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Year 7 Students Are Spaced Out!
A short short time ago, in a galaxy not so far away, the Science Department took the Year 7s for a lovely trip to Greenwich Observatory, as they have recently…
Y7 Exhibition: A New Way Of Learning
This year we have begun to introduce an innovative new curriculum for Years 6-8. Our Year 7 students have just completed their first full Term experiencing this innovative and balanced…
Footballs & Frisbees Teaching Students Responsibility
Last week the playground shop arrived in Lower School. Conceptualised by Pupil Council, the idea of running a shop was created to address two issues -wanting more things to play…
Upper School Show Success: ‘Crazy For You’
The Upper School Show is always a highlight of the Autumn Term and this year’s was no exception. The production of George and Ira Gershwin’s exuberant musical ‘Crazy For You’…
Hatching Plans With Year 2
Year 2 had some new names on the register last term; Brian and Wilder two newly hatched Frizzle Chicks. Students hatched the chicks in school, and they spent their first…
Field Trip For A level Biologists
At the end of November, the A level Biologists in Years 12 and 13 headed off to Flatford Mill in Suffolk – Constable country – for their Ecology field trip….
Head’s Blog – What are the alternatives to GCSEs?
For many schools the exams hiatus caused by Covid increased the desire to explore different forms of assessment, particularly at GCSE level. In a recent article for the Times Educational…
Trampolining Bounces Back
This term the PE team have been so excited to be able to re-introduce trampolining to the curriculum. The students have been developing their skills and practicing the Barnet competition…
Poetry Competition Entries Shout Loudly
The English Department challenged students in Years 7, 8 & 9 to write a poem of no more than 40 lines with the title ‘My Big Mouth’ as part of…
Young Sailors Take
To The Water
After a short hiatus (caused by the departure of Edo and a global pandemic), sailing has returned to Choice on Friday afternoons with Maths teacher Hannah at the helm. Hannah…
