York school to only admit girls (From York Press)
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Mount School in York to only admit girls
8:50am Monday 4th April 2011 in Education news
A PRIVATE school in York, which once taught Oscar-winning actress Dame Judi Dench, is changing direction.
From September the Mount School will become North Yorkshire’s only all-girls school from the age of four to 18.
Although the school’s senior school is currently single-sex, its junior school Tregelles, accepts boys, which will change for the new intake this autumn.
Tregelles will be fully incorporated as one school and will see the whole school become known as The Mount.
Principal Julie Lodrick said: “The Mount has been successfully educating girls in York since 1785 and is the only Quaker day and boarding school for girls in the UK. We feel confident that now is absolutely the right time to make this change.
“We will offer a real choice in York and the surrounding area that has not been available until this point. This will enable us to offer a tailor-made curriculum which will provide girls with an excellent all-round education.”
The school has advised all parents of the changes and has reassured those with boys in the junior school that The Mount will remain committed to their education and they can finish their full period at the school up to and including Year 6.
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wheldrake
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4:50pm Mon 4 Apr 11
topumpire1
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6:32pm Mon 4 Apr 11
wheldrake wrote:Don' t think there will be many Wheldrake, the school is already single sex from 11, IF there had been any court cases, they would have been against THAT policy, by parents of boys in the junior school, who would have liked continuity of education, Didn't the boys generally go on to St Peters in the "old days"anyway?
Surely this is classed as sexism!!! Wait for the 1st court case from a parent who wanted there son to go there!!!
( & girls from the junior section of St Peters the Mount, until St P started taking girls)
Cold_as_Christmas
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8:02pm Mon 4 Apr 11
I thought I'd seen it all with Harriet Dromey.
It does rather appear OK to discriminate as long as it is against males and certainly white males.
Equality my foot!
bagnall1928@yahoo.com
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8:36pm Mon 4 Apr 11
Bootham School, St; Peters School dealt with boys. Both have a proud history.
Why do we always have to try and change what is successful.
I lived in Blossom Street and have attended other York schools. Parents no doubt made sacrifices to send their children to these old established private schools.
I attended Scarcroft, then Priory St. my sister achieved Mill Mount, my daughter, The Bar Convent school and the old English Martyrs school beside the Odean Cinema.
All good schools too.
Children learn from teachers not from buildings.
Cold_as_Christmas
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10:06pm Mon 4 Apr 11
Tanuki
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11:16pm Mon 4 Apr 11
bagnall1928@yahoo.com
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11:59pm Mon 4 Apr 11
I respect all parents right to do their best for their childrens education.
my brother stayed in secondary school, I achieved higher grade and my sister a scholarship in our time in school.
We all in our own way did well.
My brother did what he loved, he worked with cars.
My sister wanted to be in politics and went on to become a political agent.
I wanted to work for myself and did in the hotel trade and in property development.
My parents told us to do our best in whatever future we planned and in our own ways we all did.
I remember her saying I dont mind if you want to be a roadsweeper as long as your roads are the best kept and cleanest ones.
Pete the Brickie
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8:11am Tue 5 Apr 11
bagnall1928@yahoo.coWell said Bagnall 1928, your parent's were right.
m wrote:
Why must we constantly want to level down instead of aspire to go up!!! I respect all parents right to do their best for their childrens education. my brother stayed in secondary school, I achieved higher grade and my sister a scholarship in our time in school. We all in our own way did well. My brother did what he loved, he worked with cars. My sister wanted to be in politics and went on to become a political agent. I wanted to work for myself and did in the hotel trade and in property development. My parents told us to do our best in whatever future we planned and in our own ways we all did. I remember her saying I dont mind if you want to be a roadsweeper as long as your roads are the best kept and cleanest ones.
Tanuki
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11:25am Tue 5 Apr 11
bagnall1928@yahoo.com
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8:45pm Tue 5 Apr 11
I had a good education at Scarcroft School in the 30s. Priory St. In the wartime years. on to work at 14, going to night school in the black out.
My sister attained Mill Mount, my children went to the old English Maryrs in Blossom St. going on to the Bar Convent for one and St. georges for the boys. Both have achieved great things in their adult lives.
We encourage them and see they do their homework. They grow up and hopefully succeed in what they want to do. Square pegs dont go into round holes and sadly some children dont always fit what their parents want them to do in life.
Encouragement, seeing that homework is done, the child knows that it is important for him to do his best.
Where would we be without our road sweepers, binmen, people doing the simple tasks of life. They are essential to us all and should be valued for their contribution to society.. We all dependent on each other to make things work.
My mother told us to do our best and that would make her happy. A wise lady.
Tanuki
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11:42am Wed 6 Apr 11
never_mind says...
11:59am Mon 4 Apr 11
Does rather suggest that the school doesn't feel it has been offering an excellent all-round education for their pupils in the past....