Congratulations Team Nuria! We did it! Wonky carrots, Anicca (impermanence), 3-way international collaborations and working in 3s - a fitting end to 18 months of #GARC. Looking forward to the next (educational) adventures with you. Northwood College for Girls Carla Tonks #globaleducators

A real privilege to have shared my #GARC journey with Helena NottingHill&Ealing, someone I taught GCSE to in my NQT days. Lovely to meet as equals so many years on. Northwood College for Girls @GDST #whereteacherslearnwithoutlimits

Last minute submissions for the Year 7 Read Around the Curriculum challenge before the end of the school year. Students had to read 16 books (loosely) related to subjects they have studied this year. Many happy readers Northwood College for Girls #wefosterjoy #lovereading

🥳Incredibly proud of all our English students who worked so hard to achieve excellent results. 🥳 Cheering their success of 57% A*, 72% A*-A and 100% A*-B. Three students achieved full marks in individual papers too. Very well done - and now for university! 📚

Happy national poetry day! The English department enjoyed sharing our perspectives on the theme of 'Refuge' in yesterday's assembly Northwood College for Girls #lovepoetry

A successful launch of Senior Literary Society this year, with students from Years 10-13 enjoying exploring The Go-Between within the context of English country house narratives Northwood College for Girls #wheregirlslearnwithoutlimits

Enjoyed leading an enrichment session on the power of poetry and creating unexpected metaphors with keen Years 5-6 last week NWC Juniors and @MrsMorjaria Northwood College for Girls #wheregirlslearnwithoutlimits #wefosterjoy

Lucky Year 11 (and their teachers!). A real treat to be given a lecture on witchcraft in the Early Modern era by our resident expert @NWC_Head this afternoon. Contextual learning for Macbeth brought to life Northwood College for Girls @GDST #wheregirlslearnwithoutlimits #toilandbubble

Yr 11s had the fantastic experience of hearing poetry on the GCSE course read by celebrated poets and distinguished Poet Laureates. In the words of John Agard "poetry is a marriage of the conscious and subconscious". A wonderful day of unlocking our inner poet! Northwood College for Girls

This is terrible news. Benjamin Zephaniah was a major figure in school poetry for many years, bringing joy + inspiration to millions. He will be deeply missed and our thoughts are with his family. Here he is in happier days on our Poetry Station website poetrystation.org.uk/poems/no-probl…

Year 8 Read Around the Curriculum has launched! Following the success of the Year 7 RAC, we have created a new reading challenge for Year 8. With thanks to NWC Library for hosting Northwood College for Girls. #wefosterjoy #lovereading

Amba and Dalal impressing at WatfordBoysGrammar Year 13 English Symposium today with their talk on the unequal depiction/reception of women in literature: from Lady Chatterley's Lover and A Doll's House to Gone Girl and American Psycho. Northwood College for Girls #wheregirlslearnwithoutlimits

An exciting night of public speaking SouthHampsteadHighSchool Our girls from Yr 8 to 12 showed bravery, confidence and eloquence in their individual rounds. Special mention to A. who was one of the 6 finalists on the night! Northwood College for Girls #wheregirlslearnwithoutlimits

It's been a busy week with NWC Library and the English department joining forces to celebrate #worldbookday. Virtual bookshelves, a book cafe with students and teachers and, yesterday, a trip to Shakespeare’s Globe to see Othello. Sixth-formers loved it! Northwood College for Girls

This week students enjoyed delving into the fictional universes of Harry Potter, Sherlock Holmes and Katniss Everdeen for their latest debate competition. Each team had successes in their own rounds - well done! thanks to SouthHampsteadHighSchool for an exciting evening of debate #NWCdebate

We entered the realm of fairy-tales for House Debate Week 2024. Students from Yr 7-13 represented Houses across three debates with confidence, articulation, passion and fantastic team work. Well done to overall winners Buchan House! #wheregirlslearnwithoutlimits #publicspeaking

Thanks to Manjeet Mann Penguin Books UK for her inspiring Year 10 writing workshops. A real buzz in the room and creative inspiration in every corner of the room. Looking forward to hearing her talk to Year 9 later on amanda phillips Northwood College for Girls NWC Library #wefosterjoy

It was great to welcome author Manjeet Mann to Northwood College for Girls yesterday, who ran a creative writing workshop with Y10. Students explored how to turn initial ideas into potential stage scripts. Manjeet also ran an interactive session with Y9. Thanks for coming! NWC English

Lovely work by Year 10s who created their own poetry anthologies over the Easter holidays. Great variety of interest Northwood College for Girls #lovepoetry #wefosterjoy #wheregirlslearnwithoutlimits

The English department enjoyed taking Year 9 to the Globe Theatre yesterday to see Much Ado About Nothing. A great post-exams trip for all. Northwood College for Girls #wheregirlslearnwithoutlimits