Our year 9 students returned from a trip to the Battlefields. They visited the trenches, Ypres, Bruges and laid a wreath at the Menin Gate. Each student was also tasked with finding the memorial place or grave of a soldier who shared their own surname. For some students this meant actually finding and remembering a… Read more »

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The Challenge A team of Thamesmead students has won the BP Challenge. This competitive entrepreneurial inter-school challenge combines business, science and engineering. Teams worked with BP graduates to compete in creating their own oil empires, by designing, building and selling oil platforms. The challenge consisted of a design stage followed by a build stage where teams… Read more »

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The parents and guests at this year’s summer show, Thamesmead’s Got Talent, were treated to some outstanding performances on Thursday last week. The variety of entertainment was excellent ranging from orchestral pieces, contemporary and classical dance to solo singers, comedians, jazz musicians, pianists, drummers, guitarists. Past years successes were also showcased with a reprise of… Read more »

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The Ryman National Enterprise Challenge is the largest schools enterprise challenge in the UK. Since launching in 2013 the challenge has been delivered to over 140,000 young people from over 200 schools from across the UK. The students worked on the challenges set by real life businesses. Guided by the NEC team the day ended… Read more »

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Thanks to all parents who supported the Performing Arts’ workshops last week by signing up their sons and daughters for what proved to be a fantastic event. Each afternoon of Tues 27th – Thurs 29th we had a professional actor, dancer or choreographer visiting the department and working with 30 students in each class. On… Read more »

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