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Hitchin Girls’ School The school is responsible for setting its own curriculum under Academy status. The Curriculum and Performance Committee has fully supported an increase in teaching time for GCSE subjects and a change from modular to linear teaching. A full review of the curriculum is taking place. The new Pavilion and tennis courts at Highbury Road are nearly complete and we are hoping to officially open the new building and courts early in October. This event will be combined with the re-opening of the Highbury House Music School following its refurbishment. This building was transferred to the school as part of the Academy settlement. The Asset Management Committee and all Governors decided that the old mobile classroom should be replaced as it is now not fit for purpose. Planning has been obtained for a new two storey building and contracts are being signed to commence this replacement during the coming summer break. We have been fortunate to obtain a grant of £40,000 from The Wolfson Foundation to complete the refurbishment of our Science laboratories. Financial management remains a major task in these days of austerity and reduced funding. Along with our Head and Financial Director the Finance Committee are able to keep a sensible balance between what the school needs and what it can afford. It is important that we maintain our Sixth Form numbers. We only have a very modest contingency planned for the next year or two. On behalf of the Governors I want to give grateful thanks to the Head, the Senior Leadership Team, Heads of Departments and House and all the staff for their magnificent contribution to the education and development of our students. This newsletter is full of the achievements of staff and students alike. Like every successful enterprise we see a healthy turnover of staff going to greater things whether professionally or personally. We lost our Deputy Head, Mrs. Donna Lodge, this year who was promoted to Principal of the new Studio School in Stevenage. We have been very fortunate in finding a new Deputy Head, James Crowther, who joins us in September from The Highfield School. We also welcomed two new Assistant Heads this term, Ruth Cooper and Richard Cave, who herald the change of focus on Teaching and Learning. Along with Assistant Head, Sally Mills and Director of Finance and Resources, Tony Hankin this makes a very able and very strong top team under the leadership of Frances Manning. At the end of this term we say farewell to our Assistant Head, Marie Mead, who is retiring. Marie has been serving this school for thirty nine years. This is a huge teaching lifetime of immense and incalculable value to so many students and colleagues. Amongst many other things, Governors will always remember her for the charismatic presentations of the year’s exam results. We wish her a long and happy retirement. The Governing Body welcomed three new Community Governors this year. They bring fresh skills and experience round the table. I would like to thank all our Governors for their energy, wisdom and good old fashioned common sense which they bring to bear in tackling the increasingly complex issues of Governance in this day and age. My final thanks go to the students themselves - you make us proud to be Governors. Colin Minton, Chairman of Governors AWARDS & PREFECTS Each year at the Founders’ Day assembly, a number of awards are presented to recognise achievement and service to the school. The following are congratulated on their awards: The Rand Award - presented for outstanding service to the school is awarded to Amy Saunders The Helen Porter Award for Biology is awarded to Stephanie Smith The Cathy Taplin Award for Art is awarded to Sophie Barks The Wendy Fitzgerald Award for English is awarded to Julia Speakman The Frank Ellis Award for Chemistry is awarded to Cassandra Kennedy The Beryl Wearmouth Award for Citizenship is awarded to Fiona Montgomery and Maria Verdeille The Anne Hendy Cup for Mathematics is a new award and is awarded to Sasha Gatselyuk -4-
Hitchin Girls’ School Also at the assembly, the outgoing Head Girl, Ambir Mann, presented Chantal Taylor with the Head Girl badge for 2012/2013. For the first time this year we have appointed two Deputy Head Girls, Gabrielle Hammond and Molly Mahoney, to assist our Head Girl. The Prefect Body for next year was also confirmed and the following are to be congratulated on their appointments: PREFECT BODY 2012-2013 Head Girl – Chantal Taylor Deputy Head Girls – Gabrielle Hammond & Molly Mahoney AUSTEN HOUSE House Captain: Laura Sheldrick Deputy House Captain: Louise Fitzakerly Healthy Schools: Hannah Sheehan Sports Prefect: Hareena Gill BRONTE HOUSE House Captain: Anna Randall Deputy House Captain: Bobbi Minnis Healthy Schools: Ellie McKie Sports Prefect: Nikki Lau CURIE HOUSE House Captain: Gemma Brook Deputy House Captain: Ellis Wharton Healthy Schools: Vicky Barclay Sports Prefect: Sidney Nurthen FRANK HOUSE House Captain: Alexis O’Sullivan Deputy House Captain: Lauren Howe Healthy Schools: Laura Robinson Sports Prefect: Georgie Mumford JEWEL HOUSE House Captain: Anna Osborne Deputy House Captain: Jodie Vallance Healthy Schools: Megan Kerr-Barr Sports Prefect: Grace Mann TERESA HOUSE House Captain: Poppy Allen-Quarmby Deputy House Captain: Keziah Powell Healthy Schools: Alice Mills Sports Prefect: Zoe Waring STUDENT COUNCIL Behaviour for Learning: Serene Esuroso Healthy Schools: Claudia McPhail Making A Difference: Sammi Wong Community Cohesion: Aminah Ramzan Teaching and Learning: Aimee Magill SPECIALISM HGS COMMUNITY AMBASSADORS Once again this year’s cohort of Ambassadors has built on the excellent standard established by last year’s group. Both in school and in the wider community the praise for what our girls offer and contribute is overwhelming. The impact of the scheme is felt by students and staff alike with some Ambassadors now seeking to undertake degrees in areas related to their Ambassador roles. Again this year we shall be celebrating their achievements at our annual Celebration Breakfast on Thursday 19 July where those that have been Ambassadors will be presented with certificates. This also marks the official end of their Ambassadorial role, many will continue their roles into Year 13 on a voluntary basis and we look forward to their continued contributions. We would like to thank all of the Primary schools and community group colleagues for their continued support and enthusiasm for this scheme. We were exceptionally pleased that our fantastic art work for The Memory Project received coverage in The Comet newspaper. We are anxiously waiting to receive footage of the orphans receiving their portraits which we will share with everyone in the Autumn newsletter. Until then we have received the following comment from The Memory Project’s founder, Ben Schumaker: Services Offering - Portfolio, Ecommerce Websites & Search Engine Optimisation Colony Design a: Eastway Enterprise Centre / 7 Paynes Park Hitchin / SG5 1EH / w: colonydesign.co.uk / t: 07725 465201 -5-
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