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October 2024

National Poetry Day - LRC Poetry Slam
Published 18/10/24
On Thursday 3rd October, Walthamstow School for Girls held its first ever Poetry Slam in the LRC to mark National Poetry Day. Our poets performed a wonderful variety of originally written poetry to a jam-packed audience, leading to
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National Poetry Day - Year 7 Online Workshop
Published 18/10/24
On Thursday 3rd October, Year 7 had the very exciting opportunity to take part in a live online Poetry Workshop with poet Laura Mucha with the aim of achieving a Guinness World Record for the ‘Largest Ever Multi-Venue Poetry Lesson’
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LRC Lunchtime Lecture Series
Published 18/10/24
This term has seen the launch of our ‘LRC Lunchtime Lecture’ series – a fortnightly opportunity for students to share their knowledge and passion on a topic of their choice with their peers. Imogen and Mina (Year 8) kicked t
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Shaking Up Shakespeare
Published 17/10/24
On Tuesday 8th October, the English faculty were delighted to welcome back Anthony Glenn and his performance of 'Romeo and Juliet.' This annual event for all Year 11 students included a one-hour performance of the play, in which a number of o
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Black History Month - Reclaiming Narratives
Published 04/10/24
Samantha Tross – First black woman consultant orthopaedic surgeon in the U.K.

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Black History Month - Reclaiming Narratives
Published 02/10/24
Jason Arday - Cambridge University’s youngest black professor

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