Following its success last year winning the Herts Advertiser teaching award for innovation, Verulam School STEM club has enjoyed a busy start to the year. This first term has focused on chemistry and included understanding how hydrogels work in nappies including adding household substances to wet nappies to try to reduce the weight! They also […]
Alexander Culkin Year 10 Alex has represented England in 4 international competitions in Foil Fencing. His best result was 35th out of 200 competitors in the World under 15 Championships. Alex finished last season ranked 2nd in the country for Under 17’s, and also recently finished in the top 32 in the Under 23 National […]
“Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” G. Santayana. Last Monday, at a very early hour, 39 boys and 4 members of staff met at school to begin Verulam’s inaugural Holocaust Education trip to Poland. It was to be a trip that will not easily be forgotten by any of […]
New Senior Team In a special assembly for Year 11 and Year 12 last week, it was my pleasure to announce the senior student roles for the academic year 2019-20. A challenging and robust selection process has seen the following roles awarded: School Captain: Luyanda Tshmua Head Girl: Charlotte Conium Head Boy: Richard Carabine Vice […]
On Thursday 20th November, Matthew, Dominic, Jackand Joseph competed in the UKMT team challenge against 17 other Hertfordshire schools. This is always an extremely tough competition and the commitment shown by our students both before the event, in practicing as a team, and during the challenge was outstanding, resulting in being awarded 4th place; a […]
Hertfordshire Governor Awards It gives me great pleasure to congratulate Marion Brown on being recognised at this year’s Hertfordshire Governor Awards. Marion joined the governing body in 2013 after we had sent an appeal to local community groups for Community Governor volunteers.: She immediately became immersed in the work of the governing body and became […]
The Greek Gods enlist the help of Robin Hood and his Merry Men (along with their Panto horse, Porsche and Dame Mrs Hood) to deal with avaricious King Midas. The evil Sheriff and warlock Merlin get in on the act too. Join us for ONE night only! Friday 6th December 7pm Verulam School Book tickets […]
School Election The school will be holding a mock election on Thursday 12th December . We hope to field candidates from all the main parties and organise an electronic ballot. Please do encourage your son or daughter to take part in this event and to follow news of the general election on the news and […]
Remembrance Day is of vital importance, sharing stories and commemorating those who have fallen in past conflicts, including World War One. This year, the History Department at Verulam School is remembering The Great War by writing, delivering and broadcasting a special history podcast on the St Albans local radio station. This is about a local […]
Anti-Bullying Week 2019 is happening from Monday 11th November – Friday 15th November 2019 and it has the theme ‘Change Starts With Us’. Throughout the week we will running a number of activities to raise awareness across the school. Bullying is a issue which affects young people and adults in all aspects of life. At Verulam […]
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