HN-February-2015

Congratulations to Year 13 student Matilda Tempestwho has earned a place at Oxford University inSeptember to read Politics, Philosophy andEconomics.This year more than 17,000 people applied for just3,000 places at the university. Matilda was supportedat Hornsey by The Access Project, the Sutton TrustSummer School (The University of Oxford's UNIQ)and the RATU project (Raising Aspirations andApplications to Top Universities).In December, a group of Year 10 ASSociology and Year 13 BTEC Health & SocialCare students visited the V&A ChildhoodMuseum. Here they took part in aworkshop called “The Social Constructionof Childhood”. The workshop shows howchildren develop their sense of identitythrough play and how toys have changedover time to reflect this. Students had agreat time exploring the museum, playingwith toys and taking part in the workshop.We wish Matilda every success in her studies.Peer Mentoring support at Hornsey School for Girlsis a long and well established provision which hasbeen recognised following recent accreditation fromthe Mentoring & Befriending Foundation (MBF).The foundation provides services which aim toincrease the effectiveness and quality of mentoring,enabling students to transform their lives and reachtheir full potential. The accreditation will seestudents provided with additional support, trainingand resources to help with the Peer Mentoringprogramme at Hornsey School.Congratulations to the Peer MentoringTeam and all students who have takenpart in the scheme.HornseySchool Peer Mentoring & PeerLeadership programmes galvanise ourpassion to be an inclusive, ambitious,innovative and compassionateschoolMissionStatement