News update

Here are the some recent items of school news.

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18/03/19
Gifted & talented Year 11 & 12 Study Day in Oxford
On the 8th March 2019, students from year 11 and year 12 visited Oxford University for a Study Day run by Academy Conferences. Students from several other schools attended and benefitted from hearing range of talks covering many ideas that we would not normally cover in school.
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14/03/19
Year 8 Magistrates Mock Trial
On Saturday 9th March, a group of 12 students from Year 8 went to the Crown Court in Reading to participate in the Magistrates Mock Trial Competition.
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08/03/19
World Book Day - Year 7 Author Visit
LGS recently celebrated world book day and combined this with a visit for year 7 from a well known author.
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04/03/19
Year 10 Revision Workshop
On Thursday 28th February, Year 10 were given a smart learning session on how to revise strategically and effectively in order to remember content, long-term.
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28/02/19
Senior House Music
On Friday 15th February, it was that time of the year for musicians of all abilities and standards to showcase their talent to years 10-13. Senior House Music, as always, did not fail to entertain - with such a wide variety of acts; it was a really exciting affair.
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24/02/19
Year 12 Geographer's in Northern Ireland
Our Year 12 Geography class recently took a trip to Northern Ireland to study the human and physical factors that shape the area.
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07/02/19
Year 12 Oxford University Visit
Students from Langley Grammar School travelled to Oxford to gain a valuable insight into university life.
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07/02/19
Year 12 Speed Networking
On the Friday 25 January the students of Year 12 were given the opportunity to meet professionals from a wide variety of careers, some of which were highly specialised and unique, and others which gave us a broader view of a certain sectors.
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06/02/19
'Cyberfirst' Competition
Recently 25 of our year 8 girls formed teams and entered the 2019 Cyberfirst competition run by GCHQ, the UK intelligence service. Mr Oakley who organised this for LGS students explains more below.
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04/02/19
Year 11 Sixth Form Taster Day
On Wednesday 16th January the students in year 11 got a taste of life in the Sixth Form, sampling different A Level subjects and finding out about the wide range of opportunities the Sixth Form provides.
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10/01/19
Year 10 Business Studies Market Stalls
On Tuesday 18th December, the Year 10 business studies class set up to run a market stall. They were given two lessons to come up with an idea of a product that they could sell on the market. The product had to be both original and appropriately priced.
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20/12/18
Business studies students get creative with cereals!
Year 11 Business pupils have been creative this term deciding on how to market cereal. They were given a packet of cereal, in a blank plastic bag and then told that they had to market it!
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