Newport Girls' High School given £40,000 for new science lab
A high school in Newport has been given £40,000 to redevelop its physics laboratory.
Newport Girls’ High School has been given the grant by the Wolfson Foundation to improve the standard of its science laboratories.
Following an assessment visit by a member of the Wolfson Schools Panel, the award was made to the school in a letter from Paul Ramsbottom, the foundation's chief executive.
The refurbishment will begin over the summer, with the new facilities open for September 2019.
Michael Scott, the school's headteacher, said: "Having been headteacher of Newport Girls' High School for just over a year, it is clear that we need to continue our work to modernise our science facilities.
"This grant from the Wolfson Foundation is most welcome at a time of financial challenge for all schools. It will enable us to redesign our physics laboratory and make small changes to improve other science facilities.
Grateful
"With our clear focus on the promotion of women into science, technology, engineering and maths fields and a greater Ofsted focus on the quality of the curriculum a school delivers, the award marks a significant step forward in offering our students the best quality of education that we can provide.
"I am hugely grateful to the Wolfson Foundation for their generous grant.”
Paul Ramsbottom, chief executive of the foundation said, “The Wolfson Foundation is delighted to be funding the improving of science facilities at such an excellent school – part of our longstanding commitment to science, not least in schools across the UK.
"The award also highlights an area of increasing importance to us: encouraging girls across the whole spectrum of subjects in science and technology. We wish the school well as they embark on this important refurbishment project.”
The Wolfson Foundation was formed in 1955 and promotes excellence in a number of key fields including science, education and the arts.
