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Helen Pankhurst inspires Bruton School for Girls

Bruton School for Girls recently welcomed Dr Helen Pankhurst, women’s rights activist and great-grandaughter of Emmeline Pankhurst, as the guest speaker for its annual end of year Speech Day. Helen’s address to the girls centred on the importance of their education giving them freedom of choice for their futures. She challenged them to think about how they would like to be remembered, using the...

Cheltenham Ladies’ College celebrates outstanding IB results

Cheltenham Ladies’ College students have been celebrating their International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma results. The results saw all students with Oxbridge offers meet the requirements needed, accounting for 11% of this year’s cohort. Two girls have been awarded the highest possible grade of 45 points, which was achieved by just 218 students last year from more than 159,400 pupils...

St Swithun’s student selected for GB eventing team

A 17 year old pupil from St Swithun’s School has been selected for Great Britain’s Junior European Championship eventing squad. Georgia Bartlett was selected following success at the Nunney International event last weekend. A second place finish in the final Junior Trial was enough to secure Georgia’s selection into the strong squad of five. She commented: “This has been a goal of mine for...

Winter Olympic champion Lizzy Yarnold visits Burgess Hill Girls School

Winter Olympic champion Lizzy Yarnold OBE recently visited Burgess Hill Girls School as the guest of honour at the school’s Junior Sports Day. Winning consecutive Olympic gold medals in 2014 and 2018, she is the most successful British Winter Olympian and the most successful Olympic Skeleton athlete of all time. She gave a speech about the challenges she faced in her bid to be an Olympian. Lizzy...

Prior’s Field triumph in Festival of Chemistry

Four sixth formers from Prior’s Field have recently won first prize at the Salters’ Festival of Chemistry, beating twenty other schools from South East England at the event held at the University of Brighton. They attended the event with head of chemistry, and previous finalist in the Salters’ Chemistry Teacher of the Year, Dr. Macdonald Smith. The teams competed in problem solving, practical and...

Mount School York teacher wins Silver Teaching Award

A teacher from The Mount School York has been awarded a Silver Teaching Award in the 'Teacher of the Year in a Primary School' category of the Pearson Teaching Awards. Jan Wilson was surprised with the news during an assembly at the school and said: “It goes without saying that it is an honour to win this award and a very humbling experience. I was certainly surprised! The joyful cheers from the...

Bruton School for Girls celebrate women’s voting rights

Girls, staff and parents from Bruton School for Girls joined the mass participation artwork ‘PROCESSIONS 2018’ in London on Sunday to celebrate 100 years since women first gained the right to vote. The huge human artwork involved over one hundred thousand girls and women, with pupils displaying artwork created with artist Dorcas Casey as part of Somerset Art Works. Headmistress Nicky Botterill...

St Swithun’s athletes make Great Britain squads

Two students from St Swithun’s School have qualified to represent Great Britain in pentathlon events this summer. Isabelle Law, 12, has been selected to represent Great Britain in the biathle at the European Championships this summer and Theya Dare Bryan, 10, will compete in the forthcoming Madeira International Biathle. Isabelle was selected following her performance at the GB Biathle Race 2...

Farlington School to host fashion show

Farlington School will host a fashion show next week as part of its Arts Week. The event, which is open to all members of the community, will showcase the latest collections from local fashion retailers and the school's textile design students, with pupils and staff modelling the outfits. Local fashion boutiques including La Vida Boutique, RetroEsque and Doodie Stark will take part in the event,...

Cobham Hall pupils create Escape Room

Lana, Bakr, Jana Bakr and Catherine Broadhurst Three sixth formers at Cobham Hall recently created a challenging ‘Escape Room’ at the school. Catherine Broadhurst, Lana Bakr and Jana Bakr used the school’s historic buildings as the setting for the challenge. Escape Rooms have been growing in popularity around the country and Catherine enjoyed her experience of them so much, she decided to...

St Swithun’s students support homelessness charity

Students from St Swithun's School recently joined together with other local schools to raise money and awareness for the homelessness charity Trinity Winchester. Pupils created shelters out of cardboard boxes which were then used during the charity's 'Big Sleep Out Shelter Build'. They also took part in recycling activities and engaged in discussions about homelessness and the local community. Local...

Monmouth School for Girls hosts charity concert

Music staff and pupils from Monmouth School for Girls recently joined together for a charity concert. The Musical Roots concert showcased the talents of six staff in an evening which raised £307.15 for Music in Hospitals and Care Wales. Christopher Horner, a violin tutor, professional performer and event organiser, said: “As musicians, we get so much out of a wonderful evening like this. It is...

Malvern St James team reach Young Enterprise finals

A team from Malvern St James Girls’ School has progressed to the West Midlands Final of the Young Enterprise Company of the Year. The winning team, Moments, will give a presentation to judges next month in four categories regarding their products, including postcards, booklets and coupon books. The members have benefited from business advice from Rupert Parsons of Acacia Dentists in Bromyard, who has...

Farlington School Year 11s celebrate achievements

Sahara Coles Three Year 11 students at Farlington School have been celebrating their recent achievements. Sahara Coles reached the final of the Discover ARTiculation Challenge competition, which involved a three minute presentation on a piece of artwork. All five of the school's entries were filmed and uploaded, with the girls delivering their presentations in a school assembly. Sahara will now...

Mount Junior School teacher earns award nomination

A teacher from The Mount Junior School has been shortlisted in this year’s national Pearson Teaching Awards. Jan Wilson has reached the final eight in the ‘Teacher of the Year in a Primary School’ category. She has taught at the school for 26 years and has contributed to all aspects of its life, from teaching in the nursery to working in the boarding house, to leading Forest School and outdoor...

Cheltenham Ladies’ pupil earns maths silver

A pupil from Cheltenham Ladies’ College has earned a silver medal at the annual European Girls’ Maths Olympiad (EGMO). Alevtina Studenikina took part in the competition in Florence over Easter, helping the UK team achieve 3rd out of 52 participating teams and 2nd out of the 36 official European teams, winning a silver medal for her individual performance. She was one of four pupils selected to...

Westonbirt Schools joins Wishford Schools

Sam Antrobus, Natasha Dangerfield and Sean Price Westonbirt Schools have announced that they will become part of the Wishford Schools group with immediate effect. The group’s ethos of offering a first-class education in a nurturing environment, while delivering the highest standards of customer service and value for money, matches Westonbirt’s own. Cricklade Manor Prep, Hatherop Castle and...

Prior’s Field skier returns following success

A successful skier from Prior’s Field has returned to the school having competed in major tournaments in the Alpines. Molly had spent the past four months competing in both British and French ski competitions, winning the Finale Coupe D’Argent and the 47th Consiel Department Haute Savoie races. She also helped Prior’s Field to become the school ski champions in March. As well as competing, she...

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