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Encyclopedia > Parliament Hill School
Parliament Hill School
Type All-female
Headmistress Ms Sue Higgins
Students 1190
Grades 7-11
Location Borough of Camden, , England

Parliament Hill School [1] for Girls is a specialist technology college in the Borough of Camden in London, England. Educational institutions are often categorised along several dimensions. ... The London Borough of Camden is a borough of London, England, which forms part of Inner London. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The London Borough of Camden is a borough of London, England, which forms part of Inner London. ... Motto: Domine dirige nos Latin: Lord, guide us Shown within Greater London Sovereign state Constituent country Region Greater London Status City and Ceremonial County Admin HQ Guildhall Government  - Leadership see text  - Mayor David Lewis  - MP Mark Field  - London Assembly John Biggs Area  - Total 1. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...


Present Day

It has Investors in People accreditation and participates in the London Excellence in Work Experience Scheme. Located on the edge of Hampstead Heath it has recently added two new buildings. One of these has created spaces for the teaching of new technologies and the other has performing arts spaces. Both these building have won architectural awards. In 2004, its enrollment was 1190 students, between the ages of 11 and 18 [2]. Investors in People is a voluntary assessment scheme backed by the UK Department for Education and Skills. ...


Students come from a wide range of socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds. Half of the students are White British, a fifth are of Asian origin, and there are significant numbers of Black Caribbean and African students. Several students for whom English is an additional language are at an early stage of language acquisition. Over one in ten students have special educational needs which is below the national average; the largest groups are those with specific learning difficulties (dyslexia) and social, emotional and behavioural needs although the school does have some students with more severe special needs. Socioeconomics is the study of the social and economic impacts of any product or service offering, market intervention or other activity on an economy as a whole and on the companies, organization and individuals who are its main economic actors. ... An ethnic group is a group of people who identify with one another, or are so identified by others, on the basis of a boundary that distinguishes them from other groups. ... This article is about developmental dyslexia. ...


Academics

The proportion of students having a Statement of Special Educational Need is broadly in line with the national average in the UK. The number of students leaving or entering the school at other than the usual time in Years 7 to 11 is broadly average. The school sixth form is part of a successful La Swap consortium with three other neighbouring schools (La Sainte Union, William Ellis, and Acland Burghley). Numbers of students in the consortium are very high compared with the national average and include many students who join the consortium in Year 12 from other secondary schools at the end of Year 11. La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School is a girls Roman Catholic comprehensive secondary school based in Camden in North London. ... William Ellis School Language College is a United Kingdom secondary comprehensive school for boys in Highgate, London. ... Acland Burghley School is a mixed comprehensive secondary school in London, England. ...


Notable Alumnae

  • Katrin Cartlidge, actress
  • Lola Young, Baroness Young of Hornsey
  • Laura Mallet,lady of lesiure,MC
  • Tsehai Khemet, BioChemist, MC
Katrin Cartlidge in Career Girls (1997) Katrin Cartlidge (May 15, 1961 – September 7, 2002) was a British actress. ... Margaret Omolola Young, Baroness Young of Hornsey, OBE, (born 1 June 1951), known as Lola Young, is a British artist, teacher and Crossbench peer. ...

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