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Last week, our GCSE and A Level P.E. students were extremely fortunate to receive a visit and talk from double Paralympic gold medallist and 11 time World Champion Kayaker, Emma Wiggs MBE. Emma gave an incredibly inspiring and heartening talk about her journey from being an able-bodied sports woman to losing the use of her legs and subsequently becoming a full time professional athlete. Emma provided our students with some...Read More

This week, two of our students were selected to take part in a unique careers programme in Canary Wharf with Morgan Stanley and Net Eire in partnership with peace building charity, Co-Operation Ireland. DAOS pupils, James and Alicia, were part of a small number of students from Ireland and London selected for their potential as individuals who could benefit from the opportunity to broaden their horizons and get a taste...Read More

Earlier this month, the Art Department organised a Life Drawing trip of our A Level students. The session was led by Calvin Richards at the Candid Arts Trust, Islington and the experience was a huge success with excellent student feedback. Ola in Year 12 said, “To put it simply, the experience was fantastic and really enjoyable: never having done life drawing before, I didn’t have any expectations going into it,...Read More

Our Year 7A Netball Team visited Highgate School last week to compete in the Highgate Netball Tournament. The girls got off to a bit of a bumpy start with a 4-5 loss against North London Collegiate School. However, they quickly turned things around and won the next game, against Greys Court, 3-2. Their next match was against the eventual winners, Highgate A, who were a very strong team. Nevertheless, the...Read More

Last week, over 60 Y12 and 13 biologists visited the Biology In Action convention in London for an exciting day of informative discussions, interactive sessions and stories. The event is organised by Education in Action – founded by teachers who felt a strong passion about providing students with a motivational and educational experience not possible within the confines of the classroom. From CRISPR technology to the impact of climate change,...Read More