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!Read Full Story - 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...Read Full Story - 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.Read Full Story - 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.Read Full Story - 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.Read Full Story - 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.Read Full Story - 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.Read Full Story - 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.Read Full Story - 25/02/25
Trampolining - Next Stop National Finals
Huge success for HGS trampolinists at the Zonal round of this year's national schools' competition!Read Full Story - 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.Read Full Story - 24/02/25
Sports Hall Successes
Well done to the Year 8 indoor hockey players who placed 2nd in a tournament of close games! And congratulations to the Year 7 futsal team, who have become district champions and are through to the county finals in March!Read Full Story