Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls
The past year has been an extremely fruitful one for our department. We have worked tirelessly to raise the profile of the department within the school, local community and internationally. We have hosted a wide variety of enrichment activities, which included expert guest speakers, ranging from Olympic gold medallists to practising research scientists.
We have been visited by head teachers from South Africa and a Head of Science from Australia, allowing us to showcase outstanding practice in teaching and learning, as well as the use of ICT. We have supported numerous people from within the Borough and trained seven new teachers. Our department is highly visible within the running of our training school role, with 5 of our staff regularly providing workshops and seminars. We have hosted 2 RSC and 3 SSAT events.
We have experienced a growth in numbers of students opting for separate and A-level Sciences. Our STEMNET club has grown from strength to strength, resulting in students achieving CREST awards for the first time in years. We are in the process of trialling and introducing new courses to increase our provision and impact positively on the attainment of our students.
Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls is a foundation secondary school for 1,400 girls aged 11-18, located in the London borough of Ealing. It was awarded beacon status by the government in recognition of it's academic excellence and, as a result, became a specialist school for Science and Mathematics.