The Millfield Way Podcast

In the latest episode of the Millfield Way Podcast, we caught up with Prep Deputy Head Academic, Amy Newman.We spoke to Amy about her journey at Millfield Prep and how the academic provision continues to evolve to support pupils at all stages of their journey.Learn more about academics at Millfield Prep here: Academic - At Millfield Prep School in Glastonbury

In the latest episode of the Millfield Way Podcast, we caught up with Millfield Head of Golf, Karen Nicholls.In this episode, we sit down with Karen to explore the Millfield Golf programme. We discuss what makes it unique, how the programme works, and the opportunities available to golfers of all ages and abilities. 

In the latest episode of the Millfield Way Podcast we spoke to four Prep boarding parents, whose children attend Berewall, Champion, Hollies and Chestnut. They shared their experiences of the boarding process at Millfield Prep, offered advice for future parents, and reflected on how their children are settling into boarding life. To find out more about Boarding at Millfield Prep click here. 

In the latest episode of the Millfield Way Podcast, we caught up with Millfield's Nutritionist, Dan Alcock.In this episode, we speak to Dan about Millfield's Nutrition offering. We discuss the nutritional support and guidance available to students, as well as the importance of good nutrition for students to aid performance both inside and outside of the classroom.As the UK's number one sports school, Dan's support is vital in ensuring our student athletes are correctly fuelled to excel on the sports field, whilst still managing the commitments that come with school life.

In the latest episode of the Millfield Way Podcast, we caught up with Millfield Head of Athletics, Neil Wheeler.In this episode, we speak to Neil about the Millfield Athletics programme. We discuss, what the programme offers and how it works for students of all different levels.

In the latest episode of the Millfield Way Podcast, we sat down with Prep Director of Boarding, Carl Bingham, to discuss his insights into boarding life at Millfield Prep and what makes MPS such a special place to board. 

In this episode of the Millfield Way podcast, we sat down with four Prep boy boarders in Year 6, 7 and 8. Toby M, Rhydian, Alberto and Toby W shared their experiences of boarding at Millfield Prep. We discussed adjusting to life as a boarder, co-curricular activities, recent achievements and much more. 

In the latest episode of the Millfield Way Podcast, we caught up with Millfield Head of Cricket, Mark Garaway.In his third appearance on the podcast, Mark discussed the beginnings of his career in cricket, former Millfield cricketers currently starring in the professional game and an exciting summer ahead for the programme.Millfield is one of the finest cricketing schools in the UK, known not only for our exceptional achievements but also for our ability to cater for students of all abilities.

In this episode of the Millfield Way podcast, we sat down with four Prep girl boarders in Year 5, 7 and 8. Cecily, Bel, Martha and Daphne shared their experiences of boarding at Millfield Prep. We discussed boarding highlights, interests, challenges, and achievements.

In the latest episode of The Millfield Way Podcast, we sat down with Head of Swimming, Keiron Piper.Keiron spoke to us about his career in swimming, his coaching philosophy and what makes the Millfield Swimming programme so special! 

In the latest episode of the Millfield podcast, we caught up with four Year 9 boarders.We spoke to them about what it's like to be a Year 9 boarder at Millfield and their favourite parts of the Year 9 programme.

In the latest episode of the Millfield podcast, we caught up with our Director of Sport, Irena Dzisiewska. We spoke to Rena about her career before Millfield, how she's found her first year at the school and what makes Millfield's sport programme so special.

In this episode of The Millfield Way Podcast, we sit down with the Head of Millfield Sixth Form, Mike Barber.We spoke to Mike about his career before joining Millfield, how Millfield supports students in their next steps after school and what makes Millfield Sixth Form special. 

In the latest episode of The Millfield Way Podcast, we spoke to Millfield Head of Equestrian Sports, Mia Palles-Clark.Mia discusses her early introduction to equestrian life, the Millfield Equestrian programme, and all the opportunities on offer to riders here at Millfield. 

In the latest episode of The Millfield Way Podcast, we sit down with Millfield Headmaster, Gavin Horgan!Gavin gives us an insight into some of his favourite things at Millfield, his proudest achievement as Millfield Headmaster, and what career he would pursue if he wasn't in education.

In our next episode of The Millfield Way Podcast, we speak with Millfield Student, Josh Hawkins.  Josh shares his incredible story of rowing 3000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean with his father to raise funds for the Twinning Project, a collaboration between the Prison and Probation Service and professional football clubs. Hear about their incredible challenges, from dangerous storms, exhaustion to mental battles. 

In our next episode of The Millfield Way Podcast, we speak with the Deputy Head of Millfield (Pastoral), Sarah Quenault.We sit down with Sarah to learn more about her journey in the education sector, her transition to Millfield, and the vital role she plays in our community.

In the latest episode of The Millfield Way Podcast, we spoke to Millfield Head of Football, Tony McCallum. In this episode, we speak to Tony about his career in football, the opportunities on offer to young footballers at Millfield and what puts Millfield's Football programme at the forefront of independent school football programmes in the UK.

In the latest episode of The Millfield Way Podcast, we spoke to Millfield Head of Triathlon, Christian Brown. In this episode, we speak to Christian about the Millfield Endurance squad. We discuss, what it is, why it was created and the benefits it brings to our student-athletes. 

Dive into the latest episode of the Millfield Way Podcast, where we chat with Year 9 students Mateo, Timothy, and Efeose! Learn about their exciting first weeks at Millfield, their favourite meals, and their experience of being a first-time boarder.

In the latest episode of The Millfield Way Podcast, we spoke to Millfield Director of Hockey, Reggie Keates Reggie discusses his journey into hockey, the Millfield hockey programme, what he looks for in a hockey player and much more. 

Curious about the boarding experience at Millfield School? 🤔🎧Tune in to our latest podcast episode to hear firsthand experiences, tips, and insights from current Year 9 boarders Alex, Tristan and Luke. 👋The boys share their experiences on making new friends, weekend activities, daily routines, and more! 🏠

In the latest episode of the Millfield Way Podcast, Captain of School and swimmer Adam G recently sat down with Team GB and Millfield Performance Squad swimmer Matt Richards.The pair discuss Matt's career so far, from his early swimming years to becoming Olympic champion at the 2021 Tokyo Games, before looking ahead to this summer’s Olympics in Paris.

In the latest episode of the Millfield Way Podcast, we sat down with the Assistant Director of Sport at Millfield Prep School, Marc Gardiner.Marc discusses the incredible programme on offer, the growth of women's rugby and how the foundations of sport can be applied to all aspects of life.

In this episode of the Millfield Way Podcast, we meet Year 10 Jemima, Lower Sixth students Maddy and Makenzy and Upper Sixth student Grace as they give an insightful look into the daily life at Millfield for both boarders and day students. The girls discuss making new friends, what happens on the weekends, daily routines and much more. 

In the latest episode of The Millfield Way Podcast, we spoke to Millfield Head of Futures, Jono Santry! Jono and Liz discuss all you need to know about the US University pathway and how Millfield Futures supports students through this process. 

In the latest episode of the Millfield Way Podcast, we sat down with Millfield Prep School's Director of Cricket.We spoke to Dave about the cricket programme at Millfield Prep, his background in the game and some of the notable names that he has coached during his career.

In the latest episode of The Millfield Way Podcast, we sat down with Acacia and Joan’s Kitchen Houseparent’s Jo Moore and Mark Speyers.Mark and Jo tell us about their time as houseparent's at Millfield, and give insight into the life of a boarder at Millfield.  

In the latest episode of The Millfield Way Podcast, we sat down with Millfield Prep's Director of Boarding, Carl Bingham and Houseparent, Harriet Duke.Carl and Harriet talk to us about their respective experiences as boarding parents and give us an insight into boarding life at Millfield Prep!

In the latest episode of The Millfield Way Podcast, we sit down with Millfield Prep's Heads of Years 7 and 8, Adrienne McConnell and David Guthrie.Adrienne and David discuss their respective educational backgrounds, the benefits of attending Years 7 and 8 in a Prep School and how Millfield Prep prepares its pupils for the transition to Senior School education.

In the latest episode of The Millfield Way Podcast, we sit down with Millfield Director of Dance and Drama, Rhian Fox.   We spoke to Rhian about the Dance and Drama programme at Millfield  and why it is so special to our students.  

In the latest episode of the Millfield Way Podcast, it's a Girls in Sport Takeover!The Girls in Sport Committee sit down to discuss what has been achieved at Millfield in the first year of the 'Girls in Sport' programme, which aims to educate, raise awareness and remove taboos around girls’ needs in sports that can hamper progress, such as puberty, menstruation, hip and breast health and concussion in females. They go onto discuss topical issues within women's sport, and where they hope to take the programme going forward.

In the latest episode of The Millfield Way Podcast, we spoke to Millfield Head of Basketball, Cameron Seeley!Cameron discusses his journey into Basketball, his work with Nike and the NBA and gives an insight into the Basketball programme at Millfield!

In the latest episode of The Millfield Way Podcast, we sit down with Millfield Prep School's Head of Dance, Amy Chatwin!We spoke to Amy about her love of Dance and performing, and we discuss the incredible Dance offering at Millfield Prep. 

In the latest episode of The Millfield Way Podcast , we sit down with Millfield Head of Tennis,  Dan Manlow!Dan gives us an insight into his career before Millfield, speaks about the incredible Tennis offering at Millfield, and how Millfield Tennis supports students who are looking to go to the US on a tennis scholarship.

In this episode of The Millfield Way Podcast, we sit down with the Head of Millfield Pre-Prep, Mike Jory.We spoke to Mike about his career before joining Millfield Pre-Prep, how Millfield Pre-Prep supports pupils' learning development and his highlights of the school year.  

In the latest episode of The Millfield Way Podcast, we sit down with Millfield Assistant Head (Academic), Dr Adam Gutteridge, Millfield Head of Languages, Mark Nash, and Millfield Prep School Head of Humanities, Andrew Sweet. We spoke to Adam, Mark, and Andrew about the newly launched and innovative Brilliance Curriculum at Millfield. 

In the latest episode of the Millfield Way Podcast, we spoke with Millfield Director of IT, Gary Henderson! Gary spoke about how we use IT in school, technology that is used at Millfield, and Artificial intelligence.

In the latest episode of The Millfield Way Podcast, Millfield Prep pupils takeover!Roles reverse as pupils Milly, Georgina and Sophie interview Matt Davidson, to find out about the world of marketing and his role at the school.The episode was recorded and edited during tech club, where pupils are learning about new software and gaining experience in using multimedia.

In the latest episode of The Millfield Way Podcast , we sit down with Millfield Head of Cricket, Mark Garaway!Mark gives us an insight into his career before Millfield, speaks about the incredible cricket offering at Millfield and explains why it's important for young athletes to play multiple sports.

In the latest episode of the Millfield Way Podcast, we spoke with Millfield Director of Rugby, John Mallett! John spoke to us about his early Millfield memories, gives a detailed insight into the thriving Millfield Rugby programme and discusses Millfield's involvement in the upcoming RugbyPass documentary 'The Season'.

In the latest episode of The Millfield Way Podcast, we spoke with Millfield Prep School's Director of Sport, Jo Morgan-Hughes.Jo discusses his early sporting memories, outlines his sporting philosophy and recalls some of the greatest sporting talents to come through Millfield Prep School during his time here.To learn more about sport at Millfield Prep, click here.

In the latest episode of The Millfield Way Podcast, we sit down with Millfield Prep School's Director of Music, Elly Sturges!Elly gives us an insight into her musical background and discusses the incredible music offering at Millfield Prep.

In the latest episode of The Millfield Way Podcast, Captains of School for the spring term, Shayaan and Olivia, sit down with Discover Brilliance Fund donor Dr. Fiona Wheeler,  to discuss Giving Day and the importance of the Discover Brilliance Fund.Learn more about Giving Day 2023 by clicking here.

In the latest episode of The Millfield Way Podcast, it's another Captains of School Takeover!Captains of School for the summer term, Jay and Izzy, sit down with the 2022-23 girls' and boys' rugby captains, Halle and Ieuan. The students discuss their greatest Millfield Rugby memories and discuss what makes the Rugby programme at Millfield so special.

In the latest episode of The Millfield Way Podcast, we sit down with Millfield Headmaster, Gavin Horgan.Gavin speaks about his background in education, what's special about Millfield and explains his plans for the future of the school.

In the latest episode of The Millfield Way Podcast, we sat down with Millfield Prep School's Head of ICT and Co-Curricular, Jonathan Ford.We spoke to Jonathan about all things ICT and Co-Curricular at Millfield Prep, his long history as part of the Millfield Community and his favourite memories of the school.

In our next episode of The Millfield Way Podcast, we speak with the Deputy Head of Millfield Prep School, Ben Hilton.  We speak to Ben about his passions outside of School, family life and his background in the education sector.

In the latest episode of the Millfield Way Podcast, we sit down with Millfield Head of Athletics, Neil Wheeler.Neil speaks about his previous roles before joining Millfield, his first impressions of the school after joining in September 2022 and gives an overview of the Athletics provision on offer at Millfield.

In the latest episode of the Millfield Way Podcast, we sit down with the Head of Millfield Prep School, Dan Thornburn.Dan joined Millfield Prep in January 2022 and this is his third Headship, having previously been Head of Edgeborough School, in Surrey, since 2017, and prior to that Head of St Petroc’s, Bude. In this podcast, we reflect on Dan's first year as Head and discuss Millfield Prep being named Independent Prep School of the Year for 2022!