News

11 April 23

As part of Neurodiversity Celebration Week, the Individual Needs department, together with the Neurodiversity Society in the Girls Senior School, set up a pop-up sensory space in the new drama studio and opened it to all senior students before school and during the lunchbreaks. Over 200 students used the space, which was open from Monday…

10 April 23

The end of term Spring Concert took place on Wednesday 29 March in the Prevett Hall and was a wonderful celebration of music-making from students from across the Senior School. The concert included St Catherine Singers performing excerpts from ‘Dido and Aeneas’ by Henry Purcell, and guest soloist Amelie Jones (U6) performing the second movement…

6 April 23

Congratulations to our Habs Robotics team who won the Student Robotics Competition for 2023! Miss Harrison and Mr Lee accompanied James (U6H1), Noah (U6S2), Alain (U6S2), Amy (GS U6KXO), Oliver (U6H1), Robin (U6C2), Anurag (U6J1), Zeshan (U6C2), Akhtar (U6H1) and Armaan (U6C2) to Southampton University just after the end of term. There, the team competed in a two-day final. The group…

6 April 23

Habs Choristers sang Evensong at St John the Baptist Church in Barnet on Saturday 25 March. It was the group’s third service since being formed in January 2022 and featured music typical of the English Choral Tradition. The Magnificat and Nunc dimittis were to a setting by T Tertius Noble in B minor, the psalm…

4 April 23

On Monday 13 March, three students from Habs Girls competed in the regional final of the ESU Churchill Public Speaking Competition at Dartmouth House in London. The students had successfully competed in two previous rounds and were excited for the regional final. Tamara (M5 A) gave a thoughtful and thought-provoking speech on the topic of…

1 April 23

Mencap’s Got Talent is a long-standing tradition at Habs and one of the most enjoyable events of the year. Habs Girls and Habs Boys come together as a community to share in the fun, dress up in the Mencap colours of red and pink and provide some fantastic entertainment during the talent show. Sienna (Girls’…

31 March 23

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Mrs Claire Brown as the next Head of Habs Girls’ Junior School. During the selection process we were really impressed with Claire. She is an ambitious, highly experienced and passionate leader. Mrs Claire Brown read Environmental Science at Newcastle University and is currently Head at Winton Primary…

29 March 23

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Hazel Bagworth-Mann as the next Head of Habs Girls’ School. Chair of Governors, Mr Simon Cartmell OBE, said: “Throughout a rigorous selection process and in an outstanding field, Hazel stood out. She is a perfect match for the Girls’ School Head role; she brings an ambitious…

29 March 23

On Monday 6 March, the school welcomed Professor Orlando Figes who spoke to our History students. Professor Figes’ talk examined the links between the Russia/Ukraine conflict and the 2014 annexation of Crimea and the conquests of the Russian emperors before the Russian Revolution. His thought-provoking discussion began with an introduction into Putin’s admiration of past…

29 March 23

We are delighted to announce that, following a recent communication from St Martin in the Fields charity, we were able to successfully donate £1,509.02 towards their 2022 Christmas Appeal! This donation will help support people experiencing homelessness across the UK. St Martin in the Fields Charity also informed the school that, over the last 10…