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Pupil Wellbeing Ambassadors from Windmill Cluster, Brixton Learning Collaborative and Oval Learning schools met regularly online throughout the year, sharing ideas for activities to support good mental health in schools. They submitted wonderful designs for a special badge – since provided to all the Ambassadors across all schools – and they came together for aContinue reading “Pupil Wellbeing Ambassadors conference”

During spring and summer terms, schools from Windmill Cluster, Brixton Learning Collaborative and Oval Learning participated in a shared cluster music programme, This Little Light, culminating in exciting performances in June. The musical extravaganza was hosted at Holy Trinity Church in Tulse Hill with approx 400 pupils from 17 primary and secondary schools performing overContinue reading “‘This Little Light’ – cluster music concert”

The Cluster Spelling Bee for teams of Yr 3/ 4 children and Yr 5 / 6 children saw some top class spelling this year. Some very tricky words did not faze the teams and massive congratulations to children from Holy Trinity who won 1st place for the Yr 3 / 4 competition and children fromContinue reading “Super Spellers!”

Students from cluster secondary schools, St Martin-in-the-Fields and Trinity Academy took part in a poetry festival during autumn term. Yr 8 and Yr 9 pupils worked with Lambeth’s own Poet Laureate, Benna, to devise, write and perform their own compositions. They came together to share their writing in an informal performance demonstrating a fabulous rangeContinue reading “Poems with Pride”

Pupils across cluster schools have participated in outdoor learning activities and gardening programmes throughout the year. This has been possible through a grant from Grow Back Greener Fund, supported by Mayor of London and Thames Water. Working with our brilliant partners, Sankofa to Nature, Sprout Up Schools, Brockwell Park Greenhouses and community gardeners we haveContinue reading “Outdoor Learning and Summer Family Camping”

Pupil Wellbeing Ambassadors from all cluster primary schools met regularly throughout the year to plan and share ideas in support of good mental health. They came together in summer term to work on a project ‘Share A Hope’ and they took ideas for wellbeing activities back to their own schools to share with other childrenContinue reading “Pupil Wellbeing Ambassadors”

It was fantastic to be able to get together again for cluster sports tournaments over the summer. Lots of enthusiasm and some fantastic sporting skills on display at cricket and football events. We’re very grateful for the support we’ve had from Surrey County Cricket and St Matthews football coaches to enable such brilliant sports opportunitiesContinue reading “Summer Sports”

Children from Cluster primary schools took part in the much anticipated annual poetry festival in summer term. This year’s theme was ‘Hope’ and the quality of the poems and performances was outstanding. A process of inter-school quarter and semi-final heats gave children the chance to share and learn from one another prior to a finalContinue reading “Cluster Poetry Festival”

Able mathematicians from Yr 5/6 came together for a series of maths masterclasses led by the Royal Institution and maths leads from the cluster. The Masterclasses aimed to inspire an appreciation of maths that is long-lasting; encouraging pupils to see maths as an exciting discipline driven by asking questions, involving investigation and collaboration and withContinue reading “Maths Masterclasses with Royal Institution”