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Author and alumna Natasha Siegel recently returned to share some writing wisdom with pupils and read passages from her newly published novel. Natasha (Class of 2017) has always had a passion for writing. Reflecting on her school years at South Hampstead, she remembers how important studying both English and History were to planting the seeds […]

For the latest in our Motivational Monday series, we spoke to Mechanical Engineering PhD student and alumna, Margarida Santos. Joining as a Year 3 pupil in 2006, Margarida (class of 2017) continued her studies at South Hampstead until the Sixth Form. Throughout her time at school, her favourite subject was Maths, with Music a close […]

For our latest Motivational Monday, we spoke to Arianna Namaki – a Growth Strategist at a robotics start-up. Following her graduation from South Hampstead, Arianna (class of 2013) didn’t exactly know what avenue she wanted to pursue. At school, she enjoyed French, Art and Economics – what she describes as ‘a wonderful mix.’  Undecided on […]

For the latest in our Motivational Monday series, we spoke to playwright, screenwriter and alumna of BBC Studios Writers’ Academy, Charlotte Cromie. Charlotte joined South Hampstead in 2007, leaving at the end of Sixth Form in 2014. Before beginning her three-year course studying English at Cambridge University, Charlotte took a gap year where she volunteered for […]

The latest in our Motivational Monday series features PhD student, research fellow and children’s home trustee, Eva Sprecher. Since she joined South Hampstead aged 4, Eva’s trajectory has had many twists and turns. After leaving South Hampstead Sixth Form in 2011, Eva attended Oxford University, where she studied Experimental Psychology. Eva then trained as a […]

Our latest Motivational Monday features cosmetic dentist Simmi Bharadia, who left South Hampstead in 2008. At school, Simmi’s favourite subject was Physics. Centred around inquisition and discovery, she was drawn to the subject because she has always liked asking ‘why’. Such curiosity was instilled in her from a young age at South Hampstead. She has fond […]

For the latest Motivational Monday, we spoke to class of 2017 alumna Olivia Aslett. After leaving South Hampstead in 2017, Olivia secured a place at the Glasgow School of Art to study Product Design, and decided to defer her start by a year. Proactively, Olivia decided to fill her year with projects to build a […]

For the latest in our Motivational Monday alumnae series, we spoke to the best-selling author Victoria Selman, who left South Hampstead in 1995. Victoria is now The Sunday Times best-selling author of Truly Darkly Deeply and the critically acclaimed Ziba MacKenzie series; she has been shortlisted for the CWA Debut and Short Story Daggers and […]

Human rights lawyer Rosa Curling is our latest alumna to contribute to our Motivational Monday series. Rosa came to talk to our Upper Sixth students about her work, her passions and some of the real issues at stake as big tech and governments alike process increasing amounts of our personal data. Rosa studied History at […]

Our latest Motivational Monday is with a Behaviour Change Coach, who recently spoke to pupils about goal-setting and workplace skills. Gemma Perlin (class of 2009) returned to South Hampstead recently to provide a workshop for our Year 7 pupils as part of their new Futures Certificate. Reflecting on her school days, she says: “South Hampstead […]