Our Ofsted report has now been published following a full inspection of Lady Manners School on 10 and 11 March. We are delighted that Lady Manners School is judged to be a Good School, with 'Personal Development' being graded as outstanding. Full details and a downloadable copy of the report are available at www.ladymanners.net/ofsted

One of our Sixth Form students has been putting her time at home to very good use. Year 12 student, Hannah Wilson, completed a 12 hour juggling challenge earlier this month to raise money for the MS Society. She showed remarkable determination during the challenge and we are very proud to report that she has raised £155 for this excellent cause. Well done Hannah, we think you have done an amazing job.

Wow! Our Year 7 artists have been creating the most beautiful pieces of art whilst honing their artistic skills at home. This is a selection of the close up studies and household objects drawn by our youngest students earlier this term. Well done to all who worked hard to practise their already impressive skills.

Students may not be at school, but they are working hard at home. Our Year 7 scientists were challenged to create a model of a cell and some of the results are shown here. These students have certainly risen to the challenge with the innovative use of different materials. Excellent work Year 7 – keep it up!

Our Design and Technology Department have been busy using the technology at school to support the effort to produce PPE for the nation's front line workers. The Department are working with local company, 45 Degrees Design & Print to increase local production of the face masks so essential to NHS and care staff. Raw materials are donated by the public, who buy them from Amazon (details and specifications are available at 45 Degrees Design & Print). Our D&T staff are using the school's laser cutter for as many hours as possible to produce reusable polypropylene headbands. These have been specially designed to alleviate the problem that users are finding with some goggles that fall off too easily. The face masks are being provided to a range of care homes, hospices, doctors' surgeries, hostels and hospitals.

Local residents may have seen a blue glow across the playing fields during the evening recently. This is due to Lady Manners School adding to the ways it is supporting our amazing NHS by lighting the Sixth Form Centre with a very visible blue light each night. Thank you to the kind local resident who took this wonderful photograph.