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2025 - 2026 Highlights: Junior School Maths

It has been an action-packed year for Mathematics in the Junior School. Maths Week focused on financial literacy, with pupils developing practical skills through shops, budgeting, cost comparisons and real-world decision-making. NSPCC Number Day brought further excitement through imaginative, sustainable Dress Up for Digits costumes, while raising money for an important cause. Throughout the year, Power Maths and the Concrete, Pictorial, Abstract approach helped pupils explain the ‘how’ and ‘why’ behind their answers, building confidence and resilience. National competitions, including the Primary Mathematics Challenge and First Mathematics Challenge, also stretched pupils’ thinking and celebrated their growing enthusiasm for Mathematics.

2025 - 2026 Highlights: Mathematics and STEM

It has been a rewarding year for Mathematics at Channing, filled with curiosity, challenge and collaboration. Students explored STEM in Brussels, learned about marine science from Dr Russell Arnott and enjoyed puzzles, lectures and visits during STEM Week. Strong performances in the Hans Woyda and UKMT competitions demonstrated impressive mathematical talent, while Sixth Form mentoring and the Junior School Problem Solving Club helped share enthusiasm for mathematics across the community. Across the year, students developed confidence, resilience and creative thinking, showing that mathematics thrives through exploration, teamwork and opportunities to apply ideas beyond the classroom in ambitious and imaginative ways.

2025 - 2026 Highlights: Junior School History

History came vividly to life across Channing Junior School this year through immersive storytelling, performances and unforgettable trips. Pupils celebrated Black History Month, retraced the Great Fire of London and explored themes of remembrance and peace. From Street Child, Odysseus and Anglo-Saxons Got Talent to aviation pioneers and Ancient Egypt, each year group brought the past into the present. Adventures continued beyond the classroom with visits to the British Museum, Royal Mews and Ufton Court. The year concluded aboard HMS Belfast, where Year 6 discovered the ship’s role in the Second World War and experienced a powerful connection with history.

2025 - 2026 Highlights: History

From student societies and inspiring visiting speakers to international research and memorable trips, Channing historians have embraced the past with curiosity and confidence this year. Students debated the Soviet Union, explored Nazi Germany, Tudor rivalries and geopolitics, and broadened their perspectives at the Channing History Conference on Global Conflicts. The inaugural Year 9 History Journal showcased original research spanning the Crusades to Vietnam. Beyond the classroom, visits to Mountfitchet Castle, Six and the battlefields of Belgium and France brought history vividly to life, culminating in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Menin Gate.

2025 - 2026 Highlights: Junior School Geography

Junior School geographers have enjoyed a year of discovery, developing their curiosity about the world through classroom learning, trips and hands-on activities. From exploring the school grounds and investigating weather, rivers and the British Isles to studying life in Kenya and India, pupils broadened their geographical understanding. Year 5 became global detectives, mapping food miles and considering the environmental impact of transporting produce around the world. Orienteering activities and the residential at PGL brought learning to life, building fieldwork, navigation and teamwork skills. It has been a fantastic year of exploration, adventure and thinking across the Junior School.