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There’s a lot happening at George Mitchell School – it’s hard to keep track of it all ourselves! The best way to follow daily news and updates is to follow us on Twitter and Facebook. We tweet on a daily basis. We also post in more detail about our most popular news stories here on the News page.

Publications

We publish a weekly Primary Newsletter and the termly George Mitchell Times.

Latest News

15
JAN
2019

Healthy Eating Workshop for Nursery Parents

by George Mitchell School
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This week, we had a workshop for our Nursery parents to support families with children aged 0-5 to provide the best and healthiest start in life for their children. This workshop was run by a Waltham Forest service called HENRY. During the workshop, parents were advised on how to
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12
DEC
2018

Singing for the Local Community

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On 12th December George Mitchell students supported a local charity which helps isolated elderly people in our community by serving them lunch and singing festive songs at their Christmas gathering. A cake made by the school was presented to Bill in celebration of his 99th birthday. T
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23
NOV
2018

Business Enterprise Day 2018

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On the 23rd November, Year 9 students took part in a Business Enterprise Project. They were competing to produce a concept for a real-world business for Coca Cola Enterprises. They had to research, develop and brand a new Smoothie or Milkshake using ethically sourced ingredients. Geor
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22
OCT
2018

Students Explore Aerospace Careers at Ballantyne 2018

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Pupils from years 9, 10 & 11 visited the Ballantyne 2018 Aerospace Careers Show to find out about the fantastic variety of career pathways that aerospace and aviation offers and the application of STEM subjects. The day included: Apprenticeship and university/graduate routes from
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05
OCT
2018

Ada Lovelace Day at The Guardian

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Year 10 and 11 girls visited the offices of The Guardian in Kings Cross to find out about tech careers for women. The Guardian was celebrating Ada Lovelace Day – an international day to celebrate women in technology. Ada Lovelace was a 19th century mathematician. She developed c
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06
JUN
2018

Emma Trevayne – Patron of Reading

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We are delighted to announce that George Mitchell School has appointed Emma Trevayne as our new Patron of Reading. Emma has been a full-time author of books for children and teenagers since 2012. If it’s magical, whimsical, creepy, or downright scary, she loves writing about it,
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03
APR
2018

Develop Leadership Skills in Book Club

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OUR Year 10 students have been developing their leadership skills by running Book Clubs for younger students. Every Friday morning, Year 8 students have been discussing the book Wonder by R. J. Palacio in mentoring sessions led by Year 10s. Students read sections of the book each week
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08
NOV
2017

Library Update: New Books from Donation

by George Mitchell School
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Our primary and secondary school libraries are among the best stocked in the borough after we successfully secured a £10,000 grant to buy books. The school successfully applied for the funding from the charitable arm of book store giant Foyles. Jackie Ainsworth, our librarian, ensured
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Contact Details

Tel (020) 8539 6198 Fax (020) 8988 9658
E-mail kathleen.smith@georgemitchellschool.co.uk: FAO Kathleen Smith, Headteacher’s PA
All Through School: Farmer Road, Leyton, London, E10 5DN


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