The Globe Players returned this week for a spirited set of performances! Year 7 saw an adaptation of ‘Macbeth’ ahead of their forthcoming Shakespeare unit in English, while Year 10 saw ‘An Inspector Calls’! These experiences will support our students’ learning in English as they come ever closer to their end-of-year and GCSE exams, as well as offer all important enrichment.
Huge thanks to the actors for bringing these texts to life! (more…)
On Wednesday, the BTEC Business students and the PTFA jointly welcomed approximately 100 Year 5 students and their families to this event. (more…)
On Tuesday, we hosted another successful College Fair for selected Year 11 and Year 12 students, providing a valuable opportunity to explore post-16 pathways. The event brought together representatives from a range of colleges including Stanmore, West London, Barnet and Southgate and Capital City, offering students direct access to information about courses, entry requirements, and future career options. (more…)
On Friday 13 March, the English department arranged for the wonderful Globe Players to come in again, this time to perform ‘Macbeth’ and ‘Romeo and Juliet’ to Year 9 and Year 8 students respectively! (more…)
On 1 March, a group of our amazing year 12 students participated in the Nehru Cup, a yearly competition hosted by Harrow School engaging the participant students in high quality debates on various motions. ACS almost broke into the finals and our resilient students took so many positives from the competition! Below are the thoughts of our debaters and a few photos from the day. (more…)
We were thrilled to welcome Peter Hoare, Chemistry Outreach Officer from Newcastle University, to deliver a Spectroscopy in a Suitcase (SIAS) workshop for our Year 13 chemistry students. Developed by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), this hands-on programme gave students the rare opportunity to work with a real IR spectrometer, analyse NMR spectra, and explore how spectroscopic techniques are applied across medicine, forensics, and materials science. (more…)
Over an entire week during form time, our Year 13 students have been mentoring our Y11 and Y12 students on their journey at Alperton. They discussed what they have learned and how will move forward based on the feedback from their PPE exams and what worked well for them and what they need to improve. They also offered advice on how to look after themselves and their mental and physical wellbeing. (more…)
This year we have two amazing groups of a mix of Year 10 and Year 12 students as part of the Young Enterprise programme.
Our talented Enterprise group, led by Mr Steve Cripps, took Old Spitalfields Market by storm, launching their businesses ‘Mini Magic’ and ‘ReFab’. (more…)
On Friday 13 February, 41 students and 6 staff headed out to Italy for the inaugural Alperton Community School Ski Trip. Despite the long journey everyone was super excited to get out to the snow and develop their skills.
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Well done to the ACS Eco Committee students who attended the Brent Annual Climate Showcase event which took place last week at the Kiln Theatre Kilburn. (more…)
