Alumna Career Talk by Sophia Anderton
The Science Department hosted alumna Sophia Anderton this week. Sophia studied Chemistry at Durham University before working as a research scientist and an editor of chemistry journals. From there [...]
Varsity Maths Competition
Yesterday morning, 16 Year 8 and Year 9 students attended a maths competition against Francis Holland Sloane Square at their school. The morning began with a team competition of [...]
Gym and Dance Display 2024
The Gym and Dance Display was such an incredible night full of the most amazing dancers and gymnasts from every single year of the school from Year 7 to [...]
Hale Lecture Series – Dr Melanie Garson
Dr Melanie Garson joined us on Tuesday for our second Hale Lecture for this term. She is the Cyber and Tech Geopolitics Lead at the Tony Blair Institute for [...]
Literary Week
At FHS this week, we have had the literary festival. On Monday, Harry Baker visited the school to perform his poetry and speak to our sixth form. Dr Matthew [...]
International Women’s Day 2024
On Friday, the FHS community joined together in celebrating International Womenās Day with a day of activities focused on channelling this yearās theme of #InspireInclusion, all whilst raising money for [...]
Alumna Talk by Gillian Wake
Last Friday, MUN Club were pleased to welcome FHS alumna Gillian Wake to talk about her career working in Communications and Human Rights. Gillian shared her wisdom about working [...]
LV GCSE Geography Trip to Stratford and Walton-on-the-Naze
The LV GCSE Geographers conducted their fieldtrip this week, completing two enquiries. Their human study assessed the regeneration of the Olympic Site at Stratford and their physical study was [...]
Italian Teachers’ Day
On Saturday 2nd March, we hosted our annual Italian Teachers' Day. This is an opportunity for teachers of Italian from the rest of the UK to get together and [...]
Ramadan Assembly
On Monday, we had a Ramadan assembly to educate our audience and celebrate this yearās upcoming Ramadan. Our aim this year was to focus more on our personal experiences [...]
Head Girl’s Team Lunch for Form Captains
During lunch time on Tuesday, the Head Girls Team hosted the Form and Deputy Form Captains from across the school for a termly lunch. We ate delicious food while [...]
LGBT+ History Month Activities
This week we have been celebrating LGBT+ History Month with three days of activities! On Monday, the Diversity Society led an assembly celebrating famous LGBT+ women throughout history, including [...]
Junior Concert
On Monday we welcomed parents to the Hall for a delightful evening of musical performances at the Junior Concert. Our Thirds Choir (Year 7) opened the eveningās proceedings with [...]
Lower Sixth Art Trip to Paris
Last Saturday, Lower Sixth students studying Art and History of Art visited Paris on a trip to explore the cityās iconic cultural sites. At the Centre Pompidou, a favourite [...]
LIV Charity Disco
The LIV Charity Disco was a very enjoyable experience, where we all got the chance to have fun with our friends and make new friends. Run by the Sixth [...]
New York Trip – Cultural Exchange with the Chapin School
In February Half Term, a group of students in the LV - UVI visited New York for a cultural exchange with the Chapin School. They enjoyed sightseeing in New [...]
Ski Trip to Andalo, Italy
Despite the very early start at Heathrow airport, 36 students and 5 staff met in good heart and kept the spirit going all the way through the journey! Sunday [...]
Congratulations Morning for 11+ Offer Holders
On Thursday 22nd February, we had the pleasure of welcoming our 11+ offer holders for entry in September 2024 and their families to FHS. In three sessions, our guests had [...]
Informal Lunchtime String Concert at St Cyprian’s Church
In St Cyprian's Church, on a sunny Monday lunchtime, our Francis Holland string players put on a captivating afternoon recital. They performed chamber group pieces and solo string compositions [...]
Lunar New Year Assembly
We enjoyed a brilliant Lunar New Year assembly by Mr Cheung, Helen (LIV) and Huaiyu (LVI), where they told us all sorts of fascinating facts about the many traditions [...]
Sing & Swing Jazz Concert with Harrow
Our annual Sing & Swing Jazz Concert is always a highlight of our Spring Term calendar, but this year was a particularly special occasion as it was joint with [...]