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The UCL Academy is an 11-18 school, sponsored by @UCL , based in Swiss Cottage, Camden.
Adelaide Road, London, NW3 3AQ
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A snapshot of the annual campus tour of UCL. Once again, many thanks to all those
@UCL
@UCL_London
who made this such a memorable day for all our FN, L1 and L3 students.
#initiatives
#inspiring
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Bookings go live tomorrow morning (15 June). Popular courses fill up fast, so don't miss out!
Wondering what to do this summer? Choose from over 70 courses in arts, media, sport & life skills
@CamdenSummeruni
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An unimaginable tragedy for one of our families this week. Staff, students and parents from the Academy stand in solidarity with the local community in supporting in every way we can.
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We’re very much looking forward to seeing our magnificent A level students tomorrow. Whatever the outcomes and the destinations maybe, please know you could not have impressed us more with the humour, resilience and positivity you have displayed over the unique past 24 months.
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We were so grateful to have you
@TulipSiddiq
join us for our special celebration. Thank you for your ongoing support and kind words. As you suggested we will be encouraging our lead students to come find you in Westminster
@UKParliament
It was great to be at
@UCL_Academy
Founders Day today to celebrate the school’s 10th anniversary!
As their local MP, I’m so proud to champion all the brilliant work the school does and I’m grateful for all they do for our community.
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We were delighted and honoured to welcome
@professorliwei1
to show him around the Academy and to meet some of our students including some EAL students, as well as meet some IOE alumni who are current staff and spend time in a year 7 Mandarin lesson.
@IOE_London
@uclnews
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“Education and opportunity should be available to everyone, and so UCL was started” “Science has inspired me as an artist, and art has made me want to learn more about science” new students inspired and welcomed by
@AnthonySmithVP
and
@Dr_Lucie
today,
#ucl
#FirstDayOfSchool
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We’re proud of our students for their leadership during
#AntiBullyingWeek
, earning an
@AntiBullyingPro
ambassadorship from
@MonicaLewinsky
!
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Working with
@ucl
over the past 9 years, we’ve established a number of initiatives and programs that inspire our staff and students. As we look to the year ahead, we cannot wait to build and develop these even further
@Dr_Lucie
@AnthonySmithVP
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Always proud to be part of the superb Camden Music Festival
#community
#Camden
@RoyalAlbertHall
@CamdenLearning
@CamdenCouncil
@CamMusicTrust
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All go with rapid flow testing today... huge thanks to the team from
@CamdenCouncil
and
@PHE_uk
who have been dynamic, highly professional and hugely helpful. Thank you
@mpratt969
@Georgia_Gould
#camden
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This news will support our students who received grades last week that were in no way reflective of their ability or hard work. We are delighted for them all. Their responses and resilience have been exemplary and we are so pleased for them.
A-level and GCSE students in England will have results based on teacher assessments after U-turn
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“Civil engineering at UCL here I come!”
@uclnews
#STEM
@AnthonySmithVP
@Dr_Lucie
@DavidPriceUCL
#alevelresults2018
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Hugely grateful to
@AnthonySmithVP
coming to the Academy today to give his annual lecture to students and staff. His last visit onsite was two weeks before covid lockdown. To be learning, thinking and discussing these topics now and then inspires our school community.
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So proud of students today embarking on the exam season, you could not have had a tougher two years to gear up for this. But you have remained focused, motivated and resilient throughout. You all deserve to do brilliantly and our Academy community could not be prouder of you.
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So thankful for the opportunity to introduce so many students to
@ucl
and the principles of
#jeremybentham
. So very grateful to Professor Thompson and
@AnthonySmithVP
for their words of welcome and inspiration.
We were delighted to welcome 500 students and staff today from
@UCL_Academy
. We hope they enjoyed the campus tours in the sunshine and hearing some history about the buildings which make up
@ucl
. Prof Alan Thompson and
@AnthonySmithVP
gave a lunchtime welcome to them all!
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We can’t wait to welcome year 6 students this afternoon who have applied to take part in our Art aptitude assessment for 2020 entry, putting the A in STEAM education
#connectedcurriculum
we’re looking forward to seeing some amazing 🖼
#STEAM
#STEM
@MsKBarry
@travelgeordie
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Not your normal last day of term! We’re missing the chance to say goodbye to everyone in the end of term assembly, but we are writing to everyone today with what we would have said...one of the more unusual terms in the history of our young school, stay safe and healthy everyone
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Student organised non-uniform day today raising money for
@kinsellatrust
as part of their
@FirstGiveUK
work this year
#community
- big well done to Deena and her team!
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Today we mark our founder’s day when we celebrate the opening of the school. Happy Founders Day to our school community, past and present. Many of our alumni are now graduated and out in the wider world. We send them our best wishes in particular. Happy 9th birthday UCL Academy!
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Wonderful to have our new students inspired by UCL graduates on their first day! "Graduation looks epic!"
#UCL
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The Academy’s very own Easter bunny has been hard at work delivering eggs to all staff today. A small way of saying the biggest of thank yous for everything that colleagues have done supporting students and each other in this unique term
#gratitude
#EasterBunny
#collaboration
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So exciting for our superstar students to be inspired for their futures in STEM after spending the day with you last week
@Dr_Lucie
- thank you for hosting them
#WomenInSTEM
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Wonderful to be back together as a staff, even if staff training and lunches are a little different this year. Students, we can’t wait to see you from tomorrow!
#BackToSchool
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This year, ice creams outside in the amphitheatre is the best way we can say thank you to staff at the end of our first week back. A brilliant effort by students and staff. Well done everyone.
#HappyFriday
#2020
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Wishing all our students the very best for tomorrow. You are as a resilient, creative and collaborative year as we have ever had, responding to everything with good humour, maturity and positivity. We are here for you to celebrate and support in every way we can.
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Annual tradition of summer drinks
@ucl
for our staff hosted by
@AnthonySmithVP
and
@UCL_London
celebrating the partnership and the unique opportunities it brings our students and staff. New tradition marking staff with 10 years of service.
@UCL_PE
@amy_lightstone
thank you 🙏
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So many reasons to celebrate the GCSE class of 2022. Stellar performances across the year group alongside so many individual triumphs. Well done to all students, we could not be prouder.
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So grateful to James and Siobhan from the brilliant
@UCL_GC
team talking to so many of our A-level students today on our shared focus on justice and equality - unique experiences for our students - thank you as always to
@ucl
@DavidPriceUCL
@AnthonySmithVP
@Dr_Lucie
#bentham
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Excited to have RT Hon
@TulipSiddiq
MP talking about why politics matters & why youth of London should care
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Can’t wait for our first
@uclnews
lecture of the term. “Creating connections for cultural understanding” from
@GrandChallenges
and
@jamespaskins
this afternoon. All students have had cultural understanding as the Grand Challenge of the half term.
#alevels
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“Today must be about celebrating and supporting every single one of our students at the end of this unprecedented academic year. We are absolutely delighted that so many of our students have confirmed places on their chosen university courses”
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Our first Grand Challenge Day of the school year is in full swing. Reflecting on last half terms
@GrandChallenges
of
@UCL_GCCU
students in all years are tackling questions and topics to deepen their learning across all subjects.
#culturalunderstanding
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Always such a special day, and the last three years for this year group have been unique. Huge pride seeing the hard work and resilience of these young people suitably rewarded.
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Congratulations to all of our students on their well-deserved GCSE success! We are extremely proud of their hard work and efforts and are thrilled that they have been suitably well rewarded. More info on our website:
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Very much looking forward to welcoming all staff and students back to school tomorrow after half term. As always our staff will be here to support and encourage all students to stay positive, enthused and focused on their learning in a ready, respectful and safe environment.
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Another great day of learning at the online Academy today. We would of course hope to return to normal schooling as and when we can, but until then we are thankful and proud of how students and parents are showing the positivity, good will and resilience to keep going.
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On Friday we marked across the school the significance of Ramadan, Easter and Pesach falling closely together in the coming weeks. Whether members of religions or not, we wish the very best for the holiday time to everyone in the Academy community. See you all on the 19th!
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Super proud of our two superb school leaders supporting this work and sharing great practice
@CamdenLearning
@abbey_jon
@Dr_Lucie
Our remote learning lunchtime CPD series kicks off tomorrow - open to all primary & secondary teachers.
Tomorrow's session is led by the brilliant
@long_enl
and
@travelgeordie
. Check out the session overview & book here:
@CamdenLearning
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A truly moving day for students here and
@SwissCottageSch
as one of our sixth formers performed
#thelastpost
as part of
#RemebranceDay
, wonderful to hear the trumpet echoing across our schools bringing together 1500 students and 350 staff in a moment of reflection
@PatelVijita
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“A wonderful atmosphere at school today celebrating students well deserved terrific results”
#gcseresults2020
@uclnews
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Tis the season! Head-girl and Head-boy putting the finishing touches to their important end of term project.... a very festive sixth form
#sixthform
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A wonderful morning celebrating our students successes and enrolling many of them to our sixth form. We open doors at 11:00 am to start enrolling our external candidates. We look forward to welcoming you.
#GCSEs2021
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Celebrating women worldwide and those closer to home. Let’s
#breakthebias
to achieve a gender-equal world. Happy
#InternationalWomensDay
to all students and staff
@UCL_Academy
#IWD2022
#IWD
#WomensDay
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Students & staff were delighted today to speak to the secondary cohort of PGCE trainees
@IOE_London
. Lucien, Shahaaya, Rahim, Sara and Margot were the ultimate ambassadors as they spoke about the joys of teaching and being taught! Thank you for having us
@professorliwei1
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Cologne here we come! Christmas markets, practicing German,and having some well earned fun!
#gutereise
over 100 students off for the next three days! Safe travels and bring us back a bauble or two!
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We love a planning day! Level teams planning next months work on
@UCL_GC
@UCL_GCCU
#culturalunderstanding
as we ask staff to take a close look at cultural understanding through an academic lens to support a connected curriculum for all year groups.
#steam
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“Stay safe, see you soon”, an important message to all our students and their families as we move into another unique half term. Staff, students, parents and governors all contributing to the online academy choir
#Leanonme
#billwithers
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Always a special day celebrating and supporting students who have worked so hard for their A levels and seeing them off to so many great universities
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We could not be prouder of staff and students who have been part of this work. Epitomised by Irfath who spoke so brilliantly about the opportunities this work has afforded her and her peers in our school and across Camden
@UCL_London
@MayorofLondon
@Georgia_Gould
@mpratt969
Delighted to attend todays
#CamdenSTEAM
strategy launch at Google HQ. An inspiring morning learning about this pioneering work, which UCL is a key partner and advocate. Fantastic speeches by
@Georgia_Gould
and
@SadiqKhan
Congratulations to all 👏🏻
@CamdenCouncil
@CamdenLearning
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Terrific day for students in all years involved in trips, visits, activities and experiences focusing on this half term’s
#grandchallenge
of
@UCLGlobalHealth
highlights included student presentations in Ucl Cloisters to passing undergraduates
#connectedcurriculum
@UCL_GC
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#careersfair
400 plus visitors to our inspiring careers fair opened by our chair of governors
@Dr_Lucie
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Huge congratulations to all of our students who collected their A Level results yesterday! We are so proud of their hard work and are thrilled to see so many going on to study at many of the UK's most prestigious universities. More info on our website:
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Our very first ‘Maths Circle Day’ hosted by our very own
@MathsCampbell
- 90 students have volunteered to come in on a school planning day to collaborate on maths puzzles and problems - challenge one - how many squares in total on a chess board? (no, not 64!) ♟️
#maths
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It’s been more than worth the wait. Welcoming our delightful new foundation (y7) students today alongside our confident, wonderfully polite and conscientious new sixth form students has been the perfect tonic and a reminder of why we all do the job we do.
#welcomeback
@ucl
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We are delighted to announce the launch of our new website today - a terrific example of parent feedback informing school practice. Please take a look - .
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The support, stewardship and inspiration provided by
@DavidPriceUCL
since the Academy’s inception has been constant. As we look towards our 10th anniversary, we cannot underestimate the influence he’s had in shaping the education of our thousands of students.
#thankyou
#legacy
@DavidPriceUCL
@uclnews
You will be hugely missed both at
@ucl
and at the
@UCL_Academy
. Thank you for your inspiration over many years, and for making our university one we are proud to be part of that has real and positive impact.
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So good to see some familiar faces today (in 3D!) as we gradually welcome back more students and staff. The onsite team are doing a great job, the sun is shining as we all look forward to a stimulating and supportive remainder of the summer term
#optimism
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A level class of 2022, we so look forward to seeing you on Thursday. We will be there for celebration and support. There are exciting times ahead for you all. You have been an inspirational year group and we look forward to keeping in touch for years to come
#alumni
#alevels2022
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Happy Holidays to all our students and staff, a great end to the term last week seeing off students who have worked hard, contributed to life at school and enjoyed such a range of experiences and activities over the whole school year. See you all in September!
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Results have all been checked and verified. Tannoy announcement at the end of today will declare sports day winner 2023! Who will it be?!?
#sportsday
@UCL_PE
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“Tour of the the Royal Courts of Justice and the Old Bailey deepened our knowledge of Law and the English Justice System phenomenally. We had a great time on our tour, learning about the institutions around Law and how they’re a significant part of London’s history…
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Superb afternoon today as our level 1 and level 3 students benefitted from the insights and activities of
@ucl
mentors trained by
@Bright_Tweets
, the first of many sessions this term preparing our students for their futures
#mentors
#partnership
@UCL_teaching
@uclnews
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Planning day dawning this morning as we look forward to welcoming students back on Monday. No lessons for students today. So special to see many colleagues in person for the first time this year.
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A wonderful weekend away for our year 11 students combining action packed activities and some maths revisions sessions. Perfect combination of work and play. We very much look forward to seeing all level 2plus parents and carers this evening for the consultation evening.
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Exciting day tomorrow as all students from all years take part in a deeper learning day exploring our connected curriculum; learning together as they challenge and explore concepts and questions with a knowledge rich, intellectually stimulating and unique day of learning
@UCL_GC
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As we continue to reflect on yesterday’s grand challenge focusing cultural understanding, we could not be prouder of our students speaking so thoughtfully after watching the vital and brilliant
@JamieJohnsonFC
episode featured on
@BBCNewsround
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We have been delighted to host our future year 7s this week in our transition summer school. Staff have loved getting to know the students who have thrown themselves into a range of activities all week. We can’t wait to have the whole year group here in September.
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So very proud of all our students today as they head off to the next stage of their education, they have been a wonderful year group and we look forward to seeing them make their way in the world as UCL Academy alumni
@UCL
@uclnews
#globalcitizens
@Dr_Lucie
@AnthonySmithVP
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We are thoroughly enjoying sharing best practice with our neighbour
@SHHSforGirls
and looking forward to some more opportunities for staff and students to collaborate in the coming months
@VickyBingham
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A lovely way to send students off to their much deserved holiday. Our senior students organised students to write personal messages and decorate their tree which was donated to Compton Lodge, the local care home. Happy holidays to families, staff and students!
#community
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A really special evening celebrating students’ achievements, successes and contributions from across the Academy. Deeply grateful for this year’s address from
@Dr_Lucie
inspiring our students to be resilient, creative and kind.
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Students and staff had a great time preparing and launching their rocket cars earlier this week
#STEM
loving the challenge!
@BLOODHOUND_SSC
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So impressed by the attitude and application of all our exam students as exams season kicks off - they could not have worked harder and we could not be prouder
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Welcome to the first week of term! Meeting our new foundation and level 3 students today, and then others tomorrow. We are very much looking forward to it!
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Onsite lessons up and running, terrific turnout for testing from students. Seeing staff and students in person. Almost starting to feel normal again.
#BackToSchool
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We are so deeply grateful to the
@HamiltonWestEnd
team for providing us with 40 tickets. We have offered L1+ and L2 students the chance to enter a lottery and 20 lucky winners will choose a friend to go with them. We are not taking away their shot.
#theatreforall
#hamilton
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‘Online’ summer term starts tomorrow, despite the challenges, some great achievements from staff and students to celebrate. We are in particular thankful to our staff - teaching and non-teaching - who have been in over the holiday supporting students...
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A wonderful graduation ceremony today for our departing sixth formers. To see you all online and to share memories of your time at school was truly special. We will miss you, but we know you will go into the world and make it a better place.
#alumni
@pomphrey_andrea
@c_junker
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We are really excited that the whole academy will be raising money next week for the phenomenal
@GOSHCharity
and
#RBCraceforthekids
-
@UCL_PE
have done a brilliant job getting us all organised and raring to go - students and staff alike.
@GreatOrmondSt
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A lovely gift from a parent on Friday for our staff who have been in school supporting students who needed to attend last week. Very much appreciated, alongside the other messages of thanks.
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What a brilliant opportunity for budding engineers, architects, and so much more! A wonderful example of partnership in action and bringing real world learning into the classroom
@GrandChallenges
@UCL_GCSC
@ucl
thanks to all parties for their support and input.
Brilliant walking ethnography visit to Euston for Foundation
#STEAM
project - codesigned curriculum between
@UCL_Academy
and
@Lendleaseuk
@ArupGroup
as part of
@CamdenLearning
#CamdenSTEAM
. Huge thanks to Shaparak for her talk on sustainable development
@GrandChallenges
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No sooner do we say farewell to one year group, then tomorrow we welcome our level 2+ students ready to celebrate and support you with this years GCSE results. Online or in person you have been exemplary over the last two years. We are really looking forward to seeing you!
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In spite of the challenges and uncertainties of recent weeks, teachers were delighted with the attendance, attitude and approach to online learning across all years today. ‘See’ you all tomorrow morning at 830...
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Huge thanks to
@Itwitius
for his inspiration, humour and insight this afternoon at the Academy - our students and staff loved it.
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What a wonderful performance tonight from the student group ‘Acapella’, just one of our amazing performances at this evening’s winter concert which included jazz, classical, and a genuinely original line up of songs from musicals and modern day pop, such a treat for all who came
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And we’re off into week 2 of term! So grateful to students, staff and parents supporting a smooth return to school life last week. Positivity, pragmatism and focus starting the new year off terrifically. Have a great week everyone!
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#winners
terrific victory for the U12 last night, great teamwork, spirit and such high quality, huge thanks to coach Doze
@_Greenhouse_
@UCL_PE
and thanks to
@haverstocktweet
for hosting us
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Thank you to all
@Stmarys_PH
hosting all of our level 1 students today and helping us think deeply about the role places of worship in supporting cultural understanding across our local , national and international communities
#cultrualunderstanding
@UCL_GCCU
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Across the Academy today we have marked this event with a special assembly for all students and staff to reflect on the lessons and look to the future
#HolocaustMemorialDay2022
@GrandChallenges
@UCL_GCJE
#grandchallenge
#HolocaustMemorialDay
is a time to remember all those affected by the Holocaust and genocide and take action to create a better future.
Join the nation at 7pm tonight to watch the UK Commemorative Ceremony for
#HMD2022
and
#LightTheDarkness
at 8pm.
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Thanks so much to
@NewJournal
@UCL_London
@DiscoverUCL
and
@TulipSiddiq
, it was such a great day and students and staff are still talking about how much they enjoyed the chance to celebrate and look forward to the next 5 years and more
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We are so excited and thankful to be hosting 40 plus world class companies and organisations tomorrow at our second ever careers fair
#Careersfair
#camden
such a range of great people attending to support and inspire our students
@uclnews
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