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News Highlights
Adventure, Resilience, Spring Serenade
Success: DofE at All Levels The Spring Serenade was a joyous celebration
of musical excellence, filling the Musgrave
Moreton Hall students have triumphed across with warmth and talent on a memorable Friday
all three levels of the Duke of Edinburgh’s evening. Guests were treated to a refined
Award—Bronze, Silver, and Gold. From navigating experience, including a welcome drink, a delicious
windswept hills to volunteering in their two-course meal with wine, and a captivating
communities, pupils showed grit, teamwork, and concert showcasing the school’s finest musicians.
determination. Gold participants completed their The diverse programme featured everything
final expeditions with distinction, marking a proud from virtuosic violin and piano solos to powerful
milestone in their personal development. These vocal performances, spanning operatic arias and
achievements reflect Moreton’s commitment to contemporary favourites. Highlights included
holistic education—building character, leadership, performances from the Stables and Senior School
and life skills beyond the classroom. Choirs, the North Shropshire Orchestra, and the
2025 Barbirolli Sixth Form Recital Prize Winner.
The evening was a testament to the dedication
and artistry of Moreton’s musical community.
World Book Day 2025: A
Literary Spectacle
Setting the Stage for
World Book Day burst into life at Moreton with Excellence: Moreton Hall
a riot of costumes and character—Jane Austen
mingled with Stanley Yelnats, while Sixth Formers Partners with UAL for
embraced a “Dead Poets” theme, channeling
Plath and Hughes with flair. Assembly featured Groundbreaking Arts
Mr. Reynolds’ clever “Who’s Reading This?” Qualification
quiz, blending humour with literary intrigue. The
library unveiled fifty dazzling new fiction titles,
celebrated with a spectacular book-shaped Moreton Drama Department has taken a bold
cake. Literature, laughter, and creativity reigned leap forward, launching a pioneering performing
supreme—a fitting tribute to the joy of reading. and production arts qualification in collaboration
with the esteemed University of
the Arts London (UAL).
This new course builds on a foundation of
academic excellence—100% top grades at GCSE
and A Level in 2024—and offers pupils more than
performance: it provides professional preparation
in an industry demanding skill, discipline, and
vision. With world-class facilities and a curriculum
shaped by real-world demands, Moreton Hall is
once again proving that the arts are not an add-
on—they are an ambitious pathway to the future.
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