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EDUCATIONNEWS UPDATES AND HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE CITY’S SCHOOLS
TAILORED TUTORING
New tuition centre in town
Bristol’s first franchise of the international Kip McGrath education centres opened last month, offering after-school tuition for students aged six – 16, who are looking for additional support in English and maths. The new centre is owned by Seonaid Birkett who has a background in languages, business and education, and has successfully managed Bristol Language Centre for 11 years, where the Kip McGrath centre will be based. With classes of up to five and a programme that is tailored to meet each students’ individual needs, the centre will offer targeted tutoring that can also be accessed online. Seonaid says: “Kip McGrath is a really fantastic programme with an excellent reputation all over the world. I am really excited about supporting the Bristol community in a new way and have already had a lot of interest.” Visit: www.kipmcgrath.co.uk/Bristol-Central
Seonaid Birkett, with students
INSPIRING A NEW GENERATION
PEER SUPPORT GOING STRONG
WELCOMING THE RUGBY TO BRISTOL
A PIONEERING PARTNERSHIP
Last month, Redland High School for Girls’ alumna, Jenny Body OBE, the first female president of the Royal Aeronautical Society, gave a speech and presented prizes to the girls of the school at their annual prize giving ceremony. Miss Ferro, headmistress at the school, said that she was honoured to welcome Jenny to the school and hopes that her incredible achievements in aeronautics will inspire more girls to study science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Open morning: 17 October.
Eighteen years ago, Sarah Maltin, school counsellor at QEH, introduced a peer support scheme that has been helping new pupils settle in quickly at the start of the academic year ever since. The scheme is a listening and support service provided by boys from Year 13, all of whom have undergone training. The team are involved in the Year 7 induction programme, as well as continuing to provide support throughout the year. This system of peer support is used through the whole school, with a separate team of mentors for older pupils.
Students at St Brendan’s Sixth Form College celebrated the start of Rugby World Cup 2015 with a vocal performance of the official cup anthem, World in Union, at St George’s Bristol, as they officially welcomed the Georgian Rugby Team to the city. Bristol has been selected as one of the team bases for this year’s event and is to be home to the Georgian Rugby Team throughout their time in the competition. The welcoming ceremony marked the arrival of the squad to England, ahead of their first game against Tonga.
Students from St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School have secured valuable work experience as a result of a school partnership with Represent, which aims to improve diversity, equality and inclusion in the creative sector through workshops and clinics where students are given tips on CV writing, job applications and interviews. The pioneering education project was launched in February as a result of contact with the school. Following the success of the pilot scheme it is currently being rolled out to all secondary schools in Bristol.
74 THE BRISTOL MAGAZINE
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OCTOBER 2015