On the first day of December, the charity Helping Hands from Willesden Temple, delivered a donation of food for breakfast club. It was wonderful meeting Anish Halai and Vipal Hirani. We’re grateful for the support we receive from local charities like these.
To kick off Other Abilities Month the Grow & Thrive team invited pupils from The Courtyard school in Islington to join us for wheelchair rugby, taught by coaches from Saracens Wheelchair Rugby Club. All of the pupils had a fantastic time learning the many skills required for wheelchair rugby. The workshop concluded with a friendly […]
All pupils and their families are warmly invited to join us for our winter fair on Wednesday 17th December, 4-5.30pm. Come and enjoy games, rafffles, treats, hot drinks, competitions and much more. Entry is free. Why not come to the fair and then stay to watch our Christmas show The Wiz? Tickets for The Wiz […]
Table Football Club enjoyed a visit to The Shed, a training centre in Cockfosters. 12 pupils travelled by minibus along with Mr Malte, Mr Owusu and Mr Hawkes. The group left school at 3.30pm, replete with school packed lunches. At 3.50pm, in the Friday traffic, they were’nt yet on Mill Hill Broadway and most of the […]
An enormous congratulations to sixth former, Yassine, on receiving an award in recognitions of his extraordinary mathematical prowess! After competing in the UKMT Senior Maths Challenge earlier this year, Yassine was invited to a follow-up challenge. There he achieved gold, the highest award available! Congratulations Yassine! We offer a diverse range of A Levels in […]
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Our entire Year 10 cohort were encouraged to imagine university in their futures at an assembly delivered by a guest from the University of Hertfordshire. Abby Smith is an Education Liason Officer from the University of Hertfordshire, based in Hatfield. Abby has become a friend of the school and always delivers sessions that are thought-provoking […]
King’s College is a Russell Group university on the Strand in London. Some of our Year 10 pupils were fortunate to attend a fascinating taster day at the university on the subject of ‘dark matter’. The day began with a lecture about ‘dark matter mysteries’ delivered by Dr Doddy Marsh. Another lecturer, Dr Jim Dobson, […]
Our sixth form economists enjoyed a trip to The City, the central business district in London. The excursion began with a visit to Guildhall, a grade I listed building and the centre of government in the Square Mile. We saw two enormous models of London that showed every current and proposed building. We learned about […]
At the end of November our Pre-Apprenticeship students were invited to the local Military Preparation College for Training (MPCT) to experience what next steps might look like there. The students took part in a number of activities and exercises including: A real life grid references task Large scale noughts and crosses A communication game Our […]