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Student's happy with successful results of the exams | photo by Ketut Subiyanto, pexels

August 19, 2024 Mums&Dads 0 Comments Macclesfield, Manchester, Manchester High School for Girls, The King’s School, The Manchester Grammar School

Congratulations on A-level results!

Last week pupils in England received their A-level results. Across the country top grades have risen for the first time since 2021 – with 27.8% of all grades marked at A* or A.

Teachers from The Manchester Grammar School

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June 6, 2024 Mums&Dads 1 Comment distance learning, The Manchester Grammar School

MGS: Online courses for curious minds

The Manchester Grammar School has developed a wide range of free-to-access online academic courses for pupils both within the school and beyond to make high-quality learning accessible to more pupils.

bees on the honeycomb | Beekeeping project of Greenbank Prep School

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May 16, 2024 Mums&Dads 3 Comments Cheadle Hulme, Greenbank Preparatory School

Beekeeping: A hive of activity at Greenbank Preparatory School

Greenbank Preparatory School and Day Nursery launches their new initiative – the students learn the intricacies of beekeeping while developing a deeper appreciation for the role bees play in our ecosystem.

Emily Middleton at the Founders' day 2024 | Emily Middleton, Jason Slack and King's School Macclesfield pupils.

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April 17, 2024 Mums&Dads 0 Comments Macclesfield, The King’s School

Inspirational speech of King’s Former Student

Former King’s pupil, who is now a digital government expert, gave the guest speech at King’s Founders’ Day Service. Emily was straight A student at school, got a first from Oxford and a masters from Harvard.

Manchester High School for Girls celebrates 150 anniversary in Bridgewater Hall

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March 25, 2024 Mums&Dads 0 Comments Manchester High School for Girls

Manchester High School for Girls turns 150

In 1874 leading figures in the academic, cultural and business life of Manchester founded the first academic school for girls in the North of England. After 150 years, Manchester High has built quite a legacy.

Participants of the King's School, Macclesfield, Conference Life Behind Bars, 2024

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March 13, 2024 M&D team 0 Comments Macclesfield, Manchester High School for Girls, Stockport Grammar School, The King’s School

King’s Conference: Looking at Life Behind Bars

At the conference at King’s in Macclesfield sixth formers got a look at prison life when three former prisoners visited A Level students to tell of the harsh reality of a criminal conviction.

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February 8, 2024 M&D team 0 Comments The Grange School

Students’ Global Climate Change Conference

The Grange School hosted more than 200 students from twenty-three schools across four continents for a ‘climate change’ themed Model United Nations Conference on Friday 2nd February 2024.

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February 8, 2024 M&D team 0 Comments charity, Manchester, netball, sport, The Manchester Grammar School, Withington, Withington Girls’ School

MGS and WGS: Charity Netball Fundraiser

The Manchester Grammar School and Withington Girls’ School run a charity netball fundraiser for UNICEF and Alzheimer’s Society. The event is part of Withington Girls’ School’s campaign for mental health and wellbeing

Girls of the Bowdon Preparatory School at the maths lesson

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December 18, 2023 Mums&Dads 0 Comments Altrincham, Bowdon Prep School, positive behavior strategies

Bowdon Preparatory School: ‘Positive Behaviour’ Culture

Nurturing positive behaviour in children is as important as teaching maths and English, says Helen Gee, Bowdon Prep’ Headmistress. She believes that having a culture of positive behaviour in school, where the whole community works together, holds key to success.

King's School, Macclesfield. Head of the school with children

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December 8, 2023 Mums&Dads 0 Comments Macclesfield, The King’s School

King’s School, Macclesfield: Moving Up the Ranks in Sunday Times Guide

This week, the 521-year-old school recorded its highest ever position in the influential Sunday Times Parent Power 2024 Guide, coming fourth from all the independent secondary schools across the North West.

Steve Wilkins with students of King's School, Macclesfield

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November 21, 2023 M&D team 0 Comments books, Macclesfield, The King’s School

Detective Turned Crime Writer Lectures English Literature Students

Steve Wilkins, the Detective Chief Superintendent turned crime writer, who finally put ‘The Bullseye Serial Killer’ behind bars, gave a special lecture to an enthralled audience of King’s English Literature students.