The GCSE Dancers took part in a dance workshop with the Centre for Advanced Training in Dance at the Lowry. They had a technique class and creative workshop led by a professional dance artist via zoom! To find out more about the CAT scheme, please follow this link: https://thelowry.com/get-creative/young-people/dance/ The Lowry are also currently offering young people aged 11-16 the opportunity to experience a contemporary dance class for free, delivered via zoom, on Fridays 4:45-5:45pm. Here is the link to sign up https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdx3FDcqHbqBenJ8nkZ0HDd6dX0 ..read more

Well done again to all my students for all their work since Easter. We have made lots of progress. Congratulations to all my Year 11 students who have worked so hard to complete their GCSE. Good luck. Year 10 have completed their 2 hour mock practical exam. They were all cool, calm and collected in their approach and produced some fantastic dishes that tasted delicious, well done to all of them. All key stage 3 students continue their quest to ensure that when they do become independent and responsible for looking after themselves, they will have the cooking skills required to make some lovely ..read more

The History department were delighted to hear that Ursula (Y12) recently received a commendation for her entry into the Foundation for the History of Totalitarianism Essay Prize Competition 2020/21. This competition was advertised by the department before lockdown and Ursula put her time to good use researching the subject of Witold Pilecki. We are very pleased that her time and effort were rewarded in this way and hope that she achieves further success in the future. The post History Competition Success appeared first on AGGS Blogs ..read more

Sonia Y in Year 9 has won Key Stage 3 First Place in the Portico Sadie Massey Awards for her book review of To Kill a Mockingbird. Sonia’s entry was selected out of 205 entries, with the judges praising Sonia for constructing a “very informative, well- written review. The way they summarised the plot, analysed the themes and main characters and spoke about what a mockingjay represents was a joy to read.” Sonia’s fantastic prizes include an invitation to adopt a book that needs restoration from the Portico’s Georgian library collection. Sonia and two guests will be invited to the library to cho ..read more

The Girl Who Became a Tree by Joseph Coelho There’s no getting away from the fact that the verse novel is one of my favourite formats at the moment.  Here’s another one for you and this one is beautifully illustrated too, by Kate Milner.  It’s also set in a library so it couldn’t be any more appealing to me. Daphne is mourning the death of her father and shuts out the grief of the real world by losing herself in her phone and the library.  Her Mum, a nurse, is often working late so she goes to the local library to seek comfort in books.  The librarian knows her and often k ..read more

Year 12 physics student, Lois Howarth entered a competition run by Lewis and won first prize – £3000 worth of prizes for the physics department. The raffle style competition was held to celebrate 100k subscribers to the online physics channel.  The generous prizes included a Van der Graff generator, a Cloud chamber, a vacuum cannon, vouchers for physics equipment and textbooks. Lewis Matheson drove from his hometown, Bath to deliver the prizes personally in his very recognisable car. He also provided an impromptu socially distanced Q and A session for Y12 where we learned about Lewis’s jo ..read more

One of our Y12 physics students Lois H entered and won a prize giveaway being offered by Lewis Matheson. Lewis presents physics videos on his YouTube channel called “A-level Physics online.” The channel has become extremely popular and has reached 100 000 followers. The prize won by Lois contains items for the physics department with a value of £3000. Items include a Van der Graff generator, revision materials, vouchers for Phillip Harris (suppliers of school equipment), vouchers to spend at oxford university press and robot building kits. Lewis will be arriving in school on Thursday to person ..read more

Last week, Y8 participated in a virtual career event, ‘World of Work’, of which the school had organised for some of our Alumnae (past students) to talk about their jobs, their careers so far. The aim was to give us a better understanding of the jobs which are available and give us a wider range of options. It consisted of a series of interesting and inspirational talks from our Alumnae, describing each of their jobs, the highlights, and most importantly, what inspired them to go down that particular career path. Another aspect, which was particularly beneficial, was knowing what sort of skill ..read more

Opera North are very excited to return to live activity within Opera North’s Youth Orchestral programme. They are hosting opportunities for young instrumentalists aged 10 -21 to work closely with the professional musicians from the Orchestra of Opera North and education specialists over summer and in the new academic year. Detailed information can be found through the Opera North Website: operanorth.co.uk/participate/ or in the direct links below. They are looking forward to making music together again after so long apart. Woodwind and Horn Academy:  1 -2 June, Yeadon Town Hall Bras ..read more

A beautiful painting by year 11 student Jemima as part of her GCSE project based on ‘Performance’. It is painted on wood and her subject is one of her friends and one of our very talented dancers. She was inspired brilliantly by the work of the portrait artist Jonathen Yeo. The post Jemima’s Beautiful Painting appeared first on AGGS Blogs ..read more