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  • 17/03/25

    Commonwealth Day

    We felt very lucky and privileged to have won in the schools’ ballot to represent the UK at the Commonwealth Day Service, a vibrant multi-faith ceremony that took place at Westminster Abbey on 10 March. You can watch it on iPlayer – see if you can spot the HGS contingent...
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  • 17/03/25

    Box Clever Theatre Company

    Last week GCSE English students were treated to a powerful three-person staging of Romeo & Juliet by Box Clever Theatre Company.
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  • 17/03/25

    World Book Day 2025

    Name the pota-gonist - as part of this year's World Book Day celebrations in the Library, we had a competition of book characters made out of potatoes, with an impressive amount of crafting effort going into them! 
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  • 04/03/25

    Health & Social Care Creative Activities

    As part of their assessed GCSE coursework, Health and Social Care students learn about the physical, intellectual, social and emotional benefits of creative activities for different age groups. Each student planned an activity for adolescents, considering methodology, safety, timings and the resourc...
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  • 04/03/25

    New York Trip

    HGS x NYC - our A Level Business and Economics students had an exceptional experience on their six-day trip to New York, packed with some fascinating first-hand opportunities to broaden their understanding of their subjects and the world they live in. 
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  • 04/03/25

    Brain Day

    We welcomed back Dr Guy Sutton for our latest Brain Day, when Year 12 Psychology students learned about brain anatomy, including taking part in a (sheep's) brain dissection.
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  • 28/02/25

    Holocaust Memorial Day

    Each year we welcome Maralyn Turgel, whose father was the only member of her family to survive the Holocaust, to talk to our Year 9s about his experiences.
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  • 28/02/25

    Project Polyglot

    A big well done to our 34 Year 10 French and Spanish students participating in this year's Project Polyglot.
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  • 28/02/25

    Cross Country Championships

    HGS students from Years 7 to 11 competed in the Hertfordshire Schools' Cross Country Championships, which took place in an especially muddy Verulamium Park, St Albans.
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  • 25/02/25

    Tesco Day

    Tying in with both National Apprenticeship Week and the UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science this month, we welcomed members of Tesco Property to run workshops with our Year 10s.
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  • 25/02/25

    Trampolining - Next Stop National Finals

    Huge success for HGS trampolinists at the Zonal round of this year's national schools' competition!
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  • 24/02/25

    John Oswald Memorial

    We were joined by some ex-colleagues as we unveiled a memorial for our former Site Manager John Oswald, who sadly passed away in 2016.
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