Students have demonstrated a real determination and resilience in continuing with their Product Design work at home. Product Design students have been working incredibly hard to produce some outstanding work on a range of creative tasks. Year 7 students have been exploring design communication skills including the introduction of computer aided design tasks. Year 8 students have been investigating design movements to assist in designing and modelling unique clocks. Take a look at these fantastic creations!
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Well, what a year, not quite the one we had planned but we have made it to the end of term. You have continued to make me a very proud Head of Study, you have worked extremely hard during this tricky time and been so supportive of each other. You deserve a restful summer holiday to recharge the batteries ready for the year ahead. I thank you for being so lovely and for making my role as Head of Study an enjoyable, albeit sometimes challenging, job. Wishing you and your families a lovely summer holiday!
We want to say a massive well done to all of our Year Key Stage 3 students who have worked tirelessly over the lockdown on their homeschooling. Some of the work produced has been outstanding and they have really shown their creative sides through the art projects and house challenges. The students have exhibited the MGGS habits, in particular, a positive mindset and resilience and we were thrilled to be able to welcome them in for a face to face session this term. We have also had a number of key worker children who have been in school regularly – well done to them for being so positive and for working so well in school this term.
It has been a very long term for Year 12, but it has been wonderful to see so many of you back in school. Term 6 is always a busy one, but our students’ work and commitment has been all the more impressive during these most unusual of times. Many have managed their work brilliantly alongside new student leadership responsibility, the launch of additional courses, and laying the foundations for UCAS and other post-18 applications. The nature of two year, synoptic courses requires that students keep up some work, revision and research for coursework during the summer of Year 12, but it is important that everyone takes a step back and enjoys a good period of rest, especially at the end of such a challenging year. Therefore, we would like to wish Year 12 a pleasant and safe summer break and we look forward to welcoming them into Year 13 next term.
As we come to the end of this academic year I do want to publicly thank all the school’s staff who have worked in so many different and unusual ways this academic year to ensure the school has continued to operate (virtually) and students have been able to continue their education- although in a somewhat different way to what anyone of us could have anticipated at the start of the academic year. I do want to additionally thank each parent and/or carer who has worked with their daughter/son over this period of time. I know so many parents of students in Year 10 and 12 have gone out of their way to help ensure their daughter/son has attended school this term, thank you.
Despite it not being the Term 6 that Year 11 expected, we have been busy working hard together to prepare everyone for the Sixth Form virtually, with lots of transition work, a virtual Induction Day, letters of welcome from Mrs Ransom, the Head Students and their new Head of Study, Ms Zoil, and much more. It has been great to get to know our offer holders, both students from MGGS and other local schools, albeit virtually, during this time.
We were delighted to learn that despite ‘lockdown’ MGGS’s Lucy T has prevailed. With athletic clubs closing at the end of March, Lucy was forced to continue her training at home by herself. This wasn’t easy but her coach kept in touch giving her weekly sessions to follow. Training involved a sprint workout on the green, and muscle development. Lucy became a regular out on the green sprinting and doing pull ups on tree branches by herself, she then went indoors to focus on her core exercises.
Covid-19 Safe: Medical room redecorated and ventilated, external doors added to C101 and C102 along with access pathway, bringing in extra rooms ready for use as classrooms. Hand sanitiser stations at all entrances and exits and introduction of one-way system. 
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