podcast with a cake

Last Thursday saw the return of 'Podcast with a cake', now in its third season, and we welcomed some very special guests. BBC broadcasting legend Clare Balding joined the recording as part of her visit to The Abbey, alongside season one regulars Kate and Bhaayva (now in their second year of university). 

In this week’s episode, we are thrilled to have Lower VI students Hope and Grace, alongside alumnae, joined by our esteemed special guest Clare Balding OBE. For the first time in the history of 'Podcast with a Cake', this electrifying episode was recorded live during our sixth-form opening event.

Stay tuned!

Our gang of young podcasters at Juniors recorded the latest episode of ‘Podcast with a little cake’ on the subject of activities available to them at school. They spoke about why they enjoy the offering, and their desire to help younger students participate more in lunchtime clubs. 

The latest episode of ‘Podcast With A Cake’ is out, and the team tackle the subject of travel. Places explored and places to discover were high on the agenda…and there were some interesting locations mentioned! 

This week's episode is about being Prime Minister for a day. The podcast team discusses "What would you change if you were Prime Minister for a day?"
 Watch out world - these are the leaders of tomorrow.

This week's Podcast With A Cake is about biopics. The team examine why this trend of filmmaking is so popular, and discuss a number of issues including the importance of fact in the context of creating a good story

Welcome to Podcast with a (Little) Cake! Following in the footsteps of their peers at Seniors, Year 6 students at the Junior School decided to set up a Podcast Club and their first recording is now available to download. 

Hosted by Mrs Clark, the first ever episode was about Leadership Roles. Hope you enjoy!

Podcast With A Cake returns for season 2 with a new panel of guests, and the team talk about the recent passing of Her Majesty The Queen, and discuss how it impacted their generation.

For this special podcast Abbey students were joined by boys from Reading School, and they opened up a debate on Everyone's Invited - a movement that provides a safe place for survivors to share their stories completely anonymously in a mission to expose and eradicate rape culture with empathy, compassion, and understanding.

It was a tearful finale to season one of Podcast With A Cake this week, as the podcasters recorded their final episode before leaving to go on study leave.  It was a time to reflect on their time on the podcast, and they chatted through the highlights and things they learned along the way.

This week's Podcast With A Cake was focused on life after death, and the team tentatively revealed their own thoughts and feelings on the topic. And the team listened intently as a number of them revealed their own personal experiences.

In this week's 'Podcast with a cake', the team delves into the world of star signs and horoscopes. 
They discuss the rumours surrounding a 13th sign, as well as detailing the importance of star sign to them as individuals.

And for extra fun…the host attempts to guess the star sign of each podcaster, based on their personality. How accurate was he? Tune in to find out.

In this week's 'Podcast with a cake', the regular team are back together discussing the type of film role they would like to play.

There were some great suggestions, as well as some controversial choices along the way!

In this week's 'Podcast with a cake', the team is joined by Dr Tullis to revisit the popular subject of conspiracy theories. Walt Disney and Michael Jackson are amongst the topics of conversation, as well as discussing conspiracies that have been proven to be true.

In this week's 'Podcast with a cake', four new podcasters join regular star of the show Liv, to discuss their perfect dinner party guests. There were some great suggestions, along with compelling reasons why each dinner party guest would be invited. 

In this week's Podcast with a cake, the team revisits veganism, and examines the importance of making the right lifestyle choice for an individual, and how they can be misunderstood by others. We also hear how one of the podcast team changed their way of living after receiving an unusual birthday present. 

In this week's Podcast with a cake, the team discuss the recent mock examinations, and offer advice to younger students on preparation techniques and wellbeing strategies. 

This week’s episode is the next in our series of Virtual Insights - with guests from the Senior School talking to Mr le Fleming about their life at The Abbey. Students remember their first days at the school and tell us about the wealth of extra-curricular opportunities on offer.

This week’s episode comes direct from our Virtual Events website, as the Head, Mr Will le Fleming discusses a range of issues with Sixth Form students. We discover what the podcasters are passionate about, the reasons why they chose A Level or IB, and how they find joy in daily life. 

This week's episode is about conspiracy theories. Why it is we are so interested in conspiracies? The team explore this, and give their views on UFOs, the moon landing and reveal startling news about Michael Jackson’s ‘death’.

This week's episode is about Spiking. This worrying trend examines the need for vigilance when on a night out, and examines what, if anything is being done to prevent the possibility of spiking by pubs and clubs.