On Thursday 2 February, Sir Nicholas Winton MBE, the ‘British Schindler’, came to Queen Anne’s School to talk to our year 8 girls about his humanitarian work and his extraordinary life story.

Sir Nicholas’s work saved the lives of many children across war-time Czechoslovakia. Between 1938 and 1939 he helped a total of 669 Jewish children to evacuate the country and pass safely to Britain. One of these children was grandfather to Sophie Grosz-Dequenne, a student at Queen Anne’s School.

Supporting the year 8 English and PSHE curriculum, the event began with a short film covering Sir Nicholas’s humanitarian work, the girls then asked a number of questions regarding his experiences.

We are very grateful to Sir Nicholas Winton MBE for taking the time to come in and speak to the girls.