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Cultivate a caring culture that shows respect, builds trust and promotes quality relationships, inclusion, wellbeing, and pride for students, parents, and staff – past, present, and future. Personal, Personable, and Professional in all we do. Focused on Educating, Inspiring, and Empowering young women. Authentic, Respectful, and Ethical in all our interactions. Collaborative, Enterprising, and Bold. Set on a beautiful single campus, we offer the advantages of a seamless education from Kindergarten to Year 12. We emphasize a strong culture of learning and the wellbeing of our students, with an integrated curriculum that fosters friendships and peers support across Junior and Senior levels. Our students benefit from interacting with different age groups, blending primary and secondary school cultures for learning in the classroom, in Sport, in leadership initiatives, and the wider community. To give students a strong sense of community, we introduce them to our School House system from Prep. Everyone is encouraged to be part of the fun – join in special events like Music and Poetry Festivals, House Music and Dance, International Women’s Day activities, as well as House Swimming, Athletics, and Cross Country carnivals. We have a formal ‘Buddy Program’ that provides opportunities for mentoring, leadership, and positive role models for younger students. Buddies spend allocated time together in a program of activity and engagement. Operating on a single campus also enables us to provide continuity in learning and meet the needs of girls at their different developmental stages. This is vital to their success as learners and their growth as competent, confident, and connected individuals. Our unique Making WAVES Care and Leadership Program have four distinct phases that guide how we support the personal development of our students at each age and stage. View full school

An enormous welcome to all of our pupils and their families! We are delighted to welcome our returning pupils back to school for another year of growing and learning together. And we offer a warm welcome to our new Junior Infants and their parents as they begin a new and exciting chapter. We hope that everyone will have a fantastic year, with lots of fun and fruitful learning experiences. We are an all-girls school catering for pupils from Junior Infants to First Class. We are located in the North Dublin suburb of Edenmore. We pride ourselves on our warm, welcoming atmosphere where each pupil is encouraged to reach her full academic, physical, emotional, and spiritual potential. As an inclusive school, we welcome pupils of all nationalities, faiths, and abilities. Parents are invited to participate in their child's educational journey. The school year is drawing to a close, and summer is surely on its way! We have had another busy, fantastic, and memorable year in St. Monica's. Thank you to all those parents who supported and co-operated with the running of the school by ensuring their children were "in the line at ten-to-nine" each day. Thank you to the staff who endeavored to make every day happy, productive, and safe for the children. And thank you most of all to the children themselves for all their hard work -their rest is most deserved! Congratulations to the First Class pupils, who have completed their time in St. Monica's and will now proceed to St. Eithne's GNS for the last five years of their primary education. We wish them luck and happiness in all that they do. View full school

Lewis Girls’ stands on a very attractive landscaped site in the heart of Ystrad Mynach. We enjoy strong links with the community and every year we attract significant numbers of students from outside the catchment area due to our high standard of facilities, and excellence in academic achievement, sports, music, drama, and the wider curriculum. Lewis Girls’ is a vibrant, caring school with a strong reputation. We have the highest expectations of all our students in all areas of school life. We value learning and aim to make it enjoyable and rewarding through high-quality teaching and care for our students. We have a supportive and inclusive ethos, which values every student as an individual in his/her own right and provides the opportunities for them to achieve their potential. We celebrate students’ achievements and strive to develop a wide range of their talents and interests. We aim to be a harmonious school that fosters mutual respect through working together as a supportive team of students, staff, and governors. Above all, we aim to help students develop their aspirations and be happy. The school provides a broad, balanced, differentiated, and relevant education. We have strong partnership links in the Sixth Form which vastly broaden curriculum choice for post-16 study. For primary school children, we have strong relationships with all our partner primary schools and operate a special program of events and activities to provide continuity and confidence building for your child during transfer. We believe that a sense of good order, based on a sensible code of conduct provides a strong foundation for the life of our community. The support the school enjoys from parents is one of the lynchpins of our success. We value our home-school links and encourage parents to contact the school if they have any queries or worries concerning a child’s education. Lewis Girls' is an 11-18 comprehensive school and currently has almost 900 pupils. The staff is well established and committed to the achievement of high standards and the provision of a wide range of extra-curricular activities. Staff development has a high profile and the school is continually improving. The school has an impressive record of success in academic, sporting, musical, cultural, charitable, enterprise, and social activities extending over many years. Last year over 95% of our 6th form students achieved a grade A* - C at Key Stage 5. The school is well disciplined but friendly, and the quality of staff-pupil relationships is excellent. All pupils are encouraged to give their best and expectations are high. At GCSE, 24% of our learners achieved at least 5 A*/A grades. The school is situated in Ystrad Mynach but its pupils come from a catchment area of approximately 40 square miles. Close links exist between Lewis Girls', Lewis School Pengam, and our feeder primary schools. Also, a significant number of pupils attend the school from out of the catchment area as a result of parents exercising their right of choice of school. Grounds Pitch. We have strong links with our three neighboring schools (Heolddu, Lewis Pengam, and Rhymney) and Coleg Y Cymoedd. These links enable a reciprocal broadening of subject choices for all 6th Form students in the four schools. Many students travel to and from our school, accessing a wide range of subjects within the Consortium. View full school

At KINGS we provide aspirational opportunities for every one of our girls to achieve the highest possible academic standards and to develop the life skills and confidence to succeed as young women in the modern world. We offer an all-round education which enables each girl to find her strengths and direction in life, whatever her talents, expectation or needs. We take pride in our one-hundred-year roots, in our present, and our future, ensuring that girls are always a part of our community and play a part as citizens within their community. We provide a caring, relaxed yet purposeful environment in which girls can thrive. We value the richness that the arts, sciences, humanities, and enterprise subjects bring to a balanced education and our experience as a specialist college has given us particular strengths in languages and sport. We strive at all times to ensure the highest quality academic and enrichment experiences and opportunities. At Kings Norton Girls’ School, each student’s current skills and levels of attainment are assessed on entry through reading, comprehension, and spelling tests, Midyis, and PASS data. We use this information, with any other information from previous schools, to decide whether students require Special Educational Needs or Disability (SEND) support. Through regular assessment, we can identify students who are making less than expected progress for their age and individual circumstances. Kings Norton Girls’ School offers an exciting and innovative curriculum from Year 7 to 13. The curriculum is designed to meet the needs of all students, developing their knowledge and understanding in a range of subjects and honing their skills so that they become successful independent learners during their time at school and beyond. At Kings Norton Girls’ School curriculum departments are arranged into seven faculties: English, Maths, Science, Arts, Humanities, Modern Foreign Languages, and PE. English, Maths, PE, and Modern Foreign Languages are single discipline faculties, the Arts, Humanities, and Science are multidisciplinary. Life at school for a Kings Norton Girl is diverse, exciting, and full of opportunity. Learning is central to all that we do but there’s so much more than just lessons. During a girl’s life at the school, between years 7 to 13, all girls will have opportunities to participate in educational visits both in the UK and abroad, join one of over forty extra-curricular clubs, gain leadership experience, take part in our exciting cross-curricular or health days and play an active role in supporting the success of their house. Everyone can improve intelligence and the ability to learn. Intelligence and learning are not fixed but being open to challenges, resilient in the face of setbacks, and putting in the individual effort will help us to develop. We will help your daughter to adopt this growth mindset and show parents how they can also help to do this. View full school

We welcome you to our School. At Holly Lodge Girls’ College, we believe in an ethos of high ambition, challenge, and support. We challenge all members of our school community to be the best they can be and we effectively support them on this journey. Through our shared values and actions we aim to encourage our students to be focused, aspirational and resilient so that they can become confident and successful members of society. We are all proud to be members of this hard-working, warm and happy school. We aim to fulfill our mission statement of “Expect to Achieve” for all our students. At Holly Lodge Girls’ College our key values are the following: Aspiration Resilience Challenge and Support Focus The Department for Education outlines a five-part definition of British values: Democracy The rule of law Individual liberty Mutual respect Tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs At Holly Lodge students will encounter these principles throughout everyday school life in the schools’ promotion of spiritual, moral, social, and cultural understanding both across the curriculum and as part of its ethos. At Holly Lodge, the importance of rules and the importance of distinguishing right from wrong is consistently reinforced through assemblies and the curriculum. Mutual respect is at the core of the inclusive ethos at Holly Lodge. The curriculum and ethos at Holly Lodge prepare pupils for life in a multi-racial and multi-cultural society where respect and tolerance are important. All pupils at KS3 follow a multi-faith RE course which employs a wide variety of teaching resources to enable pupils to develop their understanding of a range of faiths, encouraging them to treat people of all faiths races, and cultures with respect and tolerance. As a maintained school, all students in Years 7 and 8 will follow the National Curriculum. All students will make their option choices in Year 8 to begin their Key Stage 4 programs of study in Year 9, we believe that this will: allow students to focus on the fundamental foundations of learning in Years 7 and 8 to prepare them for future success. Support students in learning the depth and breadth of their chosen subjects by giving them longer in which to do so. Allow more option choices and personalization for students since the longer timescale allows more flexibility and time for study. Allow students to specialize in areas that interest them, motivating them to fulfill their potential and move onto the next stage of their learning. At Key Stage 4, all students will study GCSE English Language, GCSE English Literature, GCSE Maths, GCSE Double Science, Core RE, and Core PE. Most students will be expected to study GCSE French. Speakers of other languages will be allowed to take a GCSE in their home language. In addition to these core subjects, students will make 3 option choices from a range of GCSE and Vocational subjects. Through the options process, all students are allowed to study for the English Baccalaureate – GCSE English, Maths, Double Science, Geography/History, and French. We are proud to nurture an environment that allows our students to strive for academic and vocational excellence. We focus on progression and preparing our students for their next steps whether that be university, further education, apprenticeships, or work. We offer a wide range of level 3 courses that combine to create individual study programs to maximize our student’s potential. The quality of teaching and learning in the Sixth Form at Holly Lodge has an excellent track record, has proved by examination results and OFSTED inspections. Results in our Sixth Form subjects compare extremely favorably against results in similar schools both locally and nationally. We are passionate about getting you the right qualifications to allow you to progress. We are very proud of our destinations for our year 13s and we will do what it takes to get you into university and apprenticeship or straight into work should you wish. View full school

As a small school with strong community values, we know and care for every pupil as an individual. All local pupils are welcome in this school. We do not have a selection process and we strive to meet the needs of each member of our school community, celebrating diversity and always striving for equality in our school family and the wider world. Our ethos encourages mutual respect and support to enable every pupil to make the greatest personal, social and academic progress during their time with us, preparing them for successful careers and fulfilling lives. A relentless drive for the best academic progress for each pupil sits comfortably alongside the wider curriculum where values education embraces citizenship, pupil voice, charity, and community work. This term we are developing new partnerships with a local care home for the elderly and Trident Reach the People Charity alongside well-established links like the Stechford Food Bank. Charity work raises over £6000 every year. A pupil pilot group has started planning our route through the UNICEF Rights, Respecting Responsibilities Mark and Hodge Hill Girls’ School Thinktank are ready to begin their work. In academic studies, there are personalized pathways in learning to meet the needs of individuals and groups of pupils. Lessons use a blend of modern technology, traditional teaching, and individual support in every area of the curriculum. We understand from our self-evaluation that differentiation and challenge in lessons are of paramount importance to rates of individual pupil progress. The quality of marking, feedback, pupil response, and homework support the pace of learning – these areas have been and continue to be areas of focus for the school. Here at Hodge Hill Girls' School, we genuinely value and strive to enhance working partnerships with our families, feeder schools, and our local community. This partnership is essential in raising standards and achievement, every member of our family has a role to play in raising the aspirations of all our pupils to ensure we are "Educating Tomorrow's Women Today". Our aim is Pupils, Families, Staff, and Governors working together in consultation to help every pupil make expected progress, to help many pupils make better than expected progress, and to help some pupils to make exceptional progress by: Ensuring pupils attend for a minimum of 96% and are not late. Rewarding personal endeavor and community commitment. Helping pupils overcome challenges in their work and behavior. Supporting physical health and emotional resilience. Developing teaching and curriculum for high-quality learning. Developing the site, building, and resources for best value 21st-century learning. Education should help pupils respond to the opportunities and challenges of the rapidly changing world in which we live and work. In particular, they need to be prepared as individual citizens, to respond to the changing pattern of work and leisure, the expansion of communication systems, and the increasingly global nature of our world. In this context, we have developed a balanced curriculum framework that allows a flexible but coherent approach to study for all pupils. We are committed to raising the achievements, attainments, and aspirations of everyone in our school community and address equal opportunities by carefully considering the diverse needs of our young women about ability and cultural background. The core purpose of Secondary Education is to enable young people to learn and achieve. We work with determination to ensure that literacy, numeracy, Information Communication Technology, and thinking skills progress from Primary School and are integrated into the basic skills curriculum for all pupils. Curriculum extension and enrichment are key elements of the opportunities offered within the day, as an integrated part of our Curriculum and Achievement Days and in Out of Hours Clubs and Teams. We have high expectations for our pupils, which are communicated through our monitoring and target-setting processes. Regular individual and group reviews and assessments provide information regarding progress and help us to review together what is learned and taught, and provide intervention should this be necessary. Pupil progress is reviewed regularly throughout the academic year. View full school

Welcome to Harris Girls’ Academy East Dulwich. We are an outstanding school in which students achieve excellent exam results across a wide range of subject areas. Students benefit from superb facilities including modern teaching areas, state-of-the-art IT, sports hall, health science suite, and a sixth form center. We believe that our responsibility is to offer excellent provision that meets the needs of all those with whom we work. We are proud to be an inclusive, multi-cultural community providing inspiration and vibrancy, safety, and support. Our vision is to develop students with character, commitment, courage, and conscience, who become academically and personally successful and lead in their community and beyond. Our motto is “Aspire, Learn, Succeed”. This means that we look for every member of our community to be keen to learn, to be willing to engage, and to be successful in their time with us. We want our students to be aspirational we want them to think about what they want to do with their lives, to explore the world and think about where they fit into it, what they can get from it, and what they can offer as well. Our values: Fairness. Relationships. Authenticity. Generosity. Happiness. As part of the Harris Federation, we have strong values which help to define our culture and how we do things. Our commitment to academic excellence, our determination to maintain strong values and to uphold the highest standards of behavior, and our care and support of our students are all embedded. Our curriculum continues to develop in breadth and rigor. For the vast majority of our students, a broad curriculum offer of strong academic provision is appropriate. For a small number of students, there is support available for a more refined range of options, including vocational routes as appropriate to the needs of individual students. Our approach to learning enables students to see the relevance of their learning and experiences to the wider world. We try to give students as many different experiences and opportunities as we can – to broaden their horizons so that they begin to understand and engage with different cultures, ideas and countries. We offer a wide range of activities and trips beyond the classroom each year and regularly survey students to ensure we are providing for their needs and their requests. Also, our specialisms are a vibrant and fundamental part of our academy life and we participate regularly in Federation activities, our students working in collaboration with other high-attaining academies and enjoying a close relationship with our partner boys’ school. We want our students to become thoughtful, caring, resilient young women whose aims are high, who believe in the importance of being life-long learners, who are equipped to lead their generation, who recognize that anything is possible, and who always strive to achieve their personal best. We encourage them to be studious, articulate, and innovative team players who can adapt effectively to the many roles life will demand of them both now and in the future. We hope that each of our students will leave the academy with genuine choices available to them. We believe that further education is a natural and immediate next step for most students but whatever each young person decides to do, we want them to be equipped to be excellent in it. Our growing sixth form works in close partnership with Harris Boys’ Academy East Dulwich and federation with the Harris Sixth Form, which has Harris Westminster as part of its expanding provision, meaning that we can offer a top-class educational experience to every student, including our very highest attainers who are aiming for Oxbridge places. We offer a broad and balanced curriculum throughout the academy, providing students with a wide range of subjects. Our Key Stage 3 provision is largely covered during years 7 and 8 with many subjects commencing GCSE courses at the beginning of, or during, year 9. Other than the RE and non-Science component of Sex Education, all National Curriculum subjects are statutory and we cannot allow withdrawal based on religious grounds. We offer our first set of options to students during Year 8 in readiness for them to commence their GCSE studies in Year 9. We offer a wide range of options to students and then commit to run the most heavily selected courses, aiming to give as many students as possible their first choices. Sometimes this leads to double groups in some subjects. View full school

Handsworth Wood Girls’ Academy is a comprehensive school that caters to girls of all abilities from the age of 11 to 19. The academy is very diverse, of which we are very proud and which reflects our local community in Handsworth. Our ethos is based upon mutual respect and students are supported to develop respect for themselves as individuals, for others, and for the studies and activities in which they are engaged through our excellent student welfare system. Our motto of “Aspiring for Excellence” embraces the idea that all our students can achieve success in all that they do during their time here and we make every effort to ensure that each student achieves good grades in relevant qualifications. As a comprehensive academy, our overriding aim at HWGA is to ensure that our students achieve everything that they are capable of – their ‘Personal Best’ - from Year 7 through to Sixth Form and beyond. We are very proud of our excellent reputation in the local community, and pride ourselves on the quality of education we provide to our students. Our GCSE, AS and A-Level results have shown continual improvement over the years and our last Ofsted inspection in May 2014 judged us as “Outstanding” in all categories and overall. We are celebrating another great set of A Level results this year with 38 students gaining a place at university to study a wide variety of courses. Equally, our GCSE results revealed some outstanding achievements for our students. Yet again, our Year 11s managed to achieve some very good individual student results. Our students have worked hard and we are proud of their success. They are fantastic young women who have a very bright future. Hard work is an expectation of all and we strive for continual improvements year on year by challenging our staff and students to excel. It is also important to us at HWGA that students enjoy their time here, and we have a caring and supportive school environment, as well as a diverse range of academic and enrichment opportunities available to all. This is supported by excellent career education, information, advice, and guidance to help students make informed choices for KS4, the Sixth Form, and beyond. Our vision is To provide an outstanding education in a creative and aspirational environment for all our students. Our Aims: To continue to improve teaching and learning and raise standards of attainment. To develop students into disciplined and successful independent learners. To develop the academy as a thriving, resilient, and successful organization that engages effectively with the community of Handsworth and beyond. The aim of the Special Educational Needs (SEN) team is to provide support for any student who needs additional support to help them make progress. This is in line with the purpose of our academy which is for every student to fulfill their potential, in terms of academic, personal, and social. Students who, through assessments, teacher referral, or prior schooling are identified as having particular needs will be accommodated to ensure these needs are met. Equally, our academically weakest students will have extra support in the core subjects of English and Maths. Individual Education Plans (IEPs) will be used to identify the target areas an individual needs to work on to help them make progress. These IEPs will be referred to by teachers and teaching assistants to ensure students have the opportunity to work on their targets. Subject teachers and teaching assistants will liaise to ensure students have learning opportunities that are best matched to their targets. Our Aim is simple that every student can leave Handsworth Wood Girls’ Academy having realized their full potential, having ‘Aspired for Excellence’. Driven by our ethos and values, our curriculum enables students to study the subjects important to them, develop the skills they will need to shape them as citizens ready for a prosperous future in modern Britain or globally. We have very high expectations for every student, with challenging, aspirational, and shared potentials. Students at Handsworth Wood Girls’ Academy are supported academically and emotionally developing skills, attitudes, and abilities which will enable them to achieve their life goals. Within the curriculum, we at every point encourage learners to help shape their learning. Our curriculum is designed so that each student has access to a curriculum that will enable them to make the most possible progress guiding choices while offering a broad and balanced curriculum. High-quality teaching enables students to enjoy their learning and ensure they are well prepared for future success in all aspects of their life. Our curriculum aims to develop in all students: A sense of inquiry, the ability to question, solve problems, and argue rationally. A willingness to apply themselves and an aptitude for learning. Knowledge and skills are relevant to adult life and employment in a changing world. Literacy, numeracy, and competence in the use of information technology. To develop their creative, critical awareness, empathy, and sensitivity. A recognition of their own and others’ achievement, in school and beyond. Self-esteem, self-worth, and self-confidence. The skills of working as an individual and as a member of a group or team. Appropriate moral and spiritual values and tolerance of others. To value each individual in an atmosphere of mutual respect. View full school

As a Hadeeth (narration) from the prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) teaches us, “People are like treasures – just like treasures of gold and silver.” As we know, gold and silver do not simply come out of the ground ready to be made into jewelry. Much effort is spent finding the gold and extracting it from the ground. Craftsmen then labor for hours on end to turn it into something of beauty. At Eden Girls’ School, Waltham Forest our aim is simple – we want to provide the best education, opportunities, and support to enable your child to flourish and succeed. We will provide a school where high-powered learning, progress, and achievement is coupled with a commitment to wider personal progression, including the development of character and an intelligent moral, spiritual, and ethical compass. We aspire to develop learners who are outstanding human beings, active and participatory citizens, and exemplary members of their community – contributing to the development of a successful and prosperous society. The school opened in September 2014 with 150 girls in Year 7 and Year 8. This year we welcomed another 100 girls and next year our role will expand to 120 students per year group in response to local demand. Also, we will be opening a 200 place sixth form in 2018. The first few cohorts will be in a privileged and unique position to be the founding year groups in the school. Not only will they receive individualized and personalized attention, but they will also be at the forefront of receiving a vast range of leadership opportunities as the founding and oldest school members – a hugely exciting opportunity for young people. Our mission, To promote a culture of educational excellence, from within a caring and secure Islamic environment enriched with the values of discipline, mutual care, and respect, which extends beyond the school into the wider community. Our mission consists of three key elements: Educational excellence A belief that everybody has the potential to succeed within a high quality and intellectually challenging educational environment. A commitment to instilling high aspirations, a desire to learn, and ambition to achieve. A personalized approach to securing excellence, stemming from a passionate belief that each individual is unique and special and capable of rising above any perceived limitations. Character development A cohesive identity so that our students, their parents, and communities feel a strong sense of belonging to the Star “family.” A passionate focus on a values-based education that instills honesty, integrity, compassion, and mutual respect into all our students. A strong core of tenacity, self-respect, and self-belief inspires each student to become the best person they can be. View full school

Through our vision to nurture today’s young people and inspire tomorrow’s leaders, we aim to offer our pupils a transformative educational experience that will prepare them for success personally, academically, and socially. Using innovative teaching techniques supported by the best of modern technology, our pupils follow a curriculum that is designed to enthuse, enrich and engage them, exposing them to scholarly thinking from a young age and encouraging them to critically engage with subject content. Our school’s leadership specialism, coupled with our commitment to educational excellence, character development, and service to communities, creates an aspirational environment where every pupil is encouraged to achieve the best possible outcomes. By cultivating a culture that rewards excellence, values achievement, encourages creativity, and inspires pupils to become a force for good in their local communities, our pupils will become productive and effective contributors to society and act as ambassadors for our STAR values of service, teamwork, ambition, and respect. All of our pupils are encouraged to explore their unique talents and have the opportunity to participate in a diverse range of enrichment activities. We have a program of personalized intervention support to ensure all of our pupils are fulfilling their potential, and pupils can pursue the subjects they enjoy and excel at to progress to Russell Group Universities and the leading professions. We want our young women to believe that anything is possible and we are committed to equipping them with all of the skills they need to become the leaders of tomorrow. Our drive for excellence is underpinned by a robust pastoral care system designed to ensure that all of our pupils feel safe, happy, and well at the academy. The Academy is part of the Tauheedul Education Trust. As an 11-18 progressive and inclusive Muslim faith Academy, the Governing Body will consider all applications equally without reference to faith. As part of our vision to nurture today’s young people and inspire tomorrow’s leaders, we understand that character education is every bit as crucial to our pupils’ development as academic success. Our STAR values of Service, Teamwork, Ambition, and Respect are designed to actively promote and complement the five fundamental British values identified by the Department for Education. We teach our pupils the importance of being kind, compassionate, and respectful to everyone that they meet, irrespective of their faith, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, class, or any other perceived differences. Through our leadership specialism, community service projects, and interfaith alliances, our pupils meet inspirational people from a diverse spectrum of backgrounds, beliefs, and cultures, and are encouraged to embrace all that life in modern Britain has to offer. Our curriculum is designed to foster thought, curiosity, and a desire for learning in all pupils, regardless of their backgrounds, strengths, and needs. It should be a gateway to opportunity and fulfilling and prosperous life in modern Britain and beyond. Our curriculum is broad and balanced, with an emphasis on academic success. We prioritize learning in Literacy, Numeracy, Languages, Humanities, and Science. Our curriculum is both coherent and cumulative, with an emphasis on the critical importance of knowledge acquisition. Every pupil is encouraged to set their sights high for their future, regardless of their background or individual circumstances. To help them prepare for college, university, and the world of employment, we deliver careers guidance through a range of processes designed to develop high aspirations in pupils, encourage pupils to consider a broad and ambitious range of careers, and enable individuals to make informed choices and transitions related to their personal, educational and careers development. We also draw on specialist support from local partner organizations. Through our Leadership specialism and enrichment program, we develop links with leading local employers in the professions, business, industry, and the public, community, and voluntary sectors. As well as addressing the pupils and answering their questions about what it’s like to work in their field, we look for exciting work experience and mentoring opportunities with them. We also consider it essential for our staff to lead by example and exemplify and model British values. British values are therefore built into our staff induction processes and reiterated in all staff training exercises. The TET Board of Members and Trustees oversees the whole organization and is the legal Governing Body for all Tauheedul schools, but much of the work of the Board is delegated to the school Local Governing Body. We have a committed team of Governors who are actively involved in the life of the academy. They reflect the community we serve and include parent and staff representatives. The Governors are passionate about the Academy and are here to make sure that every young person is given the best education, opportunities, and experiences possible. Our Governors play an important role in overseeing the work of the Academy, acting as “critical friends” for the Senior Leadership Team and holding the Academy to account for performance and development. leadership development, exam results, and university preparation are at the heart of the sixth form experience in all Tauheedul schools. By combining a focus on high levels of academic achievement, with ethical, sustainable living, community service, and charitable giving, Tauheedul schools ensure that all sixth form pupils leave with the best possible foundations for their future lives as high achieving, active citizens. Our sixth form is due to open in September 2022. View full school

Despite many changes and challenges Coloma continues to grow and deliver excellence in education. Whilst academic results are outstanding, life at Coloma is about much more than success in the classroom. There is a wide range of extra-curricular and service-related activities. These develop specific skills but equally importantly build up values and friendships that girls leaving Coloma to take with them for the rest of their lives. Although in many ways Coloma is a very formal and traditional school it equally does not standstill. Facilities are constantly being updated and teachers at the school are always looking for new and innovative ways of including technology within their lessons. We are proud of our Comprehensive intake and although results are comparable and sometimes better than similarly sized grammar schools what is important is that every girl fulfills her potential, works hard, and does her best. There is a well-developed pastoral system and developing community links that recognize the school’s importance both within the Catholic and local communities. The recently completed Jubilee Centre, the 3G Floodlight all-weather pitch, and the Winton House Performing arts Centre have already expanded the range of activity on the site and support the long-standing successes in charity fundraising and community service activities. In 2010 the Guardian recognized Coloma as being the best Girls’ Comprehensive school in the country. This is what we believe in and will continue to strive to achieve and maintain but we will also reach out to others, for example, to help other schools and their staff and pupils achieve similar success. Partnerships with The Good Shepherd RC Primary School and the current sponsorship of The Quest Academy – Coloma Trust and The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy – Coloma Trust are striking examples of Coloma’s outreach intentions. As we look forward we continue to keep all that is good of the old and develop the best of the new. Standing still is not an option. We stride forward into the future with great confidence knowing that the standards and values that we take with us were right in the past, are still valid today, and will remain so in the future. Coloma is a community of staff, pupils, parents, and governors where each is recognized as a highly valued individual. The school aims to foster a deepening awareness of Christian faith and service alongside an understanding and tolerance of other creeds and cultures. We aim to provide an opportunity for the balanced development of the student's intellectual, emotional, physical, and spiritual qualities and to foster an appreciation of those things which add quality to life, by developing creative and artistic gifts and skills. We intend to develop the potential of all students by encouraging them to search for knowledge and truth. We seek to be a place of Christian service where all are sensitive to the needs of others where there is a determination to promote human rights and a recognition of the corresponding duties and responsibilities where a sense of justice is fostered and an awareness that all people have an equal value. We aim to work in partnership with the home and the parish, to help all members of the school community to live the Gospel values of reconciliation and forgiveness and to respond in a Christian way to the challenges of life with its joys and sorrows. Thus, it is hoped that each one will be able to achieve a loving relationship with God and all creation, to make the appropriate moral decisions, and to grow towards mature membership of the Church. View full school

At Clapton Girls' Academy, learning is our priority. Students are encouraged to appreciate learning as a route to achieving their life aspirations which are extended and enriched by the outstanding teaching, high-quality relationships, and extensive opportunities offered by the academy. Students at Clapton Girls' Academy are safe, valued, and accepted. They develop the skills and strategies they need to shape their future and flourish as independent people in whatever areas they choose. Students become more knowledgeable and enterprising with the ability to apply their aptitudes in a range of contexts and develop personal qualities to become respectful, caring, and responsible citizens. As leaders of tomorrow, all students participate in at least one of the academy's leadership development programs. Clapton Girls' Academy participates in the coordinated admissions procedure, provided and administered by the Hackney Learning Trust, for all schools and academies in Hackney. The Hackney Learning Trust coordinates the application process on behalf of Clapton Girls' Academy according to the scheme which they publish in their annual Admissions Booklet which is following Government legislation. Clapton Girls' Academy is a community school that admits 180 students into Year 7 each September. Clapton has very successful links with the community and in particular with many primary feeder schools through the Hackney Teaching Schools Alliance. All departments at Clapton have links with primary schools with whom they work, providing many opportunities for pupils in years 5 and 6 to get to know the staff and the students before they transfer. Girls can benefit tremendously from being in a school like Clapton Girls’ Academy that provides an education uniquely tailored to their needs and development. Girls’ schools celebrate learning without social distractions, offering an environment in which girls are more likely to display their intelligence and curiosity. Students benefit from being taught by teachers who have significant experience of teaching girls and whose approaches are tailored to their needs. Girls’ schools are often able to offer a specialist level of pastoral care to their students because they understand the challenges girls face as they grow up. At Clapton Girls’ Academy, we understand their friendship dynamics, their preoccupations, and their ambitions. This close understanding means that we can give the right kind of support to our students, creating a safe, supportive environment in which girls feel comfortable asking questions and taking risks. We recognize our moral and statutory responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all students. We endeavor to provide a safe and welcoming environment where students are respected and valued. We are alert to the signs of abuse and neglect and follow our procedures to ensure that students receive effective support, protection, and justice. Child protection reporting and systems, form part of the school’s safeguarding responsibilities. All staff receive annual Child Protection and Safeguarding update training and are aware of the procedures for passing on concerns within the academy. If any members of the school or local community have concerns about the welfare of a child in the school, please pass them on to the safeguarding team. Clapton Girls’ Academy’s key priorities of ‘Progress, Wellbeing and Teamwork’ and four core values of compassion, ambition, integrity, and resilience drive our vision for curriculum provision and delivery. Our broad and balanced curriculum aspires to respond to the local and national agenda both intelligently and creatively to ensure all our students receive a high-quality learning experience at all times. We believe that to access a broad and balanced curriculum, all students need to be confident and proficient in the basic skills of Reading, Writing, Communication, and Mathematics, and these are given the highest priority at all times. We believe firmly that a student’s progress is what ultimately leads to their achievement. We consider it critical that equal opportunities and fundamental British Values are promoted and realized at all levels of curriculum provision and that this is integral to outstanding practice. Whilst we provide individual and small group withdrawal support where necessary, our curriculum celebrates inclusion at all times and we firmly believe that our diversity as an academy ultimately enriches and enhances our curriculum for the benefit of all. The academy curriculum extends to a wide range of extra-curricular opportunities. All students have access to and are actively encouraged to take part in an extensive program, which seeks to extend their learning and widen their life experiences. The academy uses its Pupil Premium and other avenues of funding to ensure that all groups of students can access these activities. Positive behavior which maximizes learning is expected at all times. Clapton Girls' Academy has a 15 point Behaviour Code to help maintain positive behavior for learning. View full school

At Tayyibah we believe that education in an Islamic environment means instilling self-discipline and self-respect in our pupils. We believe that we should inculcate good character within ourselves to reap true success in this life and the hereafter. Tayyibah Educational Trust was established in September 1992, to provide high-quality, excellent moral and academic education for girls in Hackney. Tayyibah Girls School is the flagship project of the trust. Our humble beginning was in a basement flat in Cazenove Road, Stamford Hill, with just 4 girls. Today there is a full primary, secondary school, and sixth form. The school moved to its current premises in 1993. A further extension was made to the building to improve the facilities available to its students. One of the central aims of the school has been to provide an excellent education to its students equipping them for their lives ahead. Tayyibah Girls School over the years has been constantly been the top-performing school in the Borough. Its Alumni have progressed into many professions including Medicine, Law, Education, and Islamic Scholarship. In Key Stage One and Key Stage Two, children are taught all the elements of the newly required syllabus of the 2014 National Curriculum for both core (English, Maths, and Science) and foundation subjects (history, geography, art, physical education (PE) and religious education). At Tayyibah we have worked hard to ensure that the change to the new national curriculum has been smooth and through our planning, we have endeavored to ensure that all learning is matched to the individual needs of our children. As far as possible a cross-curricular, thematic approach is used to teach the ‘core’ and ‘foundation’ subjects. A theme is selected and applied across a year group each term. By adding this dimension to learning we can provide opportunities for key skills to develop across the curriculum and to cultivate creative thinking. The Secondary School curriculum is academically rigorous and enables girls to develop those significant intellectual skills that go beyond each academic discipline, to ensure they can use their knowledge in new situations and see connections between and within-subjects. Such skills are fundamental if pupils are to achieve their maximum potential and develop as independent, focused learners who are academically successful. Girls have the choice of Arabic, Urdu, or Turkish as their main language. French is also available as an after-school language for those with a French-speaking background or interested in learning French. At Tayyibah we aim to: Assist our pupils to achieve the very best they are capable of achieving. Continue to develop and improve the essential literacy, numeracy, and ICT skills of the pupils. Improve their social skills so that they are fully prepared for the next stage of their education and their role as responsible adults. Ensure that all pupils and staff feel part of a whole learning community where it is safe to learn and feel included, valued, and respected. Ensure pupils aim high, are proud of their achievement, and leave school believing in themselves, their abilities, and their capacity to grow and change. Tayyibah Girls School provides a range of extracurricular activities available to students. Staff is very generous with their time to enrich our students’ experience and a large number of clubs and activities are available covering a wide variety of interests. English, Mathematics, Art, French, and Arabic clubs are all active within the school. The school is in the process of enrolling our senior girls for the Duke of Edinburgh Award. The school also gives its students to raise money for a variety of charities our school council, provides students with the opportunity to involve themselves in school issues. New technologies have become integral to the lives of children and young people in today’s society, both within schools and in their lives outside school. The internet and other digital and information technologies including social media are powerful tools that open up new opportunities for everyone. New technologies help teachers and students learn from each other. They can stimulate discussion, promote creativity and effective learning. Children and young people should have an entitlement to safe internet access at all times. The requirement to ensure that children and young people can use the internet and related communications technologies appropriately and safely are addressed as part of the wider duty of care to which all who work in schools are bound. The school's online safety policy should help to ensure safe and appropriate use. The use of these exciting and innovative tools in school and at home has been shown to raise educational standards and promote student achievement. Tayyibah Girls School would like to keep in touch with all leavers from 1992 onwards. This is an opportunity for former students to offer invaluable support in a range of ways, for example as a career and educational role models, mentors, work experience providers, or even fundraisers or donors. View full school

Turves Green Girls’ School is a community that typifies the best in our society. Our pupils are keen, resilient learners, ambitious for themselves and the future of their area. They bring energy and creativity to all they do, and we are rightly proud of them. Our staff works as a team. We are driven by a sense that the young people we serve deserve the very best education we can provide. Our senior leaders and the Governing Board understand that our teachers and support staff are the key to unlocking our young people’s potential, and therefore we place the welfare and professional development of our staff as central. We are building our success outward from a very simple premise: everyone is important. As a small school, we value every individual. We nurture individual talents and structure support to meet individual needs. Our success, recognized by our recent OFSTED, is based on being a caring community. As a single-sex school, we can create an environment where excellence is applauded not mocked. In 2015, for example, saw our Year 11 Netball Team win not just the District championship but the County championships as well. Our exam results since 2010 have regularly scored amongst the best in South Birmingham. We are an outward-facing school. Partnerships with other schools, colleges, universities, charities, and businesses offer our young people opportunities to develop their academic interests, explore new experiences, and investigate career pathways. As a cooperative school, we are part of a cooperative school family which shares our values. It is our aim that Turves Green pupils, after five happy and challenging productive years with us, should leave our school as well-qualified young adults who have a broad outlook, concern, and respect for others, and self-confidence which will enable them to be successful in achieving their goals and fulfilling their ambitions and to play a valuable part in the future of their world. Our vision is to provide for our young people the very best teaching and a supportive environment where their talents are nurtured and insecurities overcome. We will support the young people of our community throughout their childhoods to build their aspirations and ensure their needs are met. We work to put our school at the heart of the community. By working together with other schools and agencies we have a greater capacity for success. Through our cooperative ethos, we pool our efforts, ideas, and enthusiasm to support our young people and their families in ways that would not be possible on our own. As educators, learners, parents, young people, and the wider community, we draw upon both our strength and the expertise of partner organizations. We work to give parents, pupils, staff, and the wider community a strong voice in the development of education and services in the area. The children in our area deserve the very best education and we will strive to deliver it. We are their champions. Together, we succeed. Aims: To enable our pupils to be strong and independent – able to form healthy and respectful relationships, able to safeguard themselves and each other from exploitation and violent extremism, and able to stand up for British and cooperative values. To secure the highest possible academic standards and levels of challenge for our pupils and to prepare our pupils for the constantly changing challenges of life and work after school. To provide a curriculum that is broad, balanced, and relevant to each pupil, providing a breadth of experiences and allowing pupils to discover their passions. To create a happy and positive learning environment, fostering mutual respect, consideration for others, and personal responsibility. To be committed to developing positive relationships with parents, promoting education as a partnership between home and school. To provide a school-based experience for all our pupils which promotes equality of opportunity and seeks to overcome barriers to their achievement. To prepare our pupils for life after school so they can access the best opportunities in further education and the world of work. We achieve this by working closely with colleges and employers in addition to providing excellent independent careers advice. To encourage our pupils to be creative, resilient, and independent learners. To establish effective working relationships with other professionals for the benefit of all. We work with partner schools, particularly Turves Green Boys’ School and Cofton Primary School to improve all of our schools. To promote Turves Green Girls’ School as part of the wider community, through the implementation of our cooperative values, specifically our commitment to democracy. To provide a safe and caring environment in which all pupils can make a positive contribution to their learning, school, and community. To provide the best possible environment and inspirational teaching by using current technology and new approaches in the classroom. Here at Turves Green Girls’ School, we pride ourselves on the high quality of teaching delivered by our staff and the fantastic opportunities this gives to all our pupils, whatever their ability. We aim to develop this love of learning by ensuring TGGS lessons are well matched to the needs of our pupils, engaging and challenging. We encourage our pupils to be brave and take a chance in their lessons, to try to be resilient if they make a mistake as this is what will help them make progress. View full school

As a large, oversubscribed, and inclusive 11-18 girls' school in the heart of London, Central Foundation Girls’ School is an exciting place to work and learn. Visitors often comment on the happy atmosphere of the school, and we take pride in our community spirit. In the words of Ofsted, October 2016 ‘School leaders have created a nurturing community that sees every pupil as unique and offers each a bespoke program so that they can excel. Diversity is celebrated and opportunities abound. Leaders challenge pupils to excel in every aspect of their lives, academically, physically, socially, and emotionally, within a supportive and extremely safe environment. Central girls not only work together, but they also delight in the achievement of others as well as their own. Our results demonstrate that we are consistently improving, with students achieving high grades each year at GCSE and in Post-16 studies. Our results place the school amongst some of the top providers in the country for attainment and progress at both GCSE and 6th form studies. The energy, determination, and professionalism of the teaching and support staff, who strive to provide the students with the opportunities to succeed and to become well-educated and confident young women, is a major factor in the school’s achievements to date. At Central Foundation Girls’ School we: Transform lives through our high expectations and high standards for all. Challenge and support each other to excel through our passion for learning. Value all members of our community and celebrate success. Empower ourselves to be a positive, creative, innovative, and inspirational community. We are keenly aware that tradition alone is not enough. While we are rightly proud of our heritage, we must always keep pace with the modern, changing world. Our aim of ‘Educating Tomorrow’s Women’ is central to the way we perceive our role. The keywords of our vision statement underpin our ethos. The education we provide at Central Foundation Girls’ School transforms our student lives opening huge doors of opportunity. We expect our students to be active participants on this journey. As a rights-respecting school, we value every individual and insist that every member of the school community models rights and respect in their relationships with others. ‘Challenge’ is a key part of life at Central, coupled with good support our students are challenged to push the boundaries of their achievements challenged to contribute challenged to excel. We expect our students to be role models in all that they do. Every student at Central Foundation is unique, so valuing and celebrating our diversity is central to the school ethos. Our vision statement and ethos mean that all our girls are empowered to be the best they can be in every area of their lives. We want our students to learn how to find out what’s going on in the world, how to have a say, and how to make a difference. To provide real experiences of that, we are working to help the school council become more effective. We have also trained students to research aspects of school life and inform the school management of their findings and concerns. Student Leadership opportunities exist across the curriculum from Year 7 through to the Head Girl and Student Ambassadors in the Sixth Form. We expect all our students to show respect for the environment and other people. We expect them to develop courtesy as well as their ability to care for others and to take every opportunity to participate in making the world a better place. The curriculum offer is broad and balanced and provides all students with the opportunity to study a range of subjects. Our curriculum offer takes into account the needs of students and offers opportunities for both academic and vocational pathways, ensuring that all students have clear progression routes to GCSE (Level 2) and ‘A’ Level (Level 3) courses. We welcome students from all religions and all cultural backgrounds. As a Rights Respecting School, we provide a safe and stimulating learning environment in which every student values her education and makes the most of every opportunity so that she can fulfill her potential. We provide support for students who have been identified as having Speech and Language difficulties and may struggle with expressing themselves and/or understanding and processing language. These pupils are placed in groups and taught a wide range of skills, e.g. structuring sentences, improving memory, expanding vocabulary, or using spoken and nonverbal communication to interact socially. We are committed to ensuring that all students achieve their full potential by removing barriers to learning and participation in the classroom. When necessary we also make referrals for more detailed assessments to the Speech and Language therapist. We carry out thorough assessments of students who struggle to acquire literacy and numeracy skills. Following tests, we produce detailed reports describing students’ particular difficulties and listing useful strategies. We then place students on intervention programs that are tailored to their specific needs. The lists of strategies are also shared with classroom teachers so that they can produce materials students can access. We also ensure students’ needs are accommodated in controlled assessments and exams and award them extra time, a reader, a scribe, or other adjustments where necessary. View full school

Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form is a four-form entry 11-18 multi-cultural, and inclusive comprehensive school situated on the eastern side of the City of Birmingham. We have 840 students on roll including 200 plus Sixth Form students, 50 plus teaching staff, and a support and administrative staff of 30 plus. At Bordesley Green Girls' School and Sixth Form We work with each student and her family to achieve our aim of 'bringing girls' greater success'. Our students are hardworking, ambitious, and generous and are justifiably proud of their achievements and their school. Community support is a huge strength of the school and we have extensive business partnerships. We work hard every day to ensure our pupils receive the very best state education available and to encourage them to believe in themselves. Our pupils are rightly ambitious and they go on from our Sixth Form to the UK's top universities or apprenticeships in some of the country's leading companies. Bordesley Green Sixth Form has gone from strength to strength and is now a dynamic community of over 380 students. We pride ourselves on providing truly inclusive education. At the heart of our philosophy is that that student matters. We care about the progress our girls make and are committed to their success. Our teaching and pastoral staff work tirelessly to create an atmosphere where the girls can perform at their best. Our broad curriculum combines academic rigor with numerous opportunities outside of lessons. There are many opportunities to develop leadership, volunteer, and enhance skills through a varied program of Enrichment. We aim to prepare our students and equip them for the future into the post 18 world: into higher education, employment, a gap year, or a foundation course whatever the right choice for them may be. We have formed extensive links with universities, local businesses, and voluntary groups to offer our students the chance to enrich not only their experiences but also the lives of others. We regularly engage external speakers to further inspire our students and create a real sense of community locally, nationally, and internationally. Our Sixth Form students worked tirelessly to get our World Class School status. We celebrate the achievements of our students and take pride in them. We also take pride in the range of destinations our students leave us to go on to. Last year 70% of our students progress into higher education to study a range of courses: Medicine, Dentistry, Physiotherapy, Nursing, and Primary Teaching to name some. Whatever is the personal ambition of students, wherever they may see their future being, we can help them to achieve their goals and give them advice and guidance along the way to help make their ambitions a reality. View full school

Sophia Girls' Senior Sec School was founded in the year 1964. It is an English medium Girls Independent school affiliated to CBSE with affiliation number 1730092 and has a General affiliation which is valid up to 31/3/2021. It is located in the Kota district of Rajasthan and is currently being managed by the Edu Society Of Sophia Kota, Rajasthan. It is presently under the principal -administration of SISTER LUCY JACOB. There are a total of 114 rooms, 6 Labs, and 2 Library present in the school. Labs and Rooms Details Total Rooms Total Lab Total Libraries Small Room Medium Room Large Room School Area (in Sq m.) Play Area (in Sq m.) 114 6 2 19 26 16 18716 13576 View full school

Quwwat-ul-Islam Girls’ School was established in August 2003. Initially, the school enrolled just fifty pupils but over time, by the Grace of Allah, the school expanded and has gone from strength to strength. In September 2005 the school was extended to cater for Secondary pupils also. We now cater for pupils from Reception to the end of Year 11, teaching the National Curriculum Subjects as well as providing a solid Islamic education within a nurturing Islamic environment. Your daughter will, InshaAllah, leave Quwwat-ul-Islam Girls’ School with the knowledge, maturity, and confidence to face a bright and successful future. Quwwat-ul-Islam Girls’ School celebrates diversity and welcomes applications from children of all faiths and backgrounds. Quwwat-ul-Islam Girls’ School thanks all of its past and current parents for their continuous support and cooperation. Our Vision is to establish a school of excellence both Islamic ally and academically. Our Mission is to empower the children with the highest academic standards and environment, to enable them to make a positive difference within society. The school aims are to: Deliver both the Islamic and National Curriculum within an Islamic environment. Provide the learning experiences which are appropriate for individual children to ensure their continuity and progression. Help all children realize their potential and acquire knowledge, concepts, and skills by building on previous experiences and success. Encourage children to be active participants in their learning process and provide practical learning situations relevant to the child’s experiences. To promote sound Islamic attitudes where children learn respect for others, form positive self-images and care for their environment, so that they may actively become responsible within the community. Our school will adhere to the following fundamental principles: To follow the Quraan and Sunnah in all our actions. To ensure the education of our pupils is paramount. Respect and tolerance for all. Collective teamwork. Striving for excellence in all that we do. All pupils have the right to equal opportunity through a stimulating and accessible curriculum. Our school will positively promote diversity and equality of opportunity, recognizing that we are here to serve a diverse and multi-racial society. We are committed to the view that organizations make better decisions if they are truly representative of the wider community. We provide high-quality teaching that enables the acquisition of skills, knowledge, and understanding which will be of use to all future learning. We promote, facilitate and enable the inclusion of children with disabilities and special educational needs and provide a broad and balanced curriculum that provides an opportunity for all pupils to acquire content through variation and differentiation. The school will usually only expel a pupil as a last resort after trying to improve the pupil’s behavior through other means. However, there are exceptional circumstances in which a school may want to decide to expel a pupil for a one-off offense. The decision to expel your child can be taken by the Head Teacher/Principal and the school trustees. Each class contains a range of equipment and materials to enable every subject to be taught. Also, there are specialist areas and other facilities, which include: Information Communication Technology Lab. Science Lab. Hall, Dining, assemblies, and indoor sports. Outdoor safe play area. Library. View full school

Queen Elizabeth’s Girls’ School in Barnet, founded in 1888. The school was founded after Queen Elizabeth 1 granted Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester’s request for a charter for the establishment of a school of Queen Elizabeth “for the education, bringing up and instruction of boys” in Barnet and at a future date, a school for girls in Barnet. A copy of the charter, bearing the Queen’s seal is held as part of the school’s archive collection in our Library. We have a strong tradition of excellence. Our vision for the future is quite simply to continue to develop our school to be a sustainably outstanding and inspiring school, at the forefront of girls’ secondary education. Students and staff are proud to be a vibrant part of our learning community. We encourage the development of each girl’s inner resources so that she acquires the wisdom and integrity to make positive choices in a rapidly changing world. Most importantly, girls leave our school as well-qualified, confident, caring, and happy members of their community, equipped to be capable of supporting themselves financially and contributing economically and socially to wider communities We strongly believe that all students are individuals each should pursue excellence and develop their talents in academic, creative, physical, and social skills. Collectively we are a community. Students and staff at our school have a love of learning a process that is constant, regardless of time or place. For students that means an environment in which their education can flourish and be enjoyed not just as a means to good academic results but as an interest for life, nurtured by the school’s commitment to providing the girls with access to a full range of study and enrichment experiences. For staff, that means an environment where they can develop professionally and excel in their practice. Our curriculum is designed to challenge the girls, to support them in their education to acquire knowledge and understanding, and also to develop their skills and flexibility so that they can participate confidently in the rapidly changing and increasingly technological society of the 21st century. Our girls are expected to show increased maturity and a growing sense of responsibility for their work and progress so that they develop as resilient and self-reliant young women. The broad and balanced curriculum offers girls a wide platform of learning opportunities to facilitate excellent outcomes and to foster excitement about learning for its own sake. The school offers a varied program of activities that run alongside the taught curriculum. Such activities complement the taught curriculum and extend the learning, engagement, and personal development of our students. For this reason, these activities are highly valued. They take place during the break for lunch, before or after school, and are often the result of student initiatives, developed through interests and enthusiasm and often led by the students themselves. Quality First Teaching is our priority staff benefit from a planned program of continuing professional development to model innovative and rigorous practice. Learning and teaching are closely and systematically monitored to ensure girls are supported to achieve their best and secure the highest outcomes. A variety of learning and teaching strategies are used to engage and stimulate learning and the learning experience is continually developed in response to systematic data checks on potential, prior attainment, and student learning needs. In this way, the school ensures maximum intellectual challenge for each student, regardless of ability or educational needs as a result, students make excellent progress. View full school

In choosing a secondary school for your daughter, we know that you will be looking for one where she will be happy, where she will be learning in a community with high expectations, and where she will receive the best education possible. We work extremely hard to ensure that this kind of environment exists. As a Catholic school, we exist primarily to assist our pupils in their faith journey and to help each pupil achieve their potential. We consider close co-operation with parents to be vital and hope that if your daughter does join us you will work in partnership with us and take advantage of any opportunity for contact and discussion with us. We aim to ensure that all aspects of school life reflect the school's distinctive Catholic ethos and that each girl is given equality of opportunity to achieve her full potential - spiritually, academically, and socially. As a Catholic School, the Curriculum at Notre Dame is inspired by the teachings of the Gospel, taking into account the requirements of the Department For Education, Local Authority, and the Catholic Diocese of Southwark. At Notre Dame, we endeavor to ensure that all pupils have access to the Curriculum. The work is planned to take into account progression and continuity. We are opposed to any form of discrimination on grounds of race, gender, ability, or disability. Religious Education is at the heart of our Curriculum. It is rooted in three aspects: teaching, worship, and moral values. At Notre Dame, we aim to motivate and challenge each pupil to reach their potential. Our work is be based on the National Curriculum, the Core, and the Foundation Subjects. In delivering the Curriculum, we realize that it is essential for each child to experience different methods of learning through the effective use of a range of printed and practical materials including the use of ICT. Some of these learning skills are addressed through a whole class approach / small groups, and individual work. Within the class, our children are grouped according to their abilities, with work differentiated to meet all pupils' talents, skills, and abilities. Children study all subjects in the National Curriculum. These include Mathematics, Literacy, Science, ICT (Information and technology skills), History, Geography, Art, Design Technology, Music, Physical Education, Religious Education and Personal, Social and Health Education combined with Citizenship. Wherever possible, children are encouraged to explore thematic links between curriculum areas. Every year Notre Dame is amongst the highest achieving schools in Southwark in the percentage of its students gaining 5+ A* - C grades in the GCSE exams and for Attainment and Progress 8. It is one of the leading schools in Central London. To enable students to achieve their full academic potential they are tested after they have been accepted for a place in the School and grouped into two broad bands of ability. In Year 7 they are taught in mixed ability groups within these bands and from Year 8 onwards they are placed within the bands into ability sets for each different subject. Pupils' learning in key stage 3 is just as important as their learning in key stage 4. Pupils are offered a choice of four different pathways. In some subjects, pupils start preparing for their GCSE exams in year 9. To provide a curriculum that enables all students to become successful learners who enjoy learning, make progress and achieve confident individuals who can live safe, healthy, and fulfilling lives and responsible citizens who make a positive contribution to society. To provide a balanced and broadly based curriculum that promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental, and physical development of students at school and within society and prepares learners for the opportunities, responsibilities, and experiences of adult life. View full school

Monmouth School Girls’ Prep is an independent day and boarding preparatory school for girls aged 7-11 years. We are part of the Haberdashers’ Foundation, and, as a group in Monmouth, have recently celebrated 400 years of providing an excellent education for girls and boys. Situated amongst glorious countryside: the Wye Valley, the Black Mountains, and the Brecon Beacons, Monmouth School Girls’ Prep is well placed to offer girls an inspiring education in uplifting surroundings. We share the marvelous facilities of Monmouth School for Girls and this, coupled with the warm, supportive environment of our Prep school, enables girls to flourish and achieve their potential. With small class sizes, excellent teachers, and strong pastoral care, we are ambitious for our girls, not just academically, but also on the sports, music, and creative arts fronts. We aim to develop aspiration, confidence, and a sense of honor. We nurture a strong sense of self-esteem and rather than looking for a particular type of girl who will thrive here, we set ourselves the target of helping every pupil to thrive and set an important foundation for their wider education. Girls join the school-aged 7 in a two-class intake. Many of these girls will have moved up from Monmouth Schools Pre-Prep, but we also have a strong number of girls from a range of other schools. Entrance is via an assessment morning where we look not only at academic ability but also for girls who have the potential to benefit from what we have to offer and who will later thrive in our Senior school, where the majority of girls will continue aged 11. To ensure that the transition to the senior school is smooth, girls are taught some lessons by senior school staff, enabling us, in particular, to offer sports coaching by teachers who are themselves, performers, and coaches, at the national and international level. Access to facilities such as the DT suite means girls can develop an interest in technical subjects at an early stage. We have a Learning Support Department which helps girls overcome difficulties in individual subjects. We believe strongly that girls learn best academically in a single-sex environment where distractions are fewer and we can bring out the best in them. However, due to our special relationship with our parallel prep school Monmouth School Boys’ Prep, we can offer many opportunities for boys and girls to socialize and learn together. Swimming galas, concerts, choirs, quizzes, discos, and much more, all provide a chance for the girls to learn to manage friendships. Our principal aim is to enable girls to grow and develop in a happy, caring environment. There is a buzz of happy, purposeful activity, and relationships between girls and staff have a tangible warmth. All are allowed to shine and be proud. All are taught tolerance and respect for others. All are helped to prepare for the challenges they will experience in later life. Monmouth School Girls’ Prep does not just prepare girls for their next school, it prepares them for life. View full school

Malvern St James Girls' School is a leading independent school for pupils aged 4-18. What helps to make us distinct and refreshing, is our recognition and active support for the individual talents, interests, and passions of girls, and the liberating and inclusive ethos the school embraces. Malvern St James doesn’t produce a ‘type’ of girl. We achieve excellent academic results, but we are not an exam factory. Our ethos is one of inclusion and respect. Girls can pursue their passions and interests in the field of their choice – all routes are equal. It may be horse riding, engineering, politics, the environment, or climbing. We recognize the importance of allowing each individual to grow and flourish. We find ways to support girls to achieve their passions. Girls can be anything they want to be, whether that is a high flying academic, a passionate sportswoman, or both! They are not defined by what they can achieve but because of the support Malvern St James offers and the personal development we nurture in girls, they can go on to achieve everything they want. We nurture freedom of spirit, respect for others, and support of every member of our school community. Our staff are innovative and passionate about their work and constantly evolve new ways to inspire learning and exploration of their subjects, often beyond the curriculum. We actively encourage debate and open discussion. We explore the world around us, at home and across the globe. We believe in maintaining truth and transparency as a school community. Malvern St James is a refreshing and inspiring school for girls. A school that helps girls to truly develop their thinking skills, to explore who they are, and to develop the courage and self-belief to go out into the world and be true to who they are. Our Belief in Growth MindsetIt is not normal nor realistic to be brilliant at everything all the time, and our failures inform future success. No wonder one of the first questions that often gets asked in job interviews is: tell me something that you did that didn’t go well and what did you learn from it? We are passionate believers in the importance of having a ‘growth mindset’ and viewing intelligence as elastic rather than fixed. This is one of the reasons why we put such a store on girls taking intellectual and creative risks, together with positive feedback and encouraging participation. Most importantly, they learn that it’s okay to fail. This way they are more likely to take intellectual and creative risks, learn from mistakes and enjoy the ride, which means working harder and going further. We encourage our girls to be ambitious, to follow their passions, and to be confident: and to appreciate the value of hard work and determination. We want to show girls the full spectrum of interests that contribute to a balanced and happy life and demonstrate the joy of finding something they love and pursuing it. View full school

Lordswood Girls’ School is a school that does not standstill. We are constantly striving to improve on our best, be it about school facilities and the educational opportunities that we offer students, or in the range of innovative projects in which the school is involved and which enable Lordswood Girls’ School to remain at the cutting edge of education. Lordswood Girls’ School was one of the first schools in Birmingham to convert to an academy in April 2011 at a time when this status was only offered to outstanding schools. We are very proud of our position as one of the top schools, both in the city and nationally. The school has been ranked consistently within the top 10% of all schools nationally, based on examination performance at Key Stage 4, and enjoys an excellent reputation for its academic, sporting, and artistic achievements. So what are the factors that make us successful? We believe that the high expectations we have of all our students, the great importance placed on standards of behavior, and the quality of teaching and learning, together with a strong partnership with parents and carers, are key contributors to our success. Similarly, a differentiated and varied curriculum that takes account of the needs and interests of learners enables all students to progress onto meaningful pathways, be it Post 16 or Post 18. At the end of Year 11, the majority of students progress to the Lordswood Sixth Form which also has a proven track record in examination success and in ensuring that students achieve qualifications that enable progression to train, higher education, or employment. Extracurricular activities, trips and visits, and involvement in community projects all form an integral part of the Lordswood Girls’ School experience and all students are encouraged to participate. Through the Extended Learning afternoon on a Wednesday, we want our students to take more responsibility for their learning and to realize that learning is not confined to the classroom students are allowed to extend their learning through individual research and a range of activities both in and outside school. The school has a thriving performing arts department and an increasing number of students are now involved in concerts and productions, performing at a very high standard. At Lordswood Girls’ School, we aim to provide our students with the opportunities and experiences that will equip them with the skills, knowledge, and outlook necessary to make a positive contribution as citizens of the 21st century and, above all, to engender in them a love of learning that will last throughout life. We hope that your daughter will want to become part of this learning community. We believe that: Lordswood Girls’ School is an exceptional school, outstanding in the quality of all its learners. We are all learners learning is enriching, enjoyable, and lifelong. We learn from each other. Academic achievement is a vital, but not exclusive, an indicator of success. An effective, rounded education engages the whole person and extends beyond the academic. The quality of Lordswood Girls’ School lies in the richness of its aspirations, the commitment of its learners, and the quality of the relationships within and beyond the school building. Our past success informs our present practice and will be the foundation, but not the limitation, of our future growth. Schools are communities within larger communities. Between us, we can create an excitingly rich and diverse pool of talent from which we can grow. Therefore, we aim to: Value and include all who contribute to the life and growth of the school. Nurture mutually respectful, supportive relationships. Create a happy, purposeful and secure learning environment that engenders in all a hunger to fulfill potential. Inspire a zest for learning which extends beyond the ordinary and endures beyond the temporary. Model and promote the value of lifelong learning. Develop enthusiastic, self-disciplined, and motivated learners who respect themselves, others, and the world around them. Recognize the unique talent within every individual and realize his or her full potential. Harness, integrate, and develop the wealth of resources available to us within all of the communities of which we are part. Ensure the uncertainties of the future are anchored by strong self-belief, continuous development of skills, and an unwavering determination to realize the best in all of us. Through the curriculum, students develop an understanding of different faiths, fundamental human rights, and the importance of democracy in creating a fair, tolerant well-ordered society. Also, student leadership through the School and Sixth Form Councils enable students to experience democratic processes and to appreciate their importance. Students are taught to recognize discrimination and to adopt the necessary behavior and attitudes to challenge this and to promote tolerance and harmony through an appreciation of and respect for their own and other cultures. Curriculum activities such as debates, participation in mock elections, fundraising, and organization of events also provide opportunities for students to develop their self-confidence and initiative and to make a positive contribution to the life of the school and society beyond. Furthermore, the school’s Praise & Rewards and Behaviour policies encourage the development of student's self-esteem and encourage them to accept responsibility for their behavior. View full school

In Little Flower Girls’ we provide a child-centered, broad, and balanced curriculum with accompanying extracurricular activities which reflect the needs and aspirations of all our students. We constantly strive for excellence not only through our educational provision but in our efforts to care for and develop each individual morally, spiritually, socially, and academically. "In our work as educators, we value the importance and uniqueness of each person, helping each to realize her potential (intellectual, physical, social, emotional, moral, spiritual) so that she may come to live a full Christian life, aware of and committed to her Christian mission in the world, capable of using freedom intelligently and of interpreting reality in the light of faith and doctrine." Our Expectations: We come to school on time, ready and willing to learn. We always listen and take turns to speak. We move safely and quietly around the school. We value and respect ourselves and others. We complete our work with pride and to the best of our ability. We follow our uniform code and take pride in our appearance. Within the Catholic ethos of Little Flower Girls' School, and the resources available, our school aims are as follows: To make students aware of their dignity, encouraging self-confidence, integrity, self-discipline, and good appearance. To encourage in students acceptable behavior, by respecting the dignity of others, showing understanding, courtesy, tolerance, and a willingness to co-operate with others. To create a climate in which each student can enjoy a satisfying and rewarding educational experience. In pursuance of these aims, the school liaises with parents, parishes, and contributory primary schools, the local community, business and industry, and other agencies and educational establishments. Learning for Life and Work to include personal development, local and global citizenship, and education for Employability are both integrated into the above areas of learning and discreetly delivered through a pastoral program and careers guidance program. The Curriculum is further enriched with the development of the Cross-Curricular Skills of Communication, Using Mathematics, and Using ICT. View full school