Chelsea Community Hospital School
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Chelsea Community Hospital School provides education for hospitalised children & young people, and those in the community, at six sites across London.
www.cchs.org.uk
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The Fleming Initiative Project workshop.
As part of Antimicrobial Resistance Week (18–24 November 2025), students at Ladbroke Grove took part in the third of four workshops of "The Fleming Initiative Project", led by Imperial College London.
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As part of Antimicrobial Resistance Week (18–24 November 2025), students at Ladbroke Grove took part in the third of four workshops of "The Fleming Initiative Project", led by Imperial College London.
cchs.org.uk/studentswork...
November 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The Fleming Initiative Project workshop.
As part of Antimicrobial Resistance Week (18–24 November 2025), students at Ladbroke Grove took part in the third of four workshops of "The Fleming Initiative Project", led by Imperial College London.
cchs.org.uk/studentswork...
As part of Antimicrobial Resistance Week (18–24 November 2025), students at Ladbroke Grove took part in the third of four workshops of "The Fleming Initiative Project", led by Imperial College London.
cchs.org.uk/studentswork...
Students at our St Mary's Hospital site decorated socks for Anti-Bullying Week.
November 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Students at our St Mary's Hospital site decorated socks for Anti-Bullying Week.
Oddsocks for Anti-Bullying Week
Students and staff at our Ladbroke Grove site wore odd socks on Monday to mark the start of Anti-Bullying Week, celebrating what makes us all unique.
Students and staff at our Ladbroke Grove site wore odd socks on Monday to mark the start of Anti-Bullying Week, celebrating what makes us all unique.
November 11, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Oddsocks for Anti-Bullying Week
Students and staff at our Ladbroke Grove site wore odd socks on Monday to mark the start of Anti-Bullying Week, celebrating what makes us all unique.
Students and staff at our Ladbroke Grove site wore odd socks on Monday to mark the start of Anti-Bullying Week, celebrating what makes us all unique.
Students took part in our own ‘CCHS Bake Off’, matching the themes from this year’s show. So far we’ve made:
Vanilla cupcakes
Chocolate chip digestives
Focaccia
‘School cake’
Puff pastry mummies
Salted caramel brownies & flapjacks
Well done to everyone who’s taken part!
cchs.org.uk/studentswork...
Vanilla cupcakes
Chocolate chip digestives
Focaccia
‘School cake’
Puff pastry mummies
Salted caramel brownies & flapjacks
Well done to everyone who’s taken part!
cchs.org.uk/studentswork...
November 4, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Students took part in our own ‘CCHS Bake Off’, matching the themes from this year’s show. So far we’ve made:
Vanilla cupcakes
Chocolate chip digestives
Focaccia
‘School cake’
Puff pastry mummies
Salted caramel brownies & flapjacks
Well done to everyone who’s taken part!
cchs.org.uk/studentswork...
Vanilla cupcakes
Chocolate chip digestives
Focaccia
‘School cake’
Puff pastry mummies
Salted caramel brownies & flapjacks
Well done to everyone who’s taken part!
cchs.org.uk/studentswork...
Students learned about the Diwali festival. They explored the story of Rama and Sita, Diwali traditions around the world, and the shared message of ‘good over evil’. Students also made cookies with Rangoli patterns — we especially loved one featuring a Diya lamp! Happy Diwali!
October 21, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Students learned about the Diwali festival. They explored the story of Rama and Sita, Diwali traditions around the world, and the shared message of ‘good over evil’. Students also made cookies with Rangoli patterns — we especially loved one featuring a Diya lamp! Happy Diwali!
Young people at Collingham Child and Family Centre have been enjoying weekly Forest School sessions, learning new skills like pond dipping and identifying plants and animals. They’ve also put up hammocks, drawn with charcoal, climbed trees, and this week made S’mores after safely starting a fire.
October 14, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Young people at Collingham Child and Family Centre have been enjoying weekly Forest School sessions, learning new skills like pond dipping and identifying plants and animals. They’ve also put up hammocks, drawn with charcoal, climbed trees, and this week made S’mores after safely starting a fire.
Charcoal Drawings
Students visited our local park today and made some amazing drawings at Forest School using charcoal. The atmosphere was lovely.
Students visited our local park today and made some amazing drawings at Forest School using charcoal. The atmosphere was lovely.
October 14, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Charcoal Drawings
Students visited our local park today and made some amazing drawings at Forest School using charcoal. The atmosphere was lovely.
Students visited our local park today and made some amazing drawings at Forest School using charcoal. The atmosphere was lovely.
We had a visit from Hands On Science at Collingham. They ran two workshops for the young people; one on candle making and one on making rockets. They tested the rockets outside and were pleased with the result! The workshop was kindly funded by our donor the Jack Petchey Foundation.
October 14, 2025 at 9:29 AM
We had a visit from Hands On Science at Collingham. They ran two workshops for the young people; one on candle making and one on making rockets. They tested the rockets outside and were pleased with the result! The workshop was kindly funded by our donor the Jack Petchey Foundation.
Students had a wonderful time making music with musicians Katie and Jack from Duo Melus. They used graphic scores and experimented with colours to make compositions. This one is called “Yellow.” A big thank-you to Katie, Jack, and the Tillett Trust for making possible.
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cchs.org.uk/studentswork...
October 7, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Students had a wonderful time making music with musicians Katie and Jack from Duo Melus. They used graphic scores and experimented with colours to make compositions. This one is called “Yellow.” A big thank-you to Katie, Jack, and the Tillett Trust for making possible.
cchs.org.uk/studentswork...
cchs.org.uk/studentswork...
Students at Brompton Hospital and Ladbroke Grove joined “biscuit week,” baking chocolate chip and chocolate covered Hobnobs. They shared them with staff and got great reviews and plan a homemade versus shop bought taste test soon!
cchs.org.uk/studentswork...
cchs.org.uk/studentswork...
October 7, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Students at Brompton Hospital and Ladbroke Grove joined “biscuit week,” baking chocolate chip and chocolate covered Hobnobs. They shared them with staff and got great reviews and plan a homemade versus shop bought taste test soon!
cchs.org.uk/studentswork...
cchs.org.uk/studentswork...
Equinox
To celebrate the autumn equinox KS3 students listened to and then learned the jazz standard Equinox, by the saxophonist John Coltrane.
cchs.org.uk/studentswork...
To celebrate the autumn equinox KS3 students listened to and then learned the jazz standard Equinox, by the saxophonist John Coltrane.
cchs.org.uk/studentswork...
October 7, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Equinox
To celebrate the autumn equinox KS3 students listened to and then learned the jazz standard Equinox, by the saxophonist John Coltrane.
cchs.org.uk/studentswork...
To celebrate the autumn equinox KS3 students listened to and then learned the jazz standard Equinox, by the saxophonist John Coltrane.
cchs.org.uk/studentswork...
Ladbroke Grove
Our community school site, previously known as Chelsea Community College, has changed its name and is now called Ladbroke Grove.
Our community school site, previously known as Chelsea Community College, has changed its name and is now called Ladbroke Grove.
September 30, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Ladbroke Grove
Our community school site, previously known as Chelsea Community College, has changed its name and is now called Ladbroke Grove.
Our community school site, previously known as Chelsea Community College, has changed its name and is now called Ladbroke Grove.
Listen to our new podcast with Marie, Headteacher at CCHS, as she shares her remarkable educational journey and envisions a brighter future for hospital school education.
#hospitalschool #teachers #teacherspodcast
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#hospitalschool #teachers #teacherspodcast
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September 30, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Listen to our new podcast with Marie, Headteacher at CCHS, as she shares her remarkable educational journey and envisions a brighter future for hospital school education.
#hospitalschool #teachers #teacherspodcast
cchs.org.uk/schoolnews/b...
#hospitalschool #teachers #teacherspodcast
cchs.org.uk/schoolnews/b...
Summer Holiday Programme
This year our summer break runs from Wed 23rd July to Fri 29th August. However our school will still stay open running a Summer Holiday Programme with our fabulous team of teaching assistants, artists, and musicians who will provide fun activities in our schoolrooms.
This year our summer break runs from Wed 23rd July to Fri 29th August. However our school will still stay open running a Summer Holiday Programme with our fabulous team of teaching assistants, artists, and musicians who will provide fun activities in our schoolrooms.
July 15, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Summer Holiday Programme
This year our summer break runs from Wed 23rd July to Fri 29th August. However our school will still stay open running a Summer Holiday Programme with our fabulous team of teaching assistants, artists, and musicians who will provide fun activities in our schoolrooms.
This year our summer break runs from Wed 23rd July to Fri 29th August. However our school will still stay open running a Summer Holiday Programme with our fabulous team of teaching assistants, artists, and musicians who will provide fun activities in our schoolrooms.
Students have been choosing music to learn. This week L. chose "Dearly Beloved" by Yoko Shimomura from the game Kingdom Hearts.
L. played the melody on the piano and M. played chords on the guitar.
cchs.org.uk/studentswork...
L. played the melody on the piano and M. played chords on the guitar.
cchs.org.uk/studentswork...
July 15, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Students have been choosing music to learn. This week L. chose "Dearly Beloved" by Yoko Shimomura from the game Kingdom Hearts.
L. played the melody on the piano and M. played chords on the guitar.
cchs.org.uk/studentswork...
L. played the melody on the piano and M. played chords on the guitar.
cchs.org.uk/studentswork...
One of the primary students enjoyed taking part in Teddy Bears Picnic Day! She designed her own menu including jam sandwiches, chocolate chip cookies and fruit. In Design Technology she then followed a recipe to bake the cookies as well as making heart and star shaped sandwiches. S
July 15, 2025 at 8:22 AM
One of the primary students enjoyed taking part in Teddy Bears Picnic Day! She designed her own menu including jam sandwiches, chocolate chip cookies and fruit. In Design Technology she then followed a recipe to bake the cookies as well as making heart and star shaped sandwiches. S
Students enjoyed concerts by musicians Yu-Wei Hu from Taiwan, who played the Baroque flute, and Johan Löfving from Sweden, who played the theorbo. The performances were part of the London Youth Conservatoire’s Impact Programme.
July 8, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Students enjoyed concerts by musicians Yu-Wei Hu from Taiwan, who played the Baroque flute, and Johan Löfving from Sweden, who played the theorbo. The performances were part of the London Youth Conservatoire’s Impact Programme.
Butterflies at Collingham
The young people at Collingham took such good care of their caterpillars and butterflies that they didn’t want to leave when it was time to set them free!
The young people at Collingham took such good care of their caterpillars and butterflies that they didn’t want to leave when it was time to set them free!
July 8, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Butterflies at Collingham
The young people at Collingham took such good care of their caterpillars and butterflies that they didn’t want to leave when it was time to set them free!
The young people at Collingham took such good care of their caterpillars and butterflies that they didn’t want to leave when it was time to set them free!
Students at Lavender Walk are enjoying a three-week music project with City of London Sinfonia. This week they played with Alex (violin), Anna (harp), Gawain (clarinet & electronics), and Fiona (ukulele). Still to come: cello, bassoon, and percussion!
July 8, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Students at Lavender Walk are enjoying a three-week music project with City of London Sinfonia. This week they played with Alex (violin), Anna (harp), Gawain (clarinet & electronics), and Fiona (ukulele). Still to come: cello, bassoon, and percussion!
Wear Yellow for CF Day
Staff (and their pets) wore yellow in support of Cystic Fibrosis Trust fundraising day.
Staff (and their pets) wore yellow in support of Cystic Fibrosis Trust fundraising day.
June 17, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Wear Yellow for CF Day
Staff (and their pets) wore yellow in support of Cystic Fibrosis Trust fundraising day.
Staff (and their pets) wore yellow in support of Cystic Fibrosis Trust fundraising day.
Thank You, Ashley – Inspiring the Chefs of Tomorrow
We would like to give a huge thank you to Ashley Marsh, a lecturer at the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts, who has been visiting our CCC school site for the past four years to deliver his inspirational cookery sessions.
cchs.org.uk/schoolnews/t...
We would like to give a huge thank you to Ashley Marsh, a lecturer at the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts, who has been visiting our CCC school site for the past four years to deliver his inspirational cookery sessions.
cchs.org.uk/schoolnews/t...
June 17, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Thank You, Ashley – Inspiring the Chefs of Tomorrow
We would like to give a huge thank you to Ashley Marsh, a lecturer at the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts, who has been visiting our CCC school site for the past four years to deliver his inspirational cookery sessions.
cchs.org.uk/schoolnews/t...
We would like to give a huge thank you to Ashley Marsh, a lecturer at the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts, who has been visiting our CCC school site for the past four years to deliver his inspirational cookery sessions.
cchs.org.uk/schoolnews/t...
Students have been baking the famous French caramelized apple tart yesterday, a tricky dessert, but when it works it is delicious. And it was!
June 17, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Students have been baking the famous French caramelized apple tart yesterday, a tricky dessert, but when it works it is delicious. And it was!
On Friday we celebrated National Doughnut Day at the Brompton. One of the primary students got very creative with designing and decorating her own doughnuts. cchs.org.uk/studentswork...
June 10, 2025 at 1:29 PM
On Friday we celebrated National Doughnut Day at the Brompton. One of the primary students got very creative with designing and decorating her own doughnuts. cchs.org.uk/studentswork...
Parent Governor Opportunity
As a Parent Governor, you'll help CCHS provide excellent education to children receiving treatment in hospital. Details here: cchs.org.uk/schoolnews/p...
As a Parent Governor, you'll help CCHS provide excellent education to children receiving treatment in hospital. Details here: cchs.org.uk/schoolnews/p...
June 3, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Parent Governor Opportunity
As a Parent Governor, you'll help CCHS provide excellent education to children receiving treatment in hospital. Details here: cchs.org.uk/schoolnews/p...
As a Parent Governor, you'll help CCHS provide excellent education to children receiving treatment in hospital. Details here: cchs.org.uk/schoolnews/p...
Four members of our school team attended this year’s HOPE Congress in Dublin, where the theme was "Sharing Information, Sharing Knowledge, Sharing Practice." The HOPE Congress is a fantastic opportunity to connect with hospital educators from around the world ...
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May 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Four members of our school team attended this year’s HOPE Congress in Dublin, where the theme was "Sharing Information, Sharing Knowledge, Sharing Practice." The HOPE Congress is a fantastic opportunity to connect with hospital educators from around the world ...
cchs.org.uk/schoolnews/h...
cchs.org.uk/schoolnews/h...