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Flying with the dragons

By redmaid at 20:44 on 27/01/12

The joint Red Maids' and QEH Choir will be singing at the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery on Park Street at 2.30pm tomorrow as part of a celebration of Chinese New Year. 25 girls and 15 boys from Years 9 to 13 will be joining traditional dancers and flying dragons to sing favourites such Bridge Over Troubled Water, Rule Britannia and The Bare Necessities. Mr Stephen Browne, Director of Music at The Red Maids' School said,...
The Red Maids' School Entrance Exam-Saturday 21st January

By redmaid at 17:49 on 15/01/12

If you haven't sent in your paperwork for The Red Maids' School Entrance Exam on Saturday 21st January, there's still time. For advice and information, just call the school's Admissions Registrar Liz Bamber this week on 0117 989 8252. And if you've sent your daughter's registration form in but still want to know a bit more, Liz can answer all your questions. Good luck to all the girls next Saturday....
Open Morning at The Red Maids' School on Saturday 5th November

By redmaid at 20:23 on 03/11/11

The Open Morning season continues this Saturday at The Red Maids' School in Westbury. If you're interested in either the Junior or the Senior Schools for your daughter come along and have some fun looking round. There are plenty of activities on offer including a Business Quiz and a chance to try some continental nibbles at the Senior School. The Junior School is "going for gold" with a theme of London 2012. Registration...
Course Admission Pointers You Should Remember

By dalewatson123 at 09:23 on 17/10/11

Course admission involves making sure your application represents you most accurately, articulating how you fit to the course, proofreading of personal statements, being careful with technical aspects of submitting your application and choosing recommenders who know you well. Make Sure Your Application Represents You Best – You should have an overall application strategy when it comes to aspiring for course admission. This...
UCAS application advice for parents on Oxbridge deadline day today

By Laura_Local at 10:05 on 15/10/11

It seems like only yesterday we were talking about A-Level results and UCAS clearing but already, the next generation of potential students are applying for University and the message to Redland parents is don't panic and don't miss the deadline. If your son or daughter is applying for medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine/science, or to the Universities of Oxford or Cambridge, their application must be received at UCAS by midnight...

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Bristol pupils could lose out as government proposes to scrap work experience

By RedlandChick

I think it's awful that the government are thinking of scrapping work experience! It entitles young...

By Laura_Local at 10:33 on 11/01/12

The government is currently consulting on whether or not the two-week work experience placements, undertaken by almost all GCSE pupils in Bristol and the Uk, should remain. But parents and pupils in Redland have joined national organisations in condemning the proposed move. The Forum of Private Business, a not-for-profit organisation, told the Department for Education that doing away with compulsory work experience would further...
Government pledges millions of pounds to address school places shortage in Bristol

By richietees

This government investing in education. I had to read this story twice. After canceling the school...

By Laura_Local at 20:10 on 04/11/11

One of the most pressing issues facing parents in Redland is the lack of school places. We've heard a lot from parents who have missed out on their school of choice and are facing a lengthy journey to get their children to school and have had calls from councillors for the government to address this problem and it looks as though they may be listening. Bristol West MP Stephen Williams has joined Lib Dem Council Leader, Barbara Janke,...
Redland parents given direct line to Ofsted to flag problems with Bristol schools

By richietees

I think its fine but pointless. Most parents won't do anything and those that do often have a...

By Laura_Local at 09:17 on 20/10/11

Redland parents are being given a chance to pass comments about their child's school straight to Ofsted - with the launch of a new online questionnaire called Parent View. Ofsted is well known for its regular and spontaneous inspections and the six letter word fills many teachers with dread, now they could be on tenterhooks all year-round with this new level of accountability. Parent View, launched today, is a new online questionna...
Redland schools continue to lead way with GCSE results in Bristol

By richietees

Congratulations to all the students. Yes, the exams have changed and in some ways have become easier...

By Laura_Local at 12:06 on 22/10/11

The number of Bristol GCSE students achieving five A*-C grades has increased from less than 50 per cent to almost 80 per cent over the past five years. Redland Schools have always been well-placed to achieve top GCSE results (see this year's results) and it seems now, the rest of the city is following suit. Over the last five years, the percentage of students at Bristol schools and academies gaining five or more GCSEs at grade A* to...
A Level exams are not 'easier' just different, say pupils in Redland, Bristol.

By richietees

I think a lot of people who regurgitate the 'it's easier than it used to be' spiel should try one...

By Laura_Local at 19:52 on 18/08/11

Every August, thousands of pupils in Bristol get their A Level exam results and every year more and more seem to obtain top grades but this comes with a price - as every year, people level the accusation that exams are easier than they used to be. This year the pass rate was a record high - at 97.8 per cent. It happened when I got my exam results over a decade ago, I remember my mum saying that GCSEs weren't as tough as the old...