Author: Shahena Tarapdar

Rik Sowden Visit

The KS3 Humanities class had an online talk today from Rik Sowden, a historical interpreter and specialist in the Tudor Navy. Rik spoke to them from the perspective of an archer in the Tudor navy at the Battle of the …
3rd February 2021

Jack Petchey Winner

JD joined The Skills Hub in November 2019 as a young lady with low self-confidence and who was quite introverted. At first, she was very reluctant to stay in a classroom, did very little work and would not engage in …
13th January 2021

History Lesson – Black Death

The GCSE History group went back in time to investigate the Black Death! Students simulated exploding buboes using jam and custard donuts. Although the topic was gory the class got stuck in and learned a lot. They drew pictures of …
7th December 2020

Thames Young Mariners

On Wednesday the students on our Orange Pathway made their first visit to Thames Young Mariners in Ham for their Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. They partook in kayaking and archery and learnt some great new skills which they are looking …
4th December 2020

Careers Week

The Skills Hub Careers Week Round up We celebrated careers week by not only holding our own Career Fayre but also by opening up the world of careers by inviting a diverse range of guest speakers everyday to speak to …
31st March 2020

S019 Presentation

SO19 came in to speak to our students about what they do day to day, and the crippling effect crime has on families. The speaker was very engaging and kept the students captivated with videos of the side of knife …
26th February 2020

Arts Award

To achieve an Arts Award, young people take on challenges in an art form, participate in arts activities, experience arts events, become inspired by artist and by leading others. Arts Award’s flexible framework can be based around any arts or …
3rd February 2020

Heathrow Careers Fair

We took 20 students from the Skills Hub to spend the day at Terminal 2, Heathrow Airport. Students spent the day thinking and preparing for their future careers. Heathrow Careers Fair provided an inspirational environment to inspire our young people …
19th November 2019

Skills London

We attended Skills London on Friday, which is the UK’s biggest jobs and careers event for 15-25 year olds. Our students spoke to various employers who provided information on Apprenticeships and College opportunities. This gave the students an insight to …
19th November 2019

Maths Club

As part of our Enrichment Programme, this week saw the start of our Math’s Club during breakfast. The students involved carried out different tasks such as counting money whilst being timed, playing chess, learning about angles and other math’s related …
24th September 2019

Fresher’s Fair

We welcomed back our students with a fantastic Fresher’s Fair, guests included the amazing Dhol Player Drummers and the return of Clownfish Events with their racing simulators. Thanks to all who came to join us and we look forward to …
17th September 2019

Heron Lake

The annual water sports day took place in July, at Heron Lake. All staff and students were invited and as luck would have it, the weather was lovely and stayed dry. This meant that we were able to conduct the …
17th September 2019