July 2016 NEWSLETTER

Staff News From the Headteacher

As we near the end of another busy school year, I

must firstly congratulate pupils on their success in the end of year We say goodbye to a number of colleagues at the end of this examinations. I have term: enjoyed reading the girls’ school reports which reflect  Mr Collins who has been of great support in the a large amount of hard Geography Department work and dedication on  Mrs Gregson our Teaching Assistant, who is moving on the part of both pupils and to a new position at another school staff.  Mr Painter retires from the Maths Department after 7

years at the school There have also been many other activities taking place in this summer term which add so much to the learning opportunities  Mrs Burnham retires as our Home Tutor after 13½ that the girls have at BSG. Just in the last month we have had years at the school. My particular thanks goes to her our Art Exhibition, the Shakespeare Day for year 8, the HG for all she has done to support pupils who are ill or in Walker Debating Competition final, our year 10 and 12 need of extra support pupils returned from work experience and many girls  Mr Travis, Head of Curie House retires after 16 undertook their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition, years’ service to the school. and of course last week we all enjoyed Sports Day. You can I would wish to pay particular tribute to our Senior read reports of these and many other activities in this Receptionist, Mrs Street, whose contribution to the school has newsletter. been enormous. She has been at the school for 34 years

My thanks go to the PSA for organising the year 11 Prom, having previously been a pupil here. As the welcoming face another successful visit to Thorpe Park for 340 pupils and also of BSG I am sure that all parents and pupils will join me in supporting our outstanding summer concert. We are fortunate wishing her all the very best in her retirement. to have such an active PSA who really make a difference to To all colleagues leaving my warmest thanks and best wishes the life of our school by their fundraising and social activities. as they move on to new adventures. We are delighted that they have decided to fund the equipping of one of our Design Technology rooms with computers over the summer. New helpers and committee members are always welcomed. Details of meetings and events will be sent out in September. Do get involved! We also welcome the following colleagues in September: Over the summer we will also be creating two new  Mrs James Chemistry Technician laboratories and making major improvements to our heating system which is now showing its age!  Mrs Thurgur Cover Supervisor  Mrs Watson Teacher of Mathematics Such a successful school year would not have been possible  Miss Wedge Teacher of Religious Studies without the help and support of so many groups associated with the life of the school: pupils, staff, parents, governors and The following internal appointments have also been made or the PSA. My thanks to you all and best wishes for a restful confirmed: summer break. Mrs Choy Receptionist

Alistair Brien Miss Cooper Head of Curie House Mrs Horton-Hill Pastoral Support Worker

In this my first year as Chair of Governors it has been a real privilege to lead the school’s governing body. It never ceases to amaze me the sheer range of talents that our pupils have, together with the dedication and commitment of our school’s staff. Behind the scenes we have a dedicated governing body which always seeks to do the best for the pupils and staff in its care. This has been a very busy year for the governing body. We have been reviewing the way that we work in our committees. With a new committee structure in place, together with regular visits to school we want to ensure that we really know our school and are able to offer effective challenge and support to our school leaders. A working group of governors has also been meeting to make plans for a new sports facility, which would be a fitting recognition of our school’s centenary in 2018. Such a project is likely to cost around £2million! We are therefore looking at grants that we may access as well as applying for government funding. If any parents have any expertise in such matters we would be delighted to hear from you. This year we say goodbye to governors Dr O’Connor and Mr Hicks and Mr Davies ,our current support staff governor , comes to the end of his term of office. Our thanks go to all of them for their support for the governing body. We are currently awaiting the outcome of the government’s White Paper on education and how it sees the future of school governance. It is important that parents as well as representatives of the wider local community are represented on the governing body. We now await to hear how parents are to be appointed to governing bodies in the future. When we have clear advice we will of course be consulting with parents as to the way forward. May I wish all members of the BSG a restful and well deserved summer break. Jane Stichbury Chair of Governors

The year 10 girls have just completed their work experience for 2016. We had 220 placements this year and we introduced more than 70 new companies. Some of our students went to schools or pre-schools. These placements were very successful. Employers said ‘K is a born teacher, she is missed already’, ‘it was a pleasure to have C with us. She has been so productive and positive with a lovely gentle manner with all the children’, ‘R showed continuous intuition, enthusiasm and professionalism, well done!’ This year 5% of our girls went to design companies. These proved to be very successful placements with the girls designing; posters and letterheads, using 3D printers and learning about coding. One employer said ‘she is an absolute credit to her school and we have loved having her in the office. What she has achieved in such a short space of time is incredible and we would welcome her back anytime.’ Many of our girls had placements at Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth University, The College, veterinary practices, doctors’ surgeries, accountants, lawyers, retailers, dance academies and architects. A couple of girls had a look at the TV and film industry and had a go at editing and also research & development for TV shows (and absolutely no tea making!) Girls also went to RAF Odiham, Royal School of Signals, Cobham Mission, RNLI, Bournemouth Helicopters and Bournemouth Airport. There I believe they stripped engines, flew in helicopters and joined in with fire fighters hosing down a blaze: I think it is fair to say that they have all had a memorable experience. With many thanks to all our very supportive staff who visited and called as many girls as was humanly possible and of course to all those wonderful employers who gave our girls such amazing opportunities. So looking forward to next year if any parents would like to offer work experience placements we would be very pleased to hear from you! Please e-mail Mrs Lewis: [email protected]. Term begins for all pupils on Monday 5th September. Pupils should come in at the following times:

Year 7 09.30 Year 11 13.25 Year 8 13.25 Year 12 10.00 Year 9 13.25 Year 13 08.35 Year 10 13.25

As parents go out and buy new uniform and school shoes for September, may I again remind you of the uniform code which can be found on the website. Please do not be persuaded to buy items other than on the uniform list. This will avoid any unnecessary embarrassment at the start of the new term. Pupils incorrectly dressed will be asked to return home to change.

We would like to clarify a few key points:

 Skirts The skirt length should be no more than 8 cm above the knee (measured from the middle of the knee). The design of the skirt should not be modified in any way.

 Jackets Jackets are compulsory. If it is warm, girls should wear their jacket rather than their jumper.

 Jewellery The only jewellery permitted is ONE pair of plain ear studs; decorative studs are not allowed. NO other piercings are allowed. Again, please do not be persuaded otherwise by your daughter.

 Shoes Girls need to wear sturdy plain black shoes, as specified in their planner. We have been concerned at the number of girls wearing flimsy shoes; the backs of these readily break down, resulting in unsafe footwear.

This route will continue to be operated by Yellow Buses, on a commercial basis from the start of school term in September 2016. Walk-on cash tickets up to the age of 19 will be priced at £2.20 single and £3.20 day return. Longer term tickets such as the 7-day and 30-day Glo network tickets – currently priced at £13.00 and £40.00 respectively will also be valid for travel on these services, and on other Yellow Buses routes during their validity.

To the following pupils who have all received Headteacher's Commendations for achieving eighty merits:

Florence Harris (7A), Olivia Minnock (7A), Amy O'Brien (7A), Leyna Parker (7A), Joey Johnson-Purdy (7A), Maaja Sorokina (7A), Annabelle Storey (7A), Sophie Wallis (7A), Eva Wigham (7A), Elanor Budge (7C), Daisy Elliott (7C), Abigail Locke (7C), Daisy Lowe (7C), Lucyna Witakowska-Bebel (8F), Jeanette Antwi (7F), Tess Donnelly (7F), Hannah Francis (7F), Matilda Marsh (7F), Andrea Shibu (7F), Keira Squire (7F), Ella Windsor (7F), Kirsty Zeineh (7F), Freya Pretty (9P), Amy Travers (9P), Jessica Williams (9P), Maisie Doucy (7P), Amelia Duguid (7P), Katie John (7P), Isabelle Topp (7P), Ella Tekeli (7R), Emily Roughton (8S), Tara Barker (7S), Amaia Echebarrieta (7S), Louisa Goodman (7S), Emily May (7S), Noon Nadiem (7S), Lauren Pell (7S), Isabella Vine (7S), Emilia Wilkes (7S)

To the following pupils who have all received Chair of Governors’ Commendations for achieving one hundred merits:

Grace Robbins (7A), Holly Valler (7A), Georgia Hunter Radermacher (7C), Rosemary Mathew (7C), Shreeja Sharma (7C), Megan Arthur (7F), Amelia Bowering (7F), Bella Elderfield (7F), Niamh Franklyn (7F), Sienna May (7F), Eleanor Milburn (7F), Roxanne Clayton (7P), Harmony Faulkner (7P), Millie Samuel (7P), Amy Somauroo (7P), Lily Taylor (7P), Katie Dapp (7R), Ella Crussen-White (7R), Maria Balkanska (7S), Tabitha Dix(7S), Amaia Echebarrieta (7S), Mirella Di-Felice (7S), Emilia Wilkes (7S), Amy Wilson (8C), Ruby Moore (8C), Isabella Zhang (8C), Freya Baddeley (8C), Rebecca Dearsley (8F), Alexandra Newport (8F), Lili Doucy (8P)

To the following pupils who have achieved one hundred and twenty merits:

Ella-Marie Dearlove (7A), Tamsyn McKenzie (7A), Alice Kettlewell (7C), Aimee Pope (7C), Niamh Pye (7C), Erin Child (7F), Bella Elderfield (7F), Hollie Pouncett (7F), Holly Sheridan (7P), Katie Dapp (7R), Mia Horner (7R), Sofia Ferreira (7S), Evelyn Seville (7S), Amy Wilson (8C), Isabella Zhang (8C), Lana Bown (8R), Sky O'Driscoll (8R)

To the following pupils who have achieved one hundred and forty merits:

Erin Child (7F), Lily Gladwell (7F), Hollie Pouncett (7F), Evelyn Seville (7S), Maria Jongco (8C) This has been a half term of departures and arrivals, and a lot of planning and organising for the future!

Year 13 completed their final A level examinations, and joined us for a Leaver’s Celebration assembly on June 30th. As well as an opportunity to collect leaver’s hoodies and ball tickets, the morning ended with staff and year 13 in the Common Room to sign Yearbooks with final farewell messages whilst being served with strawberries and ice cream. This has been a most fantastically hard working and dedicated year group, and we will certainly miss them. Some students have already begun employment, or left to go on their gap year travels but we look forward to seeing them again to celebrate their exam success on August 18th – results day! On Friday 1st July we welcomed our new year 12 sixth form for their induction day, during which they met their tutor and students new-to-BSG, and had a taster lesson in one of their subjects. All students were given information about year 12, as well as subject preparation material ready for September. Our current year 12 spent the week following study leave doing further work experience. Students took the opportunity to work abroad or in other parts of the country, as well as locally. Students who spent the week at BSG worked on their interview skills through Barclay’s Life Skills programme, and completed in-school projects including writing the sixth form magazine, renovating the pond area and developing the use of inspirational quotations in subject areas. A group of Media students filmed a series of reflections about BSG sixth form that we hope to see on the website shortly. All year 12 students then returned to take part in a two-day Future Planning Conference. We welcomed speakers to talk about apprenticeships and gap years, as well as finding out how to write the Personal Statement for applications to higher education. We were pleased to be able to offer 15 subject specific talks – ranging from Art Foundation courses to Nursing, and from Film and TV Production degrees to options in Engineering. We really tried to offer something for everyone!

Year 12 have now embarked on their A2 studies – the harder 60% of the A level course. At the same time, there have been many new opportunities such as the Biology fieldtrip, open days at many universities, running the year 8 Shakespeare Festival or taking part in the Engineering Challenge; and many students are also planning their Extended Project Qualification for next year. This has been a year of hard work for all of our sixth formers, and I hope that they will have time to rest and relax during the summer. As well as spending time with their family and friends, earning money in part-time jobs, or doing extra-curricular or super-curricular activities they should take time to reflect on just how far they have come this year. We look forward to celebrating their examination success in August. Mrs Holman

BU SCRATCH JAM 2016 BSG was represented by ten year 8 girls in the annual Bournemouth University Scratch Jam computer programming competition. Working in pairs, they had the brief to create games featuring animals. Holly Kilgour and Emily-Antoinette Henson of 8C gained silver cups (well.. grey tea mugs) for second overall in the contest, for a set of games based on moving through a zoo. Danielle Draper and Niamh Fagg of 8A gained a Highly Commended for their octopus game, which incorporated a Caribbean sound track. The team were shown degree projects by students in animation, video effects and games programming which were truly inspirational, as BU is the national leader in computer animation and has close links with global leaders in the game and movie industries.

PSA SUMMER CONCERT

The PSA Summer Concert, ‘Bach, Bacharach and the Beatles’ took place on Thursday 23rd June in the Performing Arts Centre. The event included drama and dance as well as music, and took place on five different ‘stages’! An audience of over 300 enjoyed a huge variety of performances – a very successful evening!

Some of the PSA Summer Concert performers

AUTUMN MUSIC CALENDAR

 AUTUMN CONCERT - Thursday 10 November BSG School Hall

 ‘GREASE’ (see below) Wednesday 30 November–Saturday3 December - BSG School Hall

 CHRISTMAS CAROL CONCERT - Thursday 8 December - St Francis’s Church

 BAROQUE CONCERT (with BS) - Wednesday 8 February - St Francis’s Church

INSTRUMENTAL/VOCAL LESSONS (2016-17) If you wish to organise instrumental or vocal lessons for next year please ask your daughter to collect an application form from Reception of the Music Department as soon as possible. We are still taking applications at present. BOURNEMOUTH MUSIC FESTIVAL

This year the Festival Choir was entered into the traditional music class of the School Choir category in the Bournemouth Music Competitions Festival. They won the class against stiff competition and were successful in being named Bournemouth School Choir of the Year. The Chamber Choir were entered into two classes in the Youth Choir section and won the a cappella class with their beautiful singing of their contrasting songs ‘Here, There and Everywhere’ and the madrigal ‘Now is the Month of Maying’. Well done to both choirs for bringing trophies back to school.

Rhiannyd Davies (Year 10) was fortunate to have the opportunity to sing in an Opera Gala at Hurn Court on July 2 together with Lauren Hardyman (Year 12) who played cello in the orchestra. The concert, conducted by the well-known tenor Lynton Atkinson, was in aid of Music Therapy for children at Poole Hospital. They performed well known songs from Mozart’s ‘Marriage of Figaro’ and Purcell’s ‘Dido and Aeneas’.

The BSG Community Choir is going from strength to strength. As well as performing at the Summer Concert we spent a lovely evening at Flirt Café Bar in Bournemouth singing through our wide and varied repertoire of songs to an appreciative audience. Our first rehearsal of next term will be on Monday 12 September in the Performing Arts Centre from 7.30pm to 9.00pm. We would love to see any of you who enjoy singing.

We are very pleased to announce that our next BSG Musical Production will be ‘Grease’. We hope many students will be involved, whether on stage, in the band or helping front of house or backstage. Performances: 30 November – 3 December

Main rehearsals will be on Tuesdays and Wednesdays 3.45-5.30pm. Students have to be available for rehearsals at these times in order to take part in the show. There will also be some lunchtime rehearsals and two weekend rehearsals near to the time of the show. Auditions (for girls and boys) will take place at the very beginning of next term as follows: Tuesday 6 September 3.45pm – Years 8 & 9 Wednesday 7 September 3.45pm – Years 10-13 Thursday 8 September 12.40pm – Year 7 (limited places available) You should come prepared to sing a song of your choice from ‘Grease’ if you are interested in a solo role. Second auditions will take place at 12.45pm on Fri 9 September and Mon 12 September FIRST REHEARSAL (FULL CAST) ON WED 14 SEPTEMBER AT 3.45PM We will also be needing technical and backstage help. There will be a show band – more details to follow next term.

Richard Burdett Director of Music and Performing Arts The first Year 9 Performance Group presented their piece ‘The Field of Dreams’ to an audience of friends, parents and staff. The whole experience has been most successful and satisfying for both the girls and me. Their characters were genuinely comic and all performers and crew were very professional in rehearsal and on performance night. All aspects of the show were run by Year 9 girls guided by our technician Dave Kay and directed by me. I hope that this will be the start of a new BSG tradition. ‘The Field of Dreams’ – cast and crew

Georgia Roberts 9S wrote: I was a ‘techie’ in ‘The Field of Dreams’ production. I had never really done anything like that before and didn’t know what to expect. The whole build up to the show was really exciting and once they were on the stage I felt really proud of how everything came together. Overall, it was such a good experience and I recommend it to the next Year 9s to get stuck in as I know a few people regretted not being in it because of how good the end result was. Jan Webb Head of Drama and Deputy Head of Performing Arts

On Wednesday, 29th June 2016, myself and 44 other year 8s embarked on an educational school trip (you could say an adventure of sorts) to Normandy. One can only imagine the excitement surging throughout the coach, as the peculiarly energised girls (this was at roughly 6 o’clock in the morning) nattered to their neighbours about the French food they had been dreaming about since May last year. And, of course, the very long ferry journey, where the odd rush of energy suddenly disappeared, and the imagined croissants were replaced with fluffy pillows and crisp bed sheets. In other words, everybody was tired. Arriving, however, seemed to revive the magical energy and excitement of exploring new surroundings, and having to ask for the hotel’s WiFi… in French! Je voudrais le WiFi, s’il vous plait. The activities taking up the following few days proved themselves very interesting. For example, when we visited the impressive American D-Day graveyard, and the German graveyard later on in the week, it was amazing to be able see the difference between the two. The American graveyard was very pristine and polished, boasting white marble crosses and towering statues. However the German graveyard was smaller, and displayed stone plaques for each soldier that was killed in the landings. Exploring a coastal site peppered with ancient bomb shelters and battle ruins was my personal favourite part of the trip, because some of the shelters still stand, although very battered, and we were able to stand in the same buildings as the soldiers did back in the 1940s. It felt very special, like we were opening a time capsule, untouched for years and years. Of course, the site wasn’t exactly untouched, but it definitely felt amazing, getting a glimpse of the past. When ordering food and drink, or even asking if there’s milk in churros (having vegans in the group, this was a completely necessary question!), we definitely had to put our French skills to the test. I know we have all learned to speak more confidently in foreign languages, especially after being understood by native speakers, which is quite the accomplishment. Being surrounded by the sound of French chatter, we picked up new phrases used daily, and managed to string them into our own sentences, noticeably improving our chances of being fully understood and receiving a response. Southampton University

Year 12 students went to a philosophy conference held at Southampton University on Monday the 4th of July which involved two thought provoking lectures about identity and death. In the first we discussed the issue of the mind and body, and debated how strong the connection between them might be. The second lecture ('Should we fear death?') had us exploring well-known arguments on the topic, and evaluating them on the basis of validity and soundness. During the group activities we made a poster (pictured) which outlined the questions that were raised in the first lecture. This conference was a unique opportunity for to gain insight into the complex, nuanced arguments undertaken by philosophers because it forced us to challenge our own way of thinking. On top of this we got to experience elements of an undergraduate course which I believe is crucial for us, especially in this period of our lives.

It was my great pleasure to attend this awards evening recently. All schools in the area are invited to nominate year 10 and year 12 pupils on the basis of aptitude and effort in the subject. At BSG we have a very large number of able physicists, as evident from our exam results in the subject year after year. However exam results do not convey the interest and enthusiasm evident on a regular basis in lessons. Hence it is no easy task to come up with our nominations, but Yolanda Littleboy of year 10 and Toria Hedges of y12 stood out as deserved winners. The evening consisted of an inspiring talk by current PhD student Chris Frohmaier entitled ‘Supernova Extravaganza!’. In this talk, he explained how two very different types of supernovae are formed and used some dramatic demonstrations to illustrate some key points. Each of the prize-winners was then presented with a certificate and a £25 Amazon gift voucher that would hopefully be spent on something academic! In addition, they are entitled to apply for an Ogden Trust Undergraduate Science Scholarship worth £1500 per annum should they choose to study a Physics degree at a leading British university. It was an extremely enjoyable evening for all the students, parents and teachers who attended. Hopefully, some of the young people who attended will be inspired to become great physicists of the future. Interesting fact: although supernovae only occur about once every one hundred years in our Milky Way galaxy, there are so many stars in the Universe that 30 stars explode to become supernovae each second somewhere out there in deep space!

Toria Hedges and Yolanda Littleboy, Mr Gibbs our prize winners Year 10 Kew Gardens visit

On Tuesday 24th June, our year 10 pupils visited Kew Gardens to draw and paint its remarkable and varied collection of plants and flowers from all over the world, as well as the beautiful Victorian glasshouses. This experience is always very inspiring and the girls made excellent drawings and paintings of both plants and buildings; various members of the public complimented them on their studious approach and high quality of work.

We also enjoyed studying the huge selection of botanical illustrations and drawings in the Shirley Sherwood & Marianne North Galleries. All of the girls worked very hard and were a credit to the school; they all came away from Kew with a sketchbook full of exciting ideas for later development into clay sculpture, batik, prints and large paintings for their second GCSE Art Coursework unit.

Year 12 visit to the New Art Centre, Roche Court To provide inspiration for their new A2 projects, year 12 visited the New Art Centre at Roche Court, near Salisbury. This sculpture park is a commercial gallery and exhibits the work of internationally renowned artists such as Richard Long, Barbara Hepworth, Michael Craig-Martin and Anthony Gormley. They enjoyed a really informative guided tour of the park and discussed some of the sculptures in depth, before making drawings of them. The photo shows the girls with “Spade (Purple)” 2013 by Michael Craig-Martin.

Student destinations We are very pleased that Emily Larcombe and Isabella Voltarelli have been accepted at the Arts University Bournemouth, onto the Foundation Diploma course, while Esther Holland will be going to Sheffield University to study Architecture and Laura Coombs has been offered a place on the Illustration Degree course at Plymouth University. We wish all our students well in their future endeavours.

Items wanted We are always grateful for donations of large men’s shirts to protect pupils’ uniforms during lessons, small ice cream tubs with lids which we use as palettes for oil paint, and takeaway clear containers with lids for storing small items. We’re always on the lookout for real objects such as skulls, snake skin, spider/insect skins, dessicated insects etc !!! Many thanks to those of you who have donated already, especially Mrs. Melling and Mrs. Burnham.

‘A’ Level & GCSE Exhibition, June 2016 Once again the annual exhibition of AS, A2 and GCSE art work in the school hall was a resounding success, and the private view on Monday 27th June was packed with visitors - school governors, teachers (past and present), ex-students, prospective year 12 students, parents and friends. All who attended commented on the wealth of talent and breadth of ideas and skills on display. The exhibition was up for one week, during which time it was used as a teaching resource for years 7-10; as ever it is an excellent opportunity for younger girls to gain inspiration and practical ideas on how they might present their own work or use materials in new ways. We would like to congratulate our Year 11, 12 and 13 students on all their hard work this year.

What’s on, where? In the holiday, you may wish to visit an Art Gallery; here are some exhibitions (local and national) you might be interested in seeing: Russell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum, Bournemouth:

Rituals and Revelry: Masks and Puppets from Around the World 10th April – 8th October Southampton City Art Gallery: Beasts or Best Friends - Animals in Art: 2 April – 31 August 2016. Adored as pets, worshipped as gods, exploited for food and hunted for sport. Beasts or Best Friends? Animals in Art, a collaboration between Southampton City Art Gallery and Russell-Cotes, asks its audience to consider whether humans really are animals’ best friends. Defining Movements - British Modern Art in 20 paintings: 23 April – 3 September 2016. Discover the most influential art movements to have shaped 20th century British Modern art in a unique selection from the gallery's collection. Coastlines - Kate Watkins: 2 July - 3 September 2016. Kate Watkins has been producing prints for many years and has a fascination for the variety of techniques and processes which fall under the umbrella of printmaking. The artwork shown here features etching, drypoint, monoprint, and silkscreen methods alongside newer digital printmaking, often in combination with one another. Pallant House, Chichester: Christopher Wood: Sophisticated Primitive 2 July 2016 - 2 October 2016 Lothar Götz: Composition for a Staircase 2 July 2016 - 1 January 2016 Friedrich Nagler: Wunderkammer 30 June 2016 - 16 October 2016 The Bishop Otter Collection: A Celebration 18 June 2016 - 11 September 2016 Laura Ford: Beauty in the Beast 2 July 2016 - 2 October 2016 Contemporary Abstract Prints (The Golder-Thompson Gift) 2 July 2016 - 2 October 2016 Collection Display - Incl. Edgar Degas' 'Femme se peignant' 15 April 2016 - 1 August 2016

The New Art Centre, Roche Court (East Winterslow near Salisbury): Bruce McLean: One Hundred Plates - 30 July– 11 September 2016 Andrew Sabin: Colouring the Void 30 July– 11 September 201Plus a variety of sculptures (see article above about the year 12 trip)

What’s on, where?

Salisbury Museum: Icons of the North Wessex Downs: An exhibition by Anna Dillon July 16- 1 October This is an exhibition of ten contemporary paintings by artist Anna Dillon, capturing the iconic features of the North Wessex Downs. Anna’s work is semi-abstract; vibrant and colourful, and takes inspiration from artists like Paul Nash and Friedrich Hundertwasser.

Royal Academy of Art, London:

Summer Exhibition 2016 13th June – 21st August

David Hockney RA: 82 Portraits and 1 Still-life 2nd July — 2nd October 2016

National Portrait Gallery, London:

BP Portrait Award 2016 23rd June – 4th September

William Eggleston Portraits 21st July - 23rd October 2016

National Gallery, London:

Painters' Paintings: From Freud to Van Dyck 23rd June – 4th September

Dutch Flowers 6th April – 29th August 2016

Tate Britain, London:

Conceptual Art in Britain 1964–1979 Until 29th August 2016

Pablo Bronstein: Historical Dances in an Antique Setting: The Tate Britain Commission 2016 Until 9th October 2016

Painting with Light Art and Photography from the Pre-Raphaelites to the modern age Until 25th September 2016

Tate Modern, London:

Mona Hatoum Until 21st August 2016 Georgia O’Keeffe Until 30th October 2016 (Don’t forget we’re taking years 10 & 12 to see this exhibition in October 2016!)

The Courtauld Gallery, London: The Courtauld is known for its permanent collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings, including iconic works by Manet, Degas, Monet, van Gogh, Gauguin, and Cézanne. The displays extend into the 20th century with works by Modigliani, Matisse, Kandinsky and the Bloomsbury group, alongside masterpieces of German Expressionism and modern British art.

This March, I had completed the University of Southampton Senior Maths Challenge for Year9 and 10. This challenge was different from others, which are usually sat in exam conditions with a specific time restriction, as it was meant to be done in the participant’s own time; this meant the prolonged pleasure of tackling challenging maths puzzles and the ultimate satisfaction of answering them. A month after sending off my solutions, I received an invitation to the prize-giving evening in Southampton!

On the day of the prize-giving ceremony (June 15th), I was awarded Third Prize and received a certificate and a book token. 800 competitors took part in the Junior Maths Challenge (years 7 and 8) and 600 took part in the Senior Maths Challenge (years 9 and 10); competitors from further afield including Birmingham, Jersey and London came to the event. I was delighted to see that Eleanor Milburn, also from BSG, had won a Certificate of Distinction for the Junior Maths Challenge. We received talks from the wondrously witty Professor Tim Sluckin (Applied Mathematics) and Professor Jon Forster (Head of Mathematical Sciences) who enlightened us about tricky misleading probabilities, especially when it comes to medical cases. It was an amazing evening of mathematical recreation and the entire challenge was a great experience. Jenny Yang 9A EU Referendum Debate Tuesday 21st June 2016

On the 21st June, we held a debate with Bournemouth School on the issues surrounding the EU Referendum. Tobias Ellwood, Conservative Member of Parliament for Bournemouth East, spoke in favour of Remain and Ellie Mackin (BSG) and George Wright (BS) represented the Leave side. Each side had seven minutes initially to make their points on why they believed Britain should remain or leave the European Union. After the opening speeches, the audience was invited to pose questions to either side, chaired by Mr McDonald.

Tobias Ellwood spoke first citing the “huge consequences for Britain” if we were to vote leave, whilst also mentioning how Britain would “lose influence” on the world stage, making the case for Britain being an outward and forward-looking country inside the European Union. Closing the lid to the issues the EU faces would not do justice to our international reputation, he explained, before going on to argue that by remaining a member of the EU, we would be able to extend the Prime Minister’s reforms and continue to improve the imperfect and flawed organisation.

The Leave side then put forward their case, with Ellie Mackin defending Vote Leave's stance on immigration. She accentuated that the Leave side were in fact in favour of ‘controlled migration’ but in order to fulfil the Conservative manifesto pledge to bring immigration down to below 100,000, we needed to vote leave. Concerning the economy, she stressed that Britain's economic strength as the world's 5th largest economy would facilitate our survival post Brexit.

George Wright then spoke about the historical evolution manifested by the EU. He explained that Brussels has changed from being a common market into a political project, which “quashes the voice of the British people on the world stage." He then moved on to the issue of democratic accountability, claiming that 60% of our laws are made by the unelected European Commission, before finally expressing profound concerns on the inevitability of Turkish accession.

Finally, questions were asked to both sides including the issues of economic uncertainty, universities and EU students. BSG would like to thank Tobias Ellwood for coming into our school to share his views on the European Union and Mr McDonald for organising the event.

Chalke Valley History Festival, near Salisbury Wednesday 29th June 2016 Braving the mud and the rain at the ‘Glastonbury for History’, eight year 12 historians and Ms Aitken attended the Chalke Valley History Festival to hear a range of historians give different talks on a wide range of historical topics, who were all able to engage the audience with their genuine passion for that particular area of history, such as 17th Century Witchcraft by Professor Mark Stoyle or American Foreign Policy during the Cold War by Dr Christopher Fuller. Students were also able to explore the other attractions such as actors dressed as important historical figures and weaponry demonstrations. Overall it was a very interesting and enriching experience for the students concerned, and thanks to Ms Aitken for driving the minibus and leading the trip. English Literature sixth form conference at Southampton University.

On Thursday 23rd June, Mrs Driscoll and Mr Cussen took a group of year 12 students to Southampton for a conference on the importance of play in Victorian literature. The trip was extremely successful with the students being involved in seminar style classes with lecturers from the university’s English Department. The day also included a tour of the campus and a question and answer session with current students and the admissions tutor. This opportunity gave the students a real taste of what the university experience would be like and provided a valuable grounding for the A level course next year.

23rd April 2016 was the 400th Anniversary of Shakespeare’s death (as well as the 452nd anniversary of his birth).

To mark the event we will be holding an exciting Shakespeare Day for Y8 students on 12th July. Planned and run entirely by a team of Year 12 volunteers, the activities will introduce the girls to a range of new plays and give them opportunities to present their own interpretations through drama, music and dance. Reviews and photos in the next newsletter… Rachel Burdett Head of English

Carnegie Medal Report 2016 This year, Bournemouth School for Girls took part in the Carnegie Medal Award and formed a shadowing team that consisted of 10 girls from years 8 and 9. Together we met every other Monday to discuss the eight books that had been shortlisted for the award. At our meetings, each girl would choose a new book to read over the course of the two weeks. We would then get together again and talk about the ups and downs of each individual’s book. The favourite of the BSG Carnegie group was There Will be Lies by Nick Lake, and our least favourite was Fire Colour One by Jenny Valentine. But the BSG Carnegie meetings did not all happen inside the school. We visited the shadowing group at Highcliffe School, to talk about their opinions and views on the book. While we were there we met new people and had a lot of fun exploring each other’s favourite and least favourite books. Altogether, we had a great time taking part in the shadowing group and going to Highcliffe. It was a great experience, and very enjoyable. And finally - the winner of the Carnegie Medal Award was One by Sarah Crossan. Freya Pretty, 9P

H.G Walker Debating Final

The final of the H.G. Walker Debating competition took place on Tuesday 5th July. The six finalists had worked hard throughout the year to earn their place on the stage. Topics covered in the debates leading up to the final included such issues as the EU debate, arming the police, sugar tax on foods and the famous quote that, “We learn from History that we learn nothing from History”. The final motion chosen for the debate was, “This house would rather be a man than a woman in the twenty-first century”. The level of debate was extremely high with both sides arguing their views with passion and offering relevant evidence. After much deliberation by the judges, it was decided that the winners of the debate were Jenny Yang, Laura Wright and Freya Wigham from 9A with close runners-up Caitlin Ridgeway, Katie Tate and Emily Swift from 10S. Many thanks to judges Mr Brien, Ms Goodliffe (returning from retirement for this special occasion) and Mrs Frost from H. G Walker legal firm, who generously sponsor the event every year giving cash prizes to the winners and offering work placements. We are very grateful for their continued support.

This June, Year 7 geographers visited the beautiful Lulworth Cove to learn about geology, coastal processes and landforms. Amazingly, it didn’t rain. Standards of behaviour were very high and there was not even a hint of laughter when students were asked to meet their teachers outside the fossil shop.

Suzanne Stowe Head of Geography

On Sunday 12th June over 30 staff and students took part in Bournemouth’s Race for Life. The group met for photos and the customary warm-up to prepare for the event. We all wore banners proudly sporting our group name “BSG Babes”. It was a lovely hot day and we were all red-faced but triumphant as we crossed the line. Many thanks to the BSG staff who raised over £200 supporting the runners and to all the students who took part and helped raise money and promote awareness for Breast Cancer Research. Sue Driscoll U13 School Games Cricket Bournemouth Round

The U13 team continued with their successful season. On Tuesday May 24th they faced four other schools at Parley Cricket Club. It is nice with the outdoor game to be able to hit some 4’s and 6’s and Alex Avoth made good use of this, being are only batsman to retire that day. Another difference to the indoor game is everyone other than the wicket keeper has to bowl an over, and once again our bowling and catching was supreme, as we bowled out Glenmoor and Swanage. The final scores were: BSG 59 - Parkfield 48 BSG 64 - Glenmoor 26 BSG 69 - Twynham 57 BSG 58 - Swanage 25 The girls move on to the School Games Final at Bryanston on June 29th. Thank you to Mrs Bryant and Miss Cooper for allowing the team to be able to make the competition.

U13 Cricket School Games Final Unfortunately due to bad weather the outdoor finals at Bryanston were cancelled, and it was changed to an indoor final at Hurn Cricket Centre. The team were in a pool with Parkstone Grammar School and Shaftesbury. The first game was a crunch game against Parkstone. We posted a target score of 60 for them to meet. With 3 balls to go they needed 3 runs and unfortunately they managed to reach a final score of 64. Our second match we played much better and held Shaftesbury to 39, bowling them all out in the 7th over. We then went on to score 93 runs. A great match to finish the season on. Well done to all cricket players this year.

U14 Table Tennis School Games BSG entered 2 teams in the U14 Table Tennis School Games competition. Teams from all over Dorset competed in a league format. Both BSG teams (Team 1: Katie Holt, 8C and Kayleigh Rees, 8P and Team 2: Lucy Hill, 8P and Sophie Hu, 9F) won all matches to qualify for the semi- finals. In the semis both BSG teams faced each other with BSG team 1 winning and going through to the final. Katie and Kayleigh went on to be crowned U14 County winners – The best in Dorset!! Team 1 Team 2 Katie Holt 8C Lucy Hill 8P Kayleigh Rees 8P Sophie Hu 9F

On July 8th BSG took part in a beginners’ water sports competition. Three year 7 pupils- Sienna Sayle (7C), Maisie Doucy and Abbie Duncalf (both 7P), were great ambassadors for the school, embracing the challenge of the bright and breezy conditions. They got to learn the skills of kayaking and sailing in the morning, ready for the racing in the afternoon, where Maisie and Abbie took bronze medals in their race. The feedback was they loved the experience and hope to take part again next year

On Friday 1st July the Dorset schools Sailing Regatta was held at Rockley Park , Poole. BSG entered a team into the Gold Fleet, a more experienced fleet of sailors, consisting of Ella Windsor, Matilda Asquith, Ellen Spencer, Eleanor Hayfield, Freya Wigham and Eva Wigham. They all had a thoroughly enjoyable time, battling the very high winds resulting in several capsizes!

Congratulations to Bethany Perdrisat 10P, Lucy Ansell 8S and Zoe Johnson 8S who have been selected to play for AFC Bournemouth Ladies Teams in their respective age groups. We wish them success for the forthcoming season. Also congratulations to Hermione Cull 7A who has been selected to attend Southampton Academy U14 squad, a fantastic achievement, and we wish her much success for the forthcoming season.

I am delighted to say that here at BSG, the girls’ enthusiasm for athletics and their awareness of the need for a good level of physical fitness, has shone through. BSG have embraced athletics at all levels starting with the ever increasing numbers at Athletics Club, leading to our selection of BSG teams for Town Sports, to County selection. We also had our first entry of an Inter Team, year 9 & 10, into a National competition run by the English School Athletics Association the Track and Field Cup. Our season finished with a spectacular Sports Day, where several new school records were set.

BSG entered strong teams for all age groups for Town Sports and every girl rose to the challenge securing several personal best times and places in the finals, which resulted in an outstanding victory for BSG. Congratulations to every athlete for their contribution, such a fantastic start to a rather cloudy and extremely wet summer term!

Year 7

NAME EVENT POSITION TIME/DIST/ THROW ETC Millie Melanaphy 100 Metres 1st 13.97

Ruby Bowden 200 Metres 4th 32.21

Emillie Castagna 800 METRES 1st 2.35.35

Ashia Wilson 1500 Metres 1st 5.21.07

Megan Searson Relay 1st 60.87 Sienna May Ruby Bowden Millie Melanaphy Hannah Saunders Shot 2nd 6M 19

Sienna May Discus 5th 9M 99

Daisy Elliott Javelin 1st 16.26

Lily Rayner Long Jump 2nd 4.24

Alex Avoth High Jump 2nd 118 Year 8 and 9 results

NAME EVENT POSITION TIME/DIST/ Clarisse Holden 100 Metres 8th 14.94

Rebecca Hannibal 200 Metres 1st 28.28

Holly Snellgrove 800 Metres 1st 2.44.26

nd Eleanor Hayfield 1500 Metres 2 5.48.97 Louisa Galloway Relay 3rd 57.00 Holly Snellgrove Rebecca Hannibal

Grace Digby Shot 8th 7M 09

rd Lucy Griffiths Discus 3 17M 51 Anna Knight Javelin 1st 26.02

Abbie Rowsell Long Jump 1st 4.24

Olivia Dark High Jump 3rd 132

Year 10 and 11 Team results

NAME EVENT POSITION TIME/DIST/

Stephanie Batchellier 100 Metres 1st 13.48

Millie Aldridge 200 Metres 1st 29.26

st Libby Larkin 300 Metres 1 47.96 Hannah Stonier 800 Metres 5th 3.00.75

Holly Griffiths 1500 Metres 3rd 5.40.20

Olivia Galloway Relay 1st 53.20 Charlotte Munroe Stephanie Batchellier Sophie Oatley Sophie Sawyer Shot 2nd 8M 72

Annie Graham Discus 2nd 23M 35

Ali Donnelly Javelin 1st 23.50

Lucy Tyler Long Jump 1st 4.08

Olivia Cahill High Jump 2nd 1.53

Polly Jones Triple Jump 2nd 10.20

As a consequence of this success and such a high calibre of athletes, BSG had a record number of athletes being selected to represent Bournemouth at the County Championships in a range of both track and field events. These were:

Year 7 Junior Inter Senior

Matilda Melanaphy Step 100m Batchellier

Rebecca Hannibal Millie Aldridge 200m Libby Larkin 300/400m

Emillie Castagna Holly Snellgrove

800m

Aisha Wilson Eleanor Hayfield Holly Griffiths 1500m

Katie Buller Sophie Oatley Hurdles Alex Avoth Olivia Dark Olivia Cahill High jump

Lily Raynor Katie Buller Lucy Tyler Long jump Olivia Galloway Triple jump Polly Jones Maddy Smith Hannah Saunders Louise Galloway Sophie Sawyer Shot putt

Lucy Griffiths Annie Graham Discus

Daisy Elliott Anna Knight Ali Donnelly Javelin

This year for the first time BSG entered an Intermediates team of year 9 & 10 athletes into the National Track and Field Cup. The team is comprised of 12 athletes who all have to compete in two events, one track, one field. There is a points scale system, where every distance, throw, jump or run equates to points. These points are then collated to establish the wining team. The emphasis is therefore on versatility and trying to organise the team to amass the greatest amounts of points. The first round was held at Kings Park on the 18th May where we were up against very strong opposition with the likes of Sherborne Girls, Parkstone Grammar, Queen Elizabeth School to name but a few, all experienced in this format. Our team performed extremely well and were placed 3rd out of the 8 schools competing. A very commendable result. Unfortunately for us, only the top 2 teams go through to the ‘A’ team draw, however, when compared with the other schools nationally, the points BSG accumulated were high enough for us to qualify for the South West Regional finals of the ‘B’ team draw. We were off to Basingstoke! This round was scheduled in the middle of year 10’s on work experience and year 9 exams, not ideal, which meant we had several alterations to the team. That said, the team were keen and raring to go and do their best. We battled hard and gave it our best effort to finish 7th in the B team regional finals. A creditable result, and with more experience under our belt, this bodes well for a promising future. Well done girls!

:Inter Squad

Amelia Aldridge Katie Buller Olivia Cahill

Olivia Dark Alexandra Donnelly Annabel Graham

Rebecca Hannibal Clarisse Holden Polly Jones

Anna Knight Georgia Read Holly Snellgrove Lucy Tyler Elizabeth Larkin Stephanie Batchellier

Holly Griffiths Sophie Oatley

Our senior athletes have really shone this summer (unlike the sun!) and set the bar very high for our younger students to follow in the future. Olivia Galloway and Madeleine Smith competed in the Dorset Schools’ Championships and both won their event, Madeleine – Senior Girls Triple Jump, Olivia – Intermediate Girls 80m Hurdles. Following this Oliva, Madeleine and Bridget Dence (Senior Girls 1500m) progressed through to the South West Schools’ Championships in Exeter on Saturday 18th June. Bridget finished second in the 1500m final with an impressive time of 4.43.25 minutes. Olivia qualified for the 80m Hurdles final with a commendable time of 11.7 seconds but retired due to injury. Madeleine competed in the Triple Jump and jumped close to her personal best achieving 11.24m. Unfortunately this just missed the National Standard qualification. However more recently Olivia has achieved a National Standard in the South West England Schools Heptathlon and will compete in the England Schools Multi Event Competition in September. These are truly outstanding performances which have been achieved whilst studying for public examinations this year. Congratulations on your successes we are very proud of you!

The sun came out for Sports Day and shone down on a wonderful sporting event. All girls were involved competing in one event or another, gaining valuable points for their House and the support from parents, staff and girls was fantastic, all making the occasion one to remember. I am delighted to report that the atmosphere, determination and adrenalin all seemed to enhance performance culminating in some new fantastic Sports Day records!

: Javelin Abbie Rowsell Year 9 Old record New Record

20.64m 22.93m Javelin Annie Graham Year 10 18.45m 24.53m Rounders ball throw Hermoine Cull Year 7 43.6m 44.5m

Rounders Ball throw Annie Graham Year 10 49.3m 57.0m

1500m Aisha Wilson Year 7 5.23 mins 5.17mins

Relay 4 x 100m Rossetti Year 10 1.03 mins 1.00.81

The results are as follows::

Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Overall House winner

1st Parks Franklin Parks Parks Parks 2nd Shelley Shelley Curie Shelley Shelley

3rd Curie Curie Austen Rossetti Curie 4th Rossetti Rossetti Shelley Franklin Franklin 5th Franklin Parks Franklin Curie Rossetti 6th Austen Austen Rossetti Austen Austen

Well done to all of you!

All rounders teams have had an extremely successful season and it is wonderful to see the popularity and participation of the sport prosper. BSG continue to showcase their talent at all levels local and area. All members of the squad and clubs should be congratulated on their hard work and effort. U13 Dorset Rounders League The U13 rounders squad captained by Grace Digby 8S have had an outstanding season culminating in being crowned U13 Dorset Rounders League Champions. The squad started the season with wins over Highcliffe ( 8.5 – 3) and Ferndown (7.5-2). This provided the team with the momentum which continued with wins over Twynham (14-6.5), Bishop of Winchester (19.5-3.5) and Avonbourne (22.5-5). In total the squad scored 72 rounders over five matches which is outstanding. The squad really exceeded all expectations and should be congratulated on their success. : 8S Grace Digby (CAPTAIN) 8R Isabella Reeves Ayla Scammell Leah Rogers Zoe Johnson Harmony Jenkins Louise Galloway Chloe Bland Lucy Ansell Lydia Thornhill Lucy Griffiths Emily Woodward 8F Eve Bailey Freya Cutler

Cherry Stent

U13 Rounders Area Tournament BSG attended the Bournemouth and Christchurch Area tournament held at the Grange. Teams from the local area played in a round robin tournament with the top scoring team crowned as tournament winners. The squad played with determination but unfortunately lost the key match by ½ a rounder so were runners-up. Congratulations.

1 8R Isabella Reeves 8 8F Cherry Stent 2 Chloe Bland 9 8S Lucy Ansell 3 Leah Rogers 10 Skye Leech 4 Lydia Thornhill 11 Grace Digby - CAPTAIN 5 Harmony Jenkins 12 Ayla Scammell 6 Emily Woodward 13 Lucy Griffiths 7 8F Eve Bailey 14 Esme Sangar

U14 Area Rounders /School Games Qualifier Tournament BSG hosted the Area/School Games Qualifying Tournament with teams from Bournemouth competing for first place to represent Bournemouth in the Dorset School Games. The tournament was organised in a round robin format. BSG dominated all games winning easily to be crowned Area Winners and Bournemouth representatives at the Dorset School Games. Due to the erratic British weather, the Dorset School Games Finals at Bryanston were cancelled due to waterlogged pitches.

1 9C Abbie Rowsell 8 9F Maisey Lapskas 2 Holly Snellgrove 9 Lily Stent 3 Katie Bullock 10 Lucy Heasman 4 9A Katie Langston 11 9R Anashe Chisadza 5 9P Evie Ashton (Captain) 12 Jessica Fulton 6 Olivia Dark 13 9C Milly Campbell 7 Freya Pretty (bat) :U15 Dorset Rounders League In the U15 league BSG entered two teams; year 9 BSG B and year 10 BSG A. Both teams boasted a wealth of talent in both fielding and batting. Also, it was encouraging to welcome so many new players to the team and practices. Both teams won all of their pool matches to qualify for the final. The final was hosted at BSG , with the match consisting of two innings. Both teams showed skill and determination, with BSG A team, captained by Molly Graham 10P, dominating with superb batting to win 13 rounders to BSG B team 5 rounders. BSG A team were crowned Winners of The Dorset U15 league and BSG B team runners-up. A fantastic finale.

BSG B = YEAR 9 BSG A = YEAR 10 9P Evie Ashton – Captain 10P Molly Graham - Captain Olivia Dark Libby Watton

Freya Pretty Sophie Males

9R Jessica Fulton 10R Alicia Markham

Anashe Chisadza Libby Larkin

9C Holly Snellgrove Angelina Palmer

Sophie Oatley

Abbie Rowsell 10F Lily Badawy

Katie Buller Stephanie Batchellier

Heather Lonnan Yolanda Kennedy

9F Anna Knight 10S Annie Graham

Maisey Laspkas Josephine Garcia

Lucy Heasman

9A Katie Langston

Ageon Tennis League This season the tennis programme has been significantly affected by cancelled and re- arranged matches, due to rain. Despite the disruption both the Year 7 & 8 and Year 9 & 10 teams remain unbeaten. We still have a few matches yet to re-schedule but time is running out! Well done to both squads on their success, we hope that next season the weather will be on our side and more matches can get played.

Year 7 & 8 A Team Year 7 & 8 B Team Sienna May Amy Somauroo Emillie Castagna Roxy Clayton Zoe Johnson Kayleigh Rees

Alex Avoth Hannah Saunders

Scarlett Williams Layla Oakley

Year 9 & 10 A Team Year 9 & 10 B Team Annie Graham Lucy Heasman Molly Graham Abbie Rowsell Naomi Smith Ruby Zhang Sarah Males Katie Langston Elsa Li

The last inter activity of the year took place on Friday afternoon and what a fantastic occasion it was. All girls in year 7 – 9 gathered together in the hall and witnessed some creative, highly skilled routines with slick execution and exciting choreography. It is a real credit to the girls that they show such team work, co-operation and leadership skills, whilst deciding upon and developing their chosen theme, music and costumes. It is certainly a difficult challenge to ensure everyone is heard and ideas incorporated, and they need resilience to overcome any obstacles along the way. The end results were outstanding and the whole atmosphere of support and encouragement was second to none. Thankfully parents will get the opportunity to see many of the routines at the annual gym and dance display next March. The final results are as follows;

Place Year 7 Year 8 Year 9

1st Rossetti Curie Shelley

2nd Shelley Franklin Curie

3rd Franklin Parks Rossetti

4th Curie Rossetti Parks

5th Austen Shelley Austen

6th Parks Austen Franklin

Lastly it just leaves me to say a huge well done to all the girls who have represented BSG throughout 2015/16 in either one or several teams. Such outstanding results, in such a vast array of sports, do not come without hard work, commitment and dedication from both the girls and my PE department team. Thank you. Enjoy a good summer break and see you well rested in September ready for the next season!

Mrs Pardy

Key contacts

Headteacher: Mr A Brien Deputy Headteacher: Mrs M Braye Deputy Headteacher: Ms A Collins Deputy Headteacher: Mr D Sims Head of Sixth Form Mrs L Holman

Head of Austen House: Mrs C Owen - cowen@bsg. bournemouth. sch. uk

Head of Curie House: Miss L Cooper - [email protected]. sch. uk

Head of Franklin House: Mrs S Mantle- smantle@bsg. bournemouth. sch. uk

Head of Parks House: Mrs S Kapoor - skapoor@bsg. bournemouth. sch. uk

Head of Rossetti House: Mrs S Turner - sturner@bsg. bournemouth. sch. uk Head of Shelley House: Mrs S Davies - sdavies @bsg. bournemouth. sch. uk School telephone number: 01202 526289 School fax number: 01202 548923

School e-mail address: office@bsg. bournemouth. sch. uk School Website: www. bsg. bournemouth. sch. uk

Term Dates 2016-17 Autumn Term Start of term: Monday 5th September Half-term: Monday 24th October - Friday 28th October Inset Day: Monday 31st October Founders Day: Tuesday 13th December End of term: Friday 16th December Spring Term Start of term: Tuesday 3rd January 2017 Half-term: Monday 13th February - Friday 17th February Inset Day: Wednesday 15th March End of term: Friday 7th April

Summer Term Start of term: Monday 24th April Bank Holiday: Monday 1st May Half-term: Monday 29th May - Friday 2nd June Inset Day: Friday 7th July End of term: Friday 21st July