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Fascinating Ferns
Where in the world can you find ferns? How old are ferns? How do they reproduce? What are the names of the largest and the smallest ferns? Why are the smallest ferns in the world banned from the UK? What can you tell about the type…

The Land Economy Essay Competition
Year 12 student Megan Hornsby has won first prize in the Land Economy essay competition run by Fitzwilliam College (University of Cambridge). She will be collecting her £200 prize at their open day on Thursday 6th July. This is a fantas…

Junior Charity Afternoon
There was a definite air of excitement in the Infant and Junior schools last Friday, as the girls eagerly awaited our annual Charity Afternoon. This year we were raising money for the Bumblebee Conservation Trust. The Year 5 girls had …

Lifetime Achievement Award for Mrs Dunsford
We are delighted to share some exciting news today that our Head, Mrs Valerie Dunsford, has been rewarded for her devotion to the teaching profession over almost four decades by being awarded a Silver Teaching Award in the Lifetime Achie…

Insight Into Teaching
Sheffield Girls’ is holding its Insight Into Teaching initiative for five days next week to allow 13 would-be teachers to immerse themselves in Sheffield school life. The programme is organised jointly by the Infant, Junior and Senior …

Best Year 12 Young Enterprise team in Yorkshire!
Our Lower Sixth Form Year 12 Young Enterprise team have been cooking up a storm with their ‘Around the World Cookbook’ this year! The team, named Palate, created an ‘Around the World Cookbook’. Following on from their initial success in…

Year 6 Inter-House Rounders
On a beautiful sunny afternoon all of the Year 6 girls took part in the annual inter-house rounders event. It was a closely fo…

D of E Going for Gold at Buckingham Palace
In the week when London was awash with ‘Royal Fever’ as royal wedding preparations were underway, seventeen of our current and former students were invited to Buckingham Palace to be presented with their Gold Duke of Edinburgh awards. …

New Head Girl and Prefect Team on Duty
We are very pleased that our new Sixth Form Head Girl and Prefect Team have taken up their duties and are supporting staff in the day to day running of the school. Our Head Girl is Lucy Buchanan, supported by Deputies Hannah Wright, Alic…