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25/03/25

Yesterday our Year 7s worked up a sweat with an inter-house Benchball tournament. Great team work & lots of fun! 🤩🏐🎽🙌 pic.twitter.com/bERLABzvOs— Waldegrave Sports () March 25, 2025

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24/03/25

Paris, je t'aime ! 💓 The Waldegrave French A-Level cohort enjoyed four days in the French capital over a long-weekend ✨️ They visited Notre Dame, The Louvre, the Dior museum & watched a live debate on narcotrafficking at the French Parliament! pic.twitter.com/XtSQ0frWk9— Waldegrave School () March 24, 2025

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21/03/25

At Waldegrave we are wearing something red to celebrate 40 years of - take a look at our insta story to see the jokes we have been sharing in our Joke Competition. Winners to be announced later today… pic.twitter.com/2cTRqohWmc— Waldegrave School () March 21, 2025

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18/03/25

Our Year 7 choir joined the Kew Wind Orchestra on Saturday for their To The Stars concert, along side choirs from Halliford School and Kew House School, they sang the key piece for the concert, ‘To the Stars’ by Nigel Hess. 🚀🪐👽💫 We look forward to working with again! pic.twitter.com/hiCP0mmXlG— Waldegrave School () March 18, 2025

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17/03/25

Year 7 are studying Shakespeare’s romantic comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Here is some of their spectacular art work completed as creative homework for Drama 🎭 pic.twitter.com/p9X0bOMYeM— Waldegrave School () March 17, 2025

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10/03/25

Yr10 History students are visiting the this week, learning how surgery evolved in the 18-1900s. Patients who undertook surgery here were poor. Surgeons used operations as a learning experience for medical students & removed limbs used to study anatomy. 🩸🪚🩸 pic.twitter.com/ZRpEbqY91b— Waldegrave School () March 10, 2025

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10/03/25

Last week our lucky Year 12 linguists took part in SCOOP! a workshop where teams designed & wrote up a front page of a newspaper in a modern foreign language. We had pupils working in French & German and the teams had very close results. Tres bon!! 🇫🇷🇩🇪 pic.twitter.com/u6v66LDo6S— Waldegrave School () March 10, 2025

07/03/25

Ahead of International tomorrow we want to celebrate our incredible pupils & staff - together we support students of all abilities, empowering young women to take ambitious next steps in education and creating the workforce of the future. pic.twitter.com/LCK47d2rQI— Waldegrave School () March 7, 2025

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07/03/25

Exciting technology upgrades in Geography - digital anemometers are now in use. Anemometers are used to measure wind speed and direction. https://t.co/dnWedcKb2P— Waldegrave School () March 7, 2025

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06/03/25

Happy World Book Day! We have been talking about our favourite books in school and next week you can use your World Book Day vouchers towards any book at our ! 📚#worldbookday pic.twitter.com/CUr49iYo4t— Waldegrave School () March 6, 2025

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03/03/25

As today’s we are doing a throwback to the photos which won our very own Waldegrave Wildlife Photographer competition in the Autumn Term. 📸🦌📸🦢📸 We had so many fantastic entries! We are running it again next year so keep taking your photos. 📸🦌📸🦢📸 pic.twitter.com/zuxoGxSXAT— Waldegrave School () March 3, 2025

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28/02/25

There’s still time to get quizzical with the Friends of Waldegrave QUIZ & CURRY NIGHT. Tickets will be available on the door from 6.30pm tonight - if you don’t have a team don’t worry, we will find you a place. Cracking curry and a bar will be available too! pic.twitter.com/uXQQYpqkoJ— Waldegrave School () February 28, 2025

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25/02/25

It’s time to get your thinking 🧢 caps 🧢 on ahead of this year’s Friends of Waldegrave QUIZ & CURRY NIGHT! Tickets and curry are available NOW on ParentPay - get in fast or miss out on your chance to show which year has the biggest brains 🧠 at Waldegrave! pic.twitter.com/UpcwUGhimF— Waldegrave School () February 25, 2025

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13/02/25

“I really enjoyed spending a lesson practising debating skills; English lessons can feel quite based on written work, so having a chance to express ideas verbally was really exciting. I was a bit nervous going but found the experience overall exciting.” - Holly C, Y10 pic.twitter.com/KWd5uLkokI— Waldegrave School () February 13, 2025

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11/02/25

Join us after half-term for our Quiz & Curry night: Friday 29 February, 7-9pm Get a team of 6-8 together and enjoy a scrummy curry while proving your brainpower! Tickets now on ParentPay pic.twitter.com/5ypkkrl14L— Friends Of Waldegrave () February 11, 2025

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11/02/25

Today the 13 students who won the Waldegrave Wildlife Photography competition last term are celebrating with a day off timetable, visiting the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at The Natural History Museum for more inspiration. 📸🦌🦢🐍 pic.twitter.com/bTz07dhLs6— Waldegrave School () February 11, 2025

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11/02/25

We’re celebrating International Day of Women in Science by looking back at STEM activities pupils have undertaken this past year. From Science Club to science trips & competitions, our annual Maths PGL trip & much more, STEM is truly embedded in Waldegrave life. pic.twitter.com/SW03Uxyb5W— Waldegrave School () February 11, 2025

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10/02/25

Seven Y10 pupils took part in our Jack Petchey Speak Out Final Assembly on Friday. Well done to them all for such impassioned speeches, 3 of them - Isabelle E, Pea R and Coco B - will go on to the Regional Finals taking place at Waldegrave on 13 March. Good luck 🤞 pic.twitter.com/bWB7r7gajh— Waldegrave School () February 10, 2025

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08/02/25

Applications for our Girls Engineering are open until 5th March. If you're the parent/guardian/teacher of a girl in Year 9, please share this exciting, FREE opportunity! Eligibility criteria apply. pic.twitter.com/kvrtaykpGv— Imperial College London Outreach () February 8, 2025

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07/02/25

Year7 has rocked the Bake Off with a smashing array of flavour combos!. Congrats to 7EEL: 🍋lemon & lime 🥇, 7ESU: 🧁biscoff & vanilla 🥈, 7SON: 🍫chocolate & orange 🥉. Well done to all & special mention to 7SDE for their tempered chocolate swans 🦢🦢🦢 pic.twitter.com/Nj0oJsjWgF— Waldegrave School () February 7, 2025

Train to Teach with Waldegrave Training Alliance

Teaching School

Waldegrave Training Alliance (WTA) is a group of local secondary schools led by Waldegrave School.  The Alliance offers an outstanding place to work and learn and provides a supportive and tailored learning opportunity in partnership with our partner universities. The Alliance is pleased to be offering Lead Partner route PGCE training (unsalaried) courses for September 2025 as lead partners in association with The University of Sussex, the University of Roehampton, and St Mary's University College.

All of the schools in our alliance have experience of teacher training and are already supporting trainees. To train teachers bring many advantages to a school and we fully embrace the energy, drive and enthusiasm they bring.  Our Alliance schools include: Waldegrave School, Orleans Park School, Christ’s School, Hampton High, Twickenham School, Richmond Park Academy, Turing House, The Richmond upon Thames School, Three Rivers Academy and St Richard Reynolds Catholic College.

We offer the following courses:

In Association with the University of Roehampton (1 year full time or 2 years part-time courses)

  • Art & Design 
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Computing
  • Design & Technology 
  • Drama
  • English
  • Geography
  • History
  • Mathematics
  • Modern Foreign Languages - French/Spanish
  • Music
  • Physics
  • Physical Education

In Association with St Mary's University College

  • Computing
  • English
  • History
  • Mathematics
  • Modern Languages (French and Spanish)
  • Physical Education 
  • Religious Education

Waldegrave Training Alliance with the University of Sussex

  • Computing and Business Studies - full time

Successful completion of the course leads to qualified teacher status (QTS) and a postgraduate certificate in education (PGCE) with Masters credits.

How do I view courses that are available and when do applications open?

To view courses available with Waldegrave Training Alliance please visit Find postgraduate teacher training and search for Waldegrave Training Alliance (1FP) or Waldegrave Training Alliance with the University of Sussex (3FP).

1 October 2024 at 9am - candidates can view courses and start their applications.

8 October 2024 at 9am - candidates can apply for courses.

What qualifications do I need?

The teaching profession looks for the highest quality candidates, so you will need to meet the following requirements before you can be accepted for teacher training.

  • Hold and be able to provide certificated evidence of having an undergraduate degree conferred by a UK university or an equivalent qualification. Most successful applicants will have 2:1 degree classification or better, a candidate with a 2:2 degree classification will be considered, if they are able to provide additional evidence of potential, such as the award of a higher degree or substantial relevant professional experience.

  • Have achieved at least a grade 4 (C) or above in both Mathematics and English Language GCSEs (or approved equivalents). 

  • For PE and Science subjects you will also need at least a grade 4 (C) in GCSE Science.

  • Teaching is physically and mentally demanding, and there are fitness requirements set by the Department for Education for applicants to initial teacher training programmes. Please see the Roehampton, Sussex and St Marys University websites for further details.

Subject Knowledge Enhancement

Remember, if your degree isn’t in the subject you wish to teach, you may be eligible for a funded course to increase your subject knowledge before starting your training.

Further requirements

If you studied outside of the UK, you should visit the National Academic Recognition Centre (NARIC) to find out whether your qualifications are of an equivalent level to UK GCSEs, A levels and an undergraduate degree.

School Observations

We recommend that applicants spend some time observing lessons in a UK secondary school.  All observational experience should provide an opportunity to gain insight into teaching, learning and reflection upon the professional responsibilities of teachers.

How do I apply?

To apply for lead partner route school based PGCE courses you will need to use the Apply for teacher training service.

How do I get advice and support?

You can register with Get Into Teaching, the Department for Education’s free support and advice service.

A specialist adviser will help you prepare your application and advise you on funding options (including loans and tax-free bursaries and scholarships). You can also book school experience and access teaching events.

Further information about bursaries and scholarships can be found here.