News from local schools, Manchester and Cheshire
Brilliant Macclesfield gymnast Ebony Gaddum has been crowned English Gymnastics Champion for ages 10 and 11.
At the English Championships, Ebony won gold medals with her beautiful beam and floor routines with a silver on the bars, leading to the overall gold with a solid performance in the vault.
Alderley Edge School for Girls is delighted to announce that it has won the prestigious national award for ‘Excellence and Innovation in Partnerships’ from the Independent Schools Association
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King’s pupils have been experiencing history in a distinctly personal way through their ‘Living History Days’. These allow pupils to dress up and immerse themselves in the way of life associated with a particular historical era.
Whilst Year 4 pupils came face to face with the brains and brutality of Roman Britain, Year 3 were transported all the way back to the Stone Age. The pupils found themselves realizing just how closely we are linked to our historical ancestors, and how much we build upon their knowledge even now.
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Inspired Stockport Grammar Junior School pupils have set up an Eco Committee with the aim of making the whole school more environmentally friendly.
The Eco Committee, which is made up of pupils from across the year groups, started by completing an Environmental Review of the school in order to begin the Eco School journey and provide ideas of areas to focus on. This included topics such as waste, energy and biodiversity.
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One year on from the ground-breaking of the new £60-million King’s School campus, it is on schedule to be completed by deadline day in May 2020.
The main structure has been finished with the roof already on the main academic building. Ground works on the grass and all-weather sports pitches is well underway and by Christmas work will begin on completing the internal work.
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National Netball Success for The Grange School as £7 million Sports Centre Arrives It didn’t take long for the first
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Local high school are celebrating after excellent performances from their students in the recent GCSE and A-Level examinations. This year is the first the new 9-1 GCSE system, seen by many as extra-tough, has been in force for most subjects (Grade 9, the top grade, is equivalent to a high A*). A-Level qualifications have also been subject to recent reform, making this year’s student successes all the more impressive
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It seems to be very much about STEM this year. The Reality Check team of the BBC News informs that in recent years A-level entries in science, technology, engineering and maths (known as STEM subjects) have increased by 15,500, a rise of 6%. Impressive A-level results in all subjects, achieved by students of Withington Girls’ School and Alderley Edge School for Girls, show that young women of Manchester and Cheshire also follow the trend of increased interest in science and mathematics.
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A team of four business savvy Second Years from Stockport Grammar School have been named the fourth best team in the country at the Ryman National Enterprise Challenge. The team travelled to the iconic Wembley Stadium for the National Final. Alice Finnie, Alex Bloor, Brooke Richards and Amaya North had created ‘Skyler and Ranger’, a plastic waste fighting duo, to be the new mascot for Ryman.
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A party of adorable three and four-year-olds from King’s have visited the Prestbury Beaumont Care Home regularly throughout the year and brought a ray of sunshine into the lives of residents.
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Cheadle Hulme School takes part in Bluedot festival. Bluedot is the annual music, science and culture festival held at Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre in Macclesfield. This year three students from the independent Cheadle Hulme School, are tasked with sharing their love of all things science and technology with youngsters attending the festival.
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