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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

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  • 13 Mar
  • 2017

Platanos College congratulated by the Minister of State for School Standards

We are delighted that Platanos College has recently been recognised by the Minister of State for School Standards, Nick Gibb... Read More

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  • 6 Feb
  • 2017

Cricket Leadership programme

Our talented pupil leaders took part in delivering a cricket coaching workshop to primary school pupils from Winterbourne Boys’ Academy.... Read More

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  • 10 Jan
  • 2017

Theatre workshop for able pupils

Our recent theatre workshop on the 9th January for our most able pupils in Key Stage 3 was a very successful... Read More

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  • 9 Jan
  • 2017

London Eye New Year performance

The London South Bank was alive with dancing dragons, lions and the sound of beating drums as Platanos College pupils... Read More

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  • 1 Jan
  • 2017

RAF STEM workshop

Our pupils were treated to an amazing engineering roadshow from the Royal Air Force as part of our STEM provision.... Read More

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  • 16 Dec
  • 2016

The Guardian children’s reading project

Our new reading project was launched this week following the announcement of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and shortlist of... Read More