Entrepreneurship

The Turing Society

All Sixth Formers from Sherborne Girls and Sherborne School are welcome to attend Turing Society meetings. This is a weekly forum for academic explanation and discussion. Each meeting, up to four pupils give a talk on any topic of their choice above and beyond what is presented by the curriculum. There are questions and interesting discussion. Afterwards there is time for a soft drink and socialising.

BioMed Soc

BioMed Soc is an opportunity for any senior pupils interested in biological or medical issues to meet and discuss current topics of interest. Activities include discussion, research, presentations, sharing knowledge and experiences, preparing for interviews, watching documentaries and discussing ethical issues. Anyone from U5 or Sixth Form is welcome. The group is always open to new ideas and there is a potential to get involved in leadership and organisation.

Senior History Soc

Senior History Soc runs several events during the term that help enrich pupils’ understanding of History. Activities include outside speakers, trips to local historical sites, cinema trips, local lectures, and joint meetings with Sherborne School. We also hope to put together a Senior History magazine in 2019-20. This magazine will be a student-led activity.

Astronomy Club

Where do we come from? Where do our atoms come from? How did the Universe start? How might it end? These are simple questions to ask that Astronomy Club will explore and discuss. We follow the Edexcel specification with the option of taking a GCSE after two years. Everyone is welcome. We may be making use of our observatory on some very cold, frosty nights so this activity is unsuitable for anyone with an allergy to hot chocolate.

Plays and Musicals

Everyone is welcome to audition for the school productions – they don’t have to be studying Drama. There’s always a mix of musicals, devising, large and small casts. It’s a great way to do something fun and creative in the evenings and make friends across the year groups and with the boys. There is also House Drama, House Dance and House Singing across the year to be involved with.

Who can I talk to about activities? Mr McClary

deputycocurricular@sherborne.com

Entrepreneurship

At Sherborne Girls we recognise the importance of entrepreneurship within education and we wholly support the findings of the Rose Review Report released in March 2019, which identified the economic potential of female entrepreneurs and that harnessing women’s entrepreneurial talent could be one of the greatest opportunities for economic growth in the 21st century. Alison Rose’s review of Female Entrepreneurship identified many constraints women face in starting and growing businesses and in particular 55% more women cite fear as a barrier to setting up in business, along with a perceived lack of skills and experience. At Sherborne Girls we strive to address these constraints across the curriculum by encouraging all girls to develop creativity, communication, critical thinking, computational thinking and collaborative skills through our broad curriculum. Girls have opportunities to meet and hear from both male and female entrepreneurs on a regular basis and attend business conferences to develop essential entrepreneurial traits. We will be celebrating Entrepreneurship Week in November with a focus across our academic and co-curricular programmes on female entrepreneurs.

Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/ publications/the-alison-rose-review-of-female- entrepreneurship