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Year 13 AS Geography Field Work, February 2015

On 25 February, eighteen AS pupils travelled to Magilligan Field Centre to take part in fieldwork. They were studying sand dune succession along the Umbra Nature Reserve. The girls collected data relating to plant species, soil pH, light levels, temperature and slope gradient; and each pupil had the opportunity to use a variety of equipment. […]

Astronomy Masterclass

Learning From the Master! The GCSE astronomers had a treat this Wednesday 11 February when the National Space Academy’s Head of Education Andy McMurray visited Glenlola to deliver an Astronomy Master-class. With the exam coming up in May, this was the perfect chance to revise those tricky topics of celestial co-ordinates, heliocentric parallax, using the […]

Young Enterprise Company 2015

This year I had the amazing opportunity to be part of Glenlola’s Young Enterprise team as I took on the role as Marketing Director. This is an extra-curricular activity where a group of sixteen girls from Year 13 get together to create and manage a business and this year our company was a huge success. […]

Review of Pastoral Care Policies

The following Pastoral Policies have recently been reviewed and adopted by the Board of Governors: Child Protection & Safeguarding Pastoral Care Anti-Bullying Bereavement The School welcomes any comments on these policies.  Your feedback will be used when reviewing these policies.  Please use the following email address and complete the subject title using ‘F.A.O. Mrs Loder’: info@glenlolacollegiate.bangor.ni.sch.uk We look […]

WW1 Open Night Quiz Winner

Congratulations to Faith Thompson of Kilmaine Primary School who has won our World War 1 Open Night Quiz. A prize is on its way to her at school. Well done, Faith!

Success in Creative Writing – Vote for Ellie

Success in Creative Writing – Vote for Ellie! Ellie Shevlin Year 9 has been selected to represent Northern Ireland in The Power of Poetry Competition with her poem ‘Night’ which is being run by Young Writers. Twelve poems have been selected out of 15,000 entries from 450 schools across then UK to compete in the final! Ellie […]

Free Microsoft Office Download

Dear Student, We are delighted to announce that, on the basis of C2k’s licence agreement with Microsoft, all student school users  have been enabled and that they  can download, free of charge, full copies of Microsoft Office for PC or Mac for use on up to 5 personal devices. The download can be accessed via […]

Crisis at Christmas 2014

I would like to reiterate the importance of not judging a book by its cover. Over time, a book may become tattered on the outside, but what is on the inside can still be incredible. Every year people discuss the “True meaning of Christmas”. They say that it is a time for celebration and togetherness. […]