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Friday 4 April 2025 JSTOR relaunch We are delighted to announce the relaunch of the JSTOR service for our sixth form students. JSTOR is an excellent online resource that provides access to a wide range of academic journals, books, and primary source materials, covering all subjects. It’s an invaluable tool to support students in their research and studies.
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Friday 4 April 2025 Y11 LaSWAP conditional offer email If your child has completed an application to LaSWAP, you will receive an email this week with key information about conditional offers, enrolment, Results Day, Taster Day and more.
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Friday 4 April 2025 Latest KS5 news and opportunities Whether your child is planning to go to uni, gap year or an apprenticeship, this is the place to find the latest information and opportunities.
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Friday 4 April 2025 Y11 exam documents and preparation Thank you if you were able to attend this week’s final Information Evening in preparation for the upcoming GCSE exams. Please find the documents discussed which can be used to support your child in these final weeks, on the Y11 page of the school website.
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Friday 28 March 2025 Y11 French/Spanish GCSE Speaking mock exam This is our last practice before the real exam (25% of the GCSE grade) that will take place on one of the following dates: Monday 28 April, Tuesday 29 April, Wednesday 30 April and Thursday 1 May.
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Friday 21 March 2025 Y10 Parents' Evening We look forward to welcoming parents and carers to Y10 Parents' Evening on Thursday 27 March. Mr Owen and Mr Allen will be sending a separate letter to Y10 families which includes the results from the recently sat mid-year assessments.
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Friday 21 March 2025 Y11 Drama GCSE exam showcase performances Y11 drama students will be performing to families and friends on the above date. This performance will be a showcase of work from The Unreturning and People, Places and Things.
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Friday 21 March 2025 Afternoon tea at a Hall for All Building on relationships forged over the last 18 months with Wellesely Road Care Home, Maitland Park Care Home, St Mary Brookfield Church and Highgate Newtown Community Partners, students from Acland Burghley School planned and presented an afternoon tea and Winter Wellbeing event for elderly people living locally.
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Friday 14 March 2025 New Parent Governor I would like to forward my application for the role of Parent Governor. I am a Camden resident and a parent of a young person with Autism who attends Acland Burghley. I have worked in education for many years in Administration, Operations, and Human Resources. I have good working knowledge of the role of schools in mainstream education and pupil referral units that support our child's educational development at different stages in their lives. Also working knowledge of the joint services that support our children and families when they are in need, also the role that schools can play in this support mechanism.
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Monday 10 March 2025 Our students on the big stage and screen Two of our sixth formers recently made their mark on the wider world.
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Friday 28 February 2025 DofE Practice Expeditions 2025 marks our largest ever Duke of Edinburgh Bronze award co-hort. With more than 80 students taking part across two groups. The students will begin with an introduction to orienteering walk on Hampstead Heath before a full day in Epping Forest to prepare them for their full assessed trip in Robertsbridge and Hastings, full dates are below.
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Saturday 15 February 2025 Ski trip 2025 Keep checking this page for the latest pictures from the 2025 Ski trip!
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Friday 14 February 2025 Parent Governor vacancy
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Friday 14 February 2025 Y11 LaSWAP applications next steps A big thank you to all Y11 students who attended their interviews this week. We had some really thoughtful and useful conversations and students left feeling secure about their pathways and applications.
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Tuesday 11 February 2025 STEAM Day This week STEAM Day took place on Thursday 6 February. It was a brilliant day packed full of exciting and interesting sessions led by professionals from the science, technology, engineering, arts, and maths industries. We had over 40 different organisations come and run sessions with our students. Here are just a few: Lego Robotics, Beat goes on drumming, technology in the Metropolitan Police, Barras Construction, Wayve Self Drive Cars, VPRR Architects, The Roundhouse, Marlborough Highways, the Camden Apprenticeship Team, and many more.STEAM is a Camden wide initiative that aims for Camden to be a beacon of inclusive opportunity and innovation. Young people will be inspired by STEAM opportunities and they will be ready for the world of work in Camden’s STEAM industries. Camden STEAM brings opportunities in the digital, scientific and creative industries to life for Camden’s young people. Camden is home to innovative businesses and institutions from Google, Lendlease, and th
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Friday 7 February 2025 Y8 Parents' Evening We are looking forward to welcoming all families to the school on Thursday 13 February for Y8 Parents’ Evening from 4.30pm to 7pm.
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Friday 31 January 2025 Y11 LaSWAP application process The post-16 Pathways process is really important. We want our Y11s to take time to consider all of their options before they complete applications.
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Friday 10 January 2025 Y11 French/Spanish GCSE Speaking mock exam • Monday 13 January all day (option D) with Mr Deacon• Monday 13 January periods 1-4 (option C) with Ms James • Tuesday 14 January periods 1-3 (option A) with Ms Smith• Tuesday 14 January periods 1-4 (option D) with Ms Miguel• Wednesday 15 January periods 1-3 (option A) with Ms Harper• Wednesday 15 January all day (option C) with Ms Jacob• Thursday 16 January all day (option A) all day with Ms Jacob• Thursday 16 January periods 2-5 (option A) with Ms WilliamsThis is our second speaking practice under exam conditions that will take place on one of the following dates at the back of the library: Monday 13 January, Tuesday 14 January, Wednesday 15 January and Thursday 16 January.
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Friday 20 December 2024 Headteacher's end of term letter Please see below for the end of term letter from the Headteacher.
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Friday 20 December 2024 How to talk to your teenagers during the school break Below is a resource from the Camden Educational Psychology Service which includes some helpful tips on ‘How to talk to your teenagers during the school break’
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Wednesday 18 December 2024 Little Shop of Horrors The BTEC production of Little Shop of Horrors delighted audiences in the first week of December. On Tuesday and Wednesday, the Y13 students performed to the lower school and then later to families with both matinee and evening performances.
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Monday 16 December 2024 Start of term arrangements As a school we are supporting the students to be self-regulating young people who can take responsibility for their own learning and behaviour. We are developing students to be mature in their attitude and thinking, who are proud to be members of our community, and can take guidance both from school and at home.
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Monday 16 December 2024 End of term arrangements I would like to remind you that school finishes for Y12 and Y13 on Thursday 19 December. Y7 to Y11 finish on Friday 20 December at 12.15pm.
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Friday 13 December 2024 LaSWAP application process reminder We want our Y11s to take the time to research their courses carefully before they make key decisions. Applications for LaSWAP for students currently attending LaSWAP schools will not open until next term. Students will receive support from their tutor about their options in PSHE, and every student will have a Pathways Guidance Interview. LaSWAP applications will open after these interviews.
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Friday 6 December 2024 Y9 Parents' Evening We are looking forward to welcoming all families to the school on Thursday 12 December for Y9 Parents’ Evening from 4.30pm to 7pm.
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Friday 6 December 2024 LaSWAP Application Information and Open Evening thank you Thank you to all the families who attended our Open Evening on Thursday 28 November. We welcomed approximately 3000 through our doors; our biggest event ever! We hope you had all of your questions answered and students left feeling excited about their future.
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Friday 29 November 2024 Y9 History Anti-Apartheid exhibition Our Y9 history students recently visited a powerful Anti-Apartheid exhibition that showcased the impactful work of South African artist and activist Norman Kaplan. The highlight was Kaplan’s iconic piece, All Shall Be Afforded Dignity, currently displayed in the South African National Gallery. Inspired by his intricate lino prints, students had the opportunity to create their own works, drawing connections between art and the struggle for social justice. The creative process was as rewarding as the exhibition itself, with students deeply moved by Kaplan's message of equality and resilience.
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Friday 29 November 2024 Big Give Students from Acland Burghley School are reaching out to their neighbours and the local community for support in their ambitious fundraising campaign to transform our iconic Assembly Hall into a vibrant community space. With a fundraising goal of £1,875,000, we're excited to announce that we have already secured approximately 80% of the campaign goal.
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