On Thursday 5th July fifteen students from years 7 and 8 attended the science club trip to the ‘Make the Future Live’ event at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Everyone loved the displays and activities and enjoyed learning about how developments in science and engineering could be used to create a more sustainable future.
Over the past few weeks and on two beautiful weekends, Year 9 and 10 students packed up their bags and went into the country for their practice expeditions...
On Friday 29th June Chris Jeans QC addressed Sixth form students about future careers in the legal profession.
Huge congratulations go to the 43 students in years 9 and 10 awarded certificates in the National Biology Challenge from the Royal Society of Biology.
For Children in Hounslow Schools in years 8 – 11 and who have missed their Diphtheria/Tetnus/Polio, Meningococcal ACWY & HPV at school. No appointment needed.
From the 25 May 2018, new regulations will be introduced which affect how the School will handle people’s data. This is called the General Data Protection Regulation. Compliance with the regulations will be an on-going process and
After an in-school workshop on Thursday 8th February with poet Rachel Long, A Level English Literature students were invited to Eton College on Thursday 3rd May for a final celebration of the Orwell Youth Prize. Speakers included Baroness Helena Kennedy, Lord Adonis, poet Anthony Anaxagorou, writer Stephen Armstrong and the editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine, Farrah Storr. Students then worked
Ms Kelly Norrington from Uptree Ltd, an organisation that matches up students with employers outlined the opportunities currently available to students in a variety of fields both in London and further afield.
Students were delighted to meet Dr Alex Mehta, founder of the legal compliance consultancy Judicium PLC this week. Heston has launched its Oxbridge Pathways Club, which provides opportunities for building confidence, independence and providing a broad range of learning opportunities outside of the classroom for our most able students.
To celebrate British Science Week 2018 the Science Department at Heston put on a series of fun demonstrations on Thursday 15th March. Students took part in spectacular demonstrations ranging from flaming rockets, setting their teachers hands on fire, flying small drones and even vacuum packing!
Students interested in Medical careers were delighted to meet Dr Hardeep Sahota, a past student of the School, who completed his A Level education in 2001, before going on to read Medicine at the University of Bristol. He was able to provide our students with guidance on how to succeed academically, both at school and at university; explain the rigorous application process for Medicine and the importance of using every opportunity provided by the School, to develop transferable skills. He has generously offered to provide additional support to students applying for Medicine.
Along with schools across the world, students and staff at Heston Community School celebrated World Book Day on Thursday 1st March. In the English Department, we dressed as characters from popular books and used this as a platform to spark an interest in different genres.