Category Archives: Senior Girls News

MTGS Physicists Win a Trip to Grenoble

Earlier in the year lower sixth Physicists took part in the XMaS competition launched nationwide by Warwick University with help from IGGY, Sepnet, STEMNet, Ogden Trust and the Institute of Physics. Students were asked to write a two page essay on “What
Read more here

Posted in Senior Girls News | Comments Off on MTGS Physicists Win a Trip to Grenoble

Girls Represent Sefton at Merseyside Cross Country Championships

Two weeks ago a squad of Merchants’ Girls’ competed in the district cross country race where girls competed to represent the district (Sefton). Six girls from Merchants were then selected to run for Sefton against all the other districts in Merseyside in
Read more here

Posted in Senior Girls News | Comments Off on Girls Represent Sefton at Merseyside Cross Country Championships

Harry Potter Book Night Celebrations

Children in Years 3 & 4 from around the area arrived for a thrilling Harry Potter themed night last week. MTGS was transformed into Hogwarts for the evening with classes in Herbology, Divination, Astronomy, Potions, Quiddich and much more! Thanks
Read more here

Posted in Junior Boys News, Primary School News, Senior Girls News | Comments Off on Harry Potter Book Night Celebrations

Girls become County Champions at Merseyside Cross Country Championships

Pupils at Merchant Taylors’ continue to thrive both inside and out of the classroom, with many achieving great success in their sporting endeavours alongside their academics. For the girls’ cross country teams last week, this was no different, with both
Read more here

Posted in Senior Girls News | Comments Off on Girls become County Champions at Merseyside Cross Country Championships

Sibling Duo Alumni to Produce Legally Blonde Production

Since leaving Merchant Taylors’ Girls and Boys school, brother and sister duo, Laura and Mark McLaughlin, have been running stage school Plastersine Performing Arts Company. Laura graduated in 2006 from LIPA – Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, and opened Plastersine
Read more here

Posted in Careers, Senior Boys News, Senior Girls News | Comments Off on Sibling Duo Alumni to Produce Legally Blonde Production

Oxbridge Candidates 2017

Merchant Taylors’ are delighted with this year’s successful students who have recently received offers to study at Oxford or Cambridge University from September 2017. Leon Reason, a student from Aintree has been offered a place to read History at Fitzwilliam
Read more here

Posted in Boys Sixth Form News, Girls Sixth Form News, Senior Boys News, Senior Girls News | Comments Off on Oxbridge Candidates 2017

Chess Success at Northern Semi Finals

Last Saturday three teams of three girls attended the Girls English Chess Federation  U19 Northern semi final held at Bridgewater School in Worsley, Manchester. The girls performed well and we came back with 4th,6th and 8th in the North of England.
Read more here

Posted in Senior Girls News | Comments Off on Chess Success at Northern Semi Finals

Merchant Taylors’ Doctors’ Dinner

The Heads of School enjoyed a wonderful evening last night at the Merchant Taylors’ Hall in London at the annual Doctors’ Dinner. The Guest Speaker for the evening was Old Boy Simon Jack – business editor for the BBC.

Posted in Senior Boys News, Senior Girls News | Comments Off on Merchant Taylors’ Doctors’ Dinner

Debut Author Visit

Five debut authors visited MTGS last week as part of their Lost and Found national tour. Author, Kathryn Jenkins, gave her thanks to our ‘amazing’ girls for a ‘wonderful afternoon’. Lots of students bought books. I am sure others will
Read more here

Posted in Senior Girls News | Comments Off on Debut Author Visit

International Gymnastic Success for Caitlyn

Caitlyn Kavanagh has been achieving fantastic success with her gymnastics this year and has recently returned from 2016 Gymstars International Competition where she medalled both individually and within her team. Caitlyn started gymnastics at 5 years old and began doing
Read more here

Posted in Senior Girls News | Comments Off on International Gymnastic Success for Caitlyn