Uppingham School

The principal aims of the Friends of Uppingham are to enable ex-parents to keep in touch with the School, with one another, to promote the interests of the School, as well as supporting current Uppinghamians.

Parents are invited to join at the time their children leave Uppingham, and membership take-up is well over 90%. Friends receive the School Newsletter and a letter from the Chairman, twice yearly. They are also invited to occasional functions such as The Advent Carol Service and Friends Reception which takes place beforehand.

We are not a fund-raising group and any funds left over from mailing costs benefit projects not covered by the usual School budget. This support is offered in the form of equipment or projects which benefit the entire community, as suggested by the School Council, such as a large side screen television purchased for the School Buttery.

The Chairman of Friends of Uppingham is Richard Boston (B56), Master and ex-Housemaster of Brooklands.  He and the Hon Secretary, Jo Franklin, are always interested to hear from Friends, and from those who might be interested in joining.

For further information about the Friends of Uppingham, please contact Jo on 01572 820616 or via email jsf@uppingham.co.uk.

GAP Year Award

We are pleased to report that Jemima Erith (NH) successfully completed her work with the Mango Tree, in Kenya. We received some very interesting communications from Jemima during her time there which are available to read in the 2015-2016 GAP Reports link below. Please click here to read an article she also wrote for the Mango Tree Magazine, January 2017

The 2016 winners of the Friends of Uppingham GAP awards went to Gus Bell (WD) and Millie Purton (NH), both will be working with the Karen Hilltribes Trust and we look forward to sharing their communications in due course.

Friends of Uppingham Prizes, awarded by the Headmaster to the pupils who in his opinion have been exemplary for outstanding contributions to Uppingham School life, went to Jonathan Hill (M) and Sacha Welsh (Sa).

Reports from pupils who have previously received the GAP Year Award can also be found through the links provided below.