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30th March 2022

Today our History Department are celebrating the work of Florence Howes. Born in Brooklyn in 1929, Howe was introduced to feminism when she participated in the civil rights and anti-war movements of the 1960s. During that time she taught at a Freedom School in Mississippi as part of an effort to close the educational opportunity…

23rd March 2022

Today we are celebrating the incredible work of CCHS Aluma Sian Cleaver. Sian currently works for Airbus in Bremen, Germany, where she designs satellites and vehicles for space exploration. Sian has appeared on Blue Peter to showcase the Airbus Mars Rover and is passionate about widening understanding of and participation in science.

18th March 2022

Tonight our Muslim community with observe Laylat al-Bara’ah ‘the night of forgiveness’. It is regarded as a night when the fortunes of individuals for the coming year are decided and when Allah may forgive sinners. In many regions, this is also a night when prayers are arranged for forgiveness from Allah for one’s deceased ancestors.

18th March 2022

  Commencing today our Sikh students will be celebrating Hola Mohalla, a three-day long festival where displays of fighting prowess and bravery are performed. Music, poetry and communal meals are also enjoyed. On the final day there is a military style procession through the streets.

18th March 2022

  Happy Holi to our Hindu students! The festival celebrates the eternal and divine love of Radha Krishna and the arrival of spring. It is a festive day to meet others, play and laugh, forget and forgive, and repair broken relationships. It’s a colourful festival, with dancing, singing and throwing of powder paint and coloured water.

18th March 2022

  This year for International Women’s History Month our Historians are celebrating the first woman in England & Wales to become a barrister and be allowed to argue in court. This made Dr Ivy Williams an important role model for future women. For 600 years women had not been allowed to become barristers until 1922…

17th March 2022

  Today we are celebrating the incredible life and work of CCHS Aluma Dame Margaret Anstee who has been an inspiration to students past and present for her international impact in her role at the United Nations. Not only was she the first woman to reach the rank of Under Secretary General at the UN…

16th March 2022

  Last week our Year 10 Spanish students celebrated International Women’s Day with a range of activities which included writing about a woman who inspires them. Our Spanish department were delighted to see our talented linguists using their extensive vocabulary to celebrate a diverse range of women with many students celebrating their families.

15th March 2022

We look forward to welcoming Paul Hardaker to CCHS on Thursday, 17th March 2022, for his Physics lecture on climate change.

15th March 2022

  As part of our Women’s History month today our Psychology department are honouring the great work of Anna Freud, daughter of Freud who built on his ideas and developed the field of Child Psychoanalysis and Child Psychology. During the war Anna set up a ‘War Nursery’ to support children made homeless due to bombing….