Swimming

As part of the National Curriculum, we ensure that there are opportunities for the children to become physically confident in a way which supports their health and fitness. We therefore have the opportunity for KS2 to participate in swimming lessons. We want the children to learn to The children in KS2 are all looking forward […]

Get dipping!

We are very proud of our new pond at Michael Faraday! Not many schools have the wonderful opportunity to have a pond on school site, so we are very excited that we now have our own wildlife pond. Beneath the surface of water, there is an unseen world of amazing wildlife ready to be discovered. […]

Reiss Nelson is in the building

Today has been such an exciting Friday… Reiss Nelson, who is an Arsenal football player, is an ex-pupil of Michael Faraday and he visited our school today. The children have been buzzing – they are so excited to meet him as he is such an inpiration of someone who had big dreams and achieved the […]

our garden is growing!

In a previous blog, ( https://michael-faraday.co.uk/2022/04/22/glorious-gardens/) we have shared our plans to develop our gardens, to increase the biodiversity at our school. Biodiversity projects in school grounds can contribute to the health and wellbeing of children and it encourages an active interest in the outdoor world. Biodiversity and sustainability are closely interconnected. Our wildlife pond Eco […]

Developing our outdoor areas

At Michael Faraday we are super fortunate to have an inspiring, award-winning building and a fantastic big site as a space for the children to learn, explore and enjoy. Our curriculum intent is for the children to make sense of the world they live in and be encouraged to add to it, and therefore we […]

Kye Whyte in the building!

Kye began riding BMX when he was just 3 years old! Riding runs in the family, with his father Nigel a co-founder of the famous Peckham BMX Club, which is just round the corner from our school. It was from here that Whyte got his “Prince of Peckham” nickname and began his ascent from the […]