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Haberdashers' Girls' School

Aldenham Road
Elstree
Borehamwood
Hertfordshire
WD6 3BT

T: +44 (0)20 8266 2300

Contact email Visit our website

ISC ID: 96780

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Head

Dr Hazel Baworth Mann (Headmistress)

Girls - age range:

Day: 4 to 18

Size

1132 pupils

Haberdashers' Girls' School case studies (14)

Governorship

Partners

  • Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls
  • City of London Academy Highgate Hill
  • Governance
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Parikrma Foundation in Bangalore, India

Partners

  • Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls
  • Parikrma Foundation
  • Academic
  • Art And Design
  • Performing Arts And Music
  • Community Work Fundraising
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Debatemate

Partners

  • Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls
  • Debatemate
  • Academic
  • Developing School Leaders
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Sunrise Senior Living

Partners

  • Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls
  • Sunrise Senior Living
  • Community Work Fundraising
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Impact of partnership work done in 2024 (ISC annual Census 2025)

  • 7 state schools involved
  • 1001-2000 state school pupils involved
  • 2000 staff hours given

Impact Statement

STEM
Director of STEM supported CPD of teachers planning Physics lessons and facilitated meetings between Habs Girls teachers (Biology and Maths) and Junior school teachers. Technicians also helped Bushey Heath to set up a greenhouse.

Director of STEM local representative of Ogden Trust

CPD was ongoing throughout the year with Director of STEM visiting/discussing with teachers at the start of each term.

Y5 & 6 Engineering Workshop

Director of STEM Supported CPD of teachers planning Physics lessons and facilitated meetings between Habs Girls teachers (Bio and Maths) and Junior school teachers. Technicians also helped Bushey Heath to set up a greenhouse.

CPD was ongoing throughout the year with Director of STEM visiting/discussing with teachers at the start of each term.

Y5 & Support of local primary school with assemblies and Schemes of Work6 Engineering Workshop

Supporting local primary school with assemblies and schemes of work

Hosting Secondary Maths Challenges, INSET and Maths Talks

Host Institute of Engineering and Technology’s Faraday Challenge for local Year 8 pupils

JP Morgan Girls in Maths and Tech workshop (Y12 &13)

LITERACY
Primary School reading mentor scheme (jointly with Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School)

Invitations to local secondary schools to author visits

CAREERS/ HIGHER EDUCATION
Liaison with Careers Departments at secondary schools; invitations to careers events and support with university admissions; support and guidance on Careers strategy

OVERSEAS
Parikrma Foundation, Bangalore: A growing partnership with this free school in India which educates girls from some of the city’s poorest communities. As well as reciprocal student and teacher visits and some financial support, activities include student pen pals, Skype joint book club, providing books for the new library in the pre-U college, joint dance show and other arts events, science projects.

There is bursary information on our website here.

  • Academic scholarships
  • Music scholarships
  • Sixth Form scholarships
  • Bursaries for new entrants