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Articles by St George’s Edinburgh – Boarders’ Ceilidh

St George’s Edinburgh – Boarders’ Ceilidh

16 Mar 2018

On Thursday evening all of the boarders in Houldsworth and some of the boys from Merchiston came to St George's for our annual Boarders' Ceilidh. This was my very first Scottish ceilidh....

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St George’s Edinburgh – Visiting the Johnson Space Center

16 Mar 2018

Independence Plaza Tour 640wDuring half term 21 girls from St George’s visited the Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, and took part in NASA’s annual STEM Sisters event. This event is devoted to...

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St George’s School – The Edinburgh Brain Bee Competition

16 Mar 2018

Mark Ashmore, Head of Science, took 11 girls to the Edinburgh Brain Bee competition last month. This is a worldwide competition to inspire students to learn about the brain and to motivate...

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St George’s School, Edinburgh – Bringing Outdoor Learning to Life

16 Mar 2018

This article is published in the magazine Wood Wise, Woodland Conservation News, December 2017. Paula Sinclair is a P5 teacher and the curriculum leader of outdoor learning at St George’s School for...

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St George’s – How does Virtual Reality fit into education?

16 Mar 2018

Virtual Reality (VR) is still very early in its development and implementation, but forward thinking schools are using it as a teaching tool which immerses pupils in a 3D environment. This brings...

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Bishop’s Stortford Picture Book Award Winner

Bishop’s Stortford Picture Book Award Winner

14 Mar 2018

Bishop's Stortford College is pleased to announce the winner of the ninth Bishop's...

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Prior Park Schools Appoint Two New Directors

14 Mar 2018

Prior Park Schools is delighted to announce two key new appointments, Mr Declan Rainey as Director of Development and Mrs Sinead Russell as Director of Marketing and Communications. Both positions will be...

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Prior Park Scores Top Marks for Pupil Progress

14 Mar 2018

The Department for Education has published new league tables which now place a special emphasis on the relative progress pupils make whilst at the school. The figures reveal how much progress Sixth...

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Moreton Hall School – Upper Four Students Speak Out

13 Mar 2018

Upper Four students, Eloise, Maya and Lottie participated in the Intermediate ‘Youth Speaks’ competition at Glyndwr University. This is a National Public Speaking Competition for schools organised by Rotary International of Great...

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