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Pupils and staff have returned to Canford for the new academic year to a brand new library and Assembly Hall complex.
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Covid-19
This web page is dedicated to school information and updates in relation to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. If you have a question which is not answered through the information and FAQs on this page, please do email covidsafe@canford.com and a member of staff will be in touch.
REOPENING CANFORD SAFELY
Canford is committed to ensuring that the school campus follows all appropriate, Government-directed measures in place so that our pupils and staff onsite can live and work securely and safely.
On this page are links to key documents and guidance. This is a dynamic page and will be updated if the situation changes during the course of the academic year.
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![Little Shop of Horrors]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1633534442/canfordcom/kddkefxbmhuz7jkni1sb/drama-3183.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1633534442/canfordcom/kddkefxbmhuz7jkni1sb/drama-3183.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1633534442/canfordcom/kddkefxbmhuz7jkni1sb/drama-3183.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1633534442/canfordcom/kddkefxbmhuz7jkni1sb/drama-3183.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1633534442/canfordcom/kddkefxbmhuz7jkni1sb/drama-3183.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1633534442/canfordcom/kddkefxbmhuz7jkni1sb/drama-3183.jpg","width":1766}])
With the new term seeing a welcome return to near-normality for pupils and staff, we were thrilled to be able to finally stage our postponed Drama production ‘Little Shop of Horrors’
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Congratulations to Lower Sixth pupil Merlin Cork on his recent success in the UK Junior Delancey Chess Challenge.
![Cici Moon Festival]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1632498293/canfordcom/cvrsmmp1btdwxi8pwiof/DSC_0018.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1632498293/canfordcom/cvrsmmp1btdwxi8pwiof/DSC_0018.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1632498293/canfordcom/cvrsmmp1btdwxi8pwiof/DSC_0018.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1632498293/canfordcom/cvrsmmp1btdwxi8pwiof/DSC_0018.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1632498293/canfordcom/cvrsmmp1btdwxi8pwiof/DSC_0018.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1632498293/canfordcom/cvrsmmp1btdwxi8pwiof/DSC_0018.jpg","width":2200}])
Canford’s East Asian pupils celebrated the Moon Festival together on Tuesday evening in the Pavilion.
Upcoming virtual music events
![Shell music]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1576058398/canfordcom/w3hxykv6l1r8cx2un9yp/music-9062.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1576058398/canfordcom/w3hxykv6l1r8cx2un9yp/music-9062.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1576058398/canfordcom/w3hxykv6l1r8cx2un9yp/music-9062.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1576058398/canfordcom/w3hxykv6l1r8cx2un9yp/music-9062.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1576058398/canfordcom/w3hxykv6l1r8cx2un9yp/music-9062.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1576058398/canfordcom/w3hxykv6l1r8cx2un9yp/music-9062.jpg","width":1766}])
Thursday 16th September, 5.15pm
Featuring selected musicians from all year groups.
![Sounds of Canford concert]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1620218591/canfordcom/uym2r7jf10b5i0xxjmsy/music-18.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1620218591/canfordcom/uym2r7jf10b5i0xxjmsy/music-18.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1620218591/canfordcom/uym2r7jf10b5i0xxjmsy/music-18.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1620218591/canfordcom/uym2r7jf10b5i0xxjmsy/music-18.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1620218591/canfordcom/uym2r7jf10b5i0xxjmsy/music-18.jpg","width":1415}])
Thursday 23rd September, 5.15pm
Featuring selected musicians from all year groups.
![Singing Shells Assembly Performance]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1565605488/canfordcom/j9d629zff3mvtl0cxbog/SimplyShells.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1565605488/canfordcom/j9d629zff3mvtl0cxbog/SimplyShells.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1565605488/canfordcom/j9d629zff3mvtl0cxbog/SimplyShells.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1565605488/canfordcom/j9d629zff3mvtl0cxbog/SimplyShells.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1565605488/canfordcom/j9d629zff3mvtl0cxbog/SimplyShells.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1565605488/canfordcom/j9d629zff3mvtl0cxbog/SimplyShells.jpg","width":1675}])
Thursday 23rd September, 8.30am
A video recording of this event will be made and the link shared with parents after the event.
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