On Wednesday 29th March 2023, the Year 8 prefect team were rewarded with a trip to the Victoria and Albert Museum for all their hard work throughout the year.
The moment we walked through the gates there was already so much for us to see. There was a colourful display where we could take pictures and play around for a while. When we first entered the museum, we were mesmerised and amazed by all the artefacts that were laid just at the front. (more…)
On Thursday, 23rd of March, 15 Year 10 students visited SEGROs various estates in Park Royal. The trip served as a follow up to a workshop that students had attended in February which explained what SEGRO is. They are a leading owner, manager, and developer of modern warehouses and industrial properties in Europe. The visit aimed to provide the students with an insight into the world of logistics, property and construction. (more…)
On Wednesday 22nd March, we were honoured to welcome to our school representatives from Cambridge University who came to speak with our students about higher education and career opportunities. They discussed a range of different topics, including various courses and programmes available and what life is really like as a student at Cambridge. They also provided valuable insights into the university’s expectations for applicants and the criteria they look for when selecting candidates. (more…)
Thank you to the 45 students, as well as staff and their families, who took part in our first ever tree-planting day at the Ealing Road site on Saturday 18th March. Almost 160 trees were planted around the site, including Silver birch, Rowan, Wild Cherry, Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Hazel and Sessile Oak trees. We also planted Dog Rose, Hawthorn, Hazel, Crabapple and Dogwood hedge saplings. These can be seen all round the green areas at the Ealing Road site. (more…)
On Wednesday 22 February, twenty-three Year 12 students and Ms Beckford travelled to Central London to undertake a business workshop at the headquarters of Accenture, a global IT services and consulting business. Students arrived at their offices at 1pm and met the Strategy Manager and his team. (more…)
On Friday 10 February novelist Jyoti Patel visited the school to run creative writing workshops with students from Years 9 and 10. She spoke inspirationally about her life and motivation, and on the power of representation in art and literature, encouraging students to use writing as a way to honour their lived experiences. (more…)
On Friday 10 February, we had the privilege of hosting at Alperton two artworks of Turner Prize winning artists Lubaina Himid and Rachel Whiteread. The event was organised by the charity Artists in Residence who has been collaborating with the Government Art Collection organisation to bring art collections to schools and give students an up-close look at famous works of art. (more…)
Alumni Day with Priya Madani and Saurav Acharya
Last week, Alperton Community School welcomed back another two former pupils, Priya Madani and Saurav Acharya, who both left Alperton almost 10 years ago. Priya is a qualified Secondary School Science teacher and Saurav is a Data and Insights Consultant at Capgemini. (more…)
Congratulations to our Year 12 Students who came second and third in the Artemis Profit Hunt Challenge. They competed against eleven other teams across London and during the competition they presented to a panel of three judges, including the CEO of Artemis.
On Friday 3 February we organised an excellent University Fair for our Year 10, Year 11 and 6th form students. We had representatives from 17 different universities: Brunel University, City University London, London Metropolitan University, Middlesex University, Queen Mary University, Roehampton University, West London University, University of Reading, surrey university, University of Essex, Unviersity of Sussex, University of Hertfordshire, University of Bristol, Newcastle University, York University, St Mary’s University, University of Westminster and SOAS University. (more…)
