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Sir William Perkins's School
Sir William Perkins's School is an independent day school for girls aged 11 to 18 in Chertsey, Surrey, England. It is situated on 49,000 m2 of greenbelt land on the outskirts of Chertsey. The school was founded in 1725 and the ''Good Schools Guide'' described the school as "a friendly school with very good academic standards - ideal for girls who enjoy healthy competition and getting stuck into what is on offer." History The school was founded in 1725 by a wealthy Chertsey merchant, Sir William Perkins. Originally for twenty five boys, the school extended its education to include twenty-five girls in 1736. It moved to purpose-built accommodation on its present twelve-acre site in 1819. In 1944, the school became a voluntary controlled grammar school for girls maintained by Surrey Education Authority and in 1978 became fully independent as an educational foundation administered by trustees. When the educational institute became a girls school, there were just two houses: L an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir William Perkins's School Chertsey
''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part of "Monsieur", with the equivalent "My Lord" in English. Traditionally, as governed by law and custom, Sir is used for men titled as knights, often as members of orders of chivalry, as well as later applied to baronets and other offices. As the female equivalent for knighthood is damehood, the female equivalent term is typically Dame. The wife of a knight or baronet tends to be addressed as Lady, although a few exceptions and interchanges of these uses exist. Additionally, since the late modern period, Sir has been used as a respectful way to address a man of superior social status or military rank. Equivalent terms of address for women are Madam (shortened to Ma'am), in addition to social honorifics such as Mrs, Ms or Miss. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Schools Inspectorate
The Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) is approved by the Secretary of State for Education – under section 106 of the Education and Skills Act 2008 – to inspect independent schools in England. These schools are members of associations, which form the Independent Schools Council. Role and remit ISI is a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee, with a board of independent directors. As required by law, ISI is independent of the schools it inspects and accountable to the Department for Education. In November 2020, Vanessa Ward was appointed as Chief Inspector and CEO of ISI, following endorsement by the Secretary of State for Education, on the recommendation of the ISI board. She previously led inspections in the state and independent sectors as one of Her Majesty's Inspectors for Ofsted. ISI inspects more than 1,200 schools, which together educate around 500,000 children each year. ISI reports to the Department for Education on the extent to which these schools ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Schools In Surrey
Independent or Independents may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups * Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s * Independents (Oporto artist group), a Portuguese artist group historically linked to abstract art and to Fernando Lanhas, the central figure of Portuguese abstractionism Music Groups, labels, and genres * Independent music, a number of genres associated with independent labels * Independent record label, a record label not associated with a major label * Independent Albums, American albums chart Albums * Independent (Ai album), ''Independent'' (Ai album), 2012 * Independent (Faze album), ''Independent'' (Faze album), 2006 * Independent (Sacred Reich album), ''Independent'' (Sacred Reich album), 1993 Songs * Independent (song), "Independent" (song), a 2007 song by Webbie * "Independent", a 2002 song by Ayumi Hamasaki from ''H (Ayumi Hamasaki EP), H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Schools Council
The Independent Schools Council (ISC) is a non-profit lobby group that represents over 1,300 schools in the United Kingdom's independent education sector. The organisation comprises seven independent school associations and promotes the business interests of its independent school members in the political arena, which includes the Department for Education and has been described as the "sleepless champion of the sector." History The ISC was first established (then as the Independent Schools Joint Council) in 1974 by the leaders of the associations that make up the independent schools. In 1998, it reconstituted as the Independent Schools Council. Schools that are members of the associations that constitute ISC are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI). Since December 2003, ISI has been the body approved by the Secretary of State for Education and Skills for the inspection of ISC schools and reports to the DfE under the 2002 Education Act. ISI was part o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harriet Taylor (rower)
Harriet "Hattie" Alexandra Emily Taylor (born 12 February 1994) is a British rower. Early life and education Taylor was born in February 1994 to Andrew and Helen Taylor of Sunningdale, England. She attended the Sir William Perkins's School in Chertsey, Surrey, England. After receiving only a few offers after high school, She headed to Melbourne University Boat club in Australia, where she met with Syracuse coaches and made her way to Syracuse, New York. She joined Syracuse rowing in 2013 and graduated with a degree in Political Science in 2017. Career Taylor was on the Great Britain’s U-23 team, winning a bronze medal at the World Rowing Championships in 2015. She won a silver medal in the eight at the 2019 European Rowing Championships. In 2021, she won a European bronze medal in the coxless four in Varese, Italy. Taylor and the Great Britain team finished fourth in the coxless four event in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics The , officially the and also known as , w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte Harris
Charlotte Harris (born 1981 in Ashford, Kent) is a portrait artist who currently works from her studio in Folkestone. Biography Harris studied at Leeds Metropolitan University, during which time she worked as a studio assistant for the artist Tom Wood, whose work is featured in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London. At the age of 21, she won the BP Portrait Award in 2003 with a painting of her grandmother, described by Director, Sandy Nairne as "extraordinary and telling". She turned professional later that year after graduating with a 1st class Honours degree in Fine Art. The following year she exhibited in the Hunting Art Prize and at the Hart Gallery in Islington, London. The award-winning painting was purchased by Leeds Metropolitan University and is on display in the university buildings. Harris's first commission was that of Vernon Scannell, writer and poet, who died in November 2007. Recent commissions have included a portrait of Hans Rausing, pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lara McAllen
Lara McAllen is an English singer, songwriter and vocal producer. Biography McAllen is the singer for the dance-pop music project Angel City. She began dancing at the age of five, and briefly pursued a modelling career before becoming a backing dancer for the pop singer Shakira at age 19. She then began her career as a dance music vocalist with Angel City when she signed her first recording contract with Ministry of Sound at age 20. Her debut single Love Me Right was picked up by Radio 1 as a “Record of the week” and soon crossed over from dance floor hit to mainstream chart hit both in the UK and Europe. Love Me Right topped the US Dance Chart as well as entering the Billboard chart. Before Angel City, Lara found dancefloor success with Stuart's 2001 house release "Free (Let It Be)", released through Incentive, an offshoot of Ministry of Sound. While originally credited as a featured vocalist in Angel City, McAllen later joined the group (of producers) as lead singer a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susie Amy
Susie Amy is an English actress and model. She is best known for her role as Chardonnay Lane-Pascoe in the ITV series ''Footballers' Wives''. Amy has also appeared in films '' Modigliani'', '' La Femme Musketeer'', '' House of 9'' and ''Hollyoaks''. Acting career While she was working on the Royal National Theatre production of Sharman Macdonald's '' After Juliet'', Amy was spotted by an agent, and soon had her first roles on television. In 2001, she appeared in television series '' Dark Realm'' and ''My Family'', and then in the 2002 television film ''Sirens''. In 2001, Amy was cast as Chardonnay Lane-Pascoe in the ITV series ''Footballers' Wives'', which made her a household name and earned her the New TV Talent Award by the Television and Radio Industries Club. She was voted as number 74 on the '' FHM'' list of 100 Sexiest Women in the World in 2002, and as number 63 in 2003. Along with Katherine Monaghan and Zöe Lucker, Amy appeared on the ''FHM'' cover for February ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celina Hinchcliffe
Celina Alexandra Hinchcliffe (born 21 March 1976 in Windsor, Berkshire) is an English television sports broadcaster. She has worked for BBC, Sky News and ITV. Early life Hinchcliffe is the daughter of television producer Philip Hinchcliffe and her uncle is the actor Geoffrey Whitehead. She was educated at the independent Sir William Perkins's School in Chertsey, and then gained a BA in Drama and English from the University of Birmingham in 1997. Career Hinchcliffe initially worked with various theatre companies. BBC Hinchcliffe got her first break in broadcasting in 2001 at BBC Southern Counties Radio, reporting on the likes of Crawley Town and Lewes. At around the same time, she also appeared on the BBC One game show '' Dog Eat Dog''. From there, she worked as a reporter on African Football for the BBC World Service, and then at BBC Radio 5 Live. In the summer of 2002, she joined BBC News and BBC World News as a sports presenter. In 2005, she fronted BBC Two's live cov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Wilson-Jones
Anna Wilson-Jones (born 8 October 1970) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Juliet Miller in the television series '' Hotel Babylon'' and main character Tim Bisley's ex-girlfriend Sarah in the series ''Spaced''. Acting career In 1999, she appeared as Katie May in the six part mockumentary '' Boyz Unlimited'' In 2000, she appeared as Sandra Harrison in the last episode of ''Inspector Morse'', ''The Remorseful Day''. From 2004 to 2005, she was in the Sky One television series '' Hex'', as Jo Watkins, and in 2006 the Channel 4 adaptation of the novel '' Sugar Rush'', as Anna. She has also appeared in '' As If'', '' Monarch of the Glen'', '' Wonderful You'', '' Waterloo Road'', '' Rosemary & Thyme'' in 2003 in the episode The language of flowers and '' Ashes to Ashes''. Wilson-Jones has also featured in '' Midsomer Murders'' in 2013, the ITV parapsychology drama '' afterlife'' in which she plays Jude Bridge, the former wife of Robert Bridge (played by Andrew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trisha Goddard
Patricia Gloria Goddard (born 23 December 1957) is an English television presenter and actress. She is best known for her television talk show '' Trisha'' (1998–2010), which was broadcast on a mid-morning slot on ITV before later being moved to Channel 5. Goddard has been based in the U.S. since 2010, when she started working on '' Maury'' as a conflict resolution expert. She also hosted a U.S. version of her own talk show titled '' The Trisha Goddard Show'' (2012–2014). Since 2022, Goddard has presented ''You Are What You Eat''. Early life Patricia Gloria Goddard was born in London on 23 December 1957, the daughter of Agnes Fortune, a Windrush nurse from Dominica, and an unknown father. She did not discover that the white man who raised her was not her biological father until after her mother's death, though he was the biological father of her three sisters. In her late-50s, Goddard set out to find details of her biological father after a genetics expert insisted that he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
