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Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School originated in the Middle Ages as an educational foundation for children in Canterbury, emerging as a separate school for girls in 1881. Our school motto "Meliora Sequamur" (Let's Aim for Better Things) emphasizes the school's continued commitment to excellence. Girls are following an 800 year old tradition in achieving high academic distinction, learning civilized and humane values and developing the personality and character to allow them to go on to play a leading role in the wider world
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Follow SLGGS Headteacher Jane Robinson on Twitter!Posted Friday 18th May 2012
Follow SLGGS Headteacher, Jane Robinson, on Twitter for up-to-date news and information about the school. Search for @langtonhead
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Year 10 Student Laura Tolley Achieves National Success in RugbyPosted Thursday 17th May 2012
Year 10 SLGGS Student, Laura Tolley, achieved national success in rugby on Saturday when she helped her team to victory in the National Sevens Final in Litchfield, near Birmingham, by scoring a try.
“We only had 1 try scored against us in the whole tournament,” said Laura who’s still recovering from a few aches and bruises.
The girls played six 7s games on the day of the final against teams from all over the UK, each match being 14 minutes long with 7 team members on each side.
Laura, who’s a regular...Continue Reading
The World of Work Comes to SLGGSPosted Wednesday 16th May 2012
Employers, parents, university lecturers and five former students led workshops for Year 9 students at Simon Langton Girls’ Grammar School on Friday’s ‘World of Work Day’ to give them an insight into potential career pathways and to help them learn more about personal skills and qualities required in the working world.
Girls each attended 2 of 12 workshops featuring talks and activities that focused on aspects of careers including Management Consultancy, Sports Science, NHS Management, Design, Teaching,...Continue Reading
The Junior Vocal Ensemble at the Festival Hall 12-13 May 2012Posted Monday 14th May 2012
“Exciting music, the Singing Lift, Twang, flying puppies, chewing apples to hit top C, lots of queuing, yummy food!” These were some of the highlights of our weekend in London, and you’ll have to come along to the Junior Concert in June to find out more about the Singing Lift.
It was exciting to receive an email from the Southbank Centre, inviting our Junior Vocal Ensemble to come up to London and sing in an important concert to mark both the launch of London’s Cultural Olympiad and as part of a...Continue Reading
