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The Power of Reading Last week, I delivered an assembly to years 7-11 on the power of reading. Without question, reading is the master skill of secondary school and reading for pleasure has been shown by countless studies to benefit mental health and wellbeing, develop vocabulary, increase GCSE outcomes (in Maths and Science as...

U14 Football Team Qualify for the Finals Wednesday 16 September A fantastic performance from the Haverstock U14 football team at the Camden & Islington Market Road Tournament on Wednesday afternoon. The team produced dominant defensive performances throughout and created some brilliant attacking opportunities. Haverstoc...

Year 7 Meet Author Piu DasGupta Friday 18 September Our new Year 7 students have had an exciting start to their reading journey at Haverstock, meeting author Piu DasGupta during a special virtual author visit on today. The visit was part of our Year 7 Transition Summer Book Club, now in its sixth year at Haverstock. Before...

Year 11 Parent Information Evening Year 11 is a hugely important year in a young person’s school journey. It is a year of hard work and high expectations, but also one full of opportunity. The habits students build over the coming months, such as attending every day, completing homework, revising regularly and asking fo...

Personal Development - term news Our first PSHCE lesson will take place on Tuesday 22nd September, Period 1. Students will have 18 PSHCE lessons across the academic year, following a spiral curriculum. This means students revisit key themes and build on their knowledge and understanding as they progress through the school. T...

  Co-Curriculum 26/27 - Clubs Are Underway! This week marked the start of our amazing club offer. We have 40 clubs available before-school, at lunch and after-school, ranging from Anime Club to Volleyball Club, Band Club to Maths & Art Club - there really is something for everyone! Clubs have been proven to improve...

Welcome Back to Haverstock Sixth Form Last week, our Sixth Form team was delighted to enrol almost 200 Year 12 students. A full performance hall brought together returning Haverstock students, new joiners, and their families to hear about the opportunities ahead. Following the presentation, families joined us for coffee and p...

Haverstock Sixth Form Students Take on the Business World at Ideas Fest 2026 This week, three Haverstock Sixth Form students, represented the school at Ideas Fest 2026, hosted at Champneys in Tring, Hertfordshire. Ideas Fest brings together more than 6,000 entrepreneurs, founders and business leaders, with hundreds of talks,...

A Historic Visit to See the Bayeux Tapestry Haverstock students had the opportunity to be a part of a very special event marking the opening by King Charles and President Emmanuel Macron of the Bayeux Tapestry at The British Museum. Alongside being in the presence of royalty and the President of France and the PM, studen...