Grief and shock hung heavy in the air, when close to 400 people gathered to remember Frank Murphy, on Saturday, 9th September. Physics and Mathematics teacher; Deputy Headmaster and mainstay of Runnymede College for over 40 years, Frank died suddenly on August 19th. The recently constructed Julia Powell Sports Hall and Auditorium provided a fitting … Read more
We were delighted to learn about an Old Runnymedian mini-reunion which brought several former pupils together in New York City last month. Some of our best and brightest students from the Class of 2020 travelled from all over the United States to meet up and share their fond and fun memories of Runnymede. From left … Read more
In September 2022 we asked our Old Runnymedians to complete a survey to give us an update on what they are doing, where they live and much more! It was great to hear from our former pupils and learn about all the amazing things they have been up to. We are delighted to be able … Read more
As ever, the start of term has been a busy one! However, this year we were especially pleased to begin the academic year with an event which brought together many of our former students. Around 50 Old Runnymedians attended a reunion evening at school, and we were delighted to welcome back ex-pupils from many different … Read more
Our series of Old Runnymedians Career Talks continued last Wednesday, 24th February with a light-hearted, but interesting and extremely informative presentation by Andrés Monge. The topic for André‘s talk was Career U-Turns in which he shared his journey from investment banking to his current role as Senior Music Editor at Spotify. Like most teenagers, Andrés … Read more
On Wednesday 3rd February, we had the pleasure of hearing from several talented and ambitious Old Runnymedians who are currently working in the creative sector. We were joined by Chloe A, Melanie C, Galit L and Berit L, who graduated from Runnymede in 2017, 2012, 2013 and 2018 respectively. The first to speak was … Read more
The Old Runnymedian Careers Talk series continued this term with a presentation from Patricia Clarke, Data Journalist at Tortoise Media, and Sofia Hurtado Knaster, who is in her third and final year of studying English Language and Literature at Oxford. Now a Data Journalist for Tortoise Media, Patricia Clarke graduated from Runnymede in 2012 before … Read more
