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Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Practice Expedition
30 April 2010
Over the weekend of the 24th & 25th April, 34 members of L5 took part in their practice Bronze Expedition. The girls walked on Saturday, camped overnight in tents at the Scout camp site in Bromham, cooked their own tea on stoves and then walked again on Sunday. The girls had to navigate themselves along their route whilst carrying all their own belongings.
The girls all learnt from their experiences, not least map-reading and developing their skills with a compass. We all enjoyed a great weekend, and together with many of the girls I am looking forward to the qualifying expedition later in the summer.
Finally a huge thank you to Mrs Ross for masterminding the whole weekend. Also thanks to Miss Birch and Mrs Wilson for their assistance.
Mrs Sellars
KS4 D of E Co-ordinator
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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