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Congratulations to our A Level Class of 2023! With A* grades making up more than a third (37%) of results, many are off to study at top universities, from Bath, Cambridge, Durham, Loughborough, Oxford and UCL in the UK, to Brown, NYU, and UCLA in the US. cheltladiescollege.org/news/…
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School archives contain swathes of fascinating info & are a window on our social history. Come to the Hub this Sat for our free, schools themed event (details and tickets here orlo.uk/uhkbp) Did you know milk was free for all children in school till 1968? #LocalHistory
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Our Year 7 students had enormous fun dressing up in uniforms from the CLC Archives for a special Prayers earlier this month. They modelled the various eras of CLC fashion including the first official uniform introduced in 1912. cheltladiescollege.org/news/… #SchoolHistory
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U.A. Fanthorpe (1929-2009) was a English poet who settled in Wotton under Edge with her life partner Dr R.V. (Rosie) Bailey. U.A. was head of English at Cheltenham Ladies College for 16 years. #WomensHistoryMonth #WomenWednesday
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Happy International Women's Day! Over the course of the day we are going to be looking at three great Gloucestershire Women from History! Read more in the thread below! ⬇️ #IWD2023
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Happy International Women's Day! Read our #IWD2023 blog by Charlotte Woodhead, Head of LC, on taking the opportunity to "celebrate women's achievements, raise awareness about discrimination, and highlight the need for a world where difference is valued". cheltladiescollege.org/news/…
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19th century image of Gloucester Cathedral, which originally appeared in John Britton's 'Cathedral Antiquities' (1828). The landscaping was begun more than 100 years earlier by the boys of King's School. Headmaster, Maurice Wheeler (1684-1712), added gardening to the curriculum!
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We’re saddened to hear of the death of Guild member Dame Clare Marx CBE, DL, MBBS, PRCS. Dame Clare led the way for female surgeons to reach senior positions in their field. Read more about her inspirational life and career: cheltladiescollege.org/news/…
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🗃️ Join us at one of our training events for an introduction in: 👉 Collections Management - 22nd Nov, 9:30 👉 Digital Preservation - 22nd Nov, 11:45 👉 Collections Care - 24th Nov, 10:30 Find out more: orlo.uk/Tl6VO
Free training. Collections Management, Digital Preservation and Collections Care. Images show archives on shelf, digital folders and old documents.

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Each poppy symbol on this map of Cheltenham pins information about men and women who served in #WW1 to a location significant to them. You can find out more about each one here on the Know Your Place website: orlo.uk/J7vrS #LestWeForget #RemembranceDay
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Today is #WorldTeachersDay! We'd like to thank the teaching staff at CLC and across the world for their hard work and dedication in inspiring the next generation. #Teaching #Education #IndependentSchool
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Then vs. now ⏱ #UniOfGlos Francis Close Hall's Porter Lodge was built in 1912. It was nearly destroyed in July 1942 when a bomb just missed the building 😱
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This morning, students and staff paid tribute to the life of HM Queen Elizabeth II in a Service of Prayer and Thanksgiving. It was an opportunity for the College community to pay tribute to the devotion of service given by Her Late Majesty. cheltladiescollege.org/news/…
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We are extremely saddened to hear of the death of Her Majesty The Queen. Our condolences to the Royal Family and everyone who is in mourning today. We look back fondly on Her Majesty’s last visit to College in 2004, as we remember the joy it brought to all our pupils and staff.
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CLC pioneered science teaching for girls in the late 1800s and since then we have continued to be at the forefront of STEM. Today, pupils pursue careers in a range of STEM fields from Astrophysics to Bioengineering. #INWED22 #ImagineTheFuture @SmallpeiceTrust @thewisecampaign
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Our trainees had a great time today exploring Cheltenham Ladies' College Archive - @CLCArchive thanks for showing us round! What a great place to work and preserve important material on the history of women's education.
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Did you go and see Fantastically Great Women who changed the world at @Everymanchelt last week? The show has inspired us to share some of the Fantastically Great women from Gloucestershire! @FantasticallyGW (Thread 1/6)
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On #InternationalWomensDay, we celebrate the achievements of our charity's formidable founder - Lilian Faithfull. None of what we do today, would have been possible without her. Miss Faithfull is an inspiration and her legacy lives on. #IWD2022 Her story: lilianfaithfull.co.uk/celebr…
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Our final exhibition of 2021 is up! Take a look at 'A Gloucestershire Archives Christmas' here! orlo.uk/ehCxe 🎄 ❄️
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Who's that small boy wandering around the dark corridors of @HolstMuseum Could it be Gustav #Holst? Watch him in our new film @Evenlode_UK holstvictorianhouse.org.uk/ #Cheltenham @visitchelt
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