Setting off sparks: Co-curriculum

The range of clubs and societies lets each girl create her own programme of activities before, during and after school. From Debating and Doctor Who to Symphonic Orchestra and Space Society, the options give everyone the chance to have fun and excel. We actively encourage girls to try their hand at new things and engage with people from other year groups, as well as launch and lead societies themselves.

Our Speaker Series events aim to open minds for both pupils and parents, and we’ve been helped with an array of inspirational and influential guests. Recent high-profile speakers have included Professor Alice Roberts, Dame Stella Rimington, former director-general of MI5, and Michael Gove, who was duly quizzed in characteristic South Hampstead style! During lockdown, we hosted a virtual event, inviting Dr Pragya Agarwal and Angela Saini to speak to our pupils, staff and partner schools about racism and unconscious bias, while alumna Katya Adler joined us live from Brussels via Zoom.

We open hearts, too, with a flow of opportunities for community and charity work within school, coordinated by the student-led charity team, as well as the friendly (and rather competitive) House events. South Hampstead girls have an outstanding record in the Duke of Edinburgh scheme, too, learning a great deal from participating in the Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards.