Supporting Education in Malawi
As a UNESCO school, we are very happy to celebrate the International Day of Education with the launch of our Readathon in support of the Chifundo Foundation, a charity dedicated to educating children in Malawi. We are particularly proud and honoured to be supporting the Chifundo Foundation as it was created by the family of our very own Mr Cogavin, teacher of English. We can’t wait to see how many books you will read!
STARS Progress
We were very pleased to receive our STARS silver certificate over the holiday. STARS is TfL’s accreditation scheme for London schools and nurseries and has the objective to inspire young Londoners to travel to school sustainably, actively, responsibly and safely by championing walking, scooting and cycling, and encouraging a better understanding of the benefits of public and shared transport.
STARS supports pupils’ wellbeing, helps to reduce congestion around the school and improves road safety and air quality.
We were awarded Silver Status in recognition of our efforts to promote sustainable and active travel to school over the past school year and are looking to progress on to Gold Status this year.
From hands up surveys, to pedestrian skills training, to charity work in the community and presentations to our local borough travel officers, pupils and staff have been taking part in a variety of activities to improve their awareness and understanding of how they can be more sustainable, active, responsible and safe.
We continue our efforts to achieve Gold Status!
Read MoreAn adventure through time
Last week, pupils in Year 7 took a trip to the Royal Society of Chemistry for an event entitled “1001 Inventions: Journeys from Alchemy to Chemistry”. Through various talks and practical experiments, they discovered how the science we now know as Chemistry evolved throughout the ages. Highlights of the trip included workshops on making oobleck – a cornstarch-based substance that acts like a liquid when being poured, but like a solid when a force is acting on it – and a workshop on soap and perfume making. The visit was a fantastic opportunity for pupils to learn about chemistry whilst also finding out about the history of science. In the words of the students: “We all loved it and we all came out with a different perspective on science.” Thank you to science teachers Ms. Mummery and Mr. Turner for organising!
Christmas cheer is here!
On a chilly autumn evening, the 38 members of our school choir, ranging from ages 7 to 13, joined the vibrant University College London student choir to take part in the popular festive tradition of carol singing.
Gathered at the foot of Bedford Square’s sparkling lit tree, their angelic acapella voices filled the air and spread festive fun and cheer all through the Bloomsbury area.
Comforted by a warm cup of mulled wine or hot chocolate, the delighted audience of parents, staff, neighbours and friends softly bobbed their heads to the sounds of ‘Up On the Housetop’ and even joined in for the chorus of ‘Silent Night’!
A magical and unmissable annual tradition.
Come meet us at the Independent Schools Show
We are delighted to announce that we will once again be present at the Independent Schools Show. Head to stand 421 on the 9th-10th November to meet our team! Tickets can be obtained here: https://www.schoolsshow.co.uk 
Transport for London visits Primary School Students
A very big thank you to Transport for London for talking to our Primary School students about safety on the road and on public transport! TfL’s STARS programme inspires young Londoners to travel to school sustainably, actively, responsibly and safely – we will be hosting more events as the year goes on!
A Royal Society book review
The judges have spoken! After months of reading and discussing the books shortlisted by the Royal Society for their Young People’s Book Prize, our students had their final judging meeting this week. The Royal Society will use their final scores and comments to decide which book will win the 2019 edition of the prize – we can’t wait to find out the final result!
Congratulations to Ethel, Louis, Ayane, Marianne, Silvia and Nicolas for their hard work!
“Best independent schools in the UK” : Pupils achieve outstanding IGCSE results
We are delighted to announce that our first cohort of pupils have achieved brilliant IGCSE results. All pupils sat IGCSEs and 100% obtained A*-C marks with A* or A achieved by 58% for First Language English and 67% for English Literature. These outstanding results mean that we are ranked #4 amongst small independent schools throughout the UK! Congratulations to all the pupils and their teachers.
The full results can be found here:
First language English 2019
A* 32%
A and above 58%
B and above 84%
C and above 100%
English Literature 2019
A* 39%
A and above 67%
B and above 94%
C and above 100%
Read MoreReception pupils meet mounted police
A huge thank you to the Metropolitan Police who came to visit our Reception pupils yesterday! The students were very excited to meet Tempest and Phoenix and had plenty of questions for the police officers. They now know all about the mounted police. Thank you to all those who made this possible!
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Entretien avec Pauline Prévot dans l’Echo Magazine
“En dehors de ses excellents résultats, qu’est-ce qui fait la renommée de votre école? Son ouverture et les valeurs sur lesquelles elle est bâtie, ainsi que l’épanouissement de nos élèves qui développent ici leur autonomie et leur esprit critique !”
Retrouvez l’entretien complet de Pauline Prévot dans l’Echo Magazine en cliquant sur ce lien.
