News & Bulletins

• Poland Trip CANCELLED (update 12th Nov 21:17)
  Due not enough individiuals signing up for this trip, it has been cancelled.
  Mrs Hyde will consider rescheduling the trip next academic year.
• HERSTORY SHOWCASE 8th FEBRUARY (update 5th Jan 23:14)
  The History Department would like to invite you to join us on the Wednesday 8th February in a celebration of the acheivement of women through History. There will be the opportunity to see work from across the school on the contribution and significance of women through the ages. Come and hear Year 9 students debate who should be named  'The most significant woman of modern times' and see Year 12 take part in a very special edition of University Challenge! Light refreshments will be available and the Showcase begins at 4pm. We look forward to seeing you there!
  The History Department
• ADULT EVENING CLASSES STARTING THE WEEK OF JANUARY 9, 2012 (update 9th Dec 18:37)
  Classes are from 7-9pm on Monday or Wednesday evenings and run for 10 weeks.
  There are currently spaces in the following classes:
  Silver Jewellery Making; beginners to advance – Monday evenings
  Life Sculpture; beginners to advance – Wednesday Evenings
  Painting and Drawing; beginners to advance - Wednesday Evenings
  For fees, dates and registration form, please contact Holly Dalfen on 01923 447658
  Email - . Website - www.wggs-artscollege.ik.org
• Term Dates (update 16th Sep 14:29)
  Changes have been made to the Academic Calendar 2011 - 2012 which have been highlighted in red.

Dear Parents, Girls and Visitors,

I am delighted that you are interested in our school. I hope that you will enjoy visiting our website; it will show you some of the reasons why Watford Grammar School for Girls is such a successful school and well known nationally for its academic standards.

As the Head, I am particularly conscious of my responsibility for maintaining the best of the traditional values of this school, while offering a forward-looking education to equip girls for life in the twenty-first century. Our motto is Sperate Parati - Go forward with preparation. With the motto in mind, I aim to ensure that each girl:

• Is encouraged to achieve excellence in all areas of the curriculum;
• Achieves a sense of dignity, personal responsibility and self esteem;
• Learns to work as part of a team;
• Has an open mind and the ability to make and understand moral judgements;
• Receives a balanced and broad education and is equipped with those skills necessary to undertake a lifetime of learning.

I see it as part of my function to provide an ordered working environment in which the highest standards of work and behaviour are expected of all girls, an environment where a community based on mutual respect, tolerance, trust and understanding is able to flourish. With my colleagues I aim to provide a curriculum which challenges the girls and promotes their academic and social development.

In a large school the whole community - pupils, staff, parents and Governors - should be aware of what the school is trying to achieve and how that achievement is being planned and organised. Success in achieving our aims and objectives is dependent on the spirit of understanding shared by all involved in the life and work of the school. We are a developing school, continually trying to improve the quality of education we provide.

I look forward to welcoming you.

Helen Hyde
Headmistress