We are all so proud of Tatyana, our learning assistant, who recently presented at the evidence session for the Women and Equalities Committee enquiry into body image. Watch the session here:

Wishing you all a very relaxing half-term break. We have staff training days on Fri 23rd Oct and Mon 2nd Nov and so will re-open again on Tuesday 3rd Nov. We look forward to seeing you then!

A huge thank you to Action Amanda who are donating a percentage of profits from their Wash Your Hands song to our hospital school.

Our school staff are wearing yellow today to show their support for World Mental Health Day 2020. Follow the #HelloYellow hashtag!

Can you help the students of Lavender Walk make a difference? They have decided to adopt the RSPCA as their chosen charity and help raise money to support the work that it does. The RSPCA is the leading UK animal welfare charity. They work to prevent harm and cruelty to animals. They also rescue, rehabilitate and rehomes animals in need. Thank you in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much. Every donation, large or small, helps.

Students at Lavender Walk have been celebrating Black History Month by researching the lives and achievements of Wendie Renard, Evelyn Dove, Florence Griffith Joyner, Stuart Hall, James Baldwin, and Paul Stephenson.

Young people at Lavender Walk made these posters for World Mental Health Day 2020, having their say on how they would like Mental Health to be de-stigmatised!

Students at Lavender Walk explored the possibilities of making music and marbling with artist Chloe Cooper and musician Jackie Walduck. We held an exhibition showing their artworks and listened to their music. Our next step is to print sections of the art to be displayed in GP and hospital waiting rooms in K&C, along with a QR code to hear the music. Meanwhile have a listen and look at their creations!

Check out the wonderful artwork made by students on Lavender Walk during the recent lockdown.

Young people at Lavender Walk along with our Community students learnt about plastics and polymers. We went on to make our own biodegradable plastics. We first used milk for the polymers then we tried using polymers from starch.

This week, students at Lavender Walk baked gorgeous gooey marshmallow and chocolate chip cookies, perfect cheesy cheese scones and decadent chocolate cake. They  are all natural bakers and very talented students!

One of our students wrote a lovely piece about an object that is special to her during her time in hospital.