- 12th October 202512th October 2025Talk The Talk Year 7 WorkshopTalk The Talk Year 7 WorkshopExpert trainers from Talk The Talk visited the school on Monday 22nd September 2025 to work with Year 7 students.Talk The Talk’s mission is to develop students’ oracy skills and communication confidence to support positive interaction in all life situations and improved social outcomes.Talk The Talk has trained over 115,000 students to be confident communicators across England and Wales since they began in 2013.Talk About Transition uses oracy-based activities and strategies to help students develop greater self-confidence and resilience. Delivered as a half day workshop and packed full of engaging activities to promote students’ confidence, self‑esteem and help build relationships with their new peers, Talk About Transition supports students in a successful transition from primary to secondary school.Transition to secondary school involves changes that can be both exciting and a cause of concern to students. Successful transition is vital to the development of students’ self-confidence, self-esteem and academic competence. Moving on from the safe haven of primary school - one classroom and often one teacher - to a much larger school and the feeling of being a ‘small fish in a large pond’ can cause worry and anxiety. Our programme embraces this change and allows students to talk about their concerns and how to overcome them – but also the fantastic opportunities that await them – and how best to embrace these.Talk The TalkThese Talk About Transition workshops are part funded by the Jack Petchey Foundation. Sir Jack Petchey CBE created the Jack Petchey Foundation to inspire young people and recognise the amazing contributions they make to society. To do this, the Foundation has invested over £143m in programmes that benefit young people aged 11-25 across London and Essex.Learn more about Talk The Talk here:www.talkthetalkuk.org and the Jack Petchey Foundation here: www.jackpetcheyfoundation.org.ukSee what teachers are saying about us on X.
3rd September 20253rd September 2025Welcome to 2025-2026!Welcome to 2025-2026!Wednesday 3rd September marks the first day of a new academic year. We look forward to seeing both new and old(er) faces!Here is what your first day will look like: Year 7:Arrive from 8.20am in the playground, through the playground gates.8:30am: Year 7 assembly8:50am: Find out what form class you are in!9am: Form time11am: Break11:20: Lesson 312:20: Lesson 41pm: Lunch2pm - 3:30pm: Form time Years 8 and 9:Arrive in the playground for 2pm.2pm: Form time2:20pm: Assembly2:50pm - 3:20pm: Form time Years 10 and 11:Arrive in the playground for 2pm2pm: Form time2:50pm: Assembly- 13th May 202413th May 2024Coffee MorningCoffee MorningParents are invited to our Coffee Morning on the 22nd May from 9am to 10.30am. Our PTA are raising money with the British Red Cross and we would love to see you there. For more information, please view our poster below.Coffee Morning 22.05.2024 (Red Cross)
- 7th March 20247th March 2024World Book Day Dress-Up!World Book Day Dress-Up!The corridors were filled with a huge number of students and staff dressing up for World Book Day. It was wonderful to see our school's love for reading come to life! The winner of the dress-up competition will be announced in the last assembly of the half term. Special thank you to the parents who encouraged our students and helped our school promote reading for pleasure.
- 28th February 202428th February 2024World Book Day QuizzesWorld Book Day QuizzesReading at Connaught School for Girls forms an integral part of both our pastoral and academic curriculum. The school value of excellence is aligned with developing strong reading habits and nurturing these through their years at Connaught. Students are expected to read during registration time and at the beginning of their English lessons. We encourage all our students from year 7 to engage with Accelerated Reader - which is a comprehension programme encouraging students to read avidly and read challenging material to broaden their knowledge.Connaught School for Girls has hosted three World Book Day 2024 quizzes this week to celebrate reading. Year 7,8 and 9 have all taken part in internal class book quiz competitions to both expand and explore their general knowledge about books. The English department then selected each team to represent their class in the year group play off.Students have had to work in their teams to answer questions about : 19th century literature, Shakespeare, Harry Potter, Roald Dahl, The Crucible and some Marvel comics. We would like to congratulate all students and their teams on their impressive efforts and enthusiasm. Students’ detailed knowledge about a range of books was most impressive. Well done to all!The teams: 7C - Aminah G, Cleo, Eshaal, Safiya A, Safaa, (reserves: Fawza, Leona) 7S - Darcey, Alisha K, Habibah, Aysin, Zainab G, (reserves: Zahraa, Aminah) 7W - ‘Dahab OGs’, Ayzah, Zeynep, Nadia, Hajra, Zunairah 7F - 'Reading Squad', with Mysha, Dixie, Mouna, Suwaydah, Asma and Simra 7G - ‘The House of Gryffindor’ Naima, Miske, Malika, Aliza and Fatima 8S - Hajrah, Aysha, Tasnia, Hannah, Lina, RESERVE: Eliyah 8C - Olivia, Huda, Amina, Tess, Arissa, (reserve: Maryam) 8W - Jasmine, Ezinne, Zoya A, Jannah, Cherece 8F - ‘Strawberries’ - Setaish, Safiyyah, Izma, Hansa and Annaya 8G - Hafsa, Saabirina, Sumayyah, Nicole, Thashviga Reserves: Saarah A; Fatima S 9/1 - Mariyah, Ariba, Melissa, Asma, Halima Reserve: Aliza A 9/2 - Khalisa, Matilda, Caitlin, Joylyn, Sumayyah. Reserve: (1st)Gilda, (2nd)Safiyah 9/3 - Safia, Lucy, Sara, Fiza, and Fatima 9/4 - Sofia, Zannat, Aleeza, Reynad, Rijja 9/5 - Hanna, Inaaya, Mashaal, Fatimah, Zainab, (reserves: Fatimah-Zahra, Amina Hossain)Also, a special thank you to our English Year 10 prefect: Audrey Wong 10S for helping with all the preparations of the quizzes. Please support us by continuing to encourage reading at home and all year.Yours sincerely Ms S Maniar
- 10th January 202410th January 2024Read For GoodRead For GoodThe Library had a sponsored read event for the charity Read for Good. This charity raises money for children to access reading books during their time in a children's hospital. The students gathered all their resources and got working on raising as much as they could. We raised a total of £618 for charity just simply by reading! As a thank you incentive, we've been awarded £120 in book vouchers to spend on the library. To get the competitive juices flowing, each form was competing to raise the most money. The winners were 9F and their prize was to visit the Malorie Blackman exhibition at the British Library. 9F thoroughly enjoyed the trip and learned a lot about Malorie Blackman and the many struggles she faced as an author. A special thanks to the family and friends that helped our students raise money.
- 18th October 202318th October 2023Jack Patchey's 'Speak Out' ChallengeJack Patchey's 'Speak Out' ChallengeJack Petchey visited the school to share their well-known 'Speak Out' Challenge. 29 Year 10 students were chosen to take part. From the very beginning of the session, students were ready to engage. The aim of the session was to help students build their confidence in public speaking. The theme of the workshop was courage and confidence. Students were tasked with a range of activities that highlighted the importance of allowing one's self to be courageous and then taking action.Some activities got the students to do things they've never done before - pretend to be amoebas, play 'rock-paper-scissors' as chickens, and pretend to be politicians using only the words "abba dabba". It was a joy to witness!Thank you to Jack Petchey for this wonderful opportunity.