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  • 11 Jul
  • 2017

Parade Day

Our annual parade day this year was a spectacular occasion and our largest to date. On parade were our Army... Read More

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  • 7 Jul
  • 2017

Tours into the past: London Dungeons and Jack the Ripper educational trips

Last week, our Year 10 pupils attended joint History and English department trips to the London Dungeons and Jack the... Read More

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  • 16 Jun
  • 2017

Speak Up! Hyde Park Debating Champions

Platanos College pupils competed in the Speak Up! Hyde Park Debating Challenge in the historic surroundings of Speakers' Corner, Hyde... Read More

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  • 17 May
  • 2017

Platanos College receives three Educational Outcomes awards from the SSAT

We are delighted that Platanos College has received national recognition for its exceptional pupil achievement, making it one of the top... Read More

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  • 12 May
  • 2017

Speak Out Challenge Regional Final

Our Year 10 pupil, Chukwudindu Okoli, represented Platanos College in the absorbing regional final of the Jack Petchey Speak Out... Read More

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  • 10 May
  • 2017

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre trip

Last week our GCSE Drama pupils visited the Shakespeare's Globe Theatre to watch the captivating play Nell Gwynn.  Click here to read... Read More

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  • 5 May
  • 2017

The Hyde Park Debating Challenge

On Thursday a selection of our most able Year 8 and 9 pupils attended the launch event of Speak Up!... Read More

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  • 24 Apr
  • 2017

Google Expeditions Workshop

The highly exciting Google Expeditions workshop took place last Friday with over 20 classes from different year groups taking part.... Read More

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  • 20 Apr
  • 2017

The Big Debate

This week Platanos College pupils were the lucky attendees of a show debate at The Royal Institute with some very... Read More

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  • 20 Mar
  • 2017

Debate Mate Accelerate pupils at the Houses of Parliament

Last week our Debate Mate Accelerate pupils had the exciting opportunity to take part in their first competitive debate in... Read More