Huge congratulations to our Year 10 Young Enterprise students for their incredible achievement at Brent Cross Shopping Centre! At their third sales event, they competed against Year 12 students from other schools and still came out on top, winning Best Company! (more…)
On Tuesday 25 February, a group of Year 12 students, including myself, were selected to visit the prestigious University of Cambridge on one of its Year 12 Visit Days.
Upon arrival, we were greeted by a lovely member of the admissions team who escorted us to Sibilla Room, where all of the sessions of the day were delivered. Our first session comprised of an introduction of the university itself, the different courses that are offered, the different colleges, and what the life of a Cambridge student is like. I found this session particularly informative. (more…)
Last week, a group of selected Year 9 students took part in the Magistrates’ Court Competition. The students prepared meticulously for the event, performed well as a team and produced some fine individual performances. Thanks to Ritesh for his support on Saturday and to Ms Green and Ms Lopez and all the staff for their support during the preparation stage.Ā We are grateful to Tim Harris JP for his induction, and to parents for supporting the project. (more…)
On Friday 7 March, our History Department organised a fantastic Castle Exhibition in our Ealing Road library. For a second year running, our brilliant new Year 7 cohort were tasked with producing their own motte and bailey castles. In addition to an amazing selection of works made of tissue, card, paper and even pink glitter, some equally intricate Minecraft castles were entered into the competition. (more…)
On Tuesday 11 March, Daniel Simonsen, the Young Tree Champion Regional Lead for London visited our school and conducted an amazing workshop for our KS3 Eco committee representatives. (more…)
On Friday 28 February, a group of Year 12 students from Alperton Community School had the incredible opportunity to visit Googleās London headquarters at 6 Pancras Square. The event was hosted by our very own ex-student, Hinal Hiten, who is now an apprentice at Google. (more…)
Last week our talented Year 10 Enterprise group took Spitalfields Market by storm, launching their business, Yarned & Petaled. They joined over 50 student-run companies from schools across London, competing for awards and showcasing their entrepreneurial skills. Despite the tough competition, they achieved an impressive Ā£280 profit! (more…)
On Thursday 6 March our school celebrated World Book Day. Staff worked really hard to create some fabulous costumes and decorated their classroom doors. They also arranged some amazing activities for students to take part in to celebrate their favourite book heros and the power of written word and to keep the joy of reading alive. (more…)
On Tuesday 11 February a group of our Year 10 and Year 12 physics students attended a science club as part of our Enrichment Research Programme, in collaboration with the University College London. They were introduced to what a PhD degree (the highest educational qualification that can be obtained) involves and learned more about the topics our guests are currently researching at UCL. (more…)
On Friday we welcomed Karen Hamilton-Bannis to our Textiles department to talk to the A-Level students about her Textiles career. Karen showed students her portfolio and recent textiles print collectionĀ Wynderush, a series of colourful, bold, tropically infused digital prints inspired by the women of the Caribbean who travelled to the UK in the fifties and sixties as part of the Windrush Generation.Ā (more…)
