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On Wednesday 5^th of June, 65 of our Year 10 triple science students took part in a unique workshop run by the UK Space Academy. Many thanks to our science teacher Dr Mahmood for his tremendous efforts to secure our school a place for this highly sought event. (more…)

Last week, the English Department arranged for LAMDA specialists to come into school and deliver a range of workshops to a group of our Y7 students. (more…)

On Thursday, 23rd May 2024, Alperton Community School was delighted to welcome back four former students: Manish Patel, Jay Varsani, Pritam Varsani and Dipen Bhudia, who all left Alperton back in the mid 1990s. (more…)

Utilising the idea of ‘classroom physics’ from the June 2023 edition of the Institute of Physics magazine, which focused on the topics of balance and stability, our Y10 triple science students engaged in a STEM activity (Balanced flight), where they learned how to make gliders using items such as paper, glue or cardboard. Once completed, students took their gliders out for a test run in the lovely sunny weather of Monday 20th of May. (more…)

The global finalists of the Junk Kouture competition have been announced, and one of the two teams who represented our school in the London finals has now been shortlisted for the Global Finals. This is a truly fantastic achievement and we are really proud of all the hard work, creativity and commitment our students have put in throughout the competition. The shortlisted designs will represent London at the third Junk Kouture World Final, details of which will be announced soon. (more…)

Congratulations to our Y7-Y10 students who took part in the annual Brent Athletics Competition at Willesden Track. The students demonstrated excellent teamwork and represented the school really well. They competed in a variety of track and field events, culminating with the 4×100 relay. Pupils were given the opportunity to apply what they had learnt in athletics lessons to good effect and Alperton walked away with some notable performances. (more…)

The Art and Design department of Alperton Community School ran an art competition for our KS3 students who were asked to create artworks that would send a message against knife crime to the local and wider community.

A selection of the submissions is displayed at the local Community Hub and depicts powerful sentiments against knife crime and its consequences in a simple and direct way. (more…)

On Thursday, 25^th April, seven Year 9 and 10 students travelled with Ms Gibbs to Wellington Barracks in central London for the British Army Open Day. This was a unique opportunity for our students to get an insight into the different careers available within the British Army.

The event comprised of uniformed soldier-led interactive and engaging activities, information relating to Army careers and apprenticeships, Regular, Reserve and Cadet stands, as well as an array of army equipment on display. (more…)

On Wednesday, 24^th April, ten Year 10 students visited SEGRO’s Heathrow Cargo Centre located at Heathrow Airport. The trip served as a follow-up to a previous workshop students had attended earlier in the year, which explained what SEGRO is and the types of industries and careers available for students if they worked for this particular company, such as logistics, property and construction. (more…)