Partnerships
"Here at Norwich School, we are committed to working in partnership with local, national and international organisations. Our ethos talks of a loving and compassionate community and one of our key aims is to prepare our young people for a lifetime of leadership and service by providing partnership opportunities. Our pupils and staff are actively encouraged to undertake voluntary activities in the wider community, from being a governor at another school, fundraising, or helping out with practical tasks like gardening or working with food banks. We have no doubt in the educational value to our community of such work: our pupils, staff and other stakeholders are better because of these numerous touchpoints. We obviously hope that there are benefits to our partners, too. Please be in touch if you would like to discuss building on an existing project or starting something new with us. We will work with anyone who shares our philosophy that practical work together opens up more opportunities and closes more gaps than empty rhetoric about division."
Nicola Hill - Director of Partnerships
Suzannah Thomas - Partnerships Officer
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Norwich School has enjoyed a treasured relationship with the highly respected Norfolk Cambridge Society, and we have played a key role hosting their 26-lecture series on site. The latest Norfolk Cambridge Society public lecture took place at Norwich School on 14 May 2026, delivered by Professor Robin Franklin, FRS, Honorary Professor of Stem Cell Biology at the University of Cambridge. He is a leading stem cell scientist and multi-award-winning regeneration biologist. Professor Franklin's topic was Brains, Stem Cells and Growing Old - Reversing the Ravages of Time, in which he discussed neuro-degenerative diseases and how brain cells are progressively lost as we grow older - a major factor in age-related cognitive decline. Before the 1980s, scientists understood that the brain could not regenerate, as it lacked the stem cells required for the production of new cells. Coherently and with great humour, Professor Franklin explained why he believes that future developments in this field are hugely promising, being at the forefront of scientific innovation that he and his team at Cambridge University are working on. It was a beautifully illustrated lecture and a masterclass in clarity and intellectual stimulation. There was not a free seat in the house. A very interesting Q&A discussion was led by acclaimed local neurology researcher and leading authority on Multiple Sclerosis, Professor Charles ffrench-Constant, who had worked with Professor Franklin. Discussions continued during drinks in the refectory afterwards. The Norfolk Cambridge Society has a simply stellar line-up of future talks ahead, with the next one taking place on 17 September 2026: " A Conversation with Ed Balls " - an interview with TV personality and former high-ranking politician Ed Balls in conversation with Phil Webster, former Political Editor of The Times. Tickets available : HERE . All are welcome. Our thanks go to the dynamic NCS for putting on such a compelling series of talks. Finally, please have a flick through our publication: At Close Quarters Trinity Term 2026 to see our full programme of exciting, cultural events taking place in and around Cathedral Close this term.
Richard Wentworth has played a leading role in New British Sculpture since the end of the 1970s. His work, encircling the notion of objects and their use as part of our day-to-day experiences, has altered the traditional definition of sculpture as well as photography. By transforming and manipulating industrial and/or found objects into works of art, Wentworth subverts their original function and extends our understanding of them by breaking the conventional system of classification. The sculptural arrangements play with the notion of ready-made and juxtaposition of objects that bear no relation to each other. Whereas in photography, as in the ongoing series Making Do and Getting By, Wentworth documents the everyday, paying attention to objects, occasional and involuntary geometries as well as uncanny situations that often go unnoticed. Richard Wentworth lives and works in London. He was awarded an OBE in 2011. No prior booking required. Tickets available at the door. ncas members £7, non-members £10, students FREE. The Blake Studio is fully accessible. There is also free car parking directly outside.
On 07 May 2026, it was with great pleasure that the school welcomed back on site the illustrious Royal Geographical Society (RGS) for the latest in their series of public lectures on site. A capacity audience in the Blake Studio of pupils, staff, parents, alumni, Fellows of the RGS and those with an interest in the natural world heard from charismatic adventurer and Old Norvicensian Toby Hough. His talk was a real treat, and it was a pleasure welcoming him back to his alma mater. Toby is an accomplished and award-winning wildlife filmmaker. His credits include work seen on Countryfile, The One Show, Springwatch programmes, filming for the RSPB, and numerous BBC wildlife documentaries and travel programmes. His career has included working with TV legends including Ray Mears, Julia Bradbury and Chris Packham, and, although Norfolk based these days, he has travelled extensively thought his long career. Many witty and humorous anecdotes ensued, highlighting a fascinating and unpredictable career, often one of great personal discomfort and sacrifice in pursuit of those thrilling ‘killer images’ we see on wildlife programmes. Toby was generous in explaining the complexities of his craft and backed this up with some appealing slides plus a table of wildlife treasures picked up from his global travels. These included a fossilised megalodon tooth, vulture feathers, a walrus tusk, inter alia. An interesting Q&A followed, including some pertinent questions from our younger audience members, carried on over refreshments afterwards. These RGS talks offer intellectual rigour and great entertainment for both the academic and the lay-person alike and are always well worth attending. The RGS autumn programme is being worked out, and we look forward to hosting them here later this year.
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