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Careers: Outreach Activities
17 March 2009
Rotary Interviews Last Monday evening our L6 girls had the opportunity to practise their interview technique at our in-house Rotary Interviews. Interviewers were parents and governors of the school who all have experience of recruiting staff.  They praised the standard of CV writing and preparation, as well as the confidence of the girls, many of whom come from overseas. Bedford School Careers Fair On Wednesday several of our old girls joined the old boys at the Bedford School Careers Fair. They spoke about their careers with Google, in Graphic Design, Publishing and Physiotherapy. The event brought together over 45 professionals representing a large cross section of careers.  This annual event is organised by the OB club and is open to all 5th and 6th formers from both schools.
GCSE Results
Girls have once again achieved some truly excellent results in their GCSE examinations this summer. 29% of all results were at A* grade, 57% A*-A and 80% A*-B.
Carla Barberio, Rebecca Murray, Hannah Short and Surina Taneja all achieved 10A* grades, Tessa Forbes and Chloe Scott 9A* grades, Connie Fan, Yasmin Jamil and Frances Whittaker-Wood 8A* and Emily Myrtle, Lauren Roberts and Georgia Austin Greenall 7 A* grades.
Eighteen girls were sitting their examinations having spent, in most cases, only 3 years studying in English, and yet between them they amassed results which closely mirrored the overall percentages: 21% A*, 54% A*-A and 76% A*-B.
Although I am sad that our boarders are unable to progress to Bedford Girls' School for their Sixth Form studies, I am delighted that most of our very top achievers will be going on to take A level or IB courses there.
I wish every girl who left Bedford High School at the end of Upper 5 the very best of luck for their future studies.
Julie Eldridge
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