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Marie Randall’s life and legacy

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…

NEWS  PRE-SCHOOL , SENIOR SCHOOL , SIXTH FORM , MELROSE , PRE-PREPARATORY , JUNIOR SCHOOL , HISTORY , GUILD

Director of Innovation & Student Development

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…

NEWS  SENIOR SCHOOL , SIXTH FORM , MELROSE , PRE-PREPARATORY , JUNIOR SCHOOL

The Big Debate

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 …

NEWS  SENIOR SCHOOL , SIXTH FORM , SIXTH FORM ENRICHMENT

D&T A-level London Trip

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 …

NEWS  SENIOR SCHOOL , SIXTH FORM , DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY

A-level Results 2023

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 …

NEWS  SENIOR SCHOOL , SIXTH FORM , SIXTH FORM CAREERS

150th Celebrations Music Commission

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…

NEWS  SENIOR SCHOOL , SIXTH FORM , MUSIC

Upper Sixth Leavers Day

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…

NEWS  SENIOR SCHOOL , SIXTH FORM , SIXTH FORM CAREERS , GUILD , SIXTH FORM ENRICHMENT

Zadok the Priest

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 …

NEWS  PRE-SCHOOL , SENIOR SCHOOL , SIXTH FORM , MELROSE , PRE-PREPARATORY , JUNIOR SCHOOL , MUSIC , HISTORY

The Principal's Podcast, the next chapter

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…

NEWS  SENIOR SCHOOL , SIXTH FORM , PSYCHOLOGY , SIXTH FORM ENRICHMENT

Student Robotics 2023

Travis the robot was built by two Sixth Form students back in 2016  to compete in the Student Robotics competition,  an international competition for Sixth form students held each year in the UK. That year they came second and won the Rookie Award for best newcomer.

This year we have been adaptin…

NEWS  SIXTH FORM , MATHS

Student Drama Trip

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…

NEWS  SENIOR SCHOOL , SIXTH FORM

The Principal's Podcast

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…

NEWS  SENIOR SCHOOL , SIXTH FORM , WELL-BEING , PSHEE , SIXTH FORM ENRICHMENT

Senior School Drama Production "Taking Centre"

th anniversary of The Ladies’ College and throughout the academic year, the College will be hosting events to mark the occasion, including a this year’s production: ‘Taking Centre’, written and directed by Head of Drama, Maggie King.   The production will take place at the …

NEWS  SENIOR SCHOOL , SIXTH FORM , DRAMA

Collas Crill MOOT 2022

The concept of the Collas Crill MOOT is one that has become incredibly familiar for The Ladies’ College Sixth Form. Every year, Collas Crill, local offshore law firm, hold a series of MOOTs for all year 12 students across the island. This year, a record was broken with 100 students taking part from…

NEWS  SIXTH FORM , SIXTH FORM CAREERS , SIXTH FORM ENRICHMENT

Art students success in The Sovereign Art Foundation final

On Tuesday 6th December, after a year of hard work and months of promoting and voting both online and Island-wide, The Sovereign Art Foundation Guernsey held its Annual STUDENT PRIZE Awards Ceremony at St James.

As well as having twenty Key Stage Three Merit Awards, The Ladies’ College Art Depart…

NEWS  SENIOR SCHOOL , SIXTH FORM , ART

The 'mean girls' myth

Comment by Dr Vanessa Mitchell, Deputy Principal (Pastoral)

I saw this graph on Twitter earlier this week and, living and breathing a pastoral role in a girls’ school, it resonated with me.  There are no two ways about it. For teenage girls in particular, relationships and what others think of th…

NEWS  SENIOR SCHOOL , SIXTH FORM , WELL-BEING , PSHEE

Microsoft Showcase School 2022

We are thrilled to have been awarded Microsoft Showcase School status for the second year in a row. This status recognises the innovative use of technology, a student-centered approach, development of Future Ready skills and the expansion of Microsoft and Adobe training and qualifications. VR techn…

NEWS  SENIOR SCHOOL , SIXTH FORM , MELROSE , JUNIOR SCHOOL , INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

IoD Leadership Shadowing Final

The IoD Leadership Shadowing final took place last night at the offices of KMPG and was another proud success for The Ladies' College Sixth Form students.

16 students from The Ladies' College were placed in various industries and businesses across the island during the Easter and Summer holidays.…

NEWS  SIXTH FORM , SIXTH FORM ENRICHMENT

Off island trip to Stratford

On the 7th October, the English Department was able to take our Sixth Form Literature students to Stratford-Upon-Avon, Shakespeare’s birthplace. On Friday, students enjoyed a lecture by Dr Jennifer Waghorn on ‘Hamlet’ which helped to consolidate the students’ learning whilst enjoying the beautiful …

NEWS  SENIOR SCHOOL , SIXTH FORM , ENGLISH

IRIS award for The Ladies' College

The Ladies’ College has been presented with a Special Award for Community Impact from the Institute for Research in Schools (IRIS) following a number of pieces of student led independent research including the submission of a research project that resulted in reducing the school’s carbon footprint.…

NEWS  SENIOR SCHOOL , SIXTH FORM , SCIENCE