All News for Senior School
02.08.22
We look forward to welcoming your daughter back in September. As always, we stagger the start of the first day. Should you daughter need to arrive earlier than her start time, please contact her Year Co-ordinator before 8th September.
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NEWS
SENIOR SCHOOL ,
SIXTH FORM
30.06.22
Sic transit gloria mundi; you can look it up for yourself. It seems both an apt and poignant phrase as we bid farewell, to Miss Geach as our longest serving member of staff. I was going to write the 'place' of Latin within our curriculum, but that would be wrong because, as Miss Geach has often o…
NEWS
SENIOR SCHOOL ,
SIXTH FORM ,
CLASSICS
29.06.22
Looking back over your first full term as Principal, what were your first impressions of the school when you started?
On my first day, it was clear that this was an authentic and grounded place. I was surrounded by a smorgasboard of different individuals, but at the same time, there was a strong …
NEWS
SENIOR SCHOOL ,
SIXTH FORM ,
MELROSE ,
PRE-PREPARATORY ,
JUNIOR SCHOOL
17.06.22
We love celebrating our students’ achievements and they certainly give us plenty to shout about!
Here, Lower Sixth student Helena shares her experience of cycling in the recent Tour of Cambridgeshire.
Well done, Helena!
"Over the weekend of 11th-12th June, I travelled to the UK with 9 ot…
NEWS
SENIOR SCHOOL ,
SIXTH FORM ,
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
06.06.22
Every year Upper Fifth student, Hattie Jinks has had her birthday flag flown at various iconic places on the island, and this year her parents asked permission if it could be raised at her school as she celebrates her 16th birthday. Previous places include, Castle Cornet, Fort Grey and last year, …
NEWS
SENIOR SCHOOL ,
HISTORY
31.05.22
On the evening of Monday 30th May, many of our Lower School musicians took to the stage to display their talents. We host two of these evenings each year and they are definitely firm favourites in the Music Department calendar.
Students in Remove, Lower Four and Upper Four are invited to perform …
NEWS
SENIOR SCHOOL ,
MUSIC
24.05.22
The Ladies’ College is delighted to announce the appointment by the States of Guernsey, following her nomination by the Committee for Education, Sports and Culture, of Eve Jardine-Young, the current Principal of Cheltenham Ladies’ College, as its new Governor with responsibility for the Board’s ov…
NEWS
SENIOR SCHOOL ,
SIXTH FORM ,
MELROSE ,
PRE-PREPARATORY ,
JUNIOR SCHOOL
18.05.22
To mark the start of the Guernsey Literary Festival and the Liberation weekend celebrations, José Day, a Ladies' College ‘old girl’ and school governor for twenty years, presented the College library with two copies of her new book, ‘The People’s Messenger’ - The Occupation Diary of Louis Guillemet…
NEWS
SENIOR SCHOOL ,
SIXTH FORM ,
HISTORY ,
LIBRARY ,
GUILD
17.05.22
The Senior School held their celebration of music at the beginning of this term, delighted to be able to host an actual event that had been previously cancelled due Covid related illness. Performers were supported by a large audience including His excellency Lieutenant General Richard Cripwell CB C…
NEWS
SENIOR SCHOOL ,
SIXTH FORM ,
MUSIC
16.05.22
At The Ladies’ College, we have introduced a new and innovative Digital Enterprise programme, which Lower Five (Year 10) students can elect to undertake alongside their GCSE options.
The course was created to help student to meet the requirements of professional industries and to support them as …
NEWS
SENIOR SCHOOL ,
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
16.05.22
This week The Ladies’ College will be celebrating ‘Safeguarding Awareness Week’. The inaugural Safeguarding Awareness Week run by Times Educational Supplement is an opportunity to explore what it means to feel safe, particularly in light of the recent reports of the rise of sexual harassment in sch…
NEWS
SENIOR SCHOOL ,
SIXTH FORM ,
WELL-BEING ,
PSHEE ,
SIXTH FORM ENRICHMENT
10.05.22
The Ladies’ College has achieved the highest ranking awarded by Independent Schools Inspections, with ‘excellent’ ratings across the board.
Feedback from the inspection stated that the students’ achievement and ambitions to reach successful outcomes ‘has fulfilled the school’s aim, to be the best…
NEWS
PRE-SCHOOL ,
SENIOR SCHOOL ,
SIXTH FORM ,
MELROSE ,
PRE-PREPARATORY ,
JUNIOR SCHOOL
05.04.22
On Monday 4th April, the final of the Monachan Memorial Trophy for public speaking was held in the Drama Studio, marking the 10th anniversary of this prestigious College competition.
There were six finalists, two from each of the classes in Upper Four (Year 9). The English Department was deli…
NEWS
SENIOR SCHOOL ,
ENGLISH
31.03.22
To celebrate this event Lisa Thompson, the 2020 Winner of the Channel Island Children’s Book Awards, visited The Ladies' College to talk to students in Remove and Lower Four on Wednesday 30th March to address them in the hall…
NEWS
SENIOR SCHOOL ,
ENGLISH ,
LIBRARY
21.03.22
The Ladies’ College has been awarded Microsoft Showcase School status, which recognises the innovative use of technology, a student-centered approach, development of future ready skills and the expansion of Microsoft and Adobe training and qualifications.
The College is the only school in the Cha…
NEWS
SENIOR SCHOOL ,
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
14.03.22
This year the theme of International Women's Day is #breakthebias and that is what the students are doing in the 'Girls Supporting Girls' club which runs every Tuesday lunchtime.
The club is run by Deputy Principal (Pastoral) Dr Mitchell with the aim (in conjunction with Tumaini Fund …
NEWS
SENIOR SCHOOL ,
WELL-BEING ,
PSHEE
08.03.22
The College welcomed incoming Principal, Ms Daniele Harford-Fox, as the guest speaker at its annual networking event, in support of this year’s International Women’s Day (Tuesday 8th March), the theme of which is .
Ms Harford-Fox says: ‘I am very much looking forward to joining T…
NEWS
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SIXTH FORM ,
MELROSE ,
JUNIOR SCHOOL ,
WELL-BEING ,
SIXTH FORM ENRICHMENT
04.03.22
Congratulations to the students who took part in the annual House Gym and Dance Competition at the end of last half term.
Despite the event being held in Key Stages, this year, the standard was as high as ever. The Sixth Formers were delighted to be able to entertain their peers with some fun and…
NEWS
SENIOR SCHOOL ,
SIXTH FORM ,
MELROSE ,
JUNIOR SCHOOL ,
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
15.02.22
Students from both the Junior and Senior school were delighted to be asked to line the streets of St Peter Port this morning to welcome Lieutenant General Richard Cripwell CB, CBE to his installation service as the new Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Bailiwick this morning.
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NEWS
SENIOR SCHOOL ,
SIXTH FORM ,
MELROSE ,
JUNIOR SCHOOL
15.02.22
Following the Wellbeing Award win last year, The Ladies’ College Senior School has further underpinned its commitment to pastoral care with investment in a new Wellbeing Hub to support students, teachers and parents.
The College is currently the only school on the island to provide this offering.…
NEWS
SENIOR SCHOOL ,
SIXTH FORM ,
WELL-BEING