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Online Learning: LGGS is now closed to the vast majority of our students.

24th Mar 2020

Online Learning: LGGS is now closed to the vast majority of our students.

Our online learning curriculum is up and running to ensure all students can still access their education. Reception is closed so any general queries should be emailed to: lggs@lggs.lancs.sch.uk or use the contact us page on this website. We will continue to keep all members of our school community updated through ParentPay and school email. There is also useful information in our Parent Support section of the website. We hope that you all keep safe and in good health in these difficult circumstances. Online Learning  

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An Equal World is an Enabled World ... International Women's Day 2020

12th Mar 2020

An Equal World is an Enabled World ... International Women's Day 2020

The LGGS History Society have created an impressive display to celebrate International Women’s’ Day 2020. The display can be found on the Society’s noticeboard outside Room 9. Each year group voted during assembly and selected an inspirational woman who would represent their year group and likewise staff were encouraged to nominate a significant woman from history. We hope you will take a few minutes to enjoy reading about and reflect on just a small sample of those nominated and their achievements. They are all amazing women who have been instrumental in influencing change through inspiring others and making massive contributions to our society. International Women's Day (IWD) is celebrated annually on 8 March and has occurred for well over a century, with the first IWD gathering in 1911.  

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The Computational Thinking Challenge at Oxford University

13th Feb 2020

The Computational Thinking Challenge at Oxford University

Congratulations to Rebekah Fearnhead who was invited to the Department of Computer Science at the University of Oxford on 8 February as a finalist in a UK-wide competition, 'The UK Bebras Computational Thinking Challenge'. Reaching the final of the Elite, 16-18 age category, is an impressive achievement, as 7,085 students entered the first round for this age group. Rebekah was among the top 52 highest achieving students invited to the final round and was presented with her finalist’s certificate at a prize-giving ceremony at Hertford College. The 'UK Bebras Computational Thinking Challenge' is designed to get students excited about computing and computational thinking. It is a problem-solving contest with questions inspired by computer science topics. In the first round, held at their own schools, students had to solve as many problems as possible in the allotted time and there are six age categories. The highest scoring students from the four oldest age groups (Elite, Seniors, Intermediate, and Juniors) were then invited to the Department of Computer Science at Oxford for the finals which took place over two weekends in January and February.

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Witchcraft - a talk by Dr Charlotte Baker from Lancaster University

30th Jan 2020

Witchcraft - a talk by Dr Charlotte Baker from Lancaster University

On Wednesday 22 January, LGGS welcomed Dr Charlotte Baker from Lancaster University to give a talk titled ‘Witchcraft: From the History Books to the United Nations’. The talk ranged from local history, with the Lancashire Witches, to modern discrimination, with Dr Baker’s own research on albinism in Africa. It was really interesting to see the links between historical beliefs around witchcraft and the harmful practices still related to witchcraft to this day. The discussion centred on themes of difference and how misunderstandings, such as those around people with albinism, can lead to attacks on different communities. It was shocking to hear that even to this day there are attacks relating to witchcraft in Lancashire – the highest concentration of any county in the UK – and Dr Baker answered questions on religious views of witchcraft and what modern witchcraft looks like. She ended the talk with presenting us with two questions for discussion: why is witchcraft typically related to women, and what could the motivations be for accusing someone of witchcraft? Thank you to Dr Baker for such a thought-provoking talk.

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Sixth Form Application - 6th February 2020

28th Jan 2020

Sixth Form Application - 6th February 2020

When applying to Sixth Form, you are embarking on a new stage of your journey, and even those of you who have been at LGGS for the last five years may be surprised at how different this will feel.  For those of you new to LGGS, at this time of great change, you will soon find there are many people in school ready to help you through any challenges you may meet.  We offer a first-class educational experience in a caring environment and look forward to receiving your application. Application deadline: 6th February If you need any further information please contact Mrs Julia Stables who will be happy to help you: j.stables@lggs.lancs.sch.uk   SIXTH FORM APPLICATION: APPLY HERE "Despite being very nervous, my decision to join LGGS was one of the best I’ve made, and even in my first term, the school has given me support and brought out the very best of my abilities in all aspects of school life. I can’t recommend LGGS enough to any prospective students." Charlotte, Year 12

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Royal Society of Chemistry's 'Top of the Bench' Regional Final Competition Winners

21st Jan 2020

Royal Society of Chemistry's 'Top of the Bench' Regional Final Competition Winners

Congratulations to the Year 9 chemistry team who have won the regional final of the Royal Society of Chemistry's 'Top of the Bench' competition at Lancaster University on Saturday 11th January. The day was split into three parts. For the first part, we had to work together to figure out who really was Santa. We used our chromatography skills to find out the pen ink and our knowledge of pH’s to find out which powder was the fake snow. The last step was a bit more challenging. We had to try and match the fingerprint on the glass to the suspect’s fingerprints and figure out what type of lines they each had on their fingers. The next part was less fun since it was a test. It was a bit challenging, but we tried our best. The final part was great fun. We had to try and launch our rocket as far as we could by electrolysing water to use the hydrogen and we also used custard. Our first attempt was very successful, but the others weren’t as successful. However, the day was overall fun and interesting, especially since we got to work in a professional lab which was very cool. Sana-Fatima Ashrafi In the competition, we had to find out who the secret Santa was! To do this Sana and I had to do some chromatography, test our different powders and look at fingerprints which matched Santa. Overall, I found this experience really exhilarating and it gave me a further understanding of what it would be like if I went on to do chemistry in the future. I can’t wait to progress to the final round in March! Hajira Afzal Next stop the grand final!   

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