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18th March 2022

  This year for International Women’s History Month our Historians are celebrating the first woman in England & Wales to become a barrister and be allowed to argue in court. This made Dr Ivy Williams an important role model for future women. For 600 years women had not been allowed to become barristers until 1922…

17th March 2022

  Today we are celebrating the incredible life and work of CCHS Aluma Dame Margaret Anstee who has been an inspiration to students past and present for her international impact in her role at the United Nations. Not only was she the first woman to reach the rank of Under Secretary General at the UN…

16th March 2022

  Last week our Year 10 Spanish students celebrated International Women’s Day with a range of activities which included writing about a woman who inspires them. Our Spanish department were delighted to see our talented linguists using their extensive vocabulary to celebrate a diverse range of women with many students celebrating their families.

15th March 2022

We look forward to welcoming Paul Hardaker to CCHS on Thursday, 17th March 2022, for his Physics lecture on climate change.

15th March 2022

  As part of our Women’s History month today our Psychology department are honouring the great work of Anna Freud, daughter of Freud who built on his ideas and developed the field of Child Psychoanalysis and Child Psychology. During the war Anna set up a ‘War Nursery’ to support children made homeless due to bombing….

14th March 2022

We are well aware that the Ancient Greek and Roman civilisations were patriarchal and not hugely conducive to the promotion and success of women. Therefore, those women who did excel in their field are even more deserving of our attention and admiration including: Hypatia, Julia Felix, Sulpicia and Sappho.

9th March 2022

  Yesterday our students reflected on the women who inspire them and many of them chose Malala Yousafzai. She is an advocate for girls’ education and in 2014 she became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.

8th March 2022

To celebrate International Women’s Day our students have been reflecting on the women who inspire them. Here are some of the inspirational women that our Year 8 students nominated this morning.

8th March 2022

We mark and celebrate International Women’s Day today: “Imagine a gender equal world. A world free of bias, stereotypes and discrimination. A world that’s diverse, equitable, and inclusive. A world where difference is valued and celebrated. Together we can forge women’s equality. Collectively we can all #BreakTheBias.” International Women’s Day 2022 (internationalwomensday.com)

3rd March 2022

  As part of our Women’s History Month celebrations today we remember the work of CCHS alumna Mary Kenyon who was our Head Girl in 1939. Following her time at CCHS Mary studied English at Oxford (where she was tutored by JRR Tolkien) before she served in the famous Hut 6 at Bletchley Park.  Before…