
UCS fencer en garde for England
A UCS Year 9 pupil has achieved international recognition with the England Under-14 fencing teams in both sabre and foil – and he attributes his double success to “discipline, hard work, dedication and strategy”.
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Student support service launches
UCS has launched its new Student Support Service with a contingent of Year 12 pupils ready and willing to offer vital peer support after having been trained in coaching, safeguarding and holding a helpful conversation.
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Economics’ Tuvey Scholars named
UCS’s Tuvey Economics Research Prize for 2023 has been awarded to two pairs of Year 12 students who will now begin a process of economic enquiry and collaborative work on an Economics topic of their choosing.
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New Director shares 2030 vision
UCS’s new Director of Development and Alumni Relations, Edd Pickering, explains his vision for the school’s bursary programme, fundraising initiatives and development projects under the bicentenary banner of ‘Project 200’.
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Charity book drive hits top speed
The UCS library is organising a week-long charitable book collection for the Children’s Book Project – and has already been overwhelmed by the generosity of donations received from pupils and parents.
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High notes at Autumn Concert
UCS Music’s three-part concert season continued with the Autumn Concert – offering a perfect platform for the considerable virtuosity of the school Concert Band, Chamber Orchestra, Senior Jazz and Symphony Orchestra.
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Community Action’s fun finale
UCS pupils have brought down the curtain on their ingenious and exhaustive range of fundraising activities on behalf of various charities as part of the school’s annual six-week Community Action initiative.
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Eco Champions celebrated
UCS pupils have picked up prizes at the Camden Eco Champions Awards to reward their environmental efforts as well as underline the school’s outward-facing commitment to sustainability action.
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Huge response to coat collection
Two pupils in the Lower School came up with the idea of a charity coat collection for winter and were overwhelmed by the generous response from the USC community when the donations of pre-loved coats flooded in.
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Spectacular Oliver! dazzles Lund
Miss Bennett reports on the joyful whole-school production of Oliver! after musical theatre made a triumphant three-night return to the Lund Theatre this week – and left our spellbound reviewer wanting more.
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