouse, was reconstructed in the Barnyard in 1984-5.
1984
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“Students who had been involved in the reconstruction of the Sotherington Barn in their first year in the school, and were now in the Sixth Form, took charge of the project to build the bakehouse, which was completed with very little professional help. Amongst those sixth formers were John and Henry Russell and it was fitting that just over a decade later, by now making timber frame buildings for a living, they returned to work on the oak timbers for the Olivier Theatre. John and Henry initiated many Bedalians of the 1990s into mortise cutting and peg shaving.” (Graham Banks, Head of English, 2009)
1985
The now well-established tradition of Whole School Efforts began, with the creation of the pond by the Sotherington Barn.
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The now well-established tradition of Whole School Efforts began, with the creation of the pond by the Sotherington Barn.
“Students and teachers worked together in gangs of about 50 lining a large pit with wet clay, often finishing their stint by throwing quantities of mud at each other. Huge amounts of fun were had whilst achieving a good purpose, the benefits of which have been enjoyed by Bedalians and wildlife ever since. Whole School Efforts represent the Bedalian traditions and the school's motto, Work of Each for Weal of All, at their very best. Subsequent efforts have involved the creation of paths, the construction of play areas for Dunannie, landscaping the Olivier Theatre, creating a new entrance for Steephurst Boarding House and general improvement of derilect areas of the school. More recently they have developed into 'Badley Weekends', celebrating the principles of the founder with craft works, debates and festivities added to the mix.” (Dennis Archer, Alumni Officer, 2009)
Microsoft release Windows.
1985
GCSE exams introduced.
1988
George Bush (Senior) elected US President.
1988
Berlin Wall comes down.
1989
Nelson Mandela freed.
1990
One of the innovations of the early nineties was extension lessons in years 10 and 11, where students would take extra, and demanding, courses in subjects they enjoyed which had no bearing on their GCSE qualifications.
1991
Ian Newton takes over from Euan MacAlpine as Head.
1992
Church of England votes for ordination of women.
1992
After several dispiriting offerings from architects for a design for a new boys’ boarding house, Sir Colin Stansfield-Smith was commissioned.
1992
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After several dispiriting offerings from architects for a design for a new boys’ boarding house, Sir Colin Stansfield-Smith was commissioned.
“Whilst previous bidders had wanted to flatten the site and build a barracks, Sir Colin’s approach was different. In his first walk over what was the a barren sloping wasteland he imagined a layered courtyard with a cloister, two storeys on the higher western side and three on the eastern with the cloister halfway between floors. This concept, which is pretty much how the building ended up, was literally sketched on the back of an envelope during his first visit.” (Graham Banks, Head of English, 2009)
British and Irish Prime Ministers sign Northern Ireland peace deal.
1993
Centenary Concerts at Bedales and St John’s, Smith Square. Commissioned opera The Happy Prince by Alexandra Harwood OB was performed by student soloists, choir and orchestra. Also taking part in the concerts were Old Bedalian professional musicians Martino Tirimo pianist, Edward Clarkson violinist, Damaris Wollen clarinettist, and Penelope Lynex cellist.
1993
Alison Willcocks, Deputy Head, becomes the first woman to be appointed Head when Ian Newton leaves.
1994
Brian Lara scores 501 runs in a First Class innings – a cricketing record.
1994
Restored Globe Theatre opens.
1996
Bedales Olivier Theatre opened in May by Robert Powell. The school commissioned the composer William Todd to write In Praise of Trees, a setting for choir and chamber ensemble of a poem by Rabindranath Tagore, who had visited Bedales in 1920.
1997
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Bedales Olivier Theatre opened in May by Robert Powell. The school commissioned the composer William Todd to write In Praise of Trees, a setting for choir and chamber ensemble of a poem by Rabindranath Tagore, who had visited Bedales in 1920.
“Drama, with its distinguished history at Bedales, had secured a proper rehearsal and performance space at last. Large numbers of generous donors ‘secured a seat’ and ‘bought a beam’ in fund-raising efforts for the green-oak timber-framed building, designed by architects Feilden Clegg and Roderick James. The specifications for the intimate auditorium and highly flexible stage were devised in close consultation with the school’s first Head of Drama, Mike Morrison. The construction process was led by Paul Buxey, the school’s Estate Manager. Students and staff were able to play a part by cutting some of the joints for the frame and making pegs to pull and lock the joints together. They were supervised by Henry and John Russell, who had worked as students on the reconstruction of the Outdoor Work barns, and returned for the theatre project as professional frame-builders. The opening of the theatre made it possible for the school to develop a full public programme of arts events, embracing the Quad, the Gallery and the new Theatre. Free exhibitions, school productions and concerts were now promoted in a termly brochure alongside a diverse and ambitious programme of visiting professional performances, including mid-scale touring theatre, jazz, classical recitals, dance and poetry readings.” (John Barker, Arts Programme Coordinator, 2009)
Tony Blair leads Labour Party to a landslide General Election victory.
1997
Euro launched.
1999
Concert to celebrate 100 years of co-education at Bedales. Performance of Verdi’s Requiem in Guildford Cathedral with the school choir and orchestra and over 40 Old Bedalian musicians - amateur and professional.
1999
Tate Modern Gallery opened.
2000
September 11 terrorist attacks in United States
11TH SEPTEMBER 2001
Labour is re-elected with a second successive landslide victory.
2001
Keith Budge takes up post of Headmaster in 2001 (appointed, 2000). An Oxford rugby blue, he was previously Head of Loretto and a Housemaster at Marlborough.
2001
Main drama production was The Mysteries with different scenes undertaken by various school departments.
2002
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Main drama production was The Mysteries with different scenes undertaken by various school departments.
“In medieval times the different scenes of the cycle would have been undertaken by different guilds of artisans, so head of drama, Al Muir, farmed out different scenes to various school departments. Outdoor Work staged the Noah play, and built an ark for it. The first eleven football team (plus a couple of substitutes presumably) memorably staged the Last Supper as a tableau of a renaissance painting”. (Graham Banks, Head of English, 2009)
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother died aged 101.
2002
Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Golden Jubilee
2002
Curriculum review set up and chaired by Headmaster, Keith Budge.
“The Curriculum Review brief was to look at the Block 4 and 5 curriculum, with a view to avoiding the prescriptive, repetitive and simplistic nature of much of GCSE work. It was clear that a core of English language, maths and science would need to remain, examined through the national system. What should we do beyond that?” (Philip Young, Director of Studies, 2009)
10 new countries join the European Union, bringing its membership to 25.
2004
July London tube and bus bombings
2005
Opening ceremony of the Orchard Building as the new administration and teaching space. Bards of Passion and of Mirth was composed by Nicholas Gleed, Director of Music, for the occasion and performed by the chamber choir and orchestra.
2005
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Opening ceremony of the Orchard Building as the new administration and teaching space. Bards of Passion and of Mirth was composed by Nicholas Gleed, Director of Music, for the occasion and performed by the chamber choir and orchestra.
“Winner of a national architectural RIBA design award, the collaborative nature of the Orchard Building project resulted in an outstanding school building with a design that stimulates education. The new development consists of two south-facing, three-storey blocks: teaching to the east and administration to the west. They are linked by a two-storey social and circulation space, topped by a roof terrace, that runs north-south from the main reception area. In all there are approximately 50 rooms.” (Mark Taylor, Bursar, 2009).
England regain the Ashes from Australia.
2005
Twitter social media platform founded.
2006
Bedales Assessed Courses are introduced as a more interesting and challenging alternative to some of the GCSEs offered.
2006
The US elects its first black President of the United States, Barak Obama.
2008
Boris Johnson elected London Mayor.
2008
Carol Ann Duffy is named the first woman poet laureate.
2009
David Cameron become Prime Minister.
2010
The first beneficiary of the John Badley Foundation (JBF) joins Bedales on a fully funded bursary. The JBF is founded to provide transformational opportunities for young people to attend Dunhurst or Bedales who would not otherwise have been able to consider an independent school education.
2011
Jay Green, then Head of Drama at Bedales launches the Petersfield Shakespeare Festival. The first outdoor productions of the festival, Much Ado About Nothing and Twelfth Night, took place adjacent to the Sotherington Barn.
2012
2013
The Sam Banks Pavilion, in memory of OB Sam Banks, opened. Students and Old Bedalians built the structure with support by specialists.
Dr Shahidul Alam of Pathshala, the South Asian Institute of Photography delivers the first Global Awareness Lecture, now established as an annual event in the school’s calendar.
2013
Pope Benedict XVI resigns and Pope Francis becomes Pope.
2013
2014
Dunannie perform an outstanding production of The Mousehole Cat.
The Kadian Observatory, in memory of OB Kadian Harding, opened. The Observatory formed part of students' BAC Outdoor Work coursework. The structure was completed in April by a group of five students with the help of a few of their friends in tribute to Kadian, and with the support of Peter Coates (then Head of Outdoor Work).
2014
Four curly-tailed Oxford Sandy and Black piglets join the Bedales family.
2015
The new Art & Design Building opened.
“September 2016 will hold its place in the school’s history because of the new Art & Design building coming into use. Sometimes buildings work best in the architect’s imagination or even as impressive artefacts from the outside. The real test comes when people start to work in the building: do they love being there? Is it an inspiring place to be? In this case feedback has been very positive indeed. Given that all our (permanent) buildings should be physical embodiments of the school’s ethos, I think it meets the test well. Of course, this new creative hub of the school just would not have been possible to build without philanthropic support from the Bedales community for which we are immensely grateful” (Keith Budge, End of Term Letter, Autumn 2016)
Donald Trump is elected President of the United States.
2016
2016
Dunhurst is awarded a level 5 Royal Horticultural Society gardening award in recognition of its programme of horticulture, conservation and outdoor crafts.
Bedales holds a conference, ‘Liberating Leaders’ for teachers and students in partnership with King Edward VI School (Bury St Edmunds) and the Times Educational Supplement. Speakers include the Chief Inspector of Schools, Sir Michael Wilshaw, former minister of state for schools Lord Jim Knight and Professor Barbara Oakley of Oakland University, US.
2016
Brexit referendum.
2016
Magnus Bashaarat is appointed to take over as Headmaster when Keith Budge finishes in summer 2018 after 17 years.
2017
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