Category: STEM

An inspiring reminder that there is no single path to success! 

Be Bold! Lecture: Gabriel Weston   This week, we were delighted to welcome surgeon, award-winning author and TV presenter Gabriel Weston to LEH as part of our Be Bold! lecture series for brave thinking. Gabriel shared her fascinating and unconventional career path. Having studied English at university, with little background in science, she might not…

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🐸 A Five-Star Home for Our Toads!

Ecology Club pupils create a fantastic new Toad Abode on Lilypad Lane to support local wildlife and boost biodiversity in our Nature Garden. Pupils in our Ecology Club have been busy enhancing our Nature Garden with a wonderful new addition – a cosy Toad Abode designed especially for our amphibian visitors. Following a series of…

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Further Successes at the Maths Junior Kangaroo Olympiad

Before the summer break, several of our Year 7 and 8 pupils took on the challenge of the Junior Kangaroo and Junior Olympiad, following some excellent results in the Junior Mathematics Challenge. The Junior Mathematics Challenge, organised by the UK Maths Trust, is a fantastic opportunity for students to stretch their mathematical thinking beyond the…

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Junior School mathematicians shine in national challenge

Outstanding performances in the Junior Maths Challenge highlight the depth of mathematical talent and enrichment at LEH Junior School. Huge congratulations to Year 6 pupils Enara and Sophia, who have achieved exceptional success in this year’s Junior Maths Challenge, demonstrating the enthusiasm, resilience and problem-solving skills that are nurtured throughout LEH Junior School. Both pupils…

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Junior and Senior Pupils Come Together for Joint Learning

Year 5 Students Experience the Benefits of an All-Through Education with Hands-On Lessons One of the many advantages of an all-through education is the opportunity for pupils to learn from one another as they progress through each stage of school life. Over the past few weeks, Year 5 pupils from the LEH Junior School have…

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Student Artwork Selected for Front Cover of Medicine Magazine

Lower 6 Medical Student Wins Competition with Creative Design Exploring the Science of Empathy We are delighted to congratulate our wonderfully creative Lower 6 student Nadia, whose artwork has been selected to appear on the front cover of The Mentor Magazine , a national publication dedicated to healthcare students. Nadia entered a competition during the…

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LEH Students Excel in the Senior Martindale Essay Competition

Senior Martindale Essay Competition Celebrates Outstanding Historical and Scientific Imagination The Senior Martindale Essay Competition, open to all Lower Sixth and Upper Sixth students, once again showcased the creativity, curiosity and academic excellence of our sixth form students. This year’s competition invited participants to respond to the deceptively simple prompt: ‘What if…?’, encouraging students to…

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Year 5 pupils explore the world of coding through our Code Explorers workshop

Learning coding, creative thinking and physical computing through our Code Explorers Workshop Our Junior School pupils have been discovering the exciting world of coding and physical computing through our Code Explorers workshop, a hands-on programme designed to encourage curiosity, creativity, and problem-solving. During the workshop, students worked with breadboards, LEDs and microcontrollers, learning how to…

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Year 10 Students Excel in National Biology Competition

Gold, Silver and Bronze award winners place in the top 15% of 42,000 entrants nationwide This May, 42,000 students from schools across the country took part in the Biology Challenge, a prestigious competition organised by the Royal Society of Biology. Designed to encourage and reward excellence in biology, the Challenge provides an opportunity for students…

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