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Dr Kaposi’s Life Story Inspires SCHS Girls

Last term, Dr Agnes Kaposi FIEE FREng, a British-Hungarian engineer, educator, author and Holocaust survivor, addressed our girls with an unsettling, sobering and captivating account of her life. During the Q&A session that followed, the girls showed empathy and curiosity, exploring themes such as 'How did you keep...

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Upper School Shine in Smash-Hit Performance

Last term, the cast of the Upper School Production, Second Person Narrative by Jemma Kennedy, were showered in rapturous applause following two sell-out nights. Second Person Narrative is the story of ‘You’ – You are born, You grow up, You die – exploring how You establish your...

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Questioning Black History Month

Whilst many schools confine their study and celebration of Black history to a single Black History month (October), our students lead a year-round conversation about race, diversity and inclusion. The occasion of Black History Month, however, provides another dimension to this continuing...

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In Conversation with… Professor Nicola Rollock

We are delighted to invite parents and pupils to join us for a fascinating interview with one of our most prominent alumnae, Professor Nicola Rollock. Professor Rollock (Class of 1992) is an academic specialising in issues of racial justice in...

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Year 4 Travel Back in Time

Year 4 travelled back in time for World War Two Creative Day. Instead of SCPS pupils, the classrooms were filled with Land Girls, evacuees, soldiers and even 'Cher Ami', a carrier pigeon owned by the U.S. Army Signal Corps who is...

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SCHS Opens Doors for First Macmillan Coffee Morning in Two Years

SCHS has set in motion an exciting social calendar with the first in-person charitable event in almost two years. Parents, pupils, staff and alumnae came together to enjoy cake, coffee and a choral ensemble by the chamber choir, whilst donating to a worthwhile...

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Cosmetic Science Society Effervesces

Our future scientists are already preparing for the 'Scrub Up on Science' Competition (2022), run by the Society of Cosmetic Science. Each Tuesday, our Cosmetic Science Society practises formulating different concoctions. Last week (pictured above) the girls made their own bath bombs,...

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Our Athletes are off to a Flying Start

In Hockey the Under-15 team secured a place in the next round of the Independent School Cup. Netballers not only secured second place at the London Youth Games on behalf of Lambeth but also SCHS Lower Fifth-Former, Amenna, was named the Most Valuable...

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Towards Wisdom Unafraid – Speech Day Sets Tone for the New Academic Year

Prominent anti-fraud lawyer and SCHS governor, Ruth Bailey-Packard, kicked off the Speech Day prize-giving by sharing her story of how a path which included 4 am singing gigs in Paris and stints in the City, revealed her true vocation for prosecuting white-collar criminals. Encouraging the girls ...