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Sarah Haslam, a new headmistressat Withington Girls School

September 5, 2016 Mums&Dads 0 Comments schools, Withington, Withington Girls’ School

New Headmistress at WGS

Withington Girls’ School is to have a new headmistress with the start of the academic year in September 2016. Mrs Sarah Haslam, previously the School’s Deputy Head, is looking forward to taking up her new role. . .

Withington Girls’ School’s Choir at 100th Alderley Music Festival 2016

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May 21, 2016 Mums&Dads 0 Comments Alderley Edge, Alderley Edge Music Festival, festivals, music, Withington, Withington Girls’ School

Alderley Edge 100^th Music Festival – WGS Crowned Choral Champions!

Withington Girls’ School’s Choir debut performance at the Alderley Edge 100^th Music Festival hit the right note with judges as entries in two classes earned the WGS choristers a coveted first prize.

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March 7, 2016 Mums&Dads 1 Comment girls and science, STEM, Withington, Withington Girls’ School

Siemens to help girls get curious about STEM

To mark International Women’s Day (IWD) 2016, Siemens will launch a new education project to challenge gender stereotypes. The SeeWomen (Girls in STEM) project will inspire and motivate young girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).

HRH The Duchess of Gloucester is shown around Withington's light and airy new central Hub area

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October 1, 2015 Mums&Dads 0 Comments Manchester, Withington Girls’ School

Royal Visit to Withington Girls’ School

Withington’s new Junior School and Central Hub were officially opened yesterday, Wednesday 30^th September 2015, during a Royal visit by HRH The Duchess of Gloucester to commemorate the 125^th anniversary of the School’s foundation.

WSG junior New School Building- Entrance 02

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December 6, 2014 Mums&Dads 0 Comments Manchester, Withington Girls’ School

New Juniors’ building for Withington Girls’ School

Construction work is well underway on a new, purpose-built state-of-the-art Junior School building and central ‘Hub’ at Withington Girls’ School, within the grounds of existing site in Fallowfield, Manchester, costing £4.3m.

Dr Francisca Wheeler with girls from WGS, Winners at British Physics Olympiad 2013

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September 18, 2013 Izzy Bowen 3 Comments girls and science, Withington Girls’ School

Science: Is it a Girl Thing?

Can girls do science? This was a question which Teneeka Mai, Tanya Drobnis and Siyang Weianswered with a resounding ‘yes’ as they claimed victory at the British Physics Olympiad in April, winning Gold Awardsin their age category.

Fragment of Harrington Mosaic at the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital

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October 25, 2012 Mums&Dads 0 Comments craft, Manchester, mosaic, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, Withington Girls’ School

Mosaic for Children’s Hospital

England and Manchester United football legend Sir Bobby Charlton unveiled a magnificent collection of artwork created by pupils at Withington Girls’ School at a special ceremony at the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital.

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September 26, 2012 Sue Marks 0 Comments exam season, GCSE, schools, Withington Girls’ School

Testing Times

. . .GCSE courses in England are going to change. The iGCSE qualifications continue to grow in popularity though, confusingly, only some will be counted in the forthcoming league tables. Ofqual’s consultation about how to make A levels more rigorous and discriminating at the top end of the ability range has also just begun.