“Da Nobis Recta Sapere” Grant that we may be truly wise

Our Art Department has been very busy recently! 👏 Read below about their most recent trips: 🎨 Year 12 Art students visited the Hunterian Museum to explore anatomy, pathology, and medical specimens. They gained inspiration for their projects linked to the human body, identity, and the human condition 🧠🦴 🎨 Year 12 Art students visited the Hayward Gallery to explore Anish Kapoor’s work, gaining inspiration from his large-scale installations and exploration of space, reflection, and perception 👨‍🎨 🎨 Year 9 students visited the Lightroom exhibition "Larger Than Life: Starring Wallace & Gromit, Shaun and More," exploring animation, character design, and creative careers in the arts ✨ 🎨 Year 12 visited Tate Modern to explore "Light and Magic: The Birth of Art Photography," deepening our understanding of early photographic processes and how photographers used light, composition, and atmosphere to create powerful images 📸 #fchs #fchsart #fchstrips

Our Equality & Diversity Representatives recently took part in a fantastic programme designed to develop their understanding of brain development, mental health, and wellbeing 🧠 Through a range of engaging activities and discussions led by @jomortonbrown_, students built their confidence, knowledge, and skills, enabling them to better support both themselves and others within our school community 👥 We are incredibly proud of their commitment to championing inclusion, representing their peers, and making a positive difference across the school 👏 #fchs #fchspeerchampions

Headteacher's Weekly Bulletin - 16th October 2026 ☔ Highlights: 📌 Year 7 Welcome Evening was a great event last night celebrating the end of the first term for our new students! 🎉 📌 Some of our Year 7s explain what their first term at Secondary School has been like - they feel welcome, they've made lots of friends, they have new subjects to learn, and some of the stuff is much better than primary school! 😊 📌 Centenary Alumni Dinner - 13th November 🌟 Tickets are on Eventbrite if you search "Finchley Catholic High School" #fchs #fchsheadteachersbulletin #fchsweeklybulletin

The word of this week has been Inviolable! Lucas and Albert tell us what it means and how to use it in a sentence 🖋️ #fchs #fchswow #fchswordoftheweek

At the end of September, 8 of our Year 11 French GCSE students secured themselves the hottest ticket of the millennium! They got to visit the sold-out @britishmuseum Bayeux Tapestry exhibition 🤩 Mr McAteer said their verdict was that it was a feast for the eyes...but not in the Harold Godwinson sense 😂 Magnifique! 💫 We also managed to secure a ticket for our Year 7 and 8 students to join the live school's broadcast from the British Museum centred around the exhibition with information from experts, interactive discussions, and a Q&A! 🧵 Thank you to Mr McAteer for all of his work that has enabled so many of our students to engage with this amazing piece of history! 👏 #fchs #fchsgcse #fchsmfl #fchsfrenchgcse #bayeuxtapestry #britishmuseum

Headteacher's Weekly Bulletin - 9th October 2026 🍂 Highlights: 📌 Year 7 Welcome Evening - Thursday 15th October at 6pm 😊 📌 On Monday we gave our students their Centenary ties - some of our students describe the different parts of them 💫 📌 Year 10's Football Team are into Round 3 of Nationals! 👏 This follows their great success in their first two games, which they won 6 - 0 and 7 - 0! We'll be cheering them on from afar as their next game is in Woking 🎉 Stay warm and have a lovely weekend! #fchs #fchsheadteachersbulletin #fchsweeklybulletin

Information and Updates for our Alumni! 💫 If you've ever attended school at Finchley Catholic High School or worked here, you are classed as one of our Alumni! We host events and send out various communications including our termly newsletter, The Albanian direct to you if you're on our mailing list 🎉 Coming up next, we're hosting a Centenary Alumni Dinner on 13th November 🍴🍾 Tickets can be bought on Eventbrite here: https://tinyurl.com/fchsalumnicentenarydinner If you aren't already part of it, to join our Alumni Network, fill in this form and we will add you to our mailing list: https://tinyurl.com/alumninetworkform #fchs #fchsalumni #fchscentenary

The word of the week this week is Winsome! Anson and Nolan tell us what it means and how to use it 😊 #fchs #fchswordoftheweek

For the next part of our Centenary celebrations, today we gifted each of our current students a special edition tie (or a scarf for our girls in the Sixth Form)! 💫 7 lucky students were part of the design committee that finalised the design for these special ties. They took over 200 entries and picked some of the best bits to truly honour our school history 🎉 We hope they wear their new ties with pride! #fchs #fchscentenary #100years

We are open on Wednesday 11th November for our Sixth Form Open Evening! 🎉 Come and visit our beautiful school grounds and our fantastic Canon Parsons Sixth Form Centre 😊 Talks will be given at 5:15pm and again at 6:30pm👏 #fchs #fchssixthform #openevening #sixthformopenevening #sixthform

Mr Stapleton's Weekly Bulletin - 2nd October 2026

On Tuesday 22nd September, all of our staff accompanied our over 1,000 students to Westminster Cathedral 🎚 This mass was to commemorate the start of our school's 100th year! Mass was celebrated by our Alumni, Bishop (of Wrexham) Peter Brignall and Monsignor Tom Egan 🌟 The students were tremendously well behaved with feedback from passersby that said: "we were blown away by the behaviour of all your pupils, both during the service and whilst leaving the building. Your staff handling of both the taking of communion and the exiting was like a very slick and well oiled machine. Considering the number of pupils in attendance, their behaviour was exemplary" 🤩 #fchs #fchscentenary

Our Open Evening is TONIGHT! 🎉 📌 School is open from 5pm until 7:30pm with Headteacher's talks at 5:15 and 7pm. Tickets for these talks are available at the White House on the evening (signposted!) 💫 Come and visit our beautiful site and speak to our amazing students and staff 🤩 #fchs #fchsopenevening #openevening

The Word of the Week for this week is Lucid 🎉 Jason and Reuben tell us what it means and how to use it! #fchs #fchswordoftheweek

Headteacher's Weekly Bulletin - 25th September 2026 🍂 📌 Open Evening (Tuesday 29th September) - School finishes early at 12:50pm, with helpers back in at 4:45pm 💫 📌 School starts late on Wednesday 30th September at 10:40am straight into form time and then Period 3 onwards ⏱ 📌 Thank you to those that attended Y11 Information Evening 📌 Upcoming trips: KS4 Languages trip to see the Bayeux Tapestry & Y12 trip to Hayward Gallery 🎨 📌 Students tell us about their experience helping with our amazing Centenary Mass: they "enjoyed seeing the community together" and said "it was a privilege to serve and speak at such a special event" 🎚 📌 Thank you to the parents and carers of our students, they are a credit to you! We had many positive messages from passersby in the community 👏 📌 Our Centenary Mass is still available to watch for a limited time at this link: https://youtube.com/live/MwlcBPwavRM Have a restful weekend! #fchs #fchsweeklybulletin

Finchley Catholic High School Open Evening is Tuesday 29th September from 5pm 🎉 Please come and have a look around our beautiful school grounds and speak to our amazing students and staff! 🍂 📌 Headteacher talks at 5:15pm and 7pm - tickets available on the evening 📌 Please visit our website for more information #fchs #openevening #finchleycatholic #secondaryschool #highschool

Headteacher's Weekly Bulletin - 18th September 2026 💫 Highlights: 📌 Read our updated letter about the Centenary Mass on 22nd - students only need books for Period 1 📖 📌 Old Boy's will be celebrating the mass which is amazing! 📌 Thank you to @transportforlondon for their help with planning and preparation for our ambitious travel plan! 🚅 📌 Make sure to complete the Microsoft Form about return travel ✍ 📌 Early dismissal for Open Evening at 12:50pm on 29th September 📌 Helpers for Open Evening, return to school by 4:45pm 📌 Late start on 30th September for all at 10:40am into form time 📌 Year 11 Information Evening - 24th September at 6pm 📌 Awaiting delivery of our new 100 year special ties! 👔 📌 Reading The Albanian from 1941 which includes letters from students to students of the future! #fchs #fchsweeklybulletin

Our Year 13 theologians had an inspiring visit to St Mary’s University, Twickenham, last week! From thought-provoking lectures on Bioethics and the Trinity, to a tour of the campus, it was a valuable day of academic enrichment and exploration. 🎓📖 #fchs #StMarys #Theology #SixthForm

The word of the week is Taciturn! Albie and Cruz tell us what it means and how to use it 📚 #fchslondon #fchswordoftheweek #taciturn

Introducing our very special member of staff! 🥎✨ Bethlehem, referred to as Beth, is our cute and cuddly school dog! She's a very popular member of our staff team (see very official skills and qualifications) 😁 For more information about Beth the Sproodle, please visit our website 🐾