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May 2020

  • 28/05/20

    How Have Our Newest Staff Found Their (Unusual!) First Month at SGGS?!

    Last month, our newest members of staff introduced themselves to the SGGS community and outlined their excitement at joining our school. Now, Mrs Pemberton, Miss Gonzales and Mrs McGuire share their thoughts on the experience of ‘lockdown’ teaching and working so far.  Mrs Pember...
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  • 26/05/20

    More Fantastic Work from SGGS Students

    In the latest addition to our isolation blog series, we take a look back at some of the fantastic creations that have been shared by the Design & Technology department since SGGS students and staff went into lockdown. Some have been created to enable learning about subjects, whilst others have b...
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  • 21/05/20

    Natasha Henderson, Maths Teacher

    In our latest isolation blog, SGGS Teacher of Mathematics, Natasha Henderson, shares her thoughts on the unique experience of living through lockdown. For two months now, we have all had to adjust to a new way of life. Friday 20th March was a very strange day. Saying goodbye to Year 11 and Year 1...
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  • 19/05/20

    Some Incredible Work Being Done at Home by Students

    In the latest addition to our isolation blog series, we take a look at some of the creative and practical skills our students are showcasing from their homes. Inspired by what you see? Why not try some of these ideas yourself or come up with your own creative responses to the lockdown. Please sen...
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  • 14/05/20

    Head of Art, Jacks Hillier

    The vibrant and stimulating environment of our art rooms - wall to wall with students’ work of every media - has been temporarily replaced by my dining room. Although the switch from a ‘real’ to virtual school was met with some trepidation… okay, mild panic, what I love most...
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  • 12/05/20

    SGGS Student Secures 1 of Only 20 Places Available

    A-level student Orlanda Stephens has secured a sought-after two-week work placement in Schwäbisch Hall, Germany. She is one of only 20 students from across the country to have won a fully funded place on the programme awarded by the Goethe Institut London. The town of Schwäbisch Hall is...
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  • 07/05/20

    Leading Thespians Lend Their Support To Students Producing Lockdown Play

    A school in Stratford-upon-Avon has been supported by some of British theatre’s most distinguished and highly regarded members, ensuring student creativity is not stifled by isolation measures. Stratford Girls’ Grammar School, based in Shottery, is a fully selective girls’ academy...
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  • 07/05/20

    Part 3 - Head Girl, Charlotte Curd

    As part of our ongoing Isolation Blog series, we have heard from our two Deputy Head Girls, who have each shared an insight into a day in their (isolation) lives. The last member of the team is our Head Girl, Charlotte Curd, who tells us about what a typical day in isolation looks like for her...
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  • 05/05/20

    Launch of New Transition Programme

    Our A-level transition programme, known as Step into Sixth Form, is set to launch on Monday 11th May. This initiative has been devised by teachers at Stratford Girls’ Grammar School to ensure all students can confidently start Sixth Form life in September. The programme aims to highlight th...
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  • 01/05/20

    Year 7 Anthology of Animal Poems

    Teacher Mrs Bradley has edited the poems in this lovely anthology – with illustrations drawn by the students (and some from Quentin Blake – by permission).
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May 2020

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