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  • 21/07/16

    Year 12 Drama Performance at Upton House

      Operation Upton! The Upton House Project was first introduced to us by Mrs Frater and Mrs Barrett after our exams had finished.  Upton House is owned by The National Trust but feels very different to other properties because you can interact with all of the props and obje...
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  • 21/07/16

    Sixth Form Communications Committee's Report on Sports Day 2016

    On Friday 15th July, Shottery girls celebrated the eagerly anticipated annual Sports Day.  In an action-packed morning of track and field events, students, teachers and parents celebrated in authentic Shottery style. Though only one house could prove victorious, each and every girl demonstrated...
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  • 21/07/16

    Y7 Review Their Trip to Osmington Bay (PGL)

    On the 4th of July, SGGS Year 7 went to Osmington Bay in Dorset. During the week we tried out lots of different activities ranging from giant swing to tunnelling, and abseiling to dragon boating.  We all had a great time! The PGL experience was a fitting end to a fantastic year, full of...
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  • 19/07/16

    Summer Term - Sporting Achievements

    Athletics County Combined Events A great start to the season! Two teams entered the County Combined Events Competition with the following results: Amelia Leighton (Year 7) – Individual 1st place and the Junior Team (consisting of Amelia Leighton, Jasmine Simon and Charlotte Cappendell...
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  • 19/07/16

    Y8 Give a Workshop on E-Safety at a Local Primary School

    Shottery’s eCadets spent a day teaching St. Gregory’s Year 5s and 6s all about staying safe online.  Here, Year 8's Katie tells us all about it.
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  • 14/07/16

    Student Review: Year 8 and 9 Drama Trip to London

    During Activities Week, Year 8 and Year 9 Drama and Theatre Studies students took a trip to London for a fun-packed, inspirational two days.  Here, some of the girls tell us more.
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  • 13/07/16

    Year 13 Amy's Appeal for Fundraising Support for Project Trust Plans

    My name is Amy Yeates and I am really pleased to have been selected to volunteer as a Teaching Assistant in Malaysia with Project Trust from January to August 2017. Project Trust provides opportunities for selected 17-19 year olds to volunteer in 22 countries throughout Asia, Africa and the Ameri...
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  • 12/07/16

    Science Trip to CERN and Geneva

    Our Science trip to CERN and Geneva started with an early flight at 7am on Monday 4th July.  The exhaustion was soon shaken off once we landed, with a speedy walk to the hostel to dump our luggage, and then time to wander around the beautiful, archaic streets of Geneva for lunch.  The town...
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  • 06/07/16

    A Visit from Warwick University's Philosphy Department

    It was such a privilege to have a session with Dr Karen Simacek from the University of Warwick Philosophy Department.  The experience was not only useful in terms of broadening our philosophical understanding of topics we will cover in our A2 course, but it also gave us the opportunity to quest...
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  • 30/06/16

    Year 10 Drama Students Put On a Stunning Performance at The Other Place

    Beginnings At the beginning of this project, we took part in a two hour workshop with an actor from the RSC called Nadia Albina. She helped us to explore the play, especially the themes presented, and the way Shakespeare and Shakespearian actors used language.  She also introduced us to a fe...
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  • 29/06/16

    Y12 Theatre Studies Students to Perform at Upton House

    A picturesque country house in the heart of England that served as a bank in World War II for M. Samuel and Co. Bank owned by Lord and Lady Bearsted has been transformed by the National Trust to allow visitors to explore how the house operated whilst the bank staff lived there. On the 13th July Y...
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  • 29/06/16

    Year 7 Student Caitlin's Sporting Success!

    We are enormously proud of our Year 7 student Caitlin, who has been achieving terrific things in badminton.  Here, she tells us about her most recent trip to Glasgow for the International Youth Badminton Tournament.
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