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08/04/21
Today we look back to the 26 March where the Year 2 girls really enjoyed learning all about the adventures of Paddington Bear. They wrote diary entries and used paint and oil pastels to create our own Paddington pictures. Great job girls! 👏 https://t.co/LzO4tebLna
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06/04/21
Even throughout the holidays, we are still getting some great submissions through for the showstopper challenge in #BlackheathHighBakeOff. Well done Issy for this impressive looking carrot patch cake. For details on the showstopper challenge, please visit the Firefly page. https://t.co/HtIrFON3Pv
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04/04/21
Here at Blackheath High, we are wishing you all a happy, peaceful, and fun Easter. Don't forget the chocolate! 🎉 https://t.co/sPvdv9aYO0
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02/04/21
As part of shared project within the GDST before the holidays, Year 3 learnt French vocabulary related to colours, 2D shapes and body parts to write a description of a monster. They also illustrated their writing with a fun portrait. Great job girls! https://t.co/4Eo4uhSYir https://t.co/l8MONyz3wd
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31/03/21
As part of a Biology practical before the Easter Holidays, Year 13 immobilised enzymes in alginate beads to study the difference in activity between free and immobilised enzyme activity at 40°C and 80°C. Find out more here: https://t.co/afJmrjbAOq https://t.co/PQ4znKyZMy
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29/03/21
In Mandarin, Year 10 completed a project about Chinese Bubble Tea, a popular drink in Asia. Students also had a chance to be creative and designed their perfect Bubble Tea to suit their taste with a brand name in Chinese. Amazing! 👏 https://t.co/327X2cPRLr https://t.co/GS410ReSwK
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27/03/21
Retweeted From BlackheathHigh Sport
Jumping into the holidays.... https://t.co/KXk5XSpkad
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26/03/21
Retweeted From BlackheathHigh Sport
Could the U16 @BlackheathHigh netball team be any more committed?! #welovenetball #whatrain https://t.co/Gps62JTr5v
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26/03/21
Yesterday, GDST CEO @cherylGDST closed our Women in Leadership event, telling our girls, “Your generation is the one that is going to change the world. You are the future leaders”. We couldn’t agree more & can’t wait to see you step out into the world on the path of your choice. https://t.co/yLvNnQoTHF
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26/03/21
It was tough but we have chosen our winner of the cake challenge in the #BlackheathHighBakeOff competition... Our winner is Issy for her incredible Choco-nilla macaron cake. Well done! 😍👏🍰 https://t.co/Tl8xm1sNAZ
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26/03/21
Retweeted From BlackheathHigh Sport
Year 6 @BlackheathHigh enjoying their hockey 🏑 interhouse competition yesterday during games. 🏆Well done team Morden who won all their games! https://t.co/LprhNAaLqk
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25/03/21
Thank you so much again @elizabday for sharing so many inspiring insights, and all credit to Mabel for such a fantastic interview 💙 https://t.co/8VnQvFVDWe
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25/03/21
Thank you so much for being part of our event - it was amazing to hear all about your career journey 💙 https://t.co/HYgs2kzRaj
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25/03/21
Retweeted From M-C Bonnar
Year 2 have been busy this week! Have a look at their tie dye t-shirts! #creative @BlackheathHigh https://t.co/XocACWtwTH
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25/03/21
Incredibly grateful to our Women in Leadership panellists, who shared insights on their career journeys - from acting, to journalism, running your own business and leading a school. Thank you so much, Emily Watson, @LondonHelena @frecklescc @cchandlerthomp1 🙏 https://t.co/Nc0AiWyk1Y
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25/03/21
Thank you so much, Geraldine for your support. Amazing to have our Blackheath High alumnae supporting our Women in Leadership event... thank you 🙏 https://t.co/95AXCQdJWU
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25/03/21
Very grateful to Blackheath High alumnae Ruth and Lucy from @ElevateLondon for leading an interactive workshop, "finding your values" as part of our Women in Leadership: the Entrepreneurial Edit https://t.co/8uWhV1eZul
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25/03/21
Incredibly proud of Mabel, Year 12, who delivered a powerful interview with @elizabday on how we can learn from "failure" and how growth comes out of our comfort zone. Thank you @elizabday for sharing such inspiring insights 💫 https://t.co/Lh8ZOM3v28
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25/03/21
@Rhoda_Borrocks @GriseldaTogobo Hi - we're so sorry you didn't hear back. We're so lucky to have so many wonderful speakers talk to girls. We'll DM you.
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25/03/21
"It is the most amazing time to be a young woman". We couldn't agree more. Thank you so much @GriseldaTogobo for such an inspiring and uplifting talk https://t.co/pnNFNKeRHA
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25/03/21
Thrilled to be listening to such an inspiring talk from our #WomeninLeadership Keynote Speaker, @GriseldaTogobo "Dream the biggest dreams possible and be your own advocate. If there's somebody that lights-up your spirit, listen to them" 💫 https://t.co/bWvZDNlD0g
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25/03/21
Retweeted From Carol Chandler-Thomp
This is going to be such a great event @cherylGDST @BlackheathHigh ! Ending term on a high! https://t.co/yEm7rbQAc5
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25/03/21
We're so excited about today's Women in Leadership event. We're incredibly grateful to our amazing speakers, sharing insights on how to develop an entrepreneurial mindset and inspiring our students. #womeninleadership #creativity #ambition #thisgirlcan https://t.co/UZpwsoz6Ps
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24/03/21
Retweeted From Norwich High
This afternoon, Year 8 took part in the @GDST 'Design Thinking Challenge' made up of four, fast-paced tasks that girls completed in groups. It was a challenging and entertaining afternoon for the girls, working together with @Portsmouthhigh @BlackheathHigh @putneyhigh https://t.co/kB4wey23Mr
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24/03/21
Retweeted From PortsmouthHighSchool
Y8 geographers collaborate with 3 other @GDST schools for a #Geography detective afternoon @BlackheathHigh @putneyhigh @NorwichHigh @PrescottJane Maps, puzzles & an #energy challenge https://t.co/ClBBtizOR1
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24/03/21
As part of tomorrow's Women in Leadership event, Mabel, Yr 12 has turned the podcast tables and interviewed @elizabday Their conversation includes inspiring insights on how 'failure' shapes us and how "there is no such thing as failure". We can't wait... https://t.co/jkPNg6s4yK
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24/03/21
Retweeted From M-C Bonnar
@vashti_hardy @BlackheathHigh @SchoolReading @LoveReadinguk @_Reading_Rocks_ https://t.co/Zy7hHMvkLL
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24/03/21
Retweeted From Mrs Richards MCCT 👩🔬
@yr6bhs with their @NASA certificates for their fantastic work on Mars Rovers during GHL. I got one too because who doesn't want a certificate from NASA. @BlackheathHigh @sskevington1 https://t.co/BUanytIk9q
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24/03/21
Retweeted From BlackheathHigh Sport
Year 4 @BlackheathHigh house fun at the field this morning! #socompetitive https://t.co/rjLAteHeQZ
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24/03/21
Retweeted From M-C Bonnar
@vashti_hardy Year 5 are loving listening to Wildspark! Prue is such a great role model for girls. @BlackheathHigh @SchoolReading @LoveReadinguk @_Reading_Rocks_ #Reading #readingforpleasure https://t.co/U3o37o9iGf
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24/03/21
We're nearing the end of our #BlackheathHighBakeOff competition, so let's end it in the best way possible, with the showstopper challenge! You can find inspiration and details on our FireFly page, good luck girls and get baking. 🍰👏🎉 https://t.co/BoHUFnGxIx
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23/03/21
Retweeted From GirlsDaySchoolTrust
From Shakespeare's Globe to the Royal Institution, cross-Trust partnerships have continued to thrive during lockdown! And our schools remain to be places #wheregirlslearnwithoutlimits @Ri_Science @The_Globe #guidedhomelearning #stem #Shakespeare https://t.co/yCmh0zqDHN
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23/03/21
Retweeted From Carol Chandler-Thomp
This echoes some of the sentiments so fluently expressed by two of our @BlackheathHigh sixth form in assembly last week - #beanally https://t.co/3VKTHN1Ybm
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23/03/21
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Yr 7 @BlackheathHigh working on our interceptions today 🙌🏻 https://t.co/ZYUwR58sup
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23/03/21
We’re so excited to host @GriseldaTogobo as our Keynote Speaker at our Women in Leadership event. This Thursday, our Sixth Form, Yr 10 & Yr 11 will take part in an afternoon of inspiration, exploration & live workshops, learning about entrepreneurial skills and mindset. https://t.co/cRFRMZ6ABT
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23/03/21
Retweeted From BlackheathHigh Sport
The U12 netballers have been so committed to training. They’re really working on how dynamic they are and speedy ball handling skills @BlackheathHigh sunshine helps too ☀️ #ballers #netball https://t.co/tuhXuhNELS
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23/03/21
As part of the cake challenge for our #BlackheathHighBakeOff competition, Orla cooked up a delicious looking pineapple upside down cake. Well done Orla! 🍰😍😍 https://t.co/tSQVPvTXM4
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22/03/21
Retweeted From BlackheathHigh Sport
The U13 hockey teams had such a great hockey training these @BlackheathHigh students know how to work hard!!! The sunshine capped off a great afternoon of sport! #hockey https://t.co/3ruuVcvkal
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Promoting good physical health should be straightforward; we know that we need to eat well, take exercise regularly and drink plenty of water. When it comes to mental health, however, we tend not to think about it until a problem develops. According to a recent article in The Guardian, this is a strategy that has been disastrous for an entire generation of British people (and in particular those under the age of 25).
A person’s mental health cannot be seen and there is still a significant stigma attached to discussing mental health problems; this is something that we are working hard to change in school.
Statistics tell us that one in four people in the UK will experience a mental illness each year. Yet we all have a brain and, therefore, a mental health. Surely, all of us should give consideration to how we might make lifestyle choices, and create an environment and society which is conducive to good mental health for everyone?
We use PSHE in school to discuss a range of issues including body image, bullying, friendship - and a range of wellbeing issues that encourage our students to develop coping strategies that will stand them in good stead as they get older.
PSHE is only one part of the toolkit that we have to promote positive mental health. A really important approach that teachers and parents can take is to drop into casual conversations is that it is OK not to be OK. In Biology lessons, we can discuss mental health when we learn about how the brain functions, in English we can touch upon an author’s mental state, in PSHE we can discuss the treatment of people with mental illness within the legal system.
Over dinner with our children we can talk about how we are coping with life’s difficulties. By consistently and casually mentioning a topic, we take away some of the scariness and more importantly some of the stigma that stops students from asking for help when they are struggling.
Young people need to move regularly in order to think clearly. They simply aren’t designed to be trapped in a small room with a smart phone for hours on end having information thrown at them all day. In addition, a sedentary lifestyle is terrible for our mental health, since the body and the brain work in tandem.
Encourage your daughter to get out at the weekend. Put the phone away for a couple of hours and go for a walk together. At school we encourage students to get involved with the co-curricular programme - from Sports to Spanish Dancing there are lots of opportunities for the girls to throw themselves into physical activity.
Technological advances mean there is the biggest gap in cultural understanding between adults (parents and teachers) and children since the 1960s. We must try to bridge the 'us and them' divide because communication is key to good mental health. For parents and teachers to have an open and honest dialogue with our children, we must understand their world and what is important to them.
Help young people find their passion and give them a healthy way to express themselves. Everyone needs a creative outlet, something which lets them release difficult feelings, perhaps through sport, art, music or drama. If we have this, we’re far less likely to express ourselves in more harmful ways.
We really try to encourage this at school through form time activities and through lessons. Blackheath High students are very socially aware and when they get involved with Community Projects and Charity Work they tend to be far less introspective – just look at the enthusiasm for collecting food for the local Salvation Army Food Bank recently.
A study by Professor Rachel Thompson in 2013 found young people see social media as more “real” than their three dimensional existences at home and at school. By immersing ourselves in their world, we give ourselves the tools to help them combat the worst aspects of the web and embrace the best. Most importantly, we can show them that not everything on the internet is real, and that there is a very real world at their fingertips.
The evidence shows that our daily habits have the most effect on our wellbeing; a little and often approach is what works best. Lots of conversations with the girls; allowing them to solve minor problems on their own gives them the strength to deal with big challenges as they get older; incorporating simple changes into the day, where we talk about mental health in the same way that we talk about physical health, not only impacts students, it can also have a profound positive impact on all of us – teachers and parents - too.
Headspace is a digital service that provides guided meditation sessions and mindfulness training. Its content can be accessed online, or via their mobile apps. Headspace have had over 16 million people using the app.
Free app that teaches a deep breathing technique useful in fighting anxiety and stress. A simple interface uses biofeedback to monitor your breathing. Sounds cascade with the movements of your belly, in rhythms reminiscent of waves on a beach. Charts also let you know how you’re doing. A great tool when you need to slow down and breathe.
Provides a set of tools to help you evaluate personal stress and anxiety, challenge distorted thoughts, and learn relaxation skills that have been scientifically validated in research on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Lots of background and useful information along with step-by-step guides.
Track your moods, keep a journal, and chart your recovery progress with this comprehensive tool for anxiety. One of the most popular mood tracking apps available, with plenty of features.
A calm female voice helps you quell anxieties and take the time to relax and sleep, in an array of guided meditations. Separately controlled voice and music tracks, flexible lengths, and an alarm. Includes a special wee hours rescue track, and tips for falling asleep.
Living Pictures - Not technically a mental health app, it makes no miraculous claims about curbing anxiety. However, there is independent research indicating that taking breaks and getting exposure to nature, even in videos, can reduce stress. This app offers an assortment of peaceful, ambient nature scenes from beautiful spots around the world.
A popular free relaxation sound and music app. Mix and match nature sounds with new age music; it’s lovely to listen to birds in the rain while a piano softly plays.
We believe staff and students are best able to flourish when they are mentally and physically healthy. Blackheath High is leading the way in the pioneering Positive Schools Programme (PSP) within the Girls' Day School Trust (GDST). Drawing from neuroscience and psychology, PSP teaches us to better understand our behaviour, moods and feelings. The digital toolkit helps develop emotional resilience and provides the tools and techniques to manage stress, change and pressure. This includes the ‘emotional barometer’ which is used to manage feelings.
To find out more about PSP, please visit the Positive website.