Topping Out Ceremony
Wednesday 24th March 2010

Almost exactly a year after the symbolic 'ground breaking' ceremony - see here for details - where students, school staff and local dignitaries celebrated the beginning of building works on the new St. Paul's Way, a second event was held, this time to mark the completion of the external construction work.

Four of our newly-appointed Faraday Ambassadors - Prince Ahmed of 10P, Shamima Khan of 10A, John Tambo of 8L and Anika Rahman of 7P - went along to see inside the new school and to take the podium as our Headteacher, Grahame Price, delivered a speech in which he talked of the speed with which the building had gone up and how magnificent it looks today. He pointed across to the old St. Paul's Way building and commented upon the contrast between what was and what will be. The new school will provide many opportunities for local children, their parents and the wider community, and be a central part of the local transformation project.

The event was very successful and was attended by more than thirty people, including school staff, members of the school's Trust Board, representatives of our partner organisations such as London Thames Gateway Development Corporation, King's College London, Tower Hamlets Council, Queen Mary's, University of East London and Catlins. The Mayor of Tower Hamlets and local MP, Jim Fitzpatrick were also in attendance and delivered speeches.