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School Watch
Fundraising to Build a School for Street Kids
Bolton School’s Junior Girls are aiming to raise £50,000 and build a school for street children in Malawi. The project stems from their teacher Mrs Marsden’s visits to work with Malawian street children. In a single term, the girls raised 10% of their goal through sponsored challenges. The whole school walked, ran, swam, cycled, sailed, and in a matter of weeks collectively travelled 12,000 kilometres: the distance between Bolton School and the planned site of the school in Malawi. Year 6 pupils also pooled their efforts on the climbing wall to scale over 3002m, the height of Malawi’s highest mountain, Mulanje Massif. Please donate generously on JustGiving: www.justgiving.com/ crowdfunding/smilestomalawi?utm_term=gbk2ZEqba
Boys do Better at Burnage
Are you looking for an inclusive school community for your son that combines academic success with an emphasis on personal and social development? Burnage Academy for Boys offers an enriching curriculum that secures GCSE grades, on average, a full grade higher than boys achieve elsewhere, placing it in the top 3% of schools in the North West of England for performance. Rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted, staff are keen to help boys be the best they can be. They would love to meet you at their Open Event on Thursday 30th September, or visit them online. W: www.burnage.manchester.sch.uk
Hulme Hall receives highest star rating from a happy parent
Hulme Hall Grammar School, based in Stockport, is looking forward to the new academic year which will hopefully bring a more settled year for pupils. What better way to showcase our school than a current parent’s perspective? “Hulme Hall is a life changing school. It enables the children to reach their potential in a safe, caring, and inspiring environment. India has three cousins who attended Hulme Hall, all thrived and left with excellent qualifications and confidence to go on to university. If schools had a star rating for class size, reaching your potential academically and following an excellent moral code it would be 5 stars.” Current Parent. W: www.hulmehallschool.org
Stockport Grammar Sixth Formers impress in Industrial Cadets Scheme
Six Lower Sixth students from Stockport Grammar School utilised their problem solving and engineering skills as they took part in this year’s Industrial Cadets Gold Project. The team tackled a challenge set by Network Rail: “Light and power supply monitoring in low voltage distribution cubicles”. The team homed in on a Raspberry Pi controlled system using a PIR detector to firstly supply automatic lighting when the cubicle was opened and then a rechargeable power supply was programmed to detect interruption to the power supply and send an SMS message to a monitoring station. The Industry Assessor praised the group’s “enthusiasm”, “project management skills” and “well-rehearsed presentation” with the team’s collective effort and strong leadership also winning rave reviews. For more information on Stockport Grammar visit www.stockportgrammar.co.uk
Realising Potential
Bolton School
With consistently high examination results, outstanding inspection reports, excellent extra-curricular opportunities and incredible facilities, our friendly independent day school (0-7 co-ed, 7-18 single sex) will enable your child to realise their potential.
WHOLE SCHOOL OPEN MORNING
Saturday 9 October, 9.30am-1.00pm
Call 01204 840201 for further details or to arrange a private tour during term-time. www.boltonschool.org
Depending on Covid restrictions we may also run a virtual event on Friday 8 October, please consult our website for further details
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