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New Website for Parents
29 January 2009
A new website, for the parents of daughters, is launched today by the Girls' Schools Association (GSA). New GSA President Jill Berry said ‘We believe this is the first website offering advice specifically for parents of daughters - both mothers and fathers.' Mydaughter.co.uk will offer advice on the educating and raising of girls up to school- leaving age. It will contain advice and guidance on issues such as education choices; realising girls' full academic potential; recognising eating disorders and signs of bullying; development stages; relationships; social pressures; social networking sites and internet safety; and communicating with teenage girls. The site also offers an interactive forum for those who register with mydaughter.co.uk.
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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