Claire Williams

National Thank a Teacher Day is a day to celebrate our school teachers, senior leaders and support staff. We were overwhelmed and blown away with the wonderful heartfelt ‘Thank you’ messages from our Pupils. 

We are so proud of the Mental Health Wellbeing Team and our Equality Ambassadors. Our school community raised over £380 by holding a Cake Sale and a Non-Uniform Day.

At the beginning of March, the school began to think about our Lenten fundraising; with the horrendous situation in the Ukraine dominating world news, we all agreed this is where we should focus our effort. Each year group have held their own initiative fundraising initiative to maximise funds raised. Year […]

Huge thanks to all involved with the Lenten Service. Exemplary behaviour, attitude and participation of our pupils and Fr John was delighted and really impressed with all pupils and thanked our Year 11 Prefects who did a fantastic job in leading the liturgy. Special thanks to Mr Walmsley for his […]

Over the past couple of weeks, we have been collecting donations for Ukraine. The generosity from our school community has been overwhelming. We are working together as a school community to help the Ukrainian people. We held a soup and roll day last week raising £384.00 which will be donated […]

The Headteacher of St Ethelbert’s Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Mr Marshall, recently sent a letter to parents asking for donations to help the people of Ukraine in their time of need. The school was overwhelmed by the generosity and kindness of the St Ethelbert’s community and we managed to […]

This week, pupils from St Richard’s Catholic Primary School attended a Science Outreach session at St Edmund’s. The pupils learnt about antagonistic muscles and how they work by dissecting chicken wings. The children had so much fun, one pupil said “the dissecting was disgusting but also cool at the same […]

CTK, partnering with the Kent-based EKC Group, brought in over £3,500 with a GoFundMe campaign and charity art auction during the Christmas Gift Appeal this year. They also raised around 2,000 gifts to help those most in need. The superlative effort has been spearheaded by husband-and-wife duo Shireen and Graham […]

Members of the Richard Challoner School community enjoyed their traditional emotive Mass at St George’s Cathedral in Southwark last week, to celebrate the school’s 62nd anniversary of opening. The traditional “Challoner Day” is an intrinsic part of the school calendar and provides students and their parents, staff and friends of […]

The sun was shining in the sky during the 2021 results week as Bishop Thomas Grant School students arrived in school for their A Level, GCSE and BTEC results. The weather set the tone and went on to capture the mood for the many happy students who had achieved the […]

Pupils from Laleham Lea School in Purley have lovingly filled shoe boxes with gifts and treats for those in need around the world this Christmas. The boxes have been donated to Operation Christmas Child, a project run by international Christian relief organization the Samaritan’s Purse. Since 1990, more than 178 […]

The children at St. Mary’s Catholic Federation, Carshalton have been learning Bernadette Farrell’s hymn ‘Christ is our Light’ and last week the message contained in their beautiful singing was reinforced by the generous donations for Pact’s (Prison Advice and Care Trust) Operation Elf appeal.  Staff donated the chocolate and pupils […]

At St Bartholomew’s Primary School in Swanley, we commemorated Remembrance Day with a whole school display.   Every single child in the school made a poppy. Year 6 have been learning about the Second World War and during their Art lessons, designed and made their own RAF badges. We also asked […]

 At St Ethelbert’s Catholic Primary School and Nursery, on Armistice Day on Thursday, the Headteacher, Mr Marshall, began the Remembrance Day assembly with the poignant Remembrance Day Prayer for the Fallen. The assembly was to teach the children the importance of remembrance, why we wear poppies at this time of […]

On Monday 4th October, 2021, during Collective Worship, eleven of our Year 6 children did a sterling job by standing up in front of the whole school and reading speeches they had written, persuading the school why they wanted to become Head Boy or Head Girl. All the children spoke […]

Christ The King (CTK) Catholic Sixth Forms staff and students were treated to an amazing 10:10 mission week, which included a multitude of talks from guest speakers. This included an Olympian and Nelson Mandela’s bodyguard. During the week there was a wide range of inspirational talks which were thought-provoking, moving and made […]

In a homily given by Fr Mervyn Williams sdb, he mentioned that the ‘Book of Jonah’ would adapt very well to the stage. A seed had been planted, and after working on a script, seven Year 9 students were chosen to act it out. The main message of the story […]

London Marathon On Sunday 3rd October pupils from Coloma took part in the mini marathon, running for Croydon. Mrs Englefield was lucky enough to see some of them run along The Mall towards the finish line. We had runners from all Key Stages: Jana Sethna-McIntosh Year 11, Holly Smith Year 9, […]

Ursuline students have more than risen to the challenge of online learning during the last 18 months. 54% of all GCSE entries were at grades 9-7, 91% at 9-5 and 97% at 9-4. Students are presently enrolling onto A Level courses, Vocational courses and our new T Level courses. Headteacher […]

Another great year of results and prestigious university designations for CTK students Students and staff at Christ the King Sixth Forms celebrated another year of examination results at all three sixth forms, with students overcoming the challenges presented by Covid19 to demonstrate grit and resilience and land top grades and […]

On Thursday 22nd July, Bishop Paul Hendricks visited St. Mary’s Catholic Federation, Carshalton to present 27 members of the Year 6 Faith in Action group with their well-deserved badges and certificates. Throughout the year, these pupils attended all four reflective sessions (two virtual and two in school), completed a minimum […]

Huge congratulations to Gabriella Brown in Year 7 at Coloma Convent Girls’ School who won 3rd Place. This is an amazing achievement. The essay title was ‘The story of Jesus’ transfiguration (Mark 9:2-13) was just a dream.’ Do you agree? The judges commented on the extremely high standard of essays this […]

After months of waiting for Covid restrictions to ease, on 17th June the Year 6 Faith in Action group and Chaplaincy Team at St. Mary’s Catholic Federation were delighted to finally be able to put their faith into action by organising a charity fundraising day.  The teams voted to raise […]

At The Holy Family Catholic Primary School, our ethos, values and actions are inspired by the parable of “The Lost Sheep” (Matthew 18: 10-14). Through this story, Jesus teaches us that God searches tirelessly to rescue those in need. We follow this example by aiming to leave no stone unturned […]

Prestigious CTK scholarships were awarded by top Private Capital Fund Management Firm Metric Capital. Three hard-working, talented Christ the King Sixth Form students, have this week each been awarded a University scholarship worth £15,000. The students were selected due to their academic performance and after taking part in an interview […]

St Ethelbert’s felt that the last year has been like no other and we wanted to acknowledge this when the crowning of Mary took place this year. We wanted to show our devotion to Mary, the Queen of Heaven, Mother of Jesus and above all, our Mother, by having flowers […]

CTK won the prestigious award for their Charity Christmas Gift Appeal, which raised over 1000 gifts and almost £6000 to help those in need. The Christ the King Sixth Forms Christmas Gift Appeal has been acknowledged by the Sixth Form Colleges Association (SFCA) at their annual awards. The SFCA is […]

The Richard Challoner School community in New Malden is proud to havebeen awarded the British Council’s prestigious International School Award – Foundation level, in recognition of its work to develop a global dimension into the learning experience of all young people. The International School Award celebrates the achievements of schools […]

St Chad’s held a crowning of Mary Liturgy on Wednesday 25th of May 2021. St Chad’s also arranged flowers, with Our Lady in one of our outdoor gazebos and the children have used the space for spontaneous prayer and reflection. It was a very moving and uplifting experience to witness the children […]

Staff and students across the Christ the King Sixth Forms responded generously to the Easter Appeal that was launched over the Lent period. The appeal included the following initiatives: selling and collecting of chocolate Easter eggs, including dress-down day charity collection. The CTK community partnered with the Society of St […]

67%* of parents and carers are concerned about the long-term impact of the coronavirus on their child’s mental health, in a survey by Young Minds. 66% also said that the coronavirus had impacted negatively on their own mental health, with 29% of respondents feeling there was not enough support (information, […]

The staff of St Michael’s RC Primary School in Chatham are delighted to have received the Naace Mark accreditation. This award recognises good practice in all areas of the use of technology from management and professional development to teaching and technical support. Schools assess and benchmark their use of technology […]

Students from Laleham Lea School in Purley have created a stunning Easter Garden of new life and hope as they return to school after lockdown. Every child has planted their own bulbs and seeds, along with colourful windmills, bunting and other decorations to create an eye-catching display. The garden also […]

Monday, 1st March.  Local Lewisham school, St Matthew Academy, has been injecting a little fun and laughter into the final weeks of remote learning by introducing visits from the newest, healthy superhero in town, ‘The Awesome Avocado’.   His mission?  To surprise and reward home-learners whilst promoting healthy minds and bodies! […]

The John Fisher School, Purley began a celebration year for its 90th year of foundation in September 2019. The arrival of Covid-19 “put a spanner in the works” and plans were either put on hold, cancelled or delayed. Despite the setbacks the following was completed. A new School Prayer Book, […]

Amy Ohiomoba nominated for supporting GCSE Maths students during lockdown Amy is an 18-year-old A Level Biology, Psychology and Maths student at CTK Aquinas, a selective A Level Sixth Form in Brockley, who came up with the idea on her own to set up free Maths tuition for Secondary School […]

A Christmas Gift Appeal from Catholic Sixth Form Group, Christ the King Sixth Forms, resulted in over 2,00 items being donated at the sixth forms in Lewisham, Brockley and Sidcup. Christ the King Sixth Forms, alongside College group EKC, launched a joint appeal for Christmas gifts and donations to support […]

On Thursday 15th October there was a virtual celebration the unveiling of Avila Partnership ‘What Makes Great Catholic Schools’ publication.  The celebration was hosted by St Philomena’s High School in Carshalton. The book compiles 14 case studies from Catholic schools in south London, Surrey and Kent. The books explores a […]

Ursuline College were very pleased to see the Silver DofE group being able to go out on their practice and assessed expeditions.  Despite not being able to camp out due to current restrictions, thanks to the flexibility of DofE with a Difference, they still had a fantastic experience walking their […]

As a challenging year comes to an end, two College Principals have come together to make this year’s Christmas a little more special for young people who are less fortunate across Kent and south London. Wife and husband team Shireen and Graham Razey are both Principals at college groups in […]

To mark 400 years of the Journey of the Mayflower the children enjoyed a whole school project at the start of the academic year last year. Although many of the national celebrations did not take place due to the current situation, a wonderful colour souvenir booklet was published for the […]

This year’s winner of the Education Commission Christmas Card Competition is Ashira Perrera from St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive. Thank you to all who submitted an entry it was a difficult choice as they were all so wonderful. The finalists designs are below

19 schools took part in the inaugural virtual London Youth Games competition. This event ran for four weeks and offered a choice of three challenges per week, which were devised by young people from different London boroughs; tasks varied from specific sports skills, to endurance activities and dance. Some challenges […]

Please follow the link below to view a short video that the Year 6 children in St Anthony’s in Dulwich have created. Link to video We believe the poem is by Paul Hunter and the artwork is inspired by Charlie Mackesy.

Dear Scripture Champions and Influencers, A copy of our new S. Mark’s Gospel and letter went to your bishop(s) earlier this week. As you know, the Standing Committee of Bishops’ Conference agreed at its Spring Meeting to take the Godwhospeaks initiative through to the Sunday of the Word in January […]

Please follow the link below to view the materials to help primary school children experience God speaking to them through the Scripture.

“The Southwark UK Catholic School blessing is beautiful and the children thoroughly enjoyed joining in.” “Thank you for all the organising links to the Thanksgiving mass. Our children in school and at home enjoyed joining in with the celebration. They particularly loved The Blessing hymn.” “We participated in the Mass […]

Below are photos of the schools in the Southwark Diocese enjoying the Mass celebrated by Archbishop John Wilson via YouTube stream. This Mass was held on Wednesday the 15th of July 2020.

Archbishop John visited the pupils in Year 6 at St George’s Cathedral Primary School. This visit was based around work the children had done on ‘no place for racism’ 

All St Mary’s staff are missing seeing the children, so we wanted to make a video to make them smile and show them how much we are looking forward to seeing them. In March 2020, led by our music teacher Mrs McGarry, St Mary’s students composed our first ever school song. […]