Private Schools
Manchester college secures international partnership
Abbey College Manchester is celebrating a pioneering new partnership with the highly-regarded St George’s University in Grenada, benefitting aspiring medicine and veterinary medicine students. The leading independent college is presenting students with an invaluable opportunity to enter on to degree programmes as it secures affiliation with the prestigious university. Founded as an Independent School of […]
King’s moves to checkmate opposition
The King’s School chess team will be moving to checkmate the opposition in the national finals of the Schools’ Team Chess Challenge. The Macclesfield school lived up to its name by winning the hugely competitive northern section and will now be one of 16 elite school teams sweating it out at the Imperial College London […]
King’s cheerleaders ranked third in the world!
The King’s School cheerleading troupe were ranked third in the world after representing the U.K. in the World Cheer Leading Championships. Competing in the Super Varsity event, which showcases the best teams from around the globe, the 32 King’s girls produced a stunning routine in front of a packed auditorium at Disney World Florida. It […]
Alderley girls top the table for A Level progress score
Alderley Edge School for Girls has topped the table for A-level progress scores for the whole of Cheshire, according to the recently published Department for Education league tables. With a progress score of 0.39 for performance progress between GCSE and A-level, the ‘well above average’ score for progress places the girls’ school among the top […]
Abbey College Manchester Students Aid Local Residents
Students from Abbey College Manchester recently supported Manchester residents suffering from food poverty, with a generous donation. A group of charitable students from the city centre-based college worked together to collate a bountiful donation to supply to the local food bank. The contribution will help provide assistance to members of the college’s neighbouring community who […]
King’s School tops East Cheshire league tables
Department of Education League tables show The King’s School in Macclesfield to be the top performing school in East Cheshire at both GCSE and A Level for the fifth consecutive year. At Key Stage 4 or GCSE level, King’s Attainment 8 score was 6.6. This is an average of a pupil’s grades across eight subjects […]
Tidy Planet’s composting tech rockets college’s food waste recycling rates
Dundee and Angus College has invested in a second of Macclesfield-based Tidy Planet’s ‘Rocket Composters’ for its Arbroath Campus, after successfully composting over 70 tonnes of food waste in the last three years at its Kingsway site. The college itself spans three campuses – Kingsway, Gardyne and Arbroath – and began its sustainability journey in […]
Regional networking group wins award
A local networking group, BNI Mere, was awarded the ‘Chapter of the Year’ and ‘Largest Net Growth’, award, fighting off fierce competition from twenty other regional BNI groups. The group meets every Thursday at High Legh Park Golf Club. Meetings start at 10:30am and finish at midday. It costs £15 to attend a meeting and […]
AESG’s national award for ‘Academic Excellence and Innovation’
Alderley Edge School for Girls has won the prestigious national award for ‘Academic Excellence and Innovation’ from the Independent Schools Association (ISA). The school received news of the accolade from ISA CEO, Neil Roskilly, and guest speaker, Paralympic gold medallist Danny Crates, at the recent Autumn Study Conference Gala Dinner. AESG was also named a […]
AESG named ‘Apple Distinguished School’
Alderley Edge School for Girls has been recognised as an Apple Distinguished School for 2018–2021. This is a key milestone for the school’s Technology Enhanced Learning Strategy which began in 2014. Apple Distinguished Schools are centres of innovation, leadership and educational excellence that use Apple products to inspire creativity, collaboration and critical thinking. They showcase innovative […]
