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Newcastle High School For Girls
Newcastle High School for Girls is a private day school for girls aged 3–18 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The Junior School is at Sandyford Park and the Senior School is located in the neighbouring suburb of Jesmond. The school was formed in September 2014 by the merger of Central Newcastle High School and Newcastle upon Tyne Church High School. It is operated by the Girls' Day School Trust, an organisation which ran one of the predecessor schools, Central Newcastle High, pre-merger. History Newcastle High School for Girls was formed by the merger of the predecessor single-sex girls' schools, Church High School and Central Newcastle High School in 2014. In 1876 when the Girls' Public Day School Trust (GDST) founded ''Gateshead High School''. Mary Moberly became the head teacher in Gateshead in 1891 and she moved to Newcastle in 1895. There had previously been a preparatory school in Newcastle but this was expanded and it was renamed to be the Central Newcastle High Sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private Schools In The United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom, private schools (also called independent schools) are schools that require fees for admission and enrolment. Some have financial endowments, most are governed by a board of governors, and are owned by a mixture of corporations, trusts and private individuals. They are independent of many of the regulations and conditions that apply to State-funded schools (England), state-funded schools. For example, the schools do not have to follow the National Curriculum for England, although many such schools do. Historically, the term ''private school'' referred to a school in private ownership, in contrast to an Financial endowment, endowed school subject to a trust or of charitable status. Many of the older independent schools catering for the 13–18 age range in England and Wales are known as Public school (United Kingdom), public schools, seven of which were the subject of the Public Schools Act 1868. The term ''public school'' meant they were then open to pupils ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucy Akhurst
Lucy Akhurst (born 18 November 1970) is an English actress, writer and director who has been working mainly in television since the 1990s. She starred alongside Neil Morrissey in ''The Vanishing Man'' and then came to prominence in a lead role in 1999's ITV seven-part drama '' Wonderful You''. She appeared as Tim's (Simon Pegg) girlfriend for four episodes of UK comedy ''Spaced'' and also guest-starred as a zombie in Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright's comedy film ''Shaun of the Dead''. She also appeared in the 2004 series of the BBC's '' Monarch of the Glen''. More recently she wrote, produced and starred in ''Every Seven Years'' a short film that has won several awards. She also directed, co-produced and had a small part in the independent British film '' Morris: A Life with Bells On'', written, co-produced by and starring her husband Chaz Oldham. Akhurst provided the voiceovers for ''EastEnders'' in March 2009 for the Mitchell family storyline. Filmography *''The Cinder Path'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girls' Schools Association
The Girls' Schools Association (GSA) is a membership association for the heads of independent and state girls' schools in the United Kingdom. It is a constituent member of the Independent Schools Council (ISC), and works with the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL). History The GSA started life as the Association of Headmistresses – an organisation founded in 1874 by Dorothea Beale and Frances Buss, with the intention of improving access to education for girls. Buss was the founding president. Enid Essame of Queenswood School was an honorary secretary before she became president in 1960. She was succeeded by Diana Reader Harris in 1964. She was in post until 1966, and organised a response to the Plowden Report. In the early years of the twentieth century, the association was involved in supporting teachers who emigrated to the colonies A colony is a territory subject to a form of foreign rule, which rules the territory and its indigenous peoples se ... [...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 private 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 meet T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L Devine
Olivia Rebecca Devine (born 21 June 1997), known professionally as L Devine, is an English singer and songwriter. After signing a recording contract with Warner Records, she released her debut extended play (EP) ''Growing Pains'' (2017). This was followed by the release of two further EPs, ''Peer Pressure'' (2018) and ''Near Life Experience: Part 1'' (2021). After parting from Warner, she became an independent artist and released her debut studio album, '' Digital Heartifacts'', in 2024. Early and personal life Devine was born and raised in Whitley Bay, a coastal town near Newcastle upon Tyne. Devine attended Newcastle High School for Girls, an independent day school, completing A' Levels in 2015. Inspired by the Clash and the Sex Pistols, she formed her first band, the Safety Pinz, when she was seven years old. She later posted a mash-up of her own music with Beyoncé's " Mine" to YouTube, which attracted the attention of producer Mickey Valen, and she subsequently saved up eno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laila Zaidi
Laila Zaidi (born October 1993) is a British actress. On television, she is known for her roles in the tenth series of ''Benidorm'' (2018) on ITV, the fifth series of the Channel 4 comedy-drama ''Ackley Bridge'' (2022) and for her role as Maria Jaziri on the BBC soap opera ''Doctors'' (2024). Early life Zaidi was born in King's Lynn, Norfolk to a Pakistani father from Karachi and an English-Welsh mother, and grew up in Washington, Tyne and Wear. She has an older brother and a younger sister. Zaidi attended Newcastle High School for Girls. She went on to graduate in 2016 from the Arts Educational School (ArtsEd) in West London with a Bachelor of Arts (BA). Career Upon graduating from ArtsEd in 2016, Zaidi made her professional stage debut starring as Maria in the Kilworth House production of ''West Side Story''. She also appeared in ''The Season Ticket'' at the Northern Stage. In 2017, she workshopped Andrew Lloyd Webber's ''Starlight Express'' at The Other Palace in London and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miriam Stoppard
Miriam, Lady Hogg ( Stern; formerly Stoppard; born 12 May 1937), known professionally by her former married name Miriam Stoppard, is an English medical doctor, journalist, author and television presenter. Early life and medical career Miriam Stern was born in Newcastle upon Tyne. Her father, Sidney, was a nurse and her mother, Jenny, worked for the Newcastle school dinners service. Her sister is social justice activist Murreil Hazel Stern. Her family was Orthodox Jewish. Her father was born Jewish and her mother converted to Judaism. Stern grew up on a council housing estate. Her mother was a dressmaker who taught Miriam how to make her own clothing, and from an early age she bought remnants of cloth with her pocket-money. Up until her teens, she fashioned her own designs, complemented with cheap and improvised accessories. ''Sunday Express'' magazine supplement 23 October 2011, p. 55, accessed 8 January 2015. As a teenager she attended school on a scholarship. Inspired by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esther McCracken
Esther Helen McCracken (née Armstrong; 25 June 1902 – 9 August 1971) was a British actress and playwright. Biography She was born Esther Helen Armstrong in Newcastle upon Tyne on 25 June 1902 and was educated at the Central Newcastle High School, where she won the cricket-ball throwing competition every year. From 1929, she acted with the Newcastle Repertory Company. Her first play ''The Willing Spirit'' was produced in 1936. It was her second play, '' Quiet Wedding'', in 1938, which made her reputation as a writer of domestic comedy and took her to London. It was later filmed by Anthony Asquith in 1941, and by Roy Boulting in 1958, as '' Happy Is the Bride''. Her next plays, ''The Willing Spirit'' in 1936, ''Counter Attraction'' in 1938, and ''White Elephants'' in 1940, were less successful, but ''Quiet Weekend'', in 1941, surpassed her earlier success and ran for over a thousand performances. It was filmed in 1946. She married Angus McCracken, a famous northern rugb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electrical Association For Women
The Electrical Association for Women (EAW) was a feminist and educational organisation founded in Great Britain in 1924 to promote the benefits of electricity in the home. History The Electrical Association for Women developed in 1924 from a proposal by electrical engineer Mabel Lucy Matthews and taken up by Caroline Haslett at the Women's Engineering Society, having been initially rejected by the Institution of Electrical Engineers and the Electrical Development Association. The organisation focused on ‘emancipation from drudgery’ by extending the benefits of electrification to middle class and working class homes and to engage women’s experience in the design of electric appliances and model homes. The first meeting to develop the organisation, at this time called the Women's Electrical Association, was held on 12 November 1924 at 1 Upper Brook Street, home of Lady Katharine Parsons. Attendees were leading figures in the world of engineering and women’s organisatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann McMullan
Ann McMullan (12 May 1923 9 March 2006), was Director of the Electrical Association for Women as well as an officer of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force. Biography Ann McMullan was born in Newcastle upon Tyne on 12 May 1923 to Garth Glendenning and Madelaine Greener. Her grandparents were George Hammerton Glendenning and Alice Glendenning. As a result she was a cousin of Graham Laidler. Education She got her education from Church High School before going on to Abbey College at Malvern Wells. She graduated from a course in domestic science before joining the WAAF during the Second World War. Career McMullan served as a Code and Cypher Officer at Fighter Command Headquarters. After the end of the war McMullan went to Germany to work with displaced persons for a local community organisation. She moved on to Hong Kong for a time before going to South Africa to work with the ''African Children's Feeding Scheme'' in Johannesburg. McMullan went on to get a diploma in Public Rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irene Ward
Irene Mary Bewick Ward, Baroness Ward of North Tyneside, (23 February 1895 – 26 April 1980) was a British Conservative Party politician. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) successively for Wallsend and for Tynemouth for over three decades, being the longest serving female Conservative MP in history. She later became a life peeress in the House of Lords, spending a total of 43 years in Parliament. She was an outspoken advocate of the rights of women and the elderly. She also advocated, with success, for the publication of an official history of the clandestine Special Operations Executive in the Second World War. Career Ward was educated privately and at Newcastle Church High School. She contested Morpeth in 1924 and 1929 without success and was elected to the House of Commons in 1931 for Wallsend, defeating Labour's Margaret Bondfield. A strong advocate for Tyneside industry and social conditions, she lost her seat in the 1945 general election, which Labour won by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
