In Focus March/April 2014
Kate Morrell, Deputy Nursery Manager, gave birth to a lovely baby girl, Ella Louise, on 16 February at 1.59 am. She weighed in at 6lb 2oz and was 17.5 inches long. Photo right: Proud parents - Kate and Ian with baby Ella. Congratulations from all at BS. After twenty weeks of hard work and commitment from both students and staff, opening night finally arrived. Backstage the buzz of excitement could be felt all around as we prepared for our first performance. From the curtains at the side of the stage, we could see the hall filling with an audience full of anticipation. The nerves began to kick in. It was now time for us to turn all that hard work into a performance which would wow our audience. From curtain up, the audience was treated to a performance of near professional standard - despite some technical hitches! However, we ploughed on, determined to maintain our high standards and professional approach. Credit must be given to Tommy Keenan who, despite badly spraining his ankle, continued to perform as many of his roles on stage as he could and as part of the scene-shifting team, not wanting to let his fellow cast members down. It also emphasized the bonds that had been formed amongst the Les Mis family. During the week, we continued to produce performances of high quality in front of a full auditorium each night. I think we got better and better as the week went on and the response from the audience was all the reward we needed for the months of hard work which had gone before. The enjoyment we all got from staging Les Mis left us all wishing we could ‘Hear the people sing’ one more time! Hannah Triggs, PU
The Manchester Grammar School 261.9
62
Birkenhead School
252
50
The King's School
259
48
Stockport Grammar School
251.3
47
Merchant Taylors' Boys' School
247
44
The Grange School
253.5
43
The Queen's School
252.3
40
Merchant Taylors’ Girls School
248.5
35
West Kirby Grammar School
232
3528
Cheadle Hulme School
242.9
27
The King's School In Macclesfield
236.2
26
Wirral Grammar School for Boys
224.2
25
Birkenhead High School Academy 224.8
24
St Anselm's College
215.4
22
Wirral Grammar School for Girls
227.5
20
Upton Hall School FCJ
220.6
18
Calday Grange Grammar School
213.4
18
AND Olwen Margot Magdalene Frowe was born on Sunday 26 January at 11.46pm. (By the by, her sister Astrid was born also on a Sunday). Congratulations to Laura and Neil. Another gorgeous baby. P.S Olwen must qualify as the youngest member of the audience at Les Mis. Accompanied by her mummy, she was as good as gold. I’d like to say she was enthralled, but she slept all the way through the show (Olwen, that is, not her mum!).
A-level grade A* scores 300 points, A = 270, B = 240, C = 210, D = 180, E = 150. The fact that 2 E grades are ‘worth’ more than one A grade seems slightly odd but this is what we have to work with. Schools are ranked according to average total points per student and by the average points score per entry. The latter indicates the quality of performance. The second column shows the average point score per academic entry. For the second time this year, the tables also include the number of students who gain good grades – at least two As and a B – in so-called "facilitating subjects". These are subjects that are commonly seen as a route into leading Russell Group universities. This is shown as a percentage in the final column.
Nuffield Research Placements (previously Nuffield Science Bursaries) provide only 1,000 students each year with the opportunity to work alongside professional scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians. Students who have completed their GCSEs and who are studying at least one science at advanced level are invited to submit applications. Normally only one, or at most two placements are awarded per school. However, it has just been announced that this year, no less than three of our students have been awarded placements on this prestigious Scheme. After their work placements, the students are invited to a special evening where they will present their projects and talk about their experiences. J Hart, PU 24