Thank you everyone for your generous donations Friday, it really was an amazing day! The just giving page is at £144, so we have now raised £500.00 in total for Breast Cancer Now.

There is still time to donate here: https://tinyurl.com/3xe5c8xc Breast Cancer Now

Borough makes new pledges to support residents with cost-of-living crisis.

More than £3million will be invested across 12 pledges to support residents and businesses with the rising the cost of living. Proposals include targeted cash payments for the most vulnerable people in the borough – children on free school meals, care leavers and those excluded from the benefits system.

Funding of £150,000 will go towards supporting food clubs, groups and foodbanks, £300,000 to help renters from being made homeless, and £50,000 to create warm spaces in community buildings across the borough are just some of the ways the Council intends to act. Funding is subject to final Cabinet approval but will also include a Community Supports initiative where residents can donate goods, money or volunteer their time and a Business Support Grant focused on helping make local businesses become Real Living Wage Accredited employers.

There is a range of support already in place for residents struggling with rising household costs. Full information about these schemes and how to access them is available via Greenwich Supports: www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/Greenwich-Supports

A huge thank you to Michael Nguyen for running our Maths Admissions Test masterclasses for Oxford, Warwick and Imperial College London. Michael will be leading Extended School sessions throughout the academic year, to prepare students for University of Cambridge admissions STEP assessment. Furthermore, Michael will be supporting Y11, Y12 and Y13 A level Maths and Further Maths students to develop their in-depth knowledge and clear understanding of mathematical concepts.

Michael Nguyen achieved 5 A*s in A level Maths, Further Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and is currently studying for his PhD in Mathematics at University College London. He completed his Masters in Mathematics from UCL in Summer 2022.

Please see below some pictures of the Year 11 students working with Year 12FM and Year 13FM students, solving Maths Admissions Test past paper questions together.

Mr Parker shared his appreciation and mentioned that Michael was an "outstanding and very modest student. A great role model for our leaders of tomorrow."

Thanks to our maths department for coordinating this wonderful opportunity for our students.