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Wellington College – now one of the UK’s top academic schools

Wellington has yet again achieved record breaking results in its UVI exams this summer. Our pupils’ academic achievements at A level and the IB now mean that we are one of the...

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Scholarship interview preparation – Patricia Woodhouse, Headmistress, Malvern St James Girls’ School gives her expert advice.

How can you prepare your child if they are due to go for an interview as part of a scholarship application - what questions should be expected? As Headmistress, I always look...

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Nasa scientist and ex-RGS Worcester pupil – obituary

Former RGS Worcester pupil John Billingham, who was a Nasa scientist of considerable influence over thirty years, has died at the age of 83. His death resulted in obituaries in both The...

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Bromsgrove School Chef Given Award for Outstanding Achievement

A talented young chef from Birmingham has been awarded an Outstanding Apprentice Award by University College Birmingham (UCB). Bromsgrove School’s Apprentice Chef Jess Forward, who is the first person nationally to study...

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Good News Continues for Prior Park with GCSE results

Prior Park pupils are once again celebrating an outstanding performance at GCSE. With examination boards announcing a harder line on the award of top grades, it has been gratifying to see pupils...

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Maynard Students achieve another remarkable set of results for GCSE

After the success of last week’s A-Level results, The Maynard School has achieved another outstanding set of results at GCSE level. GCSE results 2013 • Percentage A* Grades 41% • Percentage A*...

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NEW DEVELOPMENT UNEARTHS RARE DISCOVERY AT BISHOP’S STORTFORD COLLEGE PREP SCHOOL

When excavation work begins for a building project, you can never be too sure what lies beneath the surface. A seemingly uninteresting large round rock resembling nothing more than a lump of...

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BISHOP’S STORTFORD COLLEGE NETBALL SQUAD ARE MEDIA CELEBRITIES IN ANTIGUA

As the first ever netball squad from England to tour Antigua, Bishop’s Stortford College were in great demand by the media and became TV and radio celebrities and even appeared on the front...

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Church High girls celebrate another year of top class GCSE results

Pupils from leading independent girls’ school, Newcastle upon Tyne Church High School, are today celebrating after achieving another set of fantastic GCSE results. With 60 per cent of all grades achieved at...

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