Our Thinking About webinar this week was Lord Peter Hain thinking about sport and apartheid in South Africa. He spoke about how at the age of 19 he became chairman of the Stop The Seventy Tour campaign which disrupted the all-white South African cricket and rugby union teams’ tours in protest against apartheid.  Lord Hain mentioned the importance of young people speaking up for what they believe in, from Suffragettes to Black Lives Matter and Climate Change, and he urged students to work hard in order to achieve their goals.

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In a term where schools are managing bubbles, quarantine and catch-up studies there hasn’t been much capacity for extra-curricula activities. But by working in partnership we have taken what spare resources we have had and put them together to deliver a fantastic offering.

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Earlier this week two of our students had a conversation with conductor Neil Thomson. He was live from his hotel in Brazil where he is currently Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Goias Philharmonic Orchestra. They talked about his work and his enduring relationship with Beethoven’s music. Yesterday our GCSE music students explored Beethoven’s Pathetique Sonata in depth with a live-streamed workshop from Dulwich College. Next week we are looking for an SSLP student to chat with Afrikan Boy (AB), a successful Grime recording artist from southeast London. He will be Thinking About how his journey so far has been impacted by his Nigerian Heritage.

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Next week the SSLP will be all about the Arts. We will host two online lectures celebrating 250 years since the birth of Beethoven – the first is Thinking About… Beethoven on Tuesday which is open to all, and the second is the Pathetique Sonata on Thursday which is aimed at GCSE music students. It is also the week to register your interest in the SSLPs Photography Competition.

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Welcome Back to the SSLP 2020-21

Our launch on September 15th was a little different this year, as we staged it virtually using Zoom but we were delighted to welcome 90 staff members from 12 SSLP schools.

We opened proceedings with the first broadcast of the SSLP Annual Review film featuring our Virtual SSLP Orchestra. Three of our students shared their experiences of SSLP and we looked forward to forthcoming events (see below). After the formal event we had the opportunity for teachers to network in subject specific groups. Inspiring more ideas for partnership work this year.

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Review of the year

The Southwark Schools’ Learning Partnership (SSLP) is a unique collaboration between local schools based in, and around, the London Borough of Southwark. By working together we strive to deliver a range of opportunities that connect students, teachers and schools.

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