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New Outdoor Play Opens

After a final inspection from our Estates Bursar, Ms Kpobie, and Head of Prep, Mr Mylne, today the Prep's new low-ropes and trim-trail is ready for use. Designed by Father Nature, this new area of the playground features a 'hoggin' compact pathway, a traverse climbing wall, an activity trail that comprises eight different elements, along…

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Evening Standard Turns to SCHS to Provide Insight on Violence Against Women

Worry, sorrow and anger have poured out in recent days as the local community, and ultimately the nation, processed the tragedy that befell Sarah Everard and her family. News reporting sparked a renewed focus on the rights of women and girls to move freely on their cities’ streets as equal citizens and a need to…

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GDST Talks: Professor Abi Gewirtz – When the world feels like a scary place – 14th January 2021

Our fourth GDST event will take place on Thursday 14th January 2021. This time we will welcome child psychologist Professor Abi Gewirtz to the GDST Talks series. Professor Gewirtz, a South Hampstead High School Alumna, is Leadership Faculty Chair of the University of Minnesota’s Institute of Child Development, and Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of…

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Pupils Feel Brave at SCPS Wellbeing Day

Feelings of wellbeing are important to the overall health of all our girls. Wellbeing enables them to successfully overcome difficulties and experience successes, both big and small, every day. At SCPS, we pride ourselves on promoting mental health and wellbeing as an integral part of the girls' education which helps them flourish in their educational…

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Focus on: French at the Prep School

By Ms Emmanuelle Koeb BA (London Met), PGCE Head of French SCPS At SCPS, our pupils learn French from Nursery to Year 6 and Mandarin from Nursery to Year 2. Love Language Learning! Learning a language has many benefits, apart from the obvious, which is simply to be able to interact with people…

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U5 Let’s Talk About Tomorrow, Today!

The daily life of an U5 pupil is always busy and this week was certainly no exception. Each year, the U5 pupils are offered personalised interviews with careers specialists to discuss their future higher education and potential employment trajectories. For the first time in SCHS history, the U5 careers interviews were conducted via Teams. For…

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SCHS Musicians Deliver Blockbuster Sadie Crawford Jazz Night

Main image: Sadie Crawford music scholar Adrianna, L5, accompanies herself on the piano and sings The Isley Brothers’ Harvest for the World Even though the music venues are shut, that did not stop our pupils bringing the famous Streatham Hideaway Club to SCHS. The pupils, yet again, have raised the bar, recreating the atmosphere of…

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Focus On Netball: Nurturing Every Player

By Mrs Sharron Lewis-Burke, Head of Netball Sport is my passion at all levels; I feel so lucky to work in this arena that I love. In 2016, I joined SCHS with a remit to put our Netball on the map. The girls at SCHS are always hungry for direction and structure in a sport…

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Focus on Art by Ms Rebecca Baker BA (Falmouth), PGCE Art

During the last few months, like everyone else, the Art Department has been managing as best as possible with whatever we have had available. This has certainly been something that I have often found myself saying to the girls I teach: "do the best that you can, with whatever you have to hand,". Artists are inventive,…