12 Sep 2025

St. Helen’s College Hillingdon Invests in New Sustainable Playground Equipment

The children at St. Helen’s College Hillingdon's Upper School site returned to school this September with a surprise in store: two brand new climbing frames to explore!

Over the summer holiday period two large pieces of exciting new playground equipment were installed into the Upper School playground as part of a carefully planned upgrade to provide pupils with the very best outdoor play facilities.

The bespoke natural wood climbing frames have been expertly designed by TouchWood to stimulate learning and development through play and to provide the children with lots of breaktime fun. The structures include a rope swing, a large slide, tunnels and a thrilling climbing wall and provide pupils with an adventurous and exhilarating playground experience.

Ms. Green, Head at St. Helen’s College says, ‘We are delighted with the new play equipment and the positive response from the children, who are thoroughly enjoying it. The natural wood frames complement our green school grounds and offer the children lots of developmental challenges and fun. St. Helen’s College is committed to investing in all aspects of educational resources, including facilities and equipment, to ensure that our school is at the forefront of new initiatives and delivers all round excellence.’

St. Helen's College is a forward-thinking, nurturing prep school for boys and girls aged 2-11 in Hillingdon with excellent all-round pupil development and academic results. For more information visit the school website www.sthelenscollege.com. St. Helen’s College Ltd is part of Forfar Education Group.

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16 May 2025

St. Helen's College Hillingdon Hosts Life Skills Day

This week at St. Helen's College every child across the school, from Nursery through to Year 6, participated in an exciting Life Skills Day, designed to teach (or allow children to practise) some essential life skills which are not always taught in school.

Age-appropriate activities were provided for all of the children to teach a wide range of skills such as financial planning, sandwich making, shoelace tying, tent pitching, den building, clothes hanging and folding, gift wrapping, car washing, recycling, making a bed, Muay Thai mindset and different ways of looking after our bodies. Parents volunteered to share their skills and expertise with the children at timetabled sessions throughout the day.

St. Helen's College Head, Ms. Drummond, says, 'At St. Helen's College we help prepare children for life now and after primary school. The children thoroughly enjoyed the day and were so enthusiastic about attempting new activities and consolidating existing knowledge and skills. We are delighted that they made the most of the opportunities on the day and hope they will put to good use the wonderful experiences they had. We would also like to extend sincere thanks to all of the parents who visited us on the day to run workshops or assist our staff - and, of course, to all of the staff who worked so hard to put on such a special day. It really was a community event and such a valuable experience for all the children.'

St. Helen's College is a forward-thinking, nurturing prep school for boys and girls aged 2-11 in Hillingdon with excellent all-round pupil development and academic results. For more information visit the school website www.sthelenscollege.com.

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28 Feb 2025

St. Helen’s College Hillingdon Launches Year Round Nursery Provision

St. Helen’s College in Hillingdon is excited to announce that, in response to demand, from September 2025 the St. Helen's College Nursery will be open for 50 weeks of the year, providing continuity of educational care for those attending throughout their pre-Reception year.

The Nursery is available for children aged 3+ and will be open from 8.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m. Monday to Friday offering flexible full day, morning or afternoon sessions. Set in the grounds of St. Helen’s College Lower School the Nursery will continue to be staffed by a team of dedicated, experienced St. Helen’s College Early Years staff. The provision will include specialist teaching and enrichment opportunities to prepare children for a happy, successful start to the St. Helen’s College Reception classes.

Children who attend the St. Helen’s College Nursery will continue to receive priority for Reception places at the school; these will be formally offered to Nursery children in the Autumn term preceding Reception entry.

Shirley Drummond, Head at St. Helen’s College, says, ‘The Nursery will be staffed by our exceptional Early Years team and will continue to offer core pre-school education, specialist teaching sessions and plenty of extra opportunities. We are very much looking forward to expanding our excellent provision into a flexible year-round service to meet the needs of modern families.’

St. Helen's College is a forward-thinking, nurturing prep school for boys and girls aged 2-11 in Hillingdon with excellent all-round pupil development and academic results. For more information visit the school website www.sthelenscollege.com.

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