The Macmillan Coffee Morning is going virtual this year. Please watch our video to see how you can get involved in supporting Macmillan Cancer Support. This year one of our cleaning staff members, Mrs. Simpson,Continue reading
Former Student Zesha’s Articles in the Press
Zesha Saleem, who left Year 13 this summer, is off to study medicine, but freelances for different publications in her spare time. We were delighted to read her articles in both TES and The Times,Continue reading
Charile’s first novel
Charlie in Year 12 has written her own full length novel, ‘Radio Silence‘ in lockdown which has now been published. During Lockdown Charile was busy preparing for the GCSE exams, but when the exams wereContinue reading
Freya’s story is a finalist
Freya S, Year 10, has been selected as a finalist in the ‘Writing the Pandemic’ Competition run by the University of Manchester School of Creative Writing. She was picked out of several hundred entries and her work willContinue reading
How Observe GP can offer insight into primary care
Hello there! Many prospective medicine applicants have started to look into the World Wide Web for learning more about the medical field. Here I’ve offered my own review of Observe GP, to see if it’sContinue reading
Aisha’s fundraising to build a well
Aisha, year 7, have been fundraising to build a well since Ramadan. She started off trying to raise money for 1 well that provides for a village in a poor country. To her surprise, sheContinue reading
Year 10 won awards for their packaging prototypes at the Starpack awards
The Schools Starpack Packaging Design Awards are designed to encourage students to take up a career in the exciting world of consumer packaging design. Open to pupils and students currently studying at Key Stage 4,Continue reading
Goodbye Homeschooling
As we approach, what will hopefully be the final week of homeschooling, some of the staff and students would like share another message with you all. Hope you are summer ready!!!
Citizenship during Lockdown – Year 7
During lockdown Year 7 have been continuing with their citizenship and PSHE learning, albeit with a slightly adapted curriculum. They studied a range of topics, including: VE Day & Gender Equality, World Refugee Day andContinue reading
Citizenship during Lockdown – Year 8
During their home learning Year 8 have studied a range of topics. All designed to help them make sense of the world around them. They had an introduction to economics, where they studied the lawsContinue reading
Citizenship during lockdown – Year 9
Each year in Year 9 citizenship and PSHE, students undertake a form of Social Action. However, COVID-19 prevented the usual group projects, presentations and actions this year. Therefore, Year 9 were tasked with creating anContinue reading
Food & Nutrition Remote Learning
Mrs. Clutton would like to say an enormous thank you to all her students for all their hard work in the kitchen over lock down. A big thank you must also go to the parentsContinue reading
Y9 TNEC Virtual Finals 2020
Six students from 9-6 have been working on a virtual enterprise final for The National Enterprise Challenge which takes place next Weds 15th July. The students would have been attending the final competition in BirminghamContinue reading
Shona’s 2.6 Challenge
Prior to quarantine Shona, Year 12, reached out to The Seashell Trust, a fantastic charity who help disadvantaged and disabled children, as she wanted to complete their CADS sporting programme. However, of course due toContinue reading
Free online jazz sessions over the summer 3-7 August
Simon Lodge, who runs our AGGS Jazz Band is promoting a great jazz online course over the summer. This would be great for any budding jazz musicians – aged 11-18. Woodwind, brass, guitar and pianoContinue reading
UKMT Online Challenge
Congratulations the 180 year 7 and year 8 pupils who completed the Junior UKMT challenge online for the first time ever on the 30th of June which had been postponed from April because of Covid.Continue reading
Summer Reading Challenge 2020
Welcome to this year’s AGGS Summer Reading Challenge – 20 for 2020. The challenge is to read or listen to something in each of the twenty categories listed in the poster attached. This is aContinue reading
Let it Be, arranged by the inspiring young saxophonist Jess Gillam
Please enjoy watching this wonderful version of Let it Be, arranged by the inspiring young saxophonist Jess Gillam. All AGGS music classes were invited to join this project by uploading a video of either playingContinue reading
Reading and Watch List
Books So You Want to Talk About Race – Ijeoma Oluo Discusses topics such as white privilege and police brutality as well as how to go about having conversations about discrimination and racism. BlackContinue reading
Charity Update during lockdown
Dear all, My name is Srihitha N and I am this year’s Student Leader for Charity. The final summer half-term is usually packed with charity events but that will be a bit different this year.Continue reading
Fashion Week – Year 8
To mark digital fashion week, Year 8 has a showcase of a collection of their work in Design & Technology classes they have had during lockdown. The project is based on the theme Biomimicry:
Wellbeing Newsletter, Issue 5
Click here to read the 5th issue of our wellbeing newsletter, created by our wellbeing ambassadors: