Junior School

Form Teachers

Year 8			Year 9			Year 10
8A	Mrs J Acheson/ Mrs R Keown		9A	Mrs D Johnston		10A	Mrs E Whitford
8B	Mrs J Bannister		9B	Mrs R Robertson/ Mrs L McKee		10B	Mrs J McMillan
8C	Mrs R Cousins/ Mrs D Spence		9C	Mr P Caddell		10C	Mr S Robinson
8D	Mrs D Irvine/Mrs E Martin		9D	Miss A Humes		10D	Mrs A Lee/ Mrs L Mawhinney
8E	Mrs B Haslam		9E	Mrs S Chambers/ Mrs J Loder		10E	Mrs C McCready/ Mrs L Priestley
8F	Mrs A Macafee/ Mrs R Keown		9F	Miss J Jackson		10F	Mr C Brown

Glenlola Collegiate enrols girls from all sections of our community who can benefit from the education offered in a grammar school. Accordingly, the School complies with the requirements of the Northern Ireland Curriculum in terms of the Statutory General Learning Areas and Learning for Life and Work at Key Stage 3.  Progress within Junior School is carefully monitored by the Head of Junior School and Year Heads for Years 8, 9 and 10.

Girls entering the school are placed in one of six form classes and are taught in these groups for compulsory subjects in Junior School.  Generally, the classes are rearranged at the end of Year 8.  The Curriculum at Key Stage 3 at Glenlola Collegiate School aims to give every girl in Years 8 – 10 a broad, balanced and appropriately challenging education.

Every girl in Junior School follows a common course of study for her first three years. This comprises of:

• Art and Design
• English
• Geography
• History
• Home Economics
• ICT
• Learning for Life and Work
• Mathematics
• Modern Languages – French in Years 8, 9 and 10 and then a choice of German or Spanish from Year 9
• Music
• Religious Studies
• Physical Education
• Science in Years 8 and 9 and then Biology, Chemistry and Physics in Year 10
• Technology and Design

In years 8 and 9 pupils attend a Form Tutorial once fortnight which is delivered by their Form Teacher. The pupils investigate a range of themes such as Personal Development, resilience and study skills.

At the end of Year 10, girls are awarded Junior School certificates which are based on their final end of year examinations across all of their subjects.

In June, a separate Assembly is held for each year group when pupils receive a range of awards to acknowledge the progress and effort that they have made throughout the school year.

Junior School provides many opportunities for pupils to expand interests and activities in the extensive range of extra-curricular opportunities on offer.  There are also events planned for each individual year group which include the Year 8 and 9 Team Building events and a Rewards Day in Year 10 to celebrate the completion of Key Stage 3 Education.

Upon entering Year 8, pupils are assigned to one of the six School Houses – Clanmorris, Dufferin, Hamilton, Harte, Ward and Weir using the sorting hat.  Pupils are encouraged to participate in the large number of house events that take place throughout the School year, allowing them to mix with pupils outside of their form classes and to foster a sense of community within their Houses and competitiveness with the other Houses.  Some of the House events for Junior School pupils include the Year 8 Rounders, Year 9 Dodge-ball and Hockey, netball etc.