Newsletter May 2008.pdfLatest News
Find out about the latest news about Connaught School for Girls here.
Term Dates at Connaught 2008-9
This article contains information about the term and holiday dates for the academic year 2008 to 2009.
Charity Walk Raises £5000
In May 2008 many students and staff took part in a sponsored walk around central London in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Year 10 GCSE Geography Visit to Brunei Gallery
Click here to read how GCSE Geography students studied the customs and lifestyle of the Tuareg people from northern Niger.
Connaught School for Girls at BAFTA!
Connaught's GCSE results have been recognised at two awards ceremonies at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).
National Standard Cycle Training
Read here about how 10 students took part in National Standard Cycle Training with some achieving Level 2.
Connaught's Olympic Youth Ambassador
Read about the work of our Olympic youth ambassador as East London prepares for the Olympics in 2012.
Year 9 Technology Workshop
In February 2008 Mr Darcy Turner worked with Year 9 students to make some fabulous wind sculptures.
Year 10 Brunei Gallery Visit
On Wednesday 13th February Year 10 GCSE Art students celebrated their exhibition of work on book production at the Brunei Gallery, Russell Square.
Gene Therapy
In November 2007, twenty Year 11 Biology students attended the prestigious “Gene Therapy” event held at Birkbeck College.
Enterprise Week
Week beginning 12th November 2007 was enterprise week. Many girls had the opportunity to take part in a range of enterprising activities.
Computers for Students
Thirty excited students were recently loaned a computer to use at home whilst they remain students at the school.
Comenius European Partnership
In October 2007 Connaught formed a partnership with 4 other secondary schools across Europe to embark on an exciting project.
Black History Month
In October 2007 students experienced a number of rich and varied activities to celebrate Black History Month.
BSF Consultation
The first period of consultation on the Local Authority's proposals on how £100m of funding will be spent in the south of Waltham Forest has ended. Click here for more details of the proposals, consultation exercises and the Public Meeting held at the school.
Best Ever GCSE Results in 2007
67% of students at Connaught School for Girls achieved at least five GCSEs at grades A* to C in 2007.This achievement is an 8 percentage point increase on results in 2006.
Asha Philip Wins World 100m Gold
Asha Philip, a Year 11 student at Connaught in 2007, has made history by becoming Great Britain's first woman to win a global 100 metre athletics title.
Term Dates for 2007/8
This article contains information about the term and holiday dates for the academic year 2007 to 2008.
Study Support Award
We have been awarded the 'Quality in Study Support' (QiSS) accreditation.
