Year 7 Archaeological Mission
On Wednesday, 7W & 7X turned their classrooms into museum spaces exhibiting artefacts from Ancient China. The girls have begun their non-European study focusing on [...]
VE Day – 80 Years On
The wonders of technology allowed the whole school to be part of Thursday’s Assembly which commemorated the anniversary of VE Day, marking 80 years since [...]
Year 12 History of Art Trip to the National Portrait Gallery
On Tuesday afternoon, Year 12 art historians visited the National Portrait Gallery to complement our study of the ‘Identities’ A Level unit, which mainly [...]
History Assembly on Stephen Lawrence
This morning, I gave an assembly about Stephen Lawrence—a bright, ambitious teenager who was tragically murdered in a racist attack in 1993. His story [...]
Year 8 History Trip to the V&A
A good historian looks at evidence to draw conclusions, and that is exactly what Year 8 had the opportunity to do on Thursday when [...]
Remembrance 2024
We began our week here at Francis Holland by gathering together in the Senior School playground to mark Remembrance Day. This was the first [...]
Year 7 Battle Abbey Trip
On 5th November 2024, I was privileged enough to be able to go to the historical site where the history-shaping event of the Battle [...]
History Lecture Series: The History Prefects’ Talk
The 2024 History Lecture Series ended on a real high on Wednesday after school when the UVI History Prefects delivered the final talk in [...]
Sixth Form History and History of Art Trip to Christie’s
On Thursday morning, the sixth form historians and art historians of Francis Holland School, Sloane Square embarked on an exclusive trip to Christie's, King [...]
Year 7 Gamelan Workshop
On Friday 7th June 2024, Year 7 enjoyed an uplifting Gamelan workshop in St Mary's Church, Bourne Street. Gamelan is the ancient classical music [...]
