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Mrs Susan Sim joined St Gabriel’s 20 years ago and has been Head of Mathematics for the last 18 years. In that time she has changed the department considerably. She has a real passion for mathematics, which is clear to see in all that she does, and sh...
Inspired by Malala Yousafzai's speech to the United Nations on the importance of education for girls, Year 9 and Year 10 have been writing their own speeches on topics they are passionate about from Black Lives Matters and Climate Change to US Gun Control, to name just a few. M...
The last day of term is always a special one, but particularly for Year 6 as it marks a milestone in life: the end of Junior School years. On Friday 3 July at noon as with school tradition, our Year 6 leavers came out of the black doors and rang the Leavers’ Bell in front of their familie...
This year our Year 12 Business Challenge team created SoyKind (meaning ‘ I am Kind’), a business that takes pride in its environmentally friendly, reusable vegan wax wraps! Our Journey In the beginning when we were putting forward ideas, we had originally planned to sell mi...
The English Department have been busy marking the St Gabriel's Certificates and Diplomas. This remote learning project was an amazing opportunity for students in Year 11 and Year 13, and their very excited teachers, to explore content outside of the exam specifications. Our...
Since the beginning of the Spring Term Ms Ferretti has been running yoga sessions and clubs for Senior School students. She began with morning sessions for Year 11 students during the mock examination period and then introduced a Year 9 Yoga Club after school. Lockdown did...
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After over 20 years at St Gabriel’s Mrs Helen Porter, Teacher of Biology, will be hanging up her lab coat at the end of term. Dedicated teacher and tutor, stick insect keeper and swiveller of the Big Blue Biology Chair, Mrs Porter has carved out a huge place in...
It has been a long time coming, but we are all thrilled to have all year groups back in the Junior School. There are 14 “bubbles” of pupils and staff from Reception to Year 6 and we are borrowing some of the Senior School classrooms and toilets to make this happen. The back lawn is divid...
Mrs Tyler is very proud of her students as throughout the period of remote teaching they have excelled themselves in their Spanish lessons. They have practised their spoken Spanish during remote sessions with Sarah Leyva, our Mexican language assistant; got to grips with new topics and gr...
The St Gabriel's Virtual Choir was a project run by singing teachers, Ms Hendrickx and Mrs Hayles, in which students were invited to submit their different parts for the song 'Somewhere out there' from the film An American Tail. These parts were then edited and mixed, and the video...
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The Sandleford Nursery team has been busy in school caring for children of key workers during the coronavirus crisis. Meanwhile, children at home have enjoyed numeracy and phonics sessions with Leanne, as well as some of their story time favourites read by Mr Smith, via video. Le...
During the Coronavirus crisis, where we are socially isolated and remote learning, studying and writing poetry has been a lovely way for students to explore their feelings and process the experience. Year 8 have been spending time in their gardens and going on walks to inspire some Spring...