3rd August 2020 — Malvern St James Girls' School has been shortlisted in the Independent Schools of The Year 2020 awards in the category Marketing Award for Effective Brand Communication for the 'Malvern Alumnae 100' campaign launched last year.

'Malvern Alumnae 100' was launched in 2019. The project showcases 100 of the school’s most talented and remarkable alumnae.

The central element of the project is a permanent exhibition in School with a twofold aim: to celebrate each alumna’s contribution to society - whether that is in their career, charity involvement or social activism – and to inspire our current students. Supporting this campaign is a virtual exhibition on our school website, a networking launch event at School, and a programme of Guest Speaker slots where alumnae connect with our girls to do lectures, workshops and mentoring.

Independent Schools of the Year 2020 is an awards scheme run by the Independent School Parent magazines to celebrate the success stories of schools and their students across the independent education sector in the UK and British schools overseas.

21st July 2020 — Congratulations to Beth, Year 7 at Malvern St James Girls' School, who reached the final judging round of the TeenTech Awards 2020. With over 1,500 students participating in the TeenTech Awards reaching the final is a great achievement.

Beth entered the Future of Education category under Skills for Tomorrow's World: Thinking Big and Bold with her App called Charity Help.

Being able to think differently and having the courage to consider new ways of doing things is a highly valuable skill. It often means taking a risk and having the courage to fail and then try again. This award recognises students who have looked at the world and considered fresh solutions.

Her App, Charity Help, is designed to make giving to more than one charity at a time a lot easier.

About the TeenTech Awards

The TeenTech Awards are designed to encourage students to explore the most important industries of the future, understand key global issues, develop skills and learn more about their own potential to succeed.

Students work on projects from the Autumn, developing ideas and then following a suggested structure to help them progress their thinking. Projects are submitted electronically at the end of the Spring term for judging.

1st July 2020 — During the second half of the Summer Term, Malvern St James Girls' School created bespoke programmes for Year 13 girls to attend to help prepare them for University and work.

For the final session of her Year 13 Product Design University Preparation course, Chloe introduced Ms Rolfe to the delights of Canwood Art Gallery & Sculpture Park.

It was a wonderful opportunity to take a stroll amongst the incredible artwork, set against the stunning Herefordshire landscape.

Canwood has strong links with the MSJ community, with Indi’s Wave being the most cherished sculpture in the park. Chloe could not have chosen a more fitting venue to reflect on her time at MSJ and contemplate her future at University and beyond.

1st July 2020 — This week Carla, Year 8 who joined Malvern St James from Spain for a year, donated her hair to Mechones Solidarios, a Spanish charity who make wigs from donated hair for patients fighting cancer.

Carla, who had very long hair, chose to donate her hair after watching a TV series about a girl with cancer. While it was being cut she felt really good as she knew she would be helping someone.

After much research, Carla and her mum found the charity Mechones Solidarios and chose to donate her hair to them as they really liked what they stood for.

23rd June 2020 — We're delighted to announce Elena, Year 12 from Malvern St James Girls' School, has been shortlisted for the New College of the Humanities London Essay Competition with her essay titled 'Which problems will economists need to solve within the next 20 years and will artificial intelligence help them?’.

Elena's essay was shortlisted from 5,000 entries the NCH received from around the globe, this in itself is a great achievement. Elena will now attend the online awards ceremony on June 26.

The NCH London Essay Competition is open to students who are currently in their penultimate year of secondary education, Year 12, and who are interested in studying humanities or social sciences at university.

The selection of essay titles students could choose from engages across a broad range of humanities and social sciences topics. NCH looked to receive entries from talented and intellectually curious Year 12 students who showed passion and academic potential in the humanities and social sciences.

13th May 2020 — Malvern St James Girls’ School will continue to move its usual school operation online as it creates its first Virtual Open Morning on Wednesday 20th May. The school offers an invitation to all local families to join us, and learn more about the significant bursary packages it offers, which help children from all backgrounds to attend the school. One in four students currently receives financial assistance and more than 27% of students join the school from the state sector. The school is proud of its friendly and welcoming atmosphere where girls are happy and excel in academic and extra-curricular interests.

MSJ’s size allows it to create a really personal experience for each and every girl. It has been widely praised by parents and pupils for the depth of its online teaching and learning since schools went into lockdown, offering a full timetable, plus Assemblies, Form Time, Clubs and pastoral support. A Level results are top in Worcestershire and girls go on to study at the most sought-after universities. 5% of the Year 13s are holding Oxbridge offers this year.

Bursary assistance of up to 40% of fee levels is available and all students are eligible to apply on a means-tested basis. Scholarships are available to students who excel in a particular subject, whether Art, Academic, Sports and a range of other disciplines. Scholarships carry a 10% fee remission and can be combined with bursaries up to a 40% maximum.

Students looking at entering in the Sixth Form are eligible for The Founders’ Award, the school’s most prestigious scholarship which carries an open fee remission. It is awarded to students who demonstrate all-round excellence and strength in leadership and community involvement. The Award began in 2016, and since then it has helped local girls who have gone on to study Engineering at Oxford and Imperial College London, Medicine at Cardiff, and Physics at Leeds. This year’s Founders’ Award scholarship holder has an offer to study Veterinary Medicine at Cambridge University.

“I couldn’t have been a MSJ pupil without this assistance” says one of our current Founders’ Award holders, whilst a previous holder comments, “Being here has made a massive difference to my educational journey. Before, the cut-off for the school day was 3.30pm, and being able to stay later here has really helped. I can access the Library and teachers when I need to.” The school offers wrap-around care for younger girls till 6pm (later still for Senior and Sixth Form girls) and day girls also get the opportunity to board three nights a term for free.

There is no one ‘type’ of girl who gets the Award – this year’s girls are reading various subjects at A Level and they have a range of interests outside of school. “It’s given us confidence” says one; “it’s brought out our potential and nurtured our abilities and skills”, says another of the three current holders.

MSJ is now the only all-through all-girls school remaining in Worcestershire. Applying for The Founders’ Award is a straight-forward process, and we welcome applications from girls currently in other schools. Please get in touch with the school if you would like to attend the Open Morning on admissions@malvernstjames.co.uk