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Today sees the launch of the Crompton House #WriteaSmile postcard project, one of a variety of activities happening in school to raise awareness of Children’s Mental Health Week (7th – 11th February 2022). The #WriteaSmile project encourages students to think about what makes them feel happy, a funny memory, poem or joke – write it

Green fingered students in Year 7 and 8 have been busy planting a variety of different trees in the woodland surrounding Crompton House, as part of The Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee on Sunday 6th February. The QGC is a unique tree planting initiative which invites people from across the

The library at Crompton House came alive with excitement on Wednesday 2nd February as Year 7 welcomed award-winning children’s author Tom Palmer. A hugely popular name in the world of children’s fiction, Tom has written of over 50 acclaimed books, with both sporting and historical themes. Yet students were surprised to learn of Tom’s reluctance

Our new Diversity Ambassadors are in the spotlight this month, to raise awareness for National LGBTQ+ History Month. The group’s mission is to celebrate diversity, ensuring that people of every race, religion, sexuality and personality feel respected and positively represented within the CHS school family.   As February is National LGBTQ+ History Month, the group

Following on from a week of special assemblies for Holocaust Memorial Day, the Crompton House family took to Twitter to join the #LightTheDarkness campaign on Thursday 27th January. Lighting candles at 8pm, we stood in solidarity with others across the country to remember those who were murdered in the Holocaust for who they were, and

It’s been a busy week for our Year 9 and Year 11 students, with some exciting events encouraging them to think big about their futures. On Wednesday, the Year 9 Options and Careers Fayre took place in the hall with lots of information on the different subjects on offer at school. External visitors were also

When young actor Harry Morgan came back to school after the Christmas holidays, little did he know that the month ahead would bring some exciting show-biz news. After starring as the goody-two-shoes character, Flynn last year in the CBBC sketch show Class Dismissed, he was delighted to learn that the show has been nominated for

Molly Mooney, one of our Year 13 Student Management Team, has worked with Mr Raynerd (Assistant Head) to coordinate a mentoring programme between Sixth Formers and Year 11 students. The Year 11 students were nominated by departments for some individual help in a specific subject, our Sixth Form specialists have offered their time on a

Having had our annual trip to Manchester Cathedral disrupted over the last couple of years, it was fantastic to get back to the Cathedral on Friday 14th January, both to rehearse in the amazing acoustics with the awesome Cathedral organ during the afternoon, and then to sing Evensong for the regular attendees, cathedral visitors and our families.