Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Language College

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Language College
Motto Learn without limits
Established 1928
Type Community school, Comprehensive school
Headteacher Jo Dibb
Specialism Language
Location Risinghill Street, off Penton Street
London
N1 9QG
England
Local authority London Borough of Islington
DfE URN 100457
Ofsted Reports
Students c. 900
Gender Girls
Ages 11–16
Colours Pink & grey
Website Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Language College

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Language College (EGA) is a large comprehensive secondary school for girls in Islington, London, England. It is classified as a Language College.[1] It is named in honour of Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, the first woman to gain a medical qualification in the United Kingdom.

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Overview

EGA’s buildings, which are located between King's Cross railway station and Angel tube station, are also named after great women in history, for example:Emily Brontë (Humanities, English and Mathematics) and Mary Seacole (Languages and art).

As a designated Language College, students are encouraged to take at least one language alongside English, Mathematics, and Science, which are compulsory subjects at GCSE level.

In 2009, EGA gained international acclaim following the visit of Michelle Obama, wife of US president Barack Obama. Then in May 2011, 35 girls was chosen to go to Oxford university to meet mrs Obama again and this was shown live on many news channels It is a member of the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust.

History

The school was founded in 1928[2] as Starcross School and moved into the buildings made vacant by the 1965 closing of Risinghill School,[3] which had opened in 1960.[4] It was later renamed Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School.[5]

In 2009, the school was visited by Michelle Obama, wife of the American president Barack Obama.[4] On 25 May 2011, during a state visit of the US president, she took a group of 35 pupils at the school to Oxford University for a presentation.[6]

The school is being rebuilt and will be finished in November 2012.

Notable alumnae

See also

References

  1. ^ "Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School". Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. http://www.guardian.co.uk/values/socialaudit/story/0,,1933589,00.html. Retrieved 2008-03-18. 
  2. ^ "Starcross School, St Pancras". Corporate Details. The National Archives. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra/searches/subjectView.asp?ID=O104218. Retrieved 2009-04-29. 
  3. ^ "Papers of (William) Michael Duane (1915-1997)". Archive. Institute of Education University of London. http://archive.ioe.ac.uk/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqSearch=(RefNo==%27MD/4%27). Retrieved 2009-04-29. 
  4. ^ a b Cadwalladr, Carole (2009-04-05). "'Of all the schools in London, Michelle Obama chose us. That makes us feel pretty special, I tell you.'". The Observer. Guardian News and Media. http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/apr/05/michelle-obama-school-london. Retrieved 2009-04-29. 
  5. ^ "Draft Planning Guidance for Development Control Purposes" (pdf). London Borough of Islington. 2009-01-08. http://www.islington.gov.uk/DownloadableDocuments/Environment/Pdf/Planning_/ega_draft_guidance_reduced.pdf. Retrieved 2009-04-29. 
  6. ^ "Michelle Obama and school pupils visit Oxford". Channel 4. 25 May 2011. http://www.channel4.com/news/michelle-obama-and-school-pupils-visit-oxford. Retrieved May 25, 2011. 
  7. ^ a b Gruner, Peter (2009-04-10). "How school was rewarded with visit from First Lady". Islington Tribune. New Journal Enterprises. http://www.thecnj.com/islington/2009/041009/inews041009_03.html. Retrieved 2009-04-29. 

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