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GCSE Art

Our GCSE Art students have been working hard this week putting together their final art pieces for their exam portfolios.  The pupils chose to work in a variety of mediums from painting to sculpture to textiles and silk screen painting.  …
23rd May 2023

Beach Theatre Workshop

Woodlands class recently visited the Polka Theatre to take part in a workshop in their new Sensory Space.  The workshop focused on the beach and pupils enjoyed explored using all their senses from smelling ice cream to playing beach ball …
23rd May 2023

A Rosette from Royalty

Well done to Eva who took part in the Royal Windsor Horse Show and met the Duchess of Edinburgh, who presented Eva with her rosette. Eva  was taking part in the Riding for the Disabled Association’s Fancy Dress Parade that …
16th May 2023

TAG Youth Club

TAG kids are really excited to launch their latest Youth Club at St Philip’s School. TAG Kids provides a safe space for children and young people between the ages of 8 and 18 with high functioning additional needs (mild to …
11th May 2023

Polka Theatre Workshop

As part of World Creativity Week, pupils in Year 7 took part in a performance theatre workshop run by the Polka Theatre. Each group started by thinking about how they could use actions and sounds to visually describe animals for …
28th April 2023

London Mozart Players

We were delighted to start our day on Tuesday 25th April with a special assembly given by two of the musicians from the London Mozart Players. Jo and Ben introduced everyone to the music of Mozart and their instruments the …
28th April 2023

No Pen Day

This week we have been celebrating World Creativity Week at St Philip’s and a number of activities have been taking place for everyone to enjoy. On Tuesday there was an assembly and music workshops given by musicians from the London …
28th April 2023

Sharing our Expertise

St Philip’s staff were pleased to be asked to present at recent OCN London SEND Conference and Standardisation Event which is the exam board used in our Post-16 department. Work produced by students at our school is considered to be …
20th April 2023

UK Emergency Alert Test

As you may be aware, the national UK Emergency Alert test is due to take place on Sunday 23rd April 2023. This is a test of the system which will be deployed in case of future national emergencies. It involves …
19th April 2023

Firefighters Careers Visit

As part of our Careers curriculum, pupils in Year 10, had a great session with the fire brigade. White Watch from Surbiton Station brought the fire engine into school and spoke to the three classes about careers in the fire …
28th March 2023

Police Dogs Visit

We were excited to welcome a visit by Police Dog Handlers on 22nd February. Pupils particularly enjoyed their demonstration of how the dogs follow a scent to find a potential suspect and other ways the dogs are utilized by the …
16th March 2023

Good Ofsted Report

We are delighted to announce that Ofsted have graded St Philip’s School as Good overall and Outstanding in the area of Personal Development, following their inspection which took place on 17 &18th January this year. Principal Ben Walsh said, “The …
7th March 2023