News & Enrichment Opportunities
Visiting Artist Julia Clarke's clay sculpture workshops with A Level Art students
Led by experienced visiting artist, Julia Clarke, over the course of weekly three hour workshops, year 12 & 13 art students learnt clay modelling technical skills, learning about the importance of proportion, symmetry and facial anatomy.
Under Julia Clarke's professional tutorage, students used an armature for the first time and gained the confidence in clay sculpting to create their own 3D clay model head.
Last month, at Upper School, students from both sites came together to plant hedgerows.
Article written by our Sixth Form Media Team students
With special thanks to our headteacher Ms Gumbrell, and also the involvement of Mrs Thompson and Mr Lloyd who also came to help and support our students.
Planting the hedgerows has allowed our school community to work as a team, and also connect as a school through nature. During creating these hedgerows, we shared many laughs, memories and joy! Some of us struggled, but we helped support each other through teamwork. We hope that there will be more future events to work together as a community! As a school, we were donated 120 trees by the Woodland Trust.
Mr Lloyd has shared more information on the hedgerow planting: “These are all native species, planted in a hedgerow formation. Hedgerows are essential for rebuilding our lost habitat. Our school is in a unique position to protect hedgerows. Enfield is a high risk flood area and we need more trees to absorb ground surface water. This initiative has been led by the Head Girl team over three successive years of representative partnerships through generations to tackle climate change. We had representatives from every year of the school who planted the hedgerow trees. We planted dogwood, blackthorn, hawthorne, hazel and dogrows along with other species. “
Raising money for North London Hospice
Article written by our Sixth Form Media Team students
As a community, we could not be any prouder of our Year 12s and Year 13s who have participated in raising a whopping £633.65 for the North London Hospice!
The Year 12s, Rawan, Ashonte, Aliyah and Isabela, came together last month to sell bracelets at lower school, and have created personalised bracelets for staff to raise money. Many of the younger years at school were very excited to keep these bracelets for themselves, or gifting them to their family and friends. Thank you to these Year 12s for their participation! The Year 13s have raised money by involving many of our school staff in our very own Enfield County Bake Off! In order to participate in the competition, the teachers donated £5 each. Not only does this bring light competitiveness between different teams, but it also connects our community as a school by taking part in these fun activities.
There was team building between teachers, but some competitiveness between teams. As a school, we are very delighted with Ms Napolitano and Ms Hajidaniel for winning the bake off with their fantastic (and delicious) cakes! Ms Costa, who is in charge of community links, has told us that “It was an exciting opportunity because schools have been asked across the borough to participate in the High Five Challenge in the summer term and we took up the challenge. The Year 13s students from no money to start with, raised money for the challenge. The initial interest took place in the summer of 2024, prior to when the Year 12s had started the year. Later in the Autumn term when we had organised it, Year 12s got involved and they did a separate project. The initiative was student led, so it was really nice to see the dynamics and ideas that different students displayed beyond the classroom environment.”
We're so proud of our Y9s & 12s who participated in the Brilliant Club Scholars Programme! 
Article written by our Sixth Form Media Team students
With their last session approaching on 3rd February, both year groups have shown excellent commitment, passion, and dedication for their learning. Year 12s studied sociolinguistics, delving into topics such as linguistic discrimination, language policies, and the importance of language and its nuances. Many students have said that it was a wonderful opportunity to access information on a topic that would not usually be available to them with one student saying that her knowledge has gone from 0 to 100! The students had to complete a 2,500 word essay, a new experience of writing an extended essay on a topic that was interesting and fascinating.
It was an opportunity to have some good practice and preparation for university, as their essays are being marked university style. The students supported each other through engaging excitedly in the sessions, with the tutor and other members of the group creating a comfortable learning environment. We also had the opportunity to ask one of our Year 13s, Ellie Rumble, about her experience of the Scholars Programme the previous year. The topic was “The Sound of the World, and the World of Sounds,” which detailed the cultural and social impact of music. Ellie said that “during the process, it was a lot of hard work, but the pay off was enormous, as it was beneficial for my personal statement and UCAS application.” Ellie also said that the programme has boosted her confidence in her subjects, because of the essay skills that she developed. Ms Cowell said that “the Brilliant club has been a fantastic opportunity for the students to broaden their knowledge of a topic that is outside of their subject areas.
It has been an exciting and challenging experience for the students, and undoubtedly will enhance their critical and independent thinking skills. Well done everyone!”
Y12s: STEM
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As a year 12 student with an interest in STEM, we are offering you the opportunity to join a supervised but autonomous placement in a field related to science, technology, engineering, or math (or a combination) to further ignite your passion for the subject. Successful students and their supervisors will decide upon the piece of research they will undertake together during the placement and then work through the research from start to finish, making this a unique and exciting opportunity for everyone. Deadline: 17 March |
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Y11s & Y12: Sutton Trust Apprenticeships
We highly recommend Y12s interested in competitive universities or courses apply!
Sign up for alerts and register your interest:
- Applications open: 3rd September 2025
- Applications close: 4th November 2025
www.suttontrust.com/our-programmes/apprenticeship-summer-school
Y12 & 13: Pre- University Women's Event
Opportunity to develop your strengths, build confidence and learn about a host of career opportunities within the financial services industry. Join Goldman Sachs in celebrating International Women’s Day through conversations on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Classroom to Boardroom Foundation: access an equal start to achieve your professional potential
Explore your career and build your confidence through mentorship with recruitment experts. Student membership is free of charge and is fully sponsored.
- A cross-collaborative finance industry Work Experience programme hosted by a series of top tier finance funds. Students will attend a pre-preparation day at their offices in London. On completing the programme, students will become part of the Investing Potential Alumni Programme and network with previous attendees from the programme.
- Application Deadline: 9 February 2025
- Find out more and apply: Classroom to Boardroom Foundation 2025
Y12 Medics: RoadtoMed online workshops
FREE online workshops for potential medics about how to make a successful application
- Skills and knowledge
- Work experience
- UCAS
- UCAT
- Interviews
Workshops are all created by medical professionals and offer support for anyone planning to apply for medicine.
These free lessons are delivered as online workshops designed specifically for aspiring medical and dental school applicants in the UK & internationally. These workshops will be an invaluable resource for those looking to enhance their application journey and achieve their dreams of entering the medical field.
For more info and to sign up: www.roadtomed.uk/freeworkshop
Y12: Sutton Trust Summer Schools open for applications
We strongly recommend that Y12s planning to apply to University also apply for a Sutton Trust summer school. Explore the exciting possibility of studying for a degree this summer!
Sutton Trust run the largest summer school scheme in the UK offering placements at prestigious institutions such as Cambridge, Sheffield, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Durham, the Royal Veterinary College, Imperial College, UCL and Warwick, plus others. Subjects offered include:
- Architecture
- Biology, Chemistry & Physics
- Film & Media
- History
- Languages & literature
- Law
- Maths & Computer Science
- Medicine, Veterinary & Dentistry
- Music
- Pharmacy
- Psychology
- Sociology & Political Science
Choose from in-person and online workshops, masterclasses and residentials (subject depending). Sutton Trust summer schools also include support with university applications and are open to all students who attend a state school in the UK.
Find out more here: summerschools.suttontrust.com
National Apprenticeship Week
National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) is the biggest week in the apprenticeships and skills calendar! It takes place from 10 to 16 February 2025. The week brings together everyone passionate about apprenticeships and skills to celebrate the value, benefit, and opportunity that they bring.
The Department for Education are delighted to announce that the theme for National Apprenticeship Week 2025 is ‘Skills For Life’.
- Live Employer Events
- Top tips about the application process
- Q&A with current apprentices
- Win prizes
For more information and to apply visit nationalapprenticeshipweek.co.uk/
