All News for Senior School
26.09.24
Young voices lead the discussion on Guernsey’s future at Big Debate
‘This house believes that on a small island like Guernsey, global issues are more important than local ones,’ was the motion discussed on Monday 23 September at The Ladies’ College’s third Big Debate.
Chaired by Principal D…
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22.08.24
Students at The Ladies’ College have once again achieved impressive results for this year’s GCSE examinations.
This is the first year group with no special place holders. We are delighted with the progress each of our pupils has made and the strong value added by the College. 51 students sat th…
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15.08.24
A-level Success with 93% of Students Securing University Spots
The Ladies’ College is thrilled to announce another year of strong results from its A-level students. Nine out of ten grades were A*-C and 7 out of ten were A*-B. 93% of students were accepted to a chosen university with many others…
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27.05.24
The Ladies’ College welcomed its sister school, Cheltenham Ladies’ College, to Guernsey last week for a hockey tour. The two Colleges have been connected since 1872 when Cheltenham teacher, Miss Susan Eaton, came to Guernsey and started as the first Principal of The Ladies’ College.
The College b…
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31.01.24
On 24 January 2024, Guernsey residents marked the unveiling of a Blue Plaque for Marie Randall. Marie Randall was the first female deputy in Guernsey, elected 100 years ago in 1924. She was also a student at The Ladies’ College.
Our students have been learning about Marie Randall’s life and legac…
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16.01.24
The Ladies’ College has welcomed Nick Dyson to the College as the new Deputy Principal - Innovation & Student Development.
Mr Dyson’s role will be to ensure that students have cutting-edge opportunities and personalised support to develop the confidence, voice and skills they will need to thr…
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11.12.23
We were delighted to recently host our second Big Debate which explored the motion 'This house believes that AI is a force for good'. Offering opportunities for students to engage in debating is an integral part of our provision, and in this video the speakers from both sides of the motion explain …
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06.12.23
Friday 1st December 2023 - Design Technology in Action Day
An early start from Guernsey meant that we were in Gatwick and catching the Gatwick Express to Victoria with plenty of time to do a spot of sightseeing before the lectures began. Group photos at Big Ben and looking at the architecture …
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17.08.23
Students at The Ladies’ College have again achieved impressive results for this year’s GCSE examinations.
69 students sat GCSE examinations in 21 subjects, this year with 46% of all results being at an A* level (Grade 8 or 9) and 98% being at an A*-C level.
The girls demonstrated the breadth of…
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17.08.23
The Ladies’ College is delighted with another year of strong results with over a third of the pupils achieving A*/A grades and two-thirds of the results being A*-B, both higher than the 2019 examination results.
87% of students were also accepted at their chosen universities and will head off to …
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23.06.23
On Thursday, 22nd June, The Ladies’ College English Department hosted the inaugural A Midsummer Eve English Celebration. Held on The Ladies’ College Lawn, The Department welcomed students, parentsand staff to listen to a variety of creative work, ranging from powerful speeches, enriched with skillf…
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18.05.23
As part of our 150th celebrations, a commission has been written and performed. The music department has been working with Amy Summers to produce this new work and students have been involved in contributing ideas. The lyrics were sent to Amy and form part of the final piece.
Amy is a British com…
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12.05.23
Dear Upper Sixth students,
It's here..... Leavers Day, and I can sense the emotions running high within us all. We may try to appear cool and collected, or not, but deep down, we know that today marks the end of an era.
As we reflect on your Senior School years, it's hard not to feel sentimenta…
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10.05.23
Performance 5th May
To many people, it is instantly recognisable as the theme music to the Champion’s League, but Handel’s Zadok the Priest was written for the coronation of King George III in 1727, and it was such a hit that it has been included in every subsequent British coronation.
Here at …
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10.05.23
The next episode of our podcast, The Principal's Office, is out now.
In this episode, we talk about the themes surrounding 'fear of failure' and some of our personal experiences.
Students Heidi and Freya discuss how boldness and bravery in the face of unknown territory can be beneficial in so m…
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04.04.23
On Friday 31st March, the final of the Monachan Memorial Trophy for public speaking was held in the Drama Studio, marking the 11th year of this prestigious College competition.
There were six finalists, two from each of the classes. Anni commenced this year’s final with her thoughtful and nat…
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30.03.23
The author Stewart Foster visited College on Wednesday March 29th, 2023, to speak to Remove and Lower Four students about his writing process. ‘Checkmates’ is a popular class reader in Form III in Melrose and was familiar to the students. His other books are aimed at older readers, his recent book …
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23.03.23
Mrs King, Head of Drama gives us a low down on this years Drama trip to London
A-level trip:
In the first of two trips, the A-level group left the island at an hour unknown to most teens (and indeed Mrs King!), with a meet at the airport of 05:30. After a short flight over to Gatwick, the group…
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16.03.23
Every March the music department celebrates music making in the annual Spring Concert. An enjoyable evening and this year was no exception.
Our Junior Choir set the tone for the evening with the performances of Rutter’s ‘All things Bright and Beautiful’ and the well known Beatles hit ‘Penny Lane’…
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16.03.23
This week we are launching a brand new podcast from our Principal, Daniele Harford-Fox.
Listen to opinions and thought-provoking discussions from students at The Ladies’ College first-hand. We want to aid our students, giving them a voice to talk about their concerns, their loves and hates, their…
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