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Saturday 3 October from 9.00am to 12.30pm. An exciting opportunity for prospective families to discover all that is on offer at St Helen and St Katharine.

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  • About
    • Welcome from the Head
    • Aims and ethos
    • Why all girls
    • About St Helen’s
    • What others say about us
    • Our day
    • Our campus
    • Our history
    • Our staff
    • Governors
    • Term dates
    • Policies and reports
    • Venue hire
    • Vacancies
  • Admissions
    • Visit us
    • How to apply
    • Register online
    • Schedule of fees
    • Scholarships
    • Bursaries
    • Bus routes
    • Uniform
  • Academic
    • Our academic ethos
    • Our curriculum
    • St Helen and St Katharine Prep
    • Year 9 and GCSE curriculum choices
    • A level curriculum
    • Academic achievement
    • The Helena Academic Programme
    • Results and leavers’ destinations
  • Well-being
    • Pastoral ethos
    • Form tutoring
    • Fun at St Helen’s
    • Personal development
    • Health Centre and counsellors
    • Peer mentoring
    • Chapel
    • Food
    • Sustainability
  • Beyond
    • Beyond ethos
    • Clubs and societies
    • Sport
    • Music
    • Drama
    • Art and design
    • Academic enrichment
    • Trips and expeditions
    • Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE)
    • Student leadership
    • School Council
    • Our House structure
    • Jean Duffield Library
  • Futures
    • Futures – Higher education and careers
    • Medicine
    • Oxbridge
    • Careers
    • The Kate Scheme
    • Alumnae journeys
    • Results and leavers’ destinations
  • Our community
    • The SHSK Society
    • Alumnae journeys
    • Alumnae events
    • The Kate Scheme
    • School Archive
    • Parents
    • Partners
    • Charity and Volunteering
    • 125 Bursary Appeal
    • Per Severa Society
  • Sixth Form
    • Welcome to Sixth Form
    • Academic life in Sixth Form
    • Beyond
    • Our new sixth form centre
    • Sixth Form bursaries
    • Sixth Form scholarships
    • Futures – HE and careers
  • What’s on
    • News
    • SHSK Thinks
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SHSK Thinks

Welcome to SHSK Thinks where we share our thoughts on all things related to education, schooling and beyond. From the latest trends in teaching and learning to our own personal experiences as educators, we aim to provide insightful and thought-provoking content that inspires meaningful conversations about the future of education.
Mar 2024 Pastoral

Nurturing minds: A holistic approach to ‘mindfulness’ at St Helen and St Katharine

Mar 2024 Chaplaincy

Lent and Easter 2024

Feb 2024 Food and nutrition

Food fads and nutrition advice on social media: are they harmful?

Feb 2024 Athletic development

The rising tide of women’s sport and developing support for it

Jan 2024 Chaplaincy

Advent and Christmas 2023

Jan 2024 Chaplaincy

Michaelmas term and St Kate’s Day 2023

Nov 2023 Teaching and learning

Homework and learning

Nov 2023 Chaplaincy

Remembrance 2023 – A reflection

Oct 2023 Chaplaincy

Thanksgiving for an abundance of blessings

Jul 2023 Pastoral

The power of the summer holidays

Jun 2023 Academic enrichment

Why do we celebrate success?

Jun 2023 Teaching and learning

Communication between school and home, AI and feminist philosophy

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