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Pupils looking at cards on table at STEAM event
March 18, 2019

Discovering STEAM at Leighton Park +

The 2019 Big Bang Interactive event was a fascinating foray into all things Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths (STEAM) for almost 250 visiting pupils and our delighted Year 7s … Read More +

Entrance to Auschwitz concentration camp
March 14, 2019

Unforgettable: Lessons from Auschwitz +

On Tuesday 12th March five members of the Sixth Form set off in the rain for Stanstead Airport, destination, Oswiecim, Poland, home to Auschwitz. On arrival at the airport the group … Read More +

Leighton Park girls dancing in the dance studio
March 9, 2019

The Poetry of the Foot +

Students were really challenged by a dance masterclass with Bethan Ireland on Saturday 9th March which introduced them to release technique in contemporary dance. “Dancing is poetry of the foot.” … Read More +

AS Psychology students looking at exhibit
March 8, 2019

All in the Mind +

AS Psychology students visited the Natural History and Science Museums in London on Thursday 7th March. The purpose of the trip was to assist with some revision for their AS Level course … Read More +

Two men and one woman sat at a table
March 8, 2019

Writing for Teenagers Conference +

At the Writing for Teenagers Conference on Friday 8th March, students from nine visiting schools joined Leighton Park’s Year 9s for a day of interesting presentations and workshops with five … Read More +

Author Steve Cole speaks at the front of a hall
March 7, 2019

Steve Cole: An Author Entertains +

The annual Book Week at Leighton Park is one of the most popular school traditions and students were not disappointed by the first visiting speaker of the 2019 event, the … Read More +

Leighton Park's Glider Crew reunite outside doors
March 4, 2019

60 years on, Leighton Park’s glider crew reunite +

An astonishing episode in Leighton Park’s history was the building and flying of a school glider by the boys with teacher John Simpson, in the 1950s and 1960s. To mark … Read More +

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