News Articles
This contains all of the recorded news events.
22 May 2013 :: Year 11 Revision and Lesson Timetable 3rd - 7th June 2013
A timetable for additional revision sessions and lessons for year 11 students is provided.... read more
22 May 2013 :: Whitsun Half-term Revision Centre from Tuesday 28th May – 31st May 2013
The College is running additional revision sessions during the Whitsun half-term holiday. This is an excellent opportunity for students to prepare for her GCSE examinations.... read more
20 May 2013 :: Duke of Edinburgh Practice Expedition 2013
Mount Carmel students took part in a practive expedition in Ashdown Forest this month.... read more
15 May 2013 :: Year 7 Reading for Pleasure Book Club
For the second year running the Yr 7 Reading for Pleasure Book Club has been a resounding success with feedback suggesting students have gained self-confidence enhancing their ability to be expressive whilst learning across the curriculum.... read more
15 May 2013 :: Invitation from the Global Generators to Visit New Gardens
The Global Generators have invited students and parents to visit the Skip Garden, near the King's Cross development site and get involved in growing food, growing perspectives and growing community.... read more
15 May 2013 :: Key Stage 3 Internal Examinations
The KS3 internal examinations will occur from Monday 20th May to Thursday 23rd May.... read more
15 May 2013 :: Mount Carmel Sports Day 2013
The College Sports Day will take place at New River Stadium on Friday 24th May 2013.... read more
14 May 2013 :: MC Students Win Short Story Competition
Two students from Mount Carmel have won a short story competition called Cityread Ghost in the Tube.... read more
08 May 2013 :: Former Students work with Food Bank
A former student from Mount Carmel is working closely with a food warehouse at the Angel, the project, organised by Tufnell Park-based church House on the Rock, to expand their bank into King’s Cross.... read more
01 May 2013 :: Former Students Given Chance to Study at Prestigious Universities in America
Kara and Chloe former students at Mount Carmel are finalists for the Sutton Trust Programme, which provides students with the opportunity to visit and apply to Universities in America. ... read more
17 April 2013 :: Saturday School 20th April 2013
Attached is the Saturday School timetable. This Saturday's revision on the 20th April 2013 will cover Maths and English. These sessions are designed to help and support you to complete outstanding controlled assessments or specific revision.... read more
28 March 2013 :: Easter Revision Programme
The college will be offering a number of opportunities for students to help with their revision at the beginning of the Easter break. Please see timetable attached.... read more
27 March 2013 :: Mount Camel Harlem Shake!
Students and staff made a Mount Carmel Harlem Shake video to raise money for Red Nose Day. This event alone raised £85 which was a great success. ... read more
26 March 2013 :: Students Presented with MyBnk Award
Mount Carmel MyBnkers were presented with an award for outstanding achievements, as they were able to save more money last year than the rest of the MY Bnk schools across London.... read more
21 March 2013 :: Fitness Programmes Available to Students
A free 10 week programme is available for students. This includes fitness classes, finding out about the best food and exercise plan and how to maintain a healthy lifestyle for the future.... read more
20 March 2013 :: Mount Carmel Bake Off
The Geography Department hosted a Bake sale for Comic relief on Friday 15th March. It was a great success and several pupils from all year groups baked delicious cakes to be sold to raise money. Overall the college raised £210 for a great cause.... read more
20 March 2013 :: Duke of Edinburgh Award 2013
From April 2013 Mount Carmel students will be working towards completing the Duke of Edinburgh award.... read more
19 March 2013 :: College's new global school partnership
The college is working on a joint project as part of the new Global School Partnership. The college has been partnered with ‘Sowa Din Junior High School’ in Accra, Ghana. ... read more
15 March 2013 :: Students Given a Tour of The Construction Site
Balfour Beatty gave the student council a tour of the construction site to show the plans for the college... read more
13 March 2013 :: Mount Carmel Entrepreneurs in Action
Year 9 students were involved in two enterprise projects called the Mosaic Enterprise Challenge and Valentine's Market Day.... read more
12 March 2013 :: Drama Update March
A group of thirty Year 9 students visited the St. James Theatre in Victoria to see a production of Our Country's Good by Timberlake Wertenbaker. ... read more
12 March 2013 :: Mount students win gymnastic competition
Mount Carmel students have won the Islington schools gymnastics competition held at the Sobel Leisure Centre. ... read more
04 March 2013 :: Jack Petchey Awards February and March 2013
Congratulations to Melanie Deb & Lashai Modest Norville for winning the Jack Petchey for February and March.... read more
04 March 2013 :: Student Work Displayed in Islington Galleries
Islington Museum Gallery has an exhibition of Art and DT work from young artists from Mount Carmel College.... read more
01 March 2013 :: Students Watch Almeida Theatre Production
On Wednesday 27th February the Year 10 GCSE Drama class went to see a production of The Turn of the Screw as part of their residency work with the Almeida Theatre in Islington.... read more
01 March 2013 :: Saturday School 2nd March
Saturday revision on the 2nd March 2013 will cover Maths and English.... read more
28 February 2013 :: Year 11 Creative Arts Evening 2013
The college hosted a Year 11 Creative Arts Evening showcasing students art work, singing and drama talents.... read more
25 February 2013 :: Environment & Regeneration Newsletter
The Environment & Regeneration Newsletter shows an event featuring Mount Carmel students. ... read more
15 February 2013 :: Islington Young Consumer Competition 2013
Year 10 students took part in the first round of the Young Consumer Competition 2013, which was held at the Emirates Stadium on 7th February 2013.... read more
15 February 2013 :: City Safe Havens
Year 10 students from Mount Carmel were invited to the London Citizens launch of the City Safe Havens. The girls met with the Chief executive of the Islington Council, Lorraine Dinnegan and Cllr Janet Burgess. ... read more
13 February 2013 :: Old Vic Schools Workshop
On Tuesday 5th February, a group of Year 9 students took part in their second workshop as part of their membership of the Old Vic Schools Club. This time they were exploring the musical Kiss Me Kate before going to see it on stage.... read more
13 February 2013 :: Year 9 Geography Trip to Central London
The Geography Department took year 9 pupils on a trip to Central London to reward them for their enthuasiam in geography this year. ... read more
12 February 2013 :: Year 11 Half Term Revision & Controlled Assessment Clinics
The half term and saturday sessions are designed to help support students to complete outstanding controlled assessments or revise specific areas. Timetables for these sessions are available to view in this news article. ... read more
05 February 2013 :: Jack Petchey Award Evening
Every year the Jack Petchey Foundation hosts almost 80 Achievement Award Celebrations across London and Essex. The Islington awards evening took place on the 31st of January 2013 ... read more
01 February 2013 :: Year 10 Almeida Residency
The Year 10 Drama group have just started their residency project with The Almeida Theatre. For this project, theatre practitioners come into the Year 10 Drama lessons to work with the students, to develop an original performance piece.... read more
31 January 2013 :: Youth SACRE
On Tuesday 4th December, students from Mount Carmel along with other Islington schools met at Laycock Centre to talk about issues important to relations between people of different faiths and beliefs. ... read more
25 January 2013 :: Collaboration with The Donmar Warehouse Theartre
The Year 10 GCSE Drama students completed a very successful project in association with The Donmar Warehouse Theatre. The theme for the project was war, but seen through the eyes of the families and individuals that were directly affected by it.... read more
23 January 2013 :: Saturday School 26th January
Year 11 Saturday school resumes this Saturday 26th January at 9.15am. Subject covered this week are ICT, Technology, Maths. GCSE heritage exams will also be taking place please check with Mr Kaddouri or Ms Halat. ... read more
22 January 2013 :: Archway Library - 30th Birthday Celebration
The Archway Library 30th anniversary celebrations took place on Friday 18th January. Students from 7RP and 7EB took part in an interactive, fun packed poetry session with John Hegley.... read more
17 January 2013 :: Tender Drama Workshop
Over the last two weeks the Year 9 Drama classes have been involved in discussion and role play workshops provided by an organisation called Tender.... read more
18 December 2012 :: Cubitt Young Artists Exhibition
Mount Carmel Art Department has had a partnership with the Cubitt Art Gallery since last year, and as part of this collaboration some students have been working with artists at monthly workshops at the gallery in Angel, Islington.... read more
17 December 2012 :: Students visit Islington Town Hall
Mount Carmel Students visited Islington Town Hall to celebrate the Victory Day of Bangladesh.... read more
14 December 2012 :: Almeida Academy
The college continues to work closely with the Almeida Academy which is a programme of Saturday drama classes for children and young people aged 5 to 14.... read more
11 December 2012 :: Solar Cell Workshop
'Know Your Planet', a local company based in Archway, carried out a workshop with thirteen of our students. The aim was to show how solar cells can be developed and used as an alternative to traditional energy supplies for generating electricity.... read more
06 December 2012 :: Poetry Competition 2012
A competition has been launched for Mount Carmel students aged 7-14 to write a poem on any subject. This is to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the opening of Archway Children's Library.... read more
30 November 2012 :: Drama Update November
Update on recent student drama events occurring in November... read more
27 November 2012 :: College Global Entreprenuership Award
The college was thanked by the team behind Global Entreprenuership Week for the great work done by students and staff. They recognised ourevent as High Impact and provided the college with a badge and signature. ... read more
22 November 2012 :: Ed Sheeran Message to the Choir
Ed Sheeran has sent another message to Mount Carmel Choir students after they sent a singing performance to him. ... read more
22 November 2012 :: Mount Carmel Christmas Card Art Competition 2012
Winners have been chosen for this years Mount Carmel Christmas Card Art Competition 2012... read more
21 November 2012 :: PE Autumn Newsletter
A summary of the sporting stories for Autumn term... read more
21 November 2012 :: Enterprise Activity Raises Money for Charity
Students managed to raise £250 through their enterpise activity 'Bring the Outdoors in' during Global Entrepreneurship Week for the charity Youngminds.... read more
15 November 2012 :: STEM Careers Event 2012
A STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Careers event was organised as a joint venture with our Science Department and City & Islington College.... read more
14 November 2012 :: Visit to Platform Arts Centre
Year 10 GCSE Art students visited the Platform Arts Centre for some experimental drawing workshops. ... read more
09 November 2012 :: MyBnk-in-a-Box Grand Opening
The college this week launched MyBnk-in-a-Box which trains young people to run their own online and on site school banks, providing them with a safe, accessible place to save regularly and borrow interest-free loans to set up enterprises.... read more
08 November 2012 :: Netball News
Results from the girls netball league... read more
07 November 2012 :: Shakespeare School Festival
On the 7th November Year 9 and 10 students from the college were star performers at the Pleasance Theatre in Islington with their production of 'Macbeth'. ... read more
25 October 2012 :: Puffin Live Event
Thirty Mount Carmel students have been invited to attend the prestigous Michelle Paver Puffin Virtually Live Event (a live interactive webcast). ... read more
24 October 2012 :: Young Voice 2012
For the past two years the Young Voice Event has taken place in the LRC centre space. This event celebrates the multi-cultural diversity of the college community.... read more
22 October 2012 :: RM Learning Platform
We are currently experiencing problems with parent accounts in RM Learning Platform.... read more
22 October 2012 :: College Autumn Message from the Principal
A personal message from the Principal to parents.... read more
18 October 2012 :: Year 11 Progression Evening 2012
In order to give students as much information as possible about the options available the college is planning a Year 11 Progression Evening for Parents in order to outline the process.... read more
10 October 2012 :: Year 10 Trip to Portrait Gallery
The Art department took Year 10 GCSE students to the Mall Galleries and the National Portrait Gallery as part of their research into the work of artists. ... read more
02 October 2012 :: Honey Club Expansion
The Honey Club is now expanding into Angel and Mount Carmel students are invited to come to the launch event on Thursday 22nd November.... read more
28 September 2012 :: Printing Workshop with Central Saint Martins Art College
The Design Technology Department took students to the Central Saint Martins Art College. They spent a day with Print Tutors in the professional Print workshop transferring their designs onto fabric. ... read more
27 September 2012 :: Black History Month 2012
October is Black History Month in the UK; an opportunity to celebrate and raise awareness of black cultural heritage, history and experiences today.... read more
14 September 2012 :: Students Produce Video for International Conference
A short video was filmed in the LRC during July and presented by author Candy Gourlay at the IBBY international congress. This took place at the South Kensington campus of the Imperial War Museum, 23 - 26 August.... read more
03 September 2012 :: College Open Days
Open day dates for prosepective students or their parents/guardians to visit the college.... read more
31 August 2012 :: GCSE Results 2012
Another successful year for GCSE results at Mount Carmel Catholic College for Girls, with 71% of students achieving at least 5 A*- C grades and 24% of students achieving at least 3 A*- A grades.... read more
24 July 2012 :: Mount Carmel Retreat 2012
The yearly retreat for students years 7-10.... read more
20 July 2012 :: Islington Sports Awards 2012
Mount Carmel had two winners of the evening key stage 3 Islington school sports team of the year and key stage 4 sportswomen of the year. ,... read more
20 July 2012 :: College Summer Newsletter 2012
A newsletter showing the highlights of Summer 2012 at the college.... read more
17 July 2012 :: Summer of Sport 2012
There are a range of sporting activities available to students from Islington schools over the summer.... read more
13 July 2012 :: Kickstart KS4 Graduation
Over the summer term several year 9 girls have been working hard on the Kickstart KS4 project to prepare for their upcoming GCSE years at Mount Carmel.... read more
03 July 2012 :: Students Visit Tate Modern
The Art Department took 40 Year 7 students to the Tate Modern Gallery on Tuesday 3rd July 2012.... read more
29 June 2012 :: Maths Enrichment at Duncombe School
The Maths Department welcomed 60 Year 4 and Year 5 students from Duncombe Primary school for Maths enrichment work.... read more
28 June 2012 :: Exploring Maths Conference
On the 28th June 2012, a group of ten Year 10 students from Mount Carmel accompanied by Mr Rauf and Mrs McKenzie attended a conference titled “Exploring Maths” at the Royal Holloway University in Surrey. ... read more
27 June 2012 :: MyBnk Challenge
To reward our dedicated MyBank customers, a series of savings challenges have been held. The final of which is the Savings Challenge for a chance to win an Ipod Shuffle. ... read more
21 June 2012 :: Stock Market Challenge
On the 19th June 2012 a group of 5 Year 9 students from Mount Carmel went to participate in the Stock Market Challenge at the City University London.... read more
21 June 2012 :: Year 9 Project with Local Ecological Company
Fifteen year 9 pupils were selected to take part in a special project with a local ecological company called 'Know Your Planet'. The pupils used solar cells to make a mobile phone charger.... read more
19 June 2012 :: GCSE Art Exhibition 2012
The GCSE 2012 Art exhibition was a proud moment for the students who displayed their work for parents/carers, teachers and friends. ... read more
15 June 2012 :: Net Ball Team Win First Game in Summer League
Another win for the Years 7-9 Net Ball team... read more
15 June 2012 :: Changes to End of Year Arrangements and School Development Update
A letter from the Principal to parents detailing changes to the end of year arrangements and an update on the school development.... read more
13 June 2012 :: Sports Day 2012
Students from year 7 to 10 competed in the Olympic themed sports day.... read more
11 June 2012 :: Students Meet the Poet Laureate
Students from Mount Carmel College for Girls in Islington met Carol Ann Duffy, the Poet Laureate when she was giving readings of her poems in King’s Palace,York Way.... read more
08 June 2012 :: MC Stars Summer 2012
The new Student Stars newsletter is available to view in the Student section of the school website. This page acknowledges student achievement over the Summer term. ... read more
01 June 2012 :: Upward Bound Programme Success
Upward Bound is a Saturday Programme run by Cambridge Education at London Metropolitan University.It is an academic programme focusing on the core subjects fo English, Maths and Science but also incorporating a more variable curriculum.... read more
31 May 2012 :: Olympic Torch Created for Sports Day
Students at the college create an Olympic Torch for the College Sports Day.... read more
28 May 2012 :: The Past Guides the Future
Two former students of the college returned to talk to students in years 7 and 8 about there career paths into Medicine.... read more
25 May 2012 :: Under 15 Islington Football Champions
Year 9 and 10 college football team have become Islington champions winning a tournament against other local schools.... read more
24 May 2012 :: Students Given Key Roles in Islington Youth Council
The college is proud to announce that two students from Mount Carmel have been voted onto the Islington Youth Council., one of whom has been nominated as Deputy Young Mayor. ... read more
24 May 2012 :: Year 10 Revision Booklet
The GCSE summer 2012 examination series starts on Monday 21st May until Wednesday 27th June 2012. During the Whitsun half-term the College is running additional revision sessions, in Geography and Sociology.... read more
18 May 2012 :: KS3 Internal Exam Time Table
KS3 internal exam timetable attached for Summer Term 2012... read more
17 May 2012 :: LRC Update
Update of LRC events that have occurred in April and May.... read more
17 May 2012 :: Geography Trip to Brighton
On the 28th April Year 10 geography students went to Brighton to complete their GCSE Coastal studies work.... read more
09 May 2012 :: Year 11 Study Leave
Details provided for this years GCSE Study Leave... read more
01 May 2012 :: Students 'Pandora's Box' Themed Art Exhibition
Five Year 10 Art students are having their art work exhibited at the 'Together Our Space' Gallery on Old Street.... read more
01 May 2012 :: Students Collaborate in'The Duchess of Malfi' Workshop
Year 9 students continued their collaboration with the Old Vic Theatre, taking part in a workshop based around the play 'The Duchess of Malfi'.... read more
27 April 2012 :: Ed Sheeran's Message to our students
Ed Sheeran a successful singer/songwriter has produced a video message to the students of Mount Carmel... read more
26 April 2012 :: Year 10 Geography Trip
Information for parents about the Year 10 Geography trip to Brighton... read more
16 April 2012 :: Students Win Gymnastic Competition
Year 7 and year 8 girls took part in a local gymnastic competition.... read more
05 April 2012 :: Students Perform in Almeida Theatre
Year 10 GCSE Drama students performed an original 10 minute piece on the Almeida Theatre stage in March.... read more
02 April 2012 :: Choir Students Rewarded
The Mount Carmel choir were rewarded for all their hard over last term with a morning out at Hollywood bowl. ... read more
30 March 2012 :: MC Stars Newsletter 1
The new Student Stars newsletter is available to view in the Student section.... read more
29 March 2012 :: Easter Revision Timetable
The College is running additional revision sessions during the Easter holidays. ... read more
28 March 2012 :: Choir Raise Money for Marie Curie Charity
Students from the Mount Carmel Choir helped to raise money for Marie Curie Charity.... read more
27 March 2012 :: Global Generators News
The latest stories from the LRC... read more
27 March 2012 :: Student Exhibition at the Islington Museum
Students from Mount Carmel are having Art and DT work exhibited at Islington Museum Gallery.... read more
27 March 2012 :: Crossing the Bridge
During February and March Mount Carmel participated in the Writing through Art Kenwood House Project.... read more
09 March 2012 :: College Sport Update 2
Highlighting Sporting Achievement at Mount Carmel... read more
08 March 2012 :: Parent/Carer Adult Numeracy Classes
The Maths Department at Mount Carmel would like to offer the parents/carers of Year 7 students the opportunity to attend a free weekly Adult Numeracy Class run by staff.... read more
06 March 2012 :: Maths Update 1
Contains new Maths Newsletter.... read more
01 March 2012 :: Choir performance at the Catholic Head teachers' Conference
Mount Carmel’s Choir perform at the Catholic Head teachers’ Conference.... read more
28 February 2012 :: MFL Update 1
As GCSE preparation, the Year 10 students were offered the opportunity to soak up the Spanish culinary culture with a visit to a local Spanish restaurant. ... read more
23 February 2012 :: College Sport Update 1
Sporting achievement at Mount Carmel... read more
20 February 2012 :: Success for Mount Carmel in Consumer Competition
College came first in their group and second overall in event held at the Emirates Stadium.... read more
09 February 2012 :: Half Term Revision Events
A timetable of revision events over this half term is now available to view.... read more
08 February 2012 :: Year 7 & 8 Basketball Competition
Highlighting sporting achievement in the College.... read more
08 February 2012 :: Drama Department Update
Drama achievement from January and future events occuring in February,... read more
06 February 2012 :: Macmillan Cancer Support
Money raised from our college taking part in the Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning... read more
03 February 2012 :: Young Persons Consumer Competition
Students from Mount Carmel will represent Islington in the Consumer Competition at the Emirates Stadium on the 9th of Feb.... read more
03 February 2012 :: College Sport Update
College Sport Update... read more
26 January 2012 :: Roald Dahl Story Time
The College community are invited to come along and listen to the wonderful stories of Roald Dahl, one of the greatest storytellers of all time.... read more
20 January 2012 :: College Sport Update
A summary of the sporting events that the College have taken part in.... read more
20 January 2012 :: Energy Efficiency Workshop
Workshops are open for parents in January & February to help make their home more energy efficient.... read more
18 January 2012 :: Cheverton Lodge Christmas Party
Mount Carmel students and staff went to the Cheverton Lodge for the 4th Annual Christmas Party.... read more
12 January 2012 :: Library Homework clubs
Islington libraries are to provide a homework club service for students atttending Islington school.... read more
20 December 2011 :: College Carol Service
Christmas Carol Service took place in St. Gabriel’s Church on Wednesday 14th December with over 100 students from the 3 schools taking part. ... read more
15 December 2011 :: Global Entrepreneurship Week
A Dragons Den event took place on 14th & 15th November in the LRC in conjunction with Global Entrepreneurship Week. ... read more
13 December 2011 :: Newsletter December 2011
The newsletter for this month gives key dates from January to March 2012, highlights student achievements and informs about events that the College has been involved with throughout December.... read more
07 December 2011 :: London Citizens First Assembly
The First Assembly of the North London Citizens was held at the Union Chapel, Islington with Mount Carmel students participating.... read more
25 November 2011 :: Student City Hall Art Exhibition
City Hall is hosting an exhibition of pictures created by current and previous GCSE students at Mount Carmel depicting their representations of violence against women, gender stereotypes and emotional conflict... read more
25 November 2011 :: NLC Annual Assembly Invititation
Parents are invited to attend this Annual Assembly to which Mount Carmel is a member of to help change the way local communities make politics happen in North London.... read more
14 November 2011 :: School Trip to Westminster Abbey
The Art and RE departments arranged an educational visit to Westminster Abbey on 4th November to take part in a workshop.... read more
11 November 2011 :: School Collaboration with Old Vic Theatre
Mount Carmel students began a year long collaboration with the Old Vic Theatre this week consisting of a workshop exploring the play 'The Playboy of the Western World'.... read more
08 November 2011 :: Shakespeare Schools Festival Production
Students from Mount Carmel performed a production of Hamlet as part of the Shakespeare School festival.... read more
01 November 2011 :: African Textiles Workshop
An African Textiles workshop was held in October and was attended by Year 7 and 8 students of Mount Carmel.... read more
18 October 2011 :: Newsletter: October 2011
Latest news from the College.... read more
18 October 2011 :: Year 11 Half Term Revision and Controlled Assessment
Article includes details and a schedule of revision events happening in the school over half term.... read more
17 October 2011 :: Student Highest Sam Learning User in Islington
Mount Carmel Student awarded for being Highest Sam Learning User in Islington.... read more
14 October 2011 :: Staff raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support
Staff coffee morning raises money for cancer charity.... read more
26 September 2011 :: Night of the Arts
An Opportunity to showcase young people aged 13-19's talent at the Platform in Hornsey Road... read more
23 September 2011 :: Newsletter: September 2011 No 2
Latest Newsletter... read more
22 September 2011 :: Black History Competition 'Young Voice'
Celebrating Black History month with a Poetry and Song writing competition.... read more
22 September 2011 :: Christmas card competition
Competition deadline is 19th October 2011... read more
16 September 2011 :: STEM Career Days at City & Islington College
Project focused on raising awareness of STEM careers for Year 9 (age 14) pupils at local schools.... read more
14 September 2011 :: Newsletter September 2011
Newsletter & Letter from the Archbishop... read more
12 September 2011 :: Mount Carmel Global Generators
Mount Carmel students help with Local Summer Regeneration programme.... read more
01 September 2011 :: College Open Events 2011
Open Evening 2011 - 28th September Open Days 2011 - 3rd - 7th October ... read more
31 August 2011 :: GCSE Results 2011
Mount Carmel achieved its best ever GCSE Results... read more
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