News from local schools, Manchester and Cheshire
Wilmslow Preparatory School is delighted to announce the appointment of Mr Bradley Lavagna-Slater as Head Teacher from September 2020. He will replace Mrs Helen Rigby who has been Head Teacher since 2014.
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The King’s Infant & Junior Division welcomed the Vikings on a living history day that was both fearsome and friendly.
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Teachers, pupils, parents, and staff at Wilmslow Prep School have been celebrating the School’s success with their recent excellent feature the Telegraph as one of the Top 10 Best Value Prep Schools in the UK
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A pride of lions will adorn the new King’s School, thanks to the young willow sculptors of their Junior department. The woven willow sculptures were part of King’s Infant & Junior Division ‘Well-Being Week’, which aimed to give pupils the time to emerge themselves in all things creative, and with a positive impact of their health, safety and well-being
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Sporting Heroes is this year’s theme for Tatton Park’s renowned Scarecrow Festival in celebration of the 2020 Olympics and the Rugby League World Cup 2021.
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Well Green Primary School is celebrating after holding a special ceremony to officially open a new activity track that has been fitted to the school field.
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A trio of talented young scientists from King’s have this week received offers of places from one of the world’s great universities.
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Manchester High School for Girls (MHSG) has been judged as ‘excellent’ by the Independent Schools Inspectorate
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The winter festival period is often described as the ‘season of giving’. And this year schools all over Manchester have been proving that title true with their generous efforts. Find out how pupils at Hulme Hall, King’s School Macclesfield, Withington Girls’ School, and Manchester High School for Girls have been helping local charities.
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King’s alumna Alex Clarke has won the ‘The Rising Star Award’ in the 2019 British Jazz Awards.
The talented Jazz saxophonist and former King’s pupil landed the top prize in what is regarded as one of the blue-ribbon categories for British jazz aficionados. Among the top award winners this year was the legendary Courtney Pine, so Alex is in very good company.
Withington Girls’ School has been named North West Independent Secondary School of the Year 2020 by The Sunday Times, a wonderful and much-appreciated tribute to the talents, efforts and commitment of its pupils and staff. It is the third time Withington has earned a Sunday Times Schools Guide accolade; WGS was previously Independent Secondary School of the Year for 2009 and North West winner for 2012.
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