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CGS wins award for Young Carer support

CGS wins award for Young Carer support

CGS Commemoration 2017

CGS held it's Commemoration of the founding of the school in 1891 on Friday 3rd November 2017. The focus of this year's event was on the values of the school since it's foundation; the contribution of the many people who have studied and worked at the school over 127 years and the suffering of the victims of slavery up to the present day. For the first time the head...Read More

Business mentors from Great Western Railway help students tackle real-life problems

Business mentors from Great Western Railway help students tackle real-life problems On Tuesday 31st October, a group of 21 Year 12 students from Colston’s Girls’ School took part in their first business mentoring session of Envision’s Community-Apprentice competition with their partner business; Great Western Railway. The mentors have generously agree...Read More

CGS is set to expand its Sixth Form

CGS is set to expand its Sixth Form

CGS AND ITS HISTORIC CONNECTION TO EDWARD COLSTON

Colston’s Girls’ School is directly descended from Colston’s Hospital, a school which opened in 1710 for ‘100 poor boys’, funded entirely by a large financial gift from Edward Colston (1636-1721). Colston entrusted the management of the school and the care of the substantial endowment to the Society of Merchant Venturers of Bristol and in 1873, the...Read More

Khalidah's work experience at Rife Magazine at Watershed

Khalidah had some work experience at Rife Magazine at the Watershed. Please click on the link below to find out more: www.rifemagazine.co.uk/2017/07/why-are-we-grading-art/ Any young person can get involved with Rife magazine so if you have other students interested in the creative industries please do spread the word about: Pitching a Story for Rife: Get professi...Read More

CGS students make the most progress in Bristol

COLSTON’S Girls’ School is celebrating after provisional Government figures showed it to be the best-performing secondary in Bristol in this year’s GCSE exams. The school in Cheltenham Road had the highest Progress 8 score in the city. This measure has replaced the old five A*-C grade as the Department for Education’s headline way of judging schools, be...Read More

Commemoration Day 2017

Over the last year the senior leadership and governors at CGS have worked to make the Commemoration service more inclusive and relevant to the students. After consultation with students from all year groups we have decided to remove all reference to Edward Colston from the service and we will no longer be asking the students to wear a chrysanthemum in his memory. The ...Read More

Statement

The Board of Governors for Venturers Trust, of which Colston’s Girls’ School (CGS) became a member on 1st September 2017, is aware of charges brought against a former member of staff at CGS. These charges, which are alleged to have taken place more than 17 years ago, relate to a person over 16 years of age and are unconnected with any of our schools. The case is cur...Read More

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@TheKFSchool celebrated #worldbookday19 in style! A selection of book themed costumes were on show today! We are so proud of the effort the children have made and love their creativity! #kingfisherlearning @VenturersTrust Read more March 7th
Today our Yr 7 Footballers went to the Bristol Schools Football Tournament & finished top of their group, enabling them to qualify for the qrtr finals against Redland Green - the match went to penalties but @RGS_Bristol went through to the Semi Finals @VenturersTrust @BristolEdu Read more March 6th
Mrs Howell's Yr 9 English students have produced some amazing Lady Macbeth drawings. Such incredible detail @The_Globe @RSC_SW @VenturersTrust @BristolEdu @BristolLearning Read more March 1st

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