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On 20th March 2024, Elm Court hosted The Spirit of the Wild group with their amazing animals as part of the Science Week celebrations. The workshop allowed our pupils to interact with the animals and learn basic information about them including keeping and feeding them. Some of the animals were snakes, meerkats, bats, chinchillas, millipedes and many more.

Our 6th Form students had an opportunity to visit Roots & Shoots, which is a well-established and respected vocational training organisation with biodiverse wildlife gardens, offering a safe haven for both people and nature to flourish.

Some of our Year 8 Students had an insightful day at Peckham Police Station and were given the opportunity to speak with police officers gain information as to what their role is about. Students were engaged and asked lots of questions!

On 12th January 2024, members of our Sixth Form visited  Willmott Dixon Interiors to experience life in a busy construction office and explore different job opportuniites. The pupils talked to people involved in different areas of work and were able to engage in activities to test their contsctuction skills. 

A very  well done to the KS4 football team who represented the school in the South London Special League on Wednesday 17th January 2024. They showed a much improved team performance since the last tournament.  This resulted in many goals being scored, excellent saves from the goalkeeper and lots of fun had by all. All the students showed excellent behaviour, a positive attitude and good listening skills. 

On Friday 24th November 2023,a group of 6th Form students went to visit Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP for Streatham to deliver a flower pot made of plastic bottle tops, and to talk to her about our Social Enteprise projects.

During November the 6th Form visited the British Library to take part in a book workshop. The pupils were taken around the library and shown many of the important books and manuscripts held in their collection. The pupils were then taught about the history of books and shown how to construct their own book, which they were allowed to take home.

On Wednesday 15th November 2023, the KS3 Boys' football team attended a competition with other 10 other schools. The students' skill, hard work and discipline helped them to win the whole competition! Well done team!

We attended the Jack Petchey Award Ceremony on Monday 25th of September at St John Smith's Square. It was a proud moment for Joanna, Moritz and  Faith  as they got to collect their medals and meet the Mayor of Lambeth Sarbaz Barznji. It was a beautiful ceremony. Well done to all our winners for their achievements!

Years 7 & 8 pupils recently enjoyed a sleepover at school. They ordered pizzas, watched films and even had a magician! Staff and pupils had a great time.

Elm Court School students participated in a car wash event as part of our many Red Nose Day activities to raise money for charity.

KS3 have been learning about different landmarks in London during their Geography lessons. On Monday 18th March, they went on a tour of London to see Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square and the Millennium Eye. They stopped of at Westminster Cathedral and went for a tour around the Cathedral.

Elm Court School have recently signed up to the "Eat Them to Defeat Them" Scheme, which includes the "Growing to Love Tomatoes 2024" programme which is scheduled to launch in April 2024. Schools will be sent growing kits, compost,  and organic plant feed in order for children to grow and harvest their own tomatoes.

Thank you to the KS3 Football team for representing the school at the South London Special League.  The students demonstrated their creativity, persistence and teamwork throughout the day. They also demonstrated fair play and acts of kindness towards their opponents.  The team really enjoyed the day and gained a lot of experience they can use in future sports competitions.   

A group of 6th Form pupils went to Wandsworth on 6th December to see how waste material was recycled and processed. Pupils were able to see how recycled material was sorted and separated. Pupils were encouraged by the visit as they are now recycling waste materials at school.

The 6th Form recently visited Brixton Windmill to investigate opportunities for work experience. There are possibilities for our pupils to help out at a cafe, do some gardening work, and even grind flour!

A group from our 6th Form travelled to the Nine Elms campus of Lambeth College to look at what opportunities are available there. We saw lessons on creating computer games, a TV studio, a photography studio and a workshop for  making dental braces. The group has an enjoyable time and valued their visit.

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Our Enterprise group won the Best Overall Enterprise award at the Lambeth Dragons' Den.

Social Enterprise Academy Awards 2023 | London, England - YouTube

Elm Court School is proud to announce the launch of its new website, which aims to better serve parents, carers and pupils alike.