Leicester Grammar School
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Based in South Leicestershire, LGS is one of the UK's top-performing co-ed, ISI 'Excellent', HMC independent schools for pupils aged 10-18
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Great to see
@edsheeran
@LGS_Senior
today supporting his wife who was playing hockey here today. Sami was delighted to welcome him to to Red Squirrel Coffee House!
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Covid-19 testing is well under way for our Year 7-13 pupils ahead of returning to school on Monday. Thanks to the nurses and all the parents and staff helping with this mammoth task!
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We are delighted that our visors are reaching those who really need them. We have now made 450 & are upping production with the help of some amazing donations from COBA & Carlon Plastics who have been at helping speed up our production by laser cutting for us.
#PPEforTheNHS
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Miss Campbell has created this fantastic display of Year 9 Bee & Bug Hotels... the rest (unclaimed by the pupils) are going to be put in the school grounds near the
#NoMowMay
zones where they can be used by the bees and insects!
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Our Eco Club featured on the BBC news at the end of last week! Mrs McNally, Will & other members of the club talked about Climate Change and what we are doing to try to tackle the issue. Will then went on to attend the
@COP26
conference on Thursday & Friday.
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Congratulations to our 1st XV Captain Sam Eveleigh who is currently playing for Sydney University
@SUFC1863
in Australia on an exchange from
@LeicesterTigers
until August. What a great opportunity!
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Our Prep (Y6) pupils are paddling on the Grand Union Canal, Kilby thanks to
@CanalRiverTrust
! They'll investigate water safety, river usage & waterway management, stop for lunch & enjoy activities designed to develop communication, teamwork, confidence & help them manage stress.
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Congratulations to Lucas & Annie (Year 12)! They have been awarded
@ArkwrightTalent
Engineering Scholarships. This is the most esteemed scholarship of its type in the UK, designed to inspire students to pursue their dreams and change the world as a future leader in engineering 👏
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Moomin and Josh had a great day supporting the DT department by making 103 face visors for the
#NHS
. These were destined for LGH ICU and Rothwell Medical centre, but there are many more on the waiting list!
Credit to Steve Newton at Stamford School for setting us up. SES_DT
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Thank you so much
@JossyCare
@DjJossSimmons
for inspiring our Year 12 students today. It's brilliant for them to hear positive messages from a young, relevant role model. Keep being open, honest and passionate!
Please come and see us again soon! 😀👏👏👏
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8 of our Y13 have recently received offers to study on highly competitive courses
@Cambridge_Uni
. We congratulate:
Patrick (Architecture)
Elliot (History)
Codrin (Law)
Olivia (Medieval & Modern Languages)
Urvita (Law)
Georgina (Archaeology)
Ellen (Medicine)
Kezia (English)
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We're delighted with this year's outstanding A level results. 78% of grades were A*/B & over 40% A* or A. 6 candidates got 4 A*s & almost 1/4 gained all A* or A grades. The excellent results should allow the overwhelming majority to take up their place at the uni of their choice
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A big thank you to our fantastic grounds team (Head Groundsman
@ewar82
) on our beautiful grounds - particularly the cricket pitches and wickets below. Looking good!
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A big thank you to
@Dominos_UK
Oadby for sending in free pizza for the children of key workers and staff in school today producing the
#PPEforNHS
visors.
Will the extra energy up production?
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Congratulations to our amazing Year 13 students on their fantastic A level results!
For more details, see
#brightfutures
#Classof2022
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We are now up to 5677 visors made and distributed... we are still going with the help of COBA, Carlon Plastics and Precision Laser Services & thanks to all the parents who so generously donated to the purchase of materials. A gallery of all the photos - …
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We are so proud of our Y13 students and their A Level results reflect their hard work. Despite concerns in the media (a drop to 26.5% A*/A nationally), their enthusiasm & resilience have led to the award of 68% of all grades at A*/A, and 90% at A*-B.
See
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A big well done to our Year 11 pupil, Poppy, who has been selected for
@isfafootball
(Independent Schools Football Association) Women's U18 National Squad.
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The sun shone for our first whole school photo since 2018! A mammoth effort, but well worth it... parents will be informed when it is available to purchse.
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This is what the
@LGS_Junior
& Senior School site looked like this morning. As always our grounds team are working hard to clear the site, but it is not safe for our pupils and staff to be in today.
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Another of the things we're delighted to be doing to help the
#NHS
with the
#coronavirusUK
outbreak...
Yesterday, Dr Ainge delivered 50 pairs of lab specs and 1000 pairs of protective gloves to the LRI
@Leic_hospital
#NHSThankYou
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We're excited to host the West Indies and Indian ICC Women's World Cup 2017 teams today for their final warm up game before
#WWC17
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Huge congratulations to our students for excellent GCSE results. Almost a school record, 77% of all grades were A*/A. 3 candidates achieved straight 9s which is spectacular! The prospects look very bright for this cohort as they look forward to the next 2 years in the sixth form.
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Everyone
@LGS_Senior
is incredibly proud of our u13 girls’ cricketers - runners up in the Lady Taverners’ indoor competition
@HomeOfCricket
- so 2nd out of the 932 schools that entered. Very well done & thanks to Mrs Laybourne & Miss Feeney!
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With further freezing of our sites overnight, we have taken the decision to CLOSE
@LGS_Senior
@LGS_Junior
&
@stoneygateschl
today. Parents will shortly receive a ParentMail message to this effect.
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UPDATE: we are delighted to have reached a huge total of PPE face shields donated to
#NHS
,
#carehomes
, pharmacies & surgeries with the help of parental donations, the amazing Miss Campbell & her team + COBA, Carlon Plastics, Precision Laser Services & Fancy Crafts.
#StaySafe
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Congratulations to our Year 9 pupil, Ronak, on being awarded
@leicsccc
County Cricket Club U13 Batsman of the year. A great effort and very well-deserved.
🏏👏🏏👏🏏
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“I would like to personally thank you and your pupils for the fantastic job that you have done in making these they are very much appreciated and will go a long way in making the staff that use them stay safe”
Gordon King – Director of Adult Mental Health
Bradgate Unit Leicester
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Thanks to Glenfield Hospital's Thoracic Surgery Ward for sending these photos. The visors will also be used in the Covid ward, by theatre staff and junior doctors and nurses on Ward 26.
#PPEfortheNHS
#StaySafe
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Well done to Year 12 student Tara on representing
@LeicesterHockey
at the National Premier League Indoor Hockey Competition 2022 which took place over the last two weekends.
🏑🏑🏑
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Very best of luck to our fantastic cast, crew and musicians for opening night of Oliver! Break a leg!
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Class of 2021, we salute you!
Read about our pupils' A level successes by following this link
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Thanks to Ruth for bringing the lovely
@PetsAsTherapyUK
@cilla_dog
, in to visit our pupils today. Cilla proved to be a very popular visitor and everyone wanted to say hello and give her a cuddle! 🐕🦺🐶🐕🦺
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Congratulations to our Year 11s on an outstanding set of GCSE results. 76% of grades at A*/A and 12 of our candidates gained 10 or 11 A*s.
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We are once again celebrating our students’ outstanding A level results, with 82% of all grades achieved at A*-B (up from 77% in '18) and an impressive 50% at A*-A (up from 47% in '18). 8 of our 107 candidates have obtained 3 or more A* grades. Well done all!
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Pupils, staff,
@oldleicestrians
and even the
@HMC_Chairman
from
@LGS_Senior
are
#backingtheblues
#LCFC
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The Oliver! dress rehearsal went really well last night ahead of the first performance on Thursday. Thanks to
@oldleicestrians
Katie Siddons for coming in to take these fantastic photos - it looks like a West End show! Some tickets still available, see
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Congratulations to our Year 11 student, Lucy, on her selection for the
@Lightningcric
Academy. A great achievement and good to see another female cricketer following in
@lucy_higham
's footsteps!
#LightningStrikesHigh
⚡️⚡️⚡️
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Thanks to the
@WoodlandTrust
today our Eco Club members and other volunteers have planted 120 trees. What a lovely day for it!
We are now waiting for more to be delivered but will plant 420 new trees in total over the coming weeks.
#BigClimateFightback
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Update! Lucas, Ali and Aditya (aka Team Agripod) have made the final 10 in this year's
@TheEarthPrize
. An amazing achievement!
The Earth Prize 2023 Winner and three Runners-up will be announced at The Earth Prize Ceremony on April 24th, 2023.
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We are delighted to announce that Leicester Grammar School has been named the
@TimesEducation
Sunday Times Parent Power East Midlands Independent Secondary School of the Year 2020; further details will be found in this Sunday's edition.
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Congratulations to Harry Pounds on a magnificent 193 no innings. This score beat the previous highest LGS 1st XI score by 55 runs (138 no by William Hunt in 2013). There have only been 7 100s scored for the 1st XI in the School's history. Harry hit 23 fours and 4 sixes.
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The last official day of school ever! Today we say goodbye to our Year 13s as they embark on exam leave and their A levels. Some of them have been here since they were 3 years old, some joined us in Y12; however long or short their LGS journey has been, we wish them all the best!
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Well done to the Yr 11, 12 & 13 students for taking part in the Tom Ellis Cross Country this afternoon. All students completed either 3 or 5km in memory of Tom. Congratulations to Elena and Tom on being the fastest and winning the trophy. Please donate at
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Well done to
@oldleicestrians
@lucy_higham
on being 1 of the 41
@ECB_cricket
professional women cricketers! Managing Director, Clare Connor: "We're delighted that these 41 young women are able to call themselves full-time professional cricketers and we wish them every success."👏
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Some very wet girls going back to
@UppinghamSchool
! Thanks to all 1st, 2nd, 3rd and U16 netballers for taking part and we hope you dry out!
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Following last week’s outstanding A level results, we are thrilled with our record-breaking 2019 GCSE results. An incredible 30% of results achieved were at the new and highly elusive grade 9, with 57% at grades 9/8 (previously A*), and 76% at 9/8/7 (A*/A). Well done all!
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We are looking forward to supporting
@hockey_4_heroes
this Friday with our non-uniform day, cake sale and Name the Bear competition. Mrs Laybourne delivered a whole-school assembly yesterday on what the charity does and why it means so much to her.
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Good luck to our students, Libby (L6th) and Lucy (Year 9), who are out in New Zealand representing the England U17 Cricket Team at the Indoor World Cup!
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Follow this link to read about our students' A level results...
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Our Year 7’s outdoor fun continued
@PGLTravel
today with everyone loving the canoeing and splashing about in the water. Hopefully they’ll all sleep well tonight!
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Next week see the launch of The Tom Ellis Cross Country that will happen annually in his memory & in aid of
@braintumourrsch
:
🏆18 May: Tom Ellis Trophy (Yrs 11, 12 & 13)
⭐️20 May: Tom Ellis Shield (Yrs 7 & 8)
🏆24 May: Tom Ellis Cup (Yrs 9 & 10)
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Our Prep (Year 6) pupils are all excited about their trip to London with Miss Mould and Nurse Julia. There are lots of amazing trips for them to experience over the next few days, starting
@bletchleypark
on the way down today.
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Our Year 8 pupils on the Hadrian’s Wall trip have Arrived safely
@alnwickcastle
for their guided tour around the grounds where Harry Potter was filmed!
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Good to see Miss Campbell being recognised for the amazing visor project she’s leading:
School children produce face visors for KGH and doctors
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Our Year 7 pupils have safely arrived at PGL Boreatton Park ready for an action-packed week of adventures! These outdoor experiences instil confidence & skills to help children thrive. As they work as a team with other young people, they’ll learn to find their voice in a group.
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Our pupils are really enjoying being together to watch England vs Iran in the
@FIFAWorldCupQTR
this lunchtime!
⚽️⚽️⚽️
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Our Year 7s are having a blast on their action-packed PGL adventure! Today’s activities included activities, canoeing, the amazing giant swing, Jacob’s ladder and archery tag! They’ll sleep well tonight (we hope 😉!)
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We are delighted to donate £2606.69 today to the
@DrFoxLHC
COVID-19 Response Fund. The donation is the surplus from the purchase of materials for the
#PPEforNHS
visors (many of which are being used in Leicester hospitals).
Many thanks to our parents who donated so generously.
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Well done to our U15 Cricket team for their victory against King Edward's School Birmingham in the semi final in the Midlands group of the National 2020 Competition. LGS batted 1st & scored a competitive 159 for 2 off their 20 overs. The innings finished on 128 for 8.
🏏🏏🏏
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We are delighted to have reached number 7000
#PPEfortheNHS
visors today. Thanks to everyone who contributed by donating, laser cutting, assembling & delivering. The initial target was 1000 but we kept going as orders kept coming. A special well done to the amazing Miss Campbell!
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We're delighted to be hosting
@bbcquestiontime
today. Our Tech Team students are being treated to a behind-the-scenes tour of the set and technical set up by the Technical Manager. What a great opportunity!
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Farewell to an exceptional UVI. It has been a pleasure to work with such a talented, pleasant and industrious group. They will be missed.
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We are thrilled that our violin & piano teacher, Mrs Gates, took part in the
@BBC
Festival of
#Remembrance2023
at the weekend. HM King Charles III, Queen Camilla and other members of the royal family attended the
@PoppyLegion
's annual event
@RoyalAlbertHall
in London.
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A big thank you to all pupils, parents and staff who donated the items requested by
@LeicesterBridge
for their new community café which has recently opened in Melton Street, Leicester. A great effort for a very worthy local cause.
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Our Year 7 pupils are on an outdoor adventure
@PGLTravel
Borreaton Park trying all kinds of new activities! They’ll be tired tonight…
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Great to see boys and parents from
@LuttHigh
and
@LGS_Senior
enjoying the
#RugbyWorldCupfinal
together before heading out to create their own piece of rugby history!
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Congratulations to Sophie (Year 11) and Anna (Year 12) who have been selected to represent
@LeicesterHockey
Club in the opening game of the season in the National Division 1 North. This is a fantastic achievement and shows what very bright futures they have ahead of them. 🏑🏑🏑
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Thanks to
@oldleicestrians
@KatieSiddons
for taking these superb photos capturing the action at our first ever Sports Day at LGS! Well done to everyone who competed, supported and helped with the day.
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Our sixth form students have arrived in Geneva for their Physics trip and are enjoying exploring the sunny city! There are lots of exciting things to come for them. Enjoy!
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Thanks to Dr
@AmitRastogi9
for sending us these photos. We provided 30 visors for the amazing frontline staff at Saffron Health in Leicester. Thanks for everything you’re doing and we’re so proud to do something small to help
#PPEforNHS
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We love seeing our visors in use and are so pleased they are reaching those who need them:
"Thank you LGS for our visors, from the Diabetes Specialist Team At the Leicester General Hospital!"
@Leic_hospital
#PPEforTheNHS
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Every best wish to
@KirkhamGrammar
@KGSrugby
in their
@SchoolsCup
Final today at HQ. Our Director of Rugby from the
#classof97
and Head Coach, who is very used to playing
@Twickenhamstad
, are right behind you!
#LGSrugby
#bringithome
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A huge thanks again to the pupils, parents and staff who have donated 425 Easter Eggs for
@MNDA_Leics
and
@LOROSHospice
- a great effort from our school community.
We think parent
@otbarbs
is feeling a little bit overwhelmed by the number she's just collected!
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2
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The Prep had an amazing time in London. Thanks to Nick
@TimeTravelEdu
for a great programme & St Pancras YHA for looking after us, to
@TfL
@bletchleypark
@UKNatArchives
@iccukorg
, City Cruises,
@WICKED_Musical
&
@RAFMUSEUM
. Big thanks to the ladies who helped @ Victoria Station!
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A small insight into how the
#ppeforthenhs
visors are being made (from the first week of production). Another huge well done to Miss Campbell and all the staff and children of key workers making them and to all the parents for their generous donations!
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THANK YOU to all pupils, parents and staff. We have donated 750 bags of coats, clothes, shoes, nappies & other essentials to Afghan refugees being housed in Leicester &near East Midlands Airport. Your generosity has been very much appreciated. Thanks to Mr Ellis for organising...
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Huge congratulations to our Year 12 students Lucas, Ali and Aditya of Agripod. They won the Innovation Prize at
#teentech
. Such inspirational presentations and stands from all participants.
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Congratulations to our Y11s a a top-notch set of GCSE grades! 53% of all grades were at [9] or [8] (A* equivalent), with 70% between [9] & [7] (the old A*/A equivalent). 16 pupils from a cohort of 136 were rewarded with 10 or more of the coveted grade [9]:
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Well done to our groundstaff and site services for working yesterday afternoon & from very early this morning to make our site both accessible & safe for the children of critical workers (we have a considerable number, especially
@LGS_Junior
). They have done a remarkable job!
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Congratulations to our brilliant Year 11 pupils on a superb set of GCSE results. We are very proud! For more information, please see
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We are the winners of the u13 regional girls’ cricket tournament! Well done girls and coaches Mrs Laybourne & Miss Feeney! We can’t wait to return to
@HomeOfCricket
for the national finals on May 15!
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Fantastic
@LGS_Senior
‘Question Time’ with discussion & debate on topics ranging from Brexit and the NHS to Putin and what to look for in a new Headmaster! Thanks to guests
@NeilDotObrien
@SimranSangherra
@albawhitewolf
Prof Adam Cygan of
@uniofleicester
& Alex Wild of
@the_tpa
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We're looking forward to welcoming everyone back after the half term break. We've upgraded the marquees at the front of school to more winter-friendly
@portakabins
! Enjoy the weekend and see you all on Monday...
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It's Christmas Jumper Day! Pupils and staff are wearing their best Christmas outfits and accessories and donating to
@RainbowsHospice
. Let's hope we raise a lot of money for them 🎄🎅🎄
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Well done Rohan and Dan! We’re very proud of you 🚲🚲🚲
100 mile cycle ride completed by Rohan and Dan in aid of Pets as therapy raised so far £ 2196 Than’s for the awesome support.
@LGS_Senior
@PetsAsTherapyUK
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We're very proud that
@oldleicestrians
James Ellis will be running the Leicester Half Marathon on 1 October to raise funds for
@RainbowsHospice
in memory of his younger brother Tom, who spent his final days with them. To support James, please donate at
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Record-breaking GCSE results! Congratulations to our Yr 11 pupils on achieving the best results in our history (outside the pandemic years): 63.2% of all grades were at 9 or 8 (the old A* equivalent), with 80.4% between 9 & 7 (the old A*/A equivalent). See
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Today our Y10 pupils are giving back to our community. As part of their outreach day, one of our groups is collecting money for our friends
@LOROSHospice
. Others are helping in care homes, primary schools & LOROS hospice, as well as litter picking & bag packing at supermarkets.
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We are delighted our Y12 student Will has been selected to attend
@COP26
with the support of
@UKSchoolsSusty
&
@PplPwrOrg
. It takes place 1-12 November in Glasgow and Will is there from 4-8 in the Green area focusing on climate anxiety & impact of climate change of young people.
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1
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Congratulations to our 2018-2019 Senior Prefect team who will be led by our new Head Boy, Keshen and Head Girl, Rosalind.
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The 1926 pipe organ in St. Nicholas' Hall is being restored thanks to a grant from the Edith Murphy Foundation during the school's 40th anniversary year. Further developments to come over the months ahead, before the opening recital by Professor David Baker around Easter '22🎼🎼
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Thanks to
@n_ward13
(Mrs Laybourne) for sharing her amazing
#OpEndure
story and inspiring the Prep (Year 6). They will be doing their own set of ‘military style’ challenges to raise money for her charity ‘Hockey for Heroes’ supporting
@HelpforHeroes
@hockey_4_heroes
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And the Advent Term 2021 is over!
We wish all pupils, parents, staff and friends of the school a wonderful, well-earned break over the festive period and look forward to seeing you all again in the New Year!
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After a night of exploration, our LGS Classicists got lost in Rome's past today, visiting Trajan's market, the forum, Palatine, and, of course, the Colosseum! What an incredible day!
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Congratulations to the cast, crew and orchestra of West Side Story for a stunning show that earned them a standing ovation on opening night. First class!
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It's been great to have some pupils back in school today...
Year 12 all look very smart in their suits, Year 6 (Prep) and 7 have had some fun outdoors this afternoon and new Year 8, 9 and 10 pupils have got to know their way around and each other!
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