Year 13 student Izzi Ryder has balanced her academic studies with competing at a high level in showjumping across the UK and in Europe. She has represented her country on several occasions and has previously qualified for the Horse of the Year Show. Last August, at the age of 17, Izzi...
As part of their PSHE program, a group of sixth form students visited the Houses of Parliament on Monday 27 January to learn more about how the government works and experience the chambers first-hand. While touring the site they explored the benches of the House of Commons as well as the House...
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The Winter Wonderland Dinner was a fabulous occasion for pupils, students and staff who gathered for an elegant dinner on Monday 9 December. The event was organised by Ellie, Head Girl, and Jenny, Deputy Head Girl, who chose the winter wonderland theme and selected the menu and enter...
On 27 November, Christine Rollier, Senior Research Scientist, in Vaccinology at the Oxford Vaccine Group came in to talk with St Gabriel’s Senior School pupils about vaccine immunology. She set the scene by talking about the immune system and progressed to pre-clinical vaccine developmen...
Recently Kevin Gaskell visited St Gabriel’s to talk to pupils, parents and staff about Ocean 5, their fund raising for the Plastic Soup Foundation and the challenges they will face taking part in one of the world’s greatest physical challenges, the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge...
On 9 October pupils attended a lunchtime talk by Veterinary Practitioner Elizabeth Willcocks, BVetMed, BSc(Hons), PGCertMang, MRCVS, VBM. Elizabeth studied at Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in London and provided guidance to our pupils on choosing a career as a Veterinarian. She is...
67% of grades at A* - A 93% of grades at A* - B 99% of grades at A* - C 100% pass Having received their A level examination results today, students and teachers are celebrating another year of exceptional achievement: 93% of grades at A* - B, with over 80% of girls attai...
On a very windy Saturday in June, which was not conducive to improving personal best times, Izzy Mannion in Year12, competed in the county finals of the 1500m at Palmer Park in Reading. Izzy gained first place in the final with a time of 4.58, although slightly slower than her personal best, it...
Year 12 student, Izzi, has achieved a place in the Team GB Equestrian U18 Junior Nations Cup Team. After trials in Chepstow, Izzi had to perform well to impress the selectors, who were there to check progress across three days of competition over the jumps. On the first two days she compet...
Debating clubs for all year groups are co-ordinated by Mrs Archer. This week marked the end of a particularly successful year for Year 13 and in particular for Rowan in her role as Debating Prefect. As part of a farewell party for our Y13 debaters, Rowan was presented with an inscribed gavel, t...
Our Year 12 Young Enterprise team Fizz 'n' Mix participated in the West Berkshire Area Showcase Final on Tuesday 7 May where they competed against 7 teams from Downe House, Pangbourne College and St Bartholomew's School. Fizz 'n' Mix's environmentally friendly, no plasti...
Fizz 'n' Mix is a bath bomb company created by our Year 12 Young Enterprise team. Over the course of their first year of sixth form, the team have been meeting weekly, initially to generate ideas and plan but thereafter to sell and look at ways to grow their business. The team have...