Why All-Girls’?
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Why All-Girls’?
At Malvern St James, everything is totally geared for girls; there are no barriers. In a single-sex environment, there is no gender stereotyping, and subjects that have traditionally been dominated by boys, are not seen as off limits to girls. In-fact, they are embraced! Over 50% of Year 13 Malvern St James leavers go on to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) related degree courses at top universities, including Oxbridge, Imperial, Warwick, Bristol and UCL.
Younger girls see the older girls as leaders and mentors and this creates a ‘can-do’ attitude towards learning and aiming high, but there is more to it than that. Empowered by our growth mindset philosophy, girls are motivated and have no hesitation, as they feel the world is here for the taking.
They know they can achieve anything they set their mind to. Click here to read Dr Lloyd’s paper on Why All-Girls’?
We asked our Head Girl, what she wished she knew before starting at MSJ
GSA Benefits of All-Girls’ Schools
Ambition
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One of the most important things you can give your daughter is self-confidence and self-belief – qualities that girls’ schools deliver in abundance.
Girls’ schools minimise stereotyped, gender-weighted expectations. There is no such thing as a girl’s subject or a boy’s subject and girls are free to follow their inclinations with little of the pressure they might otherwise feel.
The facts speak for themselves. Independent research by the Institute of Physics, for example, found that girls who attend independent girls’ schools are significantly more likely to study Physics to A Level than girls in any other kind of UK school, including independent co-ed schools.
Girls at Girls’ Schools Association (GSA) schools are more likely to study ‘difficult’ subjects such as Sciences, Maths and Languages. They are:
- 75% more likely to take Maths A-level
- 70% more likely to take Chemistry
- two and a half times as likely to take Physics
- over twice as likely to take most languages
Leadership Opportunities
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Girls’ schools create environments where girls feel okay about taking charge and putting themselves forward.With only girls in the classroom and on the sports field, both intellectual and physical confidence can grow. Every girl has every opportunity to become a leader, a form captain, a Head of House. They learn not just how to shoulder responsibility, but also how to take risks, inspire and lead others. It’s true that ‘real life’ is co-ed, but it’s also true that teenagers are not adults and that by allowing them the opportunity to develop a strong sense of self away from the scrutiny of the opposite sex, girls’ – and boys’ – schools can help children to become more confident adults. By the time they enter the co-ed world of university, work and life, they have acquired the life skills and self-confidence to succeed.
Academic Excellence
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One of the most important things you can give your daughter is self-confidence and self-belief – qualities that girls’ schools deliver in abundance. Girls’ schools minimise stereotyped, gender-weighted expectations. There is no such thing as a girl’s subject or a boy’s subject and girls are free to follow their inclinations with little of the pressure they might otherwise feel. The facts speak for themselves. Independent research by the Institute of Physics, for example, found that girls who attend independent girls’ schools are significantly more likely to study Physics to A Level than girls in any other kind of UK school, including independent co-ed schools. Girls at Girls’ Schools Association (GSA) schools are more likely to study ‘difficult’ subjects such as Sciences, Maths and Languages.
They are:
- 75% more likely to take Maths A-level
- 70% more likely to take Chemistry
- Two and a half times as likely to take Physics over twice as likely to take most languages
For more guidance on the benefits of girls’ single-sex education, please see information from the Girls Schools Association (GSA).
Freedom to be herself – Parent, Year 11
“The all-girls environment of Malvern St James (MSJ) means that there is far less pressure to conform to social expectations. After coming top in a science test, shortly before joining MSJ, my daughter told me she wouldn’t carry on with science because ‘’girls just don’t do it.’’ Since joining MSJ in Year 8, her thinking is radically different. She sees other girls enjoying and doing well in science. Her favourite subjects are sciences and she’s predicted top GCSE grades. MSJ’s smaller class sizes and their encouragement of girls to pursue what interests them, have contributed to this success.
Every morning when I drop my daughter at school, she is happy, looking forward to the day and catching up with her friends.
At MSJ my daughter is free to find out what she is good at.
You have given my daughter incredibly good manners, the self-discipline to revise for weeks before exams, and the motivation to love doing well.
