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We are a mixed secondary school in Hackney, offering excellent care and support for our students, alongside high academic standards. #believeandachieve

Paragon Road, Hackney, E9 6NR
Joined December 2011
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@UrswickSchool
The Urswick School
7 years
Some of our 6th formers who are 18 are off to vote! #ElectionDay #Election2017
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@UrswickSchool
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Urswick has its first Oxbridge students! Miriam will be studying at Cambridge and Cosmo at Oxford. #alevelresults2021 #alevels2021 #resultsday2021 #believeandachieve
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@UrswickSchool
The Urswick School
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A Christmas Winter Wonderland arrives at The Urswick School! 🎄
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@UrswickSchool
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The Urswick School is currently the only secondary school to provide a free lunch to every student, and have been doing this for five years. We hope others will follow our example. @guardian
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@UrswickSchool
The Urswick School
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Urswick Students Celebrating A Level results with the Mayor of Hackney and the Deputy Mayor today! #alevelresultsday #alevels2019 #believeandachieve #Unbearables
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@UrswickSchool
The Urswick School
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It was amazing to have @challengesophie in school today speaking to our Year 9 & 10 students. So inspirational and all students walked away with the 'One Life, Live it' mentality. Thank you Sophie!
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@UrswickSchool
The Urswick School
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A year ago the school celebrated our 500th anniversary during a service led by the Bishop of London at St Paul’s!
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In assembly today, our Y13 students brought their national insurance numbers in and registered to vote during assembly using their school iPad. #RegisterToVote #NoVoteNoVoice
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@UrswickSchool
The Urswick School
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The Urswick School gets ready for Christmas!!
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The Urswick School
2 years
Our Year 11 Prefects were in school today to support our new Year7s. Everyone received a free school lunch. At Urswick every child is given a free lunch every day. This should really help families cope with the Cost of Living Crisis.
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@UrswickSchool
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We were so pleased to welcome back to Urswick the former Rector of Hackney, now Bishop of Edmonton, Robert Wickham, to our year 13 graduation dinner. @bpedmonton #believeandachieve #graduation2018
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@UrswickSchool
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What a fantastic day we had yesterday celebrating The Urswick School Sixth Form Academy's A Level Results! You can read all about it on our website. Congratulations to our staff and students! #alevelresults2018 #believeandachieve
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The Urswick School
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The Easter Bunny has stopped by Urswick! 1000 eggs stacked and ready to be handed out to every child today. Happy Easter! #believeandachieve #Easter2021 #EasterEgg #CadburyEasterEggs
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@UrswickSchool
The Urswick School
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Urswick Students led the prayers during Sunday Eucharist at St Paul’s Cathedral. We prayed for students taking exams, NHS workers, the winter energy crisis and all recovering from COVID-19.
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The Urswick School
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Today we stopped and paid tribute to all those health and care workers who have lost their lives during the Coronavirus crisis. #minutesilence
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The Urswick School
3 years
It was great to welcome year 7 back to Urswick yesterday. Attendance was 98%. Believe and Achieve #BackToSchool
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@UrswickSchool
The Urswick School
3 years
Congratulations to our year 13s who achieved excellent A Level results. Urswick students are off to Uni from Exeter to Leeds and most points in between. #resultsday2021 #alevelresults2021 #alevels2021 #believeandachieve
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This week we had our first rewards assembly since March 2020! Year 9 were presented with a variety of awards and vouchers for their commitment to learning and attendance! Well done to all! #believeandachieve
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@UrswickSchool
The Urswick School
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Heroes for our Heroes! We celebrated #nationalschoolmealsweek Thank you Key Worker day by thanking our catering staff from @foodwiththought They cook over 900 meals a day and we are so grateful! @NSMW
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The Urswick School
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The Urswick School observes a moment of silence to remember those who have lost their lives due to war and conflict. #RemembranceDay #ArmisticeDay
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The Urswick School
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It is our first day back with all year groups and here is Urswick's new and improved canteen ready to feed over 1000 students. Every child at The Urswick School receives a free school meal every day!
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The Urswick School
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Yesterday we had our Christmas lunch and celebrated int rue Urswick fashion! Merry Christmas everyone!
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The Urswick School
4 years
Urswick celebrates National Roast Dinner Day with socially distant meals of roast turkey or vegetable lasagne. There is always a free lunch for our children. #roastdinnerday #FreeSchoolMeals
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The Urswick School
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Urswick staff preparing to welcome our children, starting with our new Year 7s on Friday 4th September. Believe and Achieve
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The Urswick School
4 years
Peter Kay is recreating his smash hit music video for Amarillo for the BBC's Big Night In and so we called on some of our keyworkers here at The Urswick School along with some of our students to join in. #BigNightInAmarillo
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The Urswick School
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So pleased that we could hold a socially distant graduation event on the Roof Garden for our year 13 students. Next stop university! #believeandachieve #Graduation2020
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The Urswick School
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It was a pleasure to welcome Year 7 to The Urswick School this morning. Every child receives a healthy, free school lunch every day – saving working families over £390 per child each year.
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The Urswick School
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Well done to former Head Girl Matilde who achieved eight grade 9s and an AS Level in Portuguese! #believeandachieve #GCSEResults2019
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The Urswick School
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The Urswick School remembered Stephen Lawrence and all victims of racist violence in a special assembly for the Sixth Form today.
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The Urswick School
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Spring has arrived at Urswick. This tree in blossom is ten years old!
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The Urswick School
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We were also joined by @sharedifference patron #helenabonhamcarter who said “It was my honour and pleasure to listen to such confident and charismatic young people sharing their experiences”. #inspiration #believeandachieve #BOTH
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The Urswick School
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“I believe if as a team we believe we are able to achieve abundantly” Urswick year 11 students putting their case to be part of the student leadership team. #believeandachieve
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@UrswickSchool
The Urswick School
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Urswick students welcome Gareth Harrison, Joint Managing Director of Harrison Catering Services, who have kindly sponsored our new pencil cases. @foodwiththought
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The Urswick School
6 years
Year 10 Drama students had an amazing time @HamiltonMusical yesterday!Such a high quality and inspiring production! We even had a Q&A session with the cast! #hamilton #theatre #culture #acting #drama #believeandachieve
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The Urswick School
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Thanks to Nurse Esther and all at the Newham Health Collaborative, Mr Brown has had his first vaccination against Covid 19. He didn’t feel a thing! #ThankYouNHS
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The Urswick School
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Another incredible morning of results here at Urswick! Huge congratulations to all our students. You Believed and you Achieved! #believeandachieve #GCSEResults2022
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The Urswick School
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Record breaking 82% A* - C GCSE RE grades celebrated by Year 11. Fantastic news for all. #believeandachieve
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@UrswickSchool
The Urswick School
1 year
We celebrated the Coronation today with a special Chicken and Chips lunch! #Coronation
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@UrswickSchool
The Urswick School
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We love a celebration and yesterday @foodwiththought helped us celebrate Holly's Birthday with this wonderful cake! Happy Birthday Holly!
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The Urswick School
6 years
It was an honour to welcome the new Bishop of London, Bishop Sarah Mullally to the school today. Thank you for sharing this historic moment with us. From everyone at The Urswick School, Congratulations. #BishopofLondon @bishopSarahM
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The Urswick School
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160,000 children are losing their Free School Meals as a result of benefit changes, At Urswick EVERY child is given a free lunch every day. #believeandachieve
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The Urswick School
3 years
Mr Brown was interviewed today by the Channel 5 news team about Free School Meals and disadvantaged students. This should be aired tonight at 5!
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The Urswick School
5 years
Our award winning building looking beautiful on an Autumn morning! #autumnsky
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@UrswickSchool
The Urswick School
3 years
The Urswick is ready to welcome students back onsite with mass testing for our phased return to school.
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The Urswick School
4 years
Urswick students enjoying their free lunch. Today is Chilli and Rice or Leek and Potato Bake. #Foodwiththought
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The Urswick School
4 years
Our helpers are excited and ready to meet all of our visitors for Open Evening tonight! Open Evening is 5:30 to 7:30!
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The Urswick School
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What a morning that was! Huge congratulations to our students on their A Level results! #believeandachieve
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The Urswick School
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The official opening of The Urswick School building ten years ago today! Time sure does fly! @JohnSentamu @bpedmonton @LDBS1836 #believeandachieve
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The Urswick School
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Our Economics students received a wonderful surprise for their half term send off! Thank you so much to @JoMaloneMBE and the team at @JOLOVESofficial for generously gifting us with "Jo Malone My Story" #believeandachieve #SummerReading
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The Urswick School
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Christmas is fast approaching and our Year 10 Music students have already mastered Good King Wenceslas on the bells! #Christmas2020
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The Urswick School
4 years
A beautiful rainbow over Urswick this afternoon! #believeandachieve
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The Urswick School
4 years
Sending congratulations to a dear friend of the school @HackneyAbbott on the 33rd anniversary of becoming the UK’s first black female MP. An inspiration, not just to our black female pupils, but to all of our pupils.
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The Urswick School
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Urswick students celebrate record GCSE results which are 12% up on 2019 – the last time students sat actual exams!
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The Urswick School
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Students have been exploring their heritage, bringing their family history to life and exploring their journeys to London #BlackHistoryMonth
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The Urswick School
6 years
A huge welcome to our new year 7 students who started with us today! Here they are enjoying their first free lunch! Did you know that every student receives a free lunch at The Urswick School? #freeschoolmeals #believeandachieve #BackToSchool2018
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The Urswick School
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Maria, Year 12, created this incredible art piece for Black History Month! In the link below we asked her what her thought process was behind it. #BlackHistoryMonth #Blackhistorymonth2022
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The Urswick School
7 years
Data just released shows Urswick has an 'Outstanding' Sixth From! #Believeandachieve
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The Urswick School
1 year
We were honoured to be joined by one of our alumni students today! Prince Owusu is in his third and final year of the BA Acting course @Guildhallschool . He spoke about his journey from Sixth Form to now Thank you Prince, we are looking forward to following your success!
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The Urswick School
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Urswick remains open for the children of key workers who wish to attend. Thanks to the staff who have been teaching them.
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The Urswick School
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On the last day of term teachers at The Urswick School paused to remember Ruth Perry, the Headteacher who died following an @Ofstednews Inspection. OFSTED need to pause, reflect and change.
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The Urswick School
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Here are some of our year 7 students who came up with their own pledges to Show Racism the Red Card! #ShowRacismTheRedCard
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The Urswick School
2 years
The Urswick School has marked the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth with a series of special assemblies and prayers.
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The Urswick School
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We made some noise for our Carers! Thank you to all those who are working to fight Coronavirus. #ClapForOurCarers #ThankYouNHS
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The Urswick School
6 years
Divine Okoroji is off to @Bruneluni having achieved a Distinction* in BTEC Art and Design as well as an A in A Level Art and C in A Level Psychology! Divine said "I have achieved more than I could have ever imagined" #believeandachieve
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The Urswick School
4 years
We are very proud that the artwork of one of our students continues to be used in Hackney to celebrate Black History Month. #BHM2020
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The Urswick School
2 years
Congratulations to Marco, Year 11, Urswick’s first Organ Scholar to be entered for a Graded Exam. Marco passed Grade 4 with Merit, on the impressive church organ of St Michael’s Cornhill #InspiringOrganists @RCO_Updates
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The Urswick School
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Congratulations to Saba Feleke Cabera, who won a bronze medal at the London Cup International Rhythmic Gymnastics Competition yesterday. Well done! #believeandachieve
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The Urswick School
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Some of our Sixth Form students had a great session discussing London voices and identity with @Wretch32 today! Thank you for visiting! #londonvoices #believeandachieve
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The Urswick School
4 years
Executive Headteacher, Richard Brown, leading our new style assembly which ends with The Urswick School Prayer.
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The Urswick School
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Good Luck to Olamidun who is representing The @UrswickSchool at the national Mandarin Speaking Competition organised by the @BritishCouncil ! #believeandachieve #mfl #Mandarin
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At The Urswick School we are celebrating LGBT History month during February. One of our Year 7 students has used the rainbow flag to re-design our logo - we love it! @LGBTHM
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The Urswick School
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Many thanks to our friends at the Catholic Children’s Society who were able to help us facilitate much needed assistance for some of our most vulnerable families. We have donated £60 per child to 12 of our families in these difficult times.
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The Urswick School
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Very proud of our Stepping Stones mentoring team who presented to an invited audience of school leaders and professionals at the GLA Launch last night. #SteppingStones . @Gladesmore @Heathcotee4
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The Urswick School
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Year 7 Drama students celebrating the achievements of @lemnsissay through performance work #blackhistorymonth #believeandachieve #celebratingachievement
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The Urswick School
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Our Year 12 Drama Group went to see #Woyzeck @oldvictheatre last night & were lucky to meet the cast @JohnBoyega & @mssarahgreene
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Our Year 8 pupils got stuck into their first cooking lesson of the year! Pupils learnt the different types of chopping techniques and picked their own vegetables and herbs from the garden in order to make a healthy vegetable soup. #Hackneyschooloffood
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The Urswick School
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Thanks so much to @debra_author for the moving talk about the incredible true life story behind your book this morning! #jewishbookweek #TheYoungSurvivors
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The Urswick School
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Urswick is delighted to be working in partnership with University College London. There will be new opportunities for our students and staff! @ucl
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The Urswick School
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Urswick students are off to University to study courses from Architecture to Zoology – a real A to Z of success! #alevels2023
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The Urswick School
5 years
Here at Urswick we are Showing Racism the Red Card! @SRTRC_England #ShowRacismTheRedCard
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The Urswick School
4 years
Our year 11 students were privileged to hear from our friends from SO15 and @HumzaProduction who delivered a brilliant assembly on Hate Crime yesterday!
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The Urswick School
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Thanks so much @DCSHackney !
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@DCSHackney
Jacquie Burke
2 years
A total privilege to share results day with yr13 students from @UrswickSchool today. Congratulations to all students and staff alike for your hard work and achievements@
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The Urswick School
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The Urswick Chamber Choir are singing at St Pauls Cathedral to support the celebration of all Church of England Schools in the Diocese of London. @StPaulsLondon @LDBS1836
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This new Roll of Honour has been placed in the Breary Hall. It celebrates Urswick’s past senior student leaders and will hopefully inspire the leaders of tomorrow.
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Congratulations to our HOL for year 9, Oktay Sahbaz for winning the Male Role Models of the Year under the @CeftusOrg Turkish, Kurdish and Turkish Cypriot Community Achievements Award 2018! #believeandachieve #WINNER
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The Urswick School
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Our AS Psychology students were trying out a range of sampling techniques with @skittles . A ‘sweet’ way to practice applying their knowledge. #Alevel #Psychology #BelieveandAchieve
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The Urswick School
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Our Head of School vs the reigning Year 7 champion! Decider match is tomorrow... who’s going to win? #believeandachieve
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Year 7 Drama students stepping into other people’s shoes. Writing and performing monologues that celebrate our differences. #urswickincludes
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The Urswick School
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Another brilliant Urswick Sports day! Congratulations to our overall winners 9FOS! # #sportsday #winners #schoolsportsday #believeandachieve
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The Urswick School
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Some of our staff have been taking part in the challenges! How many times can you skip in 60 seconds? Mr Lashley – 121 Skips Ms Blacksley – 115 skips #NSSWtogether
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The Urswick School
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Our Year 8 Girls have been practicing their straddle jumps in trampolining! #PE #trampolining
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The Urswick School
6 years
Urswick sixth form students were honoured to meet the Archbishop of Canterbury yesterday at the House of Lords. @JustinWelby #houseoflords
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The Urswick School
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In Drama we are looking at race relations in 1950’s America, using the play ‘Fences’ by August Wilson for Black History Month #BlackHistoryMonth
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The Urswick School
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Olga is off to LSE with 3 As in Psychology, English Literature and Sociology to study Sociology! #believeandachieve #alevelresults2018
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The Urswick School
3 years
Year 8 students preparing with the wonderful theatre group #clioscompany for their performances at Westminster Abbey on Thursday evening to commemorate the work of Aphra Behn. 1/2
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The Urswick School
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Our celebrations for the 75th anniversary of the Windrush are in full swing! We have @pan_nationuk brightening up our break time! #Windrush75
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The Urswick School
6 years
MFL have combined Dancing, Art, Mime and Chinese fan movement skills for Arts Week! 🎭 #urswickartsweek #creativity #creativitymatters #arts
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The Urswick School
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Thanks to all those families who visited Urswick's Open Evening. Daytime Tours continue on Tuesdays and Thursdays until half term! #believeandachieve
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The Urswick School
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Despite the grey skies we had a fantastic view of the #RAF100flypast from our Roof Garden! Congratulations to the @RoyalAirForce ! #RAF100
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