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This year Sion began Black History Month with an assembly by Mrs Yacoub that introduced to  our students the story of how Black History Month began in Britain and to consider why it is a significant event that should be marked. Students heard John Agard read extracts from his poem “Checkin’ Out Me History” (a…

Our Year 6 pupils, dressed as World War 2 evacuees, have visited Michelham Priory to bring their learning of the period to life.

We are often asked about the school’s motto and its accompanying motto ‘Consideration Always’. As demonstrated by our Assembly this morning, our motto is not just wallpaper, something that is there just in the background and easy to ignore after a while. It is something which we believe in as a core part of a…

We are delighted to announce our Junior School Prefects for 2020-21. The children have new roles, designed for the world in which we now live. As Mrs Pearson says, ‘Every child has shown the best version of themselves. They are a credit to themselves and the Sion Community. What excellent role models we have for…

At Sion, our community is so important and we are proud of how all our staff go the extra mile to ensure the academic progress and wellbeing of each child. We were delighted to receive so many emails from our parents thanking us for the first week back. Thank you for the support – it…

Congratulations to Alex (Year 11) and Ella (Year 10) who have been (belatedly) awarded the Baker Shield for 2020. This is awarded for attitude, effort and showing sporting values throughout the school year. This is traditionally presented at our Summer Term Sports Day.

Year 4 had the perfect day for the Beach School! Having arranged themselves into a timeline to show their understanding of BC/AD, the children then did a scavenger hunt on items found on the beach. Perfect outdoor learning!

    During the summer, the children from the Nursery at Our Lady of Sion received a message from their neighbours at St Mary’s Care Home. Before Lockdown, the residents had been regularly visited by the children and now they were missing seeing them! There has been a stream of correspondence between the two groups…

  We are delighted to introduce our Heads of School, Ruby and Oliver, along with the rest of the Sixth Form Leadership Team who have taken up their positions of responsibility for the academic year 2020-21. Congratulations to all of them. We are confident that they will be fantastic  role models for the younger students! Heads…

The staff members of Our Lady of Sion were delighted to welcome all GCSE students into school this morning to collect their grades.  This is always a momentous experience, and most definitely a rite of passage for all young people – and for parents and teachers too.  Even though the students were initially greeted with hand-sanitiser,…