Pupil in line for writing prize
The UCS Creative Writers’ Café has been encouraging pupils’ writing talents throughout this academic year, and now one of its protégés – Year 10 pupil Zirui – has been shortlisted for the prestigious Orwell Youth Prize.
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Year 12 Pride day explained
UCS’s observance of Pride month has culminated in a day of fundraising activities led by the Year 12 cohort who sold Pride badges and doughnuts for charity while dressed in the colours of the Progress Pride flag.
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D&T duo win Design Awards
Two UCS Year 12 students have won a nationwide design awards competition run by the prestigious Royal Society of Arts after completing a five-week challenge as part of their Design & Technology A Level course.
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New Monitors are at your service
Four members of UCS’s newly announced team of Monitors or prefects explain their gratitude to the school and reveal their hopes as they embark on what will be a year of dedicated service to the UCS community.
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Sixth Former’s equestrian success
A UCS Sixth Former has balanced the demands of her A Level year with a junior equestrian career – putting in impressive performances at the Badminton Horse Trials and the NSEA County Dressage Finals at Hickstead.
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Cricketers march on with cup win
UCS’s Under-15 cricketers have won the London section of the English Schools Cricket Association Cup, beating Westminster and Latymer Upper on Finals Day, and coach Jon Cooke sees a bright future for the sport at UCS.
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Pupil playwright wins plaudits
UCS Year 12 pupils have taken part in the New Views playwriting competition run by the National Theatre and one of the participants won a commendation and invitation to a workshop with professional playwrights.
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Palace trip for DofE Gold winners
UCS pupils past and present have attended a reception at Buckingham Palace Gardens to celebrate completing the Duke of Edinburgh’s Gold Award, an achievement requiring great commitment, resilience and no little adventure.
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Visiting poet pens ode to UCS
Author, poet and sports consultant Peter Sanderson has dedicated a poem to UCS after being “blown away” by the school during his visit to give a Year 7 poetry workshop and lunchtime talk linking sport and sustainability.
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Great Hall goes viral with video
Award-winning singer-songwriter Alicia Keys used the Great Hall at UCS to film and produce an orchestral rearrangement of her classic song If I Ain’t Got You and the resulting video is now serving to promote a new Netflix series.
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