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Southbank Sinfonia

On Friday 7 October 2016, The Ladies’ College welcomed visiting musicians from the acclaimed Southbank Sinfonia for an afternoon of master classes for its students, followed by a private evening recital for its local supporters.

The links between Southbank Sinfonia and the island go back almost a…

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German Exchange Visit, 2016

From 17-23 September 2016, we had the pleasure of entertaining our guests from Papenburg.  Students from The Ladies’ College girls had been to Germany in May and this was the reciprocal visit.  They had a wonderful week weather-wise and were able to carry out all of the activities without coats!

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Visit of the Earl of Wessex

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The Ladies’ College repeat their successful Women’s Networking event

The Ladies’ College invited local business women to attend the second annual networking event on September 8th with principal speakers Deputy Heidi Soulsby and Swoffers Estate Agents director, Shauna Clapham. The event was sponsored by Susie Brown of Gower Financial Services, who supplied refreshme…

NEWS  SENIOR SCHOOL , A GIFT FOR LEARNING

GCSE Results Summer 2016

The Ladies’ College Upper Five (Year 11) students have been a terrific year group who have excelled both inside and outside the classroom. We are delighted that their results follow on from the success of our students who did so well at A-Level last week.

Our 55 students deserves to be congratula…

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A-Level Results Summer 2016

We are delighted to report that students of The Ladies’ College who took A–levels this year have excelled once again, with a 100% pass rate.

Forty-nine students sat examinations this summer that will allow them to make choices and take decisions about their future. 45.2% of grades were A* and A (…

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We wish everyone a happy summer break

Swish Ladies College

We wish everyone a very happy summer break, following Mark Reading and Melrose and The Ladies' College Speech Days which celebrated as much as could be fitted in from 2015-2016.

Work goes on in College to get the building ready for September. We thought you would be interested to see the fr…

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Schedule for September 2016

We hope that you have had an enjoyable summer and we look forward to welcoming your daughter back to our 'new school'.

Here is the Schedule for Michaelmas Term - Thursday 8th September 2016

New Remove – arrive for 8.30 a.m. and go to Form Rooms (Photographs at 9.10 a.m.)

Lower Four

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Sovereign Art Prize

The Sovereign Art Foundation Guernsey Schools Prize, which is in its second year, recently invited all secondary schools in Guernsey to submit ten of the best artworks produced by its students. These were viewed by a judging panel last week, who then shortlisted 12 finalists. We are proud to announ…

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All about Me project

This offered our students the chance to be creative and work independently. They had to produce a piece of work which can be given to their new Tutor to introduce themselves. Some made cubes, powerpoints, films, posters the ideas were amazing and quite unique. 

Each item contained:

- thre…

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Miss Josette Honey

It is with great sadness that we hear today of the passing of Miss Josette Honey, Principal at The Ladies’ College from 1976 to 1992.

Honey

Miss Honey was deeply committed to the College and the education of its students, and continued to keep in contact with us after she stepped down from her ro…

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Our Russian penfriends

(Our Russian penfriends – School No. 61, Nizhny Tagil, Russia.)

Our Russian Pen Pals

Over the Christmas holiday, I was lucky enough to have an invite to visit friends in Russia.

Permanent snow, temperatures around -15c during the day (an…

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Young Enterprise Regional Final

Photos from the regional Young Enterprise final in Dorking. Although Obsidian won the Award for Best Execution and Delivery the adjudicator also praised them for their professionalism and presentation and it was a wonderful experience. Having previously won the Guernsey round they can hold their …

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My Week with Matt

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My Young Enterprise Experience

One of my favourite programmes on TV is 'The Apprentice'. When I started the Young Enterprise scheme in September I had visions of battling the other teams, fighting to come up with the best idea and defending our decisions in front of an intimidating Sir Alan. So did my experience match 'The Appre…

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House Music

House Music rounds-off the Lent term and, as ever, this year's competition gave us an eclectic playlist with which to start the holiday.

There are three rounds (Pop Song, Instrumental, and Choir) and they give the Houses scope to try plenty of different musical styles. We heard performances ra…

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House Athletics

Congratulations to everyone who took part in House Athletics yesterday. Final results were 1st Brock 2nd Carey 3rd De Sausmarez 4th Durand Abi Galpin broke 3 records and won the Josephine Peet Trophy for Excellence.

The following trophies were awarded:

Emily Shaw Trophy for Endeavour - Elise …

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Sun Safety

We are keen to educate the girls to protect themselves from the sun. Using funds raised through the sponsored swim, we have had sun shades installed around the poolside and are in the process of having a sun cream dispenser fitted. It is preferable for the girls to apply their own sun cream at home…

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Guild hosts London reception for its alumni

The Ladies’ College Guild has held its first London reception, inviting alumni from across the UK share stories and to learn more about what life at College is like in 2016.

The Guild was established in 1905 to promote links between the College’s alumni and to support the interests of its present…

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Liberation Day Road Relay 2016

A strong team of talented athletes retained the Liberation Day Road Relay Race Trophy for the ninth successive year. Two laps of the circular route are split into 6 sections. The lap starts at the Crown Pier, continues out to the Albert Memorial, back around to the seafront, past the Tourist Board,…

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