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On Friday 20 March, Year 11 had their last meal at Braeside. They were the generation at Braeside that were most looking forward to the hot meals service that Chartwell’s provide for the school. Steve Shields (our on-site chef) laid a special table for them with their favourite dessert so…

Year 8 have been composing a piece for ‘The Planets’. Each group was given a planet to compose for without the rest of the class knowing which one. Once they had finished composing and practising their piece, each group performed them to the class, who had to decide which Planet…

During the new after school Art Club and during some of their PHSE lessons, pupils have been working on creating some wonderful works of art, with a focus on Australian animals and wildlife. The works are now up for auction, with reserve prices set by the pupils. The money raised…

Year 9 and 10 Braeside students joined Normanhurst School today to listen to a fascinating presentation on astronomy. Colin Stuart is a renowned space writer, presenter and fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. He came to talk to us about how and why scientists study the Sun and the Moon,…

Year 6 have been working really hard this term to produce these imaginative and colourful Ocean Scenes.  We have explored a range of materials and techniques including drawing, painting and pen and ink.  Students considered how scale and perspective helps us to think about composition and layout.  We were really…

Year 10 Biologists are getting ready for home learning today. They wanted to continue their experiments at home and so they have prepared their germinating seeds in petri dishes. They are going to enjoy investigating the effects of light and gravity on the direction of growth of the plants. The…

The Year 10 and 11 Geography students carried out their Human Geography fieldwork on Tuesday 10th March. We were blessed with fine mild weather. The girls carried out an Environmental Quality Survey on Whitechapel High Street and Old Spitalfields Market. In order to obtain a reasonable sample size for comparison…

Year 4 and 5 put on a wonderful performance at their Peripatetic Music Concert. The pupils showcased all the hard work that they have been putting into their individual music lessons in front of their proud parents. There was a wonderful array of pieces, including individual performances on the piano…

Family and friends crowded into the hall for the Year 1, 2 and 3 Peripatetic Music Concert this term. The pupils put on a wonderful performance, showcasing all the hard work that they have been putting into their individual music lessons. In addition to many individual performances on the piano…