Welcome

I am very proud to be the Headteacher of The Elmgreen School.  We are a unique local community comprehensive school and the first parent promoted school in the United Kingdom.

We provide a safe and welcoming  environment where our students achieve high standards and excellent results by working closely with our community.

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“ The headteacher clearly communicates his drive, vision and ambition for the further
development of the school in line with the strong ethos, ’The Elmgreen Way’.” Ofsted March 2012

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'The passion of the Head and Senior Team shines through the school- they are extremely committed to making the school a great one for all. I love the ethos of the school (one of the main reasons I chose it). I am so pleased that the school are willing to be courageous and dare to create a truly unique school that places high value both on academic achievement and pastoral care, following a broad, holistic approach to student well-being. As a parent, it felt like a risk to choose such a new school but I am very glad I was prepared to follow and invest in my own beliefs about education. I do not regret my choice at all.'
Parent of a Year 9 student March 2012

'I am the parent of 2 children one in year 8 and one in year 10. What I like about Elmgreen is the staff's ability to respond quickly and effectively to issues that arise for my children. This has been consistently true over the four years. My children are happy at the school which gives them a positive attitude to being there and to learning. They enjoy the many after school activities and lunch clubs on offer. There is a friendly and supportive atmosphere which helps them join in and feel part of the school's community. The ethos of inclusion, where other people matter, is teaching our children a very valuable lesson in getting on with others which they will need for the rest of their lives.
I am glad my children go to The Elmgreen School.' Parent of Year 10 and Year 8 Student March 2012

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School News

National Deaf Awareness Week

Last week The Elmgreen School held several sessions in their Library to raise awareness about the most effective ways to include Deaf and hearing impaired pupils in lessons and school activities.  “The Hearing Support Department at the school is Lambeth’s provision for all students with a hearing loss who require specialist support for their education,” said Head of the Hearing Support Department Michael Bullen “and sessions such as this help us to build bridges between them and their hearing peers in the school community.”

The event was organised as part of National Deaf Awareness Week and used materials written by Deaf teenagers themselves.  Students learned about lip reading, finger spelling and why understanding body language is so important.  “It was all about the hearing students understanding more about us Deaf students” said one participant, “how we talk, communicate and act.  It’s good to understand each other”.  The Hearing Support Department works in partnership with the National Children’s Society and used their ‘Look, Smile, Chat’ pack to support the sessions.  Students then used the resources available to create posters and credit card sized reminders designed to improve communication between hearing and hearing impaired students throughout the school.  “It was good to know that hearing students are interested in my way of life” said one pupil who helped out at the event.

School Choir Relaunched

Michelle Harrison Visit

On Wednesday 2nd May award-winning author Michelle Harrison visited The Elmgreen School to talk to students about her latest book Unrest.  The event was attended by some of the school’s highest achieving pupils as well as visiting students from neighbouring Dunraven and Norwood schools.

Best known for The 13 Treasures series, Michelle’s latest book, a ghost story, sees her entering new territory.  Unrest is a novel for slightly older readers and according to the author, promises to be a chilling read.  “Scary stories are a great way to get the heart thumping and adrenalin racing” she said.  “We all like being scared but stories give us the opportunity to explore being frightened in a safe way.”  

Ms Harrison read two spine-tingling extracts from her book and then invited questions from the floor. She revealed that she loves reading ghost stories herself but admits they keep her up at night.  “I am a bit of a wimp when it comes to being scared” she said “but I still like it, and I enjoy scaring other people!”

The visit was a hit with students. “It was really interesting and fun” said one Year Nine student.  “I learned a lot from the Q and A session. I didn’t want it to end!”

The school has close links with award winning bookshop Tales on Moon Lane who in partnership with librarian Michael Margerison set up regular author visits. 

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