At the end of November, our Year 9 and Year 10 students were presented with assemblies themed around Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM). The aim of these assemblies was to provide valuable insights into the field of STEM, career opportunities in STEM, and more specifically, to drive interest and engagement in the subject of Physics.
On Monday, 25 November, almost 200 Sixth Form students attended the acclaimed sculptor Antony Gormley’s most ambitious show in over 10 years at the Royal Academy of Arts in Piccadilly, courtesy of Miss Zafirakou. (more…)
Last week, thirty of our Most Able Year 10 students attended a day visit to Jesus College, University of Cambridge. The visit allowed our pupils to explore what being a student at university, Cambridge in particular, could be like. (more…)
This is the seventh year our school has participated in the Your Life You Choose program, a multi-agency presentation run by magistrates in North West London that educates young people about crime and its consequences. (more…)
Last week we were absolutely delighted to welcome to our school the six-time Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton!
Our students were thrilled to be given the opportunity to ask him questions and were immensely inspired by his encouraging words. Such an incredible experience!
Congratulation to the Eco Committee who has been awarded the Green Flag Award. Alperton has now achieved the status of International Eco-School. (more…)
Last week our school celebrated Parliament Week 2019. UK Parliament Week is an annual festival that engages people from across the UK with their Parliament, explores what it means to them and encourages them to get involved. During form time our students learned about the UK Parliament, how it is structured and what MPs do. (more…)
On Wednesday 30 October our A level Spanish students travelled to Central London to see a fascinating and intriguing Spanish play at Cervantes Theatre. The play, called La casa de los espíritus, is an adaptation of the best seller novel with the same name written by Isabel Allende. (more…)
On Friday 11 October, our Year 10 Textiles students attended the biggest textile event in the UK, The Knitting & Stitching Show 2019. The exhibition took place at Alexandra Palace and consisted of hundreds of workshops, demonstrations, interactive features and professionally curated galleries, as well as 300 exhibitors selling specialist craft supplies. (more…)
On Tuesday 15 October, a selection of our Year 7 students participated in the Computing Challenge Day 2019. The event was organised by Rutherford Appleton Laboratory to celebrate the EU Code Week and took place at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire.
The students took part in a carousel of exciting hands-on computing activities and had the unique opportunity to meet scientists and engineers who use computing to explore the world around us every day. The workshops were a great experience for our students, helping them to expand their understanding of how technology works and further develop their skills.
