Deputy Head (Academic). Masters graduate in Education Policy. History & Politics Teacher. Mother of two. All views my own.
London, England
Joined September 2010
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Thank you @ISM_Plus for featuring my article in collaboration with @GSAUK on championing civil participation in girls. It's what we do every day @BlackheathHigh #CivilDiscourse #Oracy #DebatingWell #Education #SummerEdition
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Farewell Twitter / X. You can find me on LinkedIn if you'd like to connect: linkedin.com/in/kristina-lew…
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Join us at our wonderful Nursery for a weekly Forest School tour and meet our Head of Juniors. Book in with our Admissions team by 16 Dec to reserve your place 👉🏼bit.ly/405TSMt. 🌳🌺
ISI-rated 'excellent in all areas'. 🌟
#wheregirlsboldlygo #girlseducation #gdst
ALT Photograph of a Blackheath High Junior School pupils watering the plants at forest school
Enjoyed this morning’s assembly @BlackheathHigh about the imminent #USElection2024 Also loved our human size #Kamala and #Trump #YearofElections #CivilDiscourse @GDST 🇺🇸🗳️
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Blown away by @britishlibrary Medieval Women #InTheirOwnWords Exhibition. What a wonderful way to spend a rainy Monday during half term 🍂
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So excited for the @britishlibrary latest exhibition 'Medieval Women: In their own words' - great overview on @BBCWomansHour this morning too. #HalfTermTreat ✨✨✨ medievalwomen.seetickets.com…
Joan of Arc’s signature ! ‘The new exhibition @britishlibrary on Medieval Women is full of wonders
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Prepping for @girlsschools 'Celebrating the Power of Girls and Girls’ Schools' conference @WimbledonHigh in early November and listening to this fabulous podcast 'Girls Who Speak Up' #OnEducatingGirls @BlackheathHigh @GDST #CivilDiscourse #Civility girlsschools.org/advocacy/bl…
Congratulations Maddie & Anwita on your brilliant academic achievements in the @Cambridge_Uni ‘Chemistry Challenge’ @BlackheathHigh @GDST #WhereGirlsBoldlyGo ✨🧠✨🧠
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An insightful article written by our Head of MFL @BlackheathHigh about the relationship between languages & business, and why learning languages remains such an important life lesson for future success #CelebratingLanguagesWeek 🇫🇷🇮🇹🇩🇪🇨🇳🇪🇸 blackheathhighschool.gdst.ne…
So proud when reading this blog about our girl’s fantastic 2024 GCSE & AL results. Elena is now at the beginning of her History undergraduate degree after achieving straight A*s. #HistoryDegree #AchievingHigh #AmbitiousLearning @BlackheathHigh ✨✨✨
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'We Need to Talk.'
Why #oracy should be deemed as essential as literacy & numeracy: buff.ly/4eA7h3x
And here's our full @OracyCommission report, published today: buff.ly/3ZPWmym
What a way to start a Thursday morning. Our Head of English led our National Poetry Day’s assembly, sharing Phillis Wheatley’s story of bravery and talent #Poetry #BlackHistoryMonth #ReclaimingNarratives @BlackheathHigh @GDST ✒️📖
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So very excited for our Sixth Form open evening next Tuesday evening #StepIntoTheSixth @BlackheathHigh Come and join us! 🌟
#SixthFormOpenEvening for Yr11 – 8 Oct. Book now bit.ly/4bZdWSK. The difference a well-designed, girls-only education can make to confidence and achievement in Yr 12 & 13 is notable (The Girls’ Futures Report @GDST). Join us for #SixthForm #OpenEvening to find out why.✨
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So many happy parents with their Yr6 daughters walking around our Senior School totally blown away by how brilliant it is! I love watching their excitement when they realise they can rock climb in our Hall and join our school's rock band #OpenDay2024 @BlackheathHigh ✨✨✨
Today’s the day of our Junior School & Senior School Open Mornings! Packed with tours of our 'excellent in all areas' school, our Head's Talks and an exciting variety of academic, musical, co-curricular and enrichment activities to experience. 👋🏼 🏫🌟
#WhereGirlsBoldlyGo @GDST
ALT Photos of Blackheath High Senior School and Junior School buildings
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Looking forward to another round of 'Disagreeing Well' events @ucl this academic year. One of the most important 'life skills' we can teach our students in a world full of different ideas #CivilDiscourse #Futures ucl.ac.uk/events/events/2024…
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Everything about this book resonates so strongly with me. Only on Chapter 3, but furiously writing notes and sharing with friends & family #GreatRewiringOfChildhood #HealthlyRisks #OutdoorPlay #AnxiousGen #RiskyPlay #DiscoveryMode
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Congratulations! Initiatives such as our unique GCSE Astronomy and GCSE Statistics courses, 'Mighty Girls', and Civil Discourse programme are just a small sample of the every day @BlackheathHigh #GirlsFirst #HappyandCurious 🌟✨🌟✨
Thrilled to be named as a Finalist in the Independent Girls' School of the Year category by @ISParent. It is an incredible honour to see our teachers, students & community recognised in this way, and to wave the flag for excellence in #girlseducation.
#wheregirlsboldlygo @GDST
ALT Photograph of Junior School pupil in forest school, with the Independent Schools of the Year Finalist 2024
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One of the many things I love about being a deputy @BlackheathHigh is having an amazing network of colleagues within the @GDST #AcademicDeputiesCluster #SharingBestPractice #Reflections #Discussions #GirlsFirst 💡
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Join us as we host the next online @GDST #CareerStart webinar ‘Careers in NeuroScience’, 23 Sep, 7-8pm, with speaker Prof Sam Wass, Head of BabyDevLab @UEL_News. Other upcoming webinars: criminology, becoming a pilot, law, careers of the future & #apprenticeships. #GirlsFutures
ALT Image of a doctor examining brain scans on a computer, with the BHS logo and text reading GDST CareerStart: Careers in Neuroscience
Lovely to see one of our Year 12s, Lauren, featured in @muddystiletto sharing her unique work experience at Jane Austen's House #LiterarySummer #LovesBooks #SummerFun @BlackheathHigh @GDST 📚🖊️ ✨muddystilettos.co.uk/life/pa…
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