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Climate Week

Our girls are committed to tackling climate change on many levels. From letter-writing campaigns to our politicians around the climate strike, to eliminating single-use plastic and introducing Meat-Free Mondays, pupils work together with staff to make impactful changes from grassroots up to national and international policy. In March, we held our first Climate Week. Preceding…

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Lambeth literary prize

This week, eight of our Senior School girls took part in shortlisting for the Lambeth Phoenix Book Awards 2020 alongside pupils from four other Lambeth schools. They assessed over thirty nominations, presented their findings and then voted for their favourite book. In the coming months, pupils aged 9-13 from both the Prep and Senior schools…

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Carols in the community!

Our choir returned to St Leonard's Church for the second year to sing carols for members of the community over a festive tea! Christmas cheer was enjoyed by all, and we look forward to continuing this tradition in our locality.

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Remembrance Day

Remembrance Day this year marked 100 years since the first time Armistice Day was remembered. Our school community stood shoulder to shoulder - whether choosing to wear a red poppy, a white poppy, or no poppy - to pay our respects to all the men and women who have died in conflict. After the Head…

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Streatham Schools’ Art Exhibition

We were delighted to host an exhibition of local pupils' work as part of Streatham Festival. Selected young artists from four local schools had their artwork on display as part of the Festival’s Blue Hoarding Project. Local school children were asked to create bold work themed around Streatham, looking at it either historically, in the…

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Trees for Peace

To mark the International Day of Peace, we planted a pear tree on 21st September We invited the local community to join us to mark World Peace Day by planting a pear tree near the epitaph in front of the school. Trees for Peace is an initiative for schools across the globe planting trees in…

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Joint CCF launches

The opening ceremony of our joint CCF in partnership with La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School took place just before the end of term. We were honoured that our inspecting officer was Commodore Ellie Ablett MBE, one of the highest-ranking women in the Royal Navy. The Mayor of Lambeth attended, and also Cllr Nanda Manley-Browne…

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Lambeth pupils crave Classics

The opportunity to study Classical Civilisation in Lambeth and Wandsworth is rare, so SCHS has opened its doors to local secondary school pupils to embark upon a GCSE in the subject. 34 pupils travel from five schools each week, taught by our own resident classical scholar and Assistant Head (Co-Curricular & Partnerships), Mr Andrew Christie,…

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The Big Pedal: 25th March – 5th April

Get set… we’re taking part in Sustrans Big Pedal 2019, the UK’s largest inter-school cycling, walking and scooting challenge. Each day for two weeks, schools compete to see who can record the greatest number of pupils, staff and parents cycling, walking or scooting to school. It’s a great way to get our pupils travelling actively…