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Lady Margaret School
Lady Margaret School an all-girls' Church of England secondary school in Parsons Green, Fulham, London. It was awarded specialist school status (a government funding scheme defunct since 2010) as a Mathematics & Computing College in September 2003, and became an academy in September 2012. In September 2017 it celebrated its 100th anniversary. Princess Alexandra is patron of the centenary having previously opened the new assembly hall in 1965. Princess Alexandra attended a service to celebrate the centenary of Lady Margaret School at Westminster Abbey (the resting place of Lady Margaret Beaufort) on Tuesday 17 October 2017. The service was conducted by the Dean of Westminster, John Hall. Now The school has approximately 742 girls aged between 11 and 18 years, about 175 of whom are in the sixth form. The majority of girls stay on into the sixth form. A number of students from other schools are given places in the sixth form following its expansion with the opening of the pur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy (English School)
An academy school in England is a state-funded school which is directly funded by the Department for Education and independent of local authority control. The terms of the arrangements are set out in individual Academy Funding Agreements. Most academies are secondary schools, though slightly more than 25% of primary schools (4,363 as of December 2017) are academies. Academies are self-governing non-profit charitable trusts and may receive additional support from personal or corporate sponsors, either financially or in kind. Academies are inspected and follow the same rules on admissions, special educational needs and exclusions as other state schools and students sit the same national exams. They have more autonomy with the National Curriculum, but do have to ensure that their curriculum is broad and balanced, and that it includes the core subjects of English, maths and science. They must also teach relationships and sex education, and religious education. They are free ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enid Moberly Bell
Charles Frederic Moberly Bell (2 April 1847, Alexandria – 5 April 1911, London) was a British journalist and newspaper editor during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Early life Charles Frederic Moberly Bell was born in Alexandria. His mother was Hester Louisa née David, and his father was a merchant. Both his parents died while Moberly Bell was still a child. He was sent to England to live with relatives and be educated there. He returned to his birthplace in 1865 and worked briefly for the same company as his father had, Peel & Co. Journalism and ''The Times'' Moberly Bell then found free-lance work with ''The Times''. In 1875, he became its official correspondent in Egypt, and achieved fame with his coverage of the Urabi Revolt of 1882. He founded '' The Egyptian Gazette'' in 1880. During the bombardment of Alexandria in July 1882, he was a guest alongside rival journalist Frederic Villiers on board HMS Condor when its commander Lord Charles Beresford attacke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mia Soteriou
Mia Soteriou is a British musician and actress. Soteriou was born in London. She studied piano at the Royal College of Music and English at Oxford University. Musical career Soteriou has written music for and played in numerous stage productions, including Bob Eaton's ''Stags and Hens'', '' Blood Red Roses'' and ''Lennon'', where she played Yoko Ono. Her music for '' La Lupa'' (2001) and '' THe dYsFUnCKshOnalZ!'' (2007) was favourably mentioned in reviews. On screen, among other roles, Soteriou appeared in the supporting role of Arina in the musical film '' Mamma Mia!'' (2008), for which she also worked as vocal coach A vocal coach, also known as a voice coach (though this term often applies to those working with speech and communication rather than singing), is a music teacher, usually a piano accompanist, who helps singers prepare for a performance, often a .... In television, she was cast as P.C. Paula Campbell in '' EastEnders'' (2003), as Dr. Sanghita Parma in '' Hol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jill Saward
Jill Saward, also known by her married name Jill Drake (14 January 1965 – 5 January 2017) was an English campaigner on issues relating to sexual violence. She was the victim of a violent robbery and rape in 1986 at a vicarage in Ealing, London, a crime for which the perpetrators' relatively lenient sentences led indirectly to changes in the law. Saward was the first rape victim in Britain to waive her right to anonymity. Background Saward was educated at Lady Margaret School in London. Her father, Reverend Michael Saward, became the vicar of St Mary's, Ealing, in 1978. She married Gavin Drake, and the couple lived in Hednesford, Staffordshire, with their three sons. Ealing vicarage rape Attack On 6 March 1986, a gang of burglars broke into the Saward family's home at lunchtime. Jill's father and her then-boyfriend, David Kerr, were tied up and beaten, both suffering fractured skulls, while she was raped. The incident received considerable international media coverage becau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martha Fiennes
Martha Maria Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes () is an English film director, writer and producer. Fiennes is best known for her film '' Onegin'' (1999), which starred her elder brother, Ralph, and her subsequent film ''Chromophobia'' (2005). Career Fiennes made her directorial debut with the film '' Onegin'' – an adaptation of Alexander Pushkin's verse novel ''Eugene Onegin'', which starred her brother Ralph in the title role. The film received much praise, and she won the Best Director Award at the Tokyo Film Festival and the Best Newcomer at the London Film Critics' Circle. Following ''Onegin'', Fiennes wrote her second feature film, ''Chromophobia'' – an original multi-stranded drama, which comprised an all star cast and which closed the Cannes Film Festival of 2005. Personal life Fiennes was born in Suffolk, England to photographer Mark Fiennes (1933–2004) and novelist Jennifer Lash (1938–1993). Her siblings are actors Ralph Fiennes and Joseph Fiennes, documentary fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessie Burton
Jessica Kathryn Burton (born 17 August 1982)Inside back cover of 2015 Picador UK paperback edition of ''The Miniaturist'' is an English author and actress. , she has published four novels, ''The Miniaturist'', ''The Muse'', ''The Confession'', ''The House of Fortune'' and two books for children, ''The Restless Girls'' and ''Medusa''. All four adult novels were ''Sunday Times'' best-sellers, with ''The Miniaturist'', ''The Muse'' and ''The House of Fortune'' reaching no. 1, and both ''The Miniaturist'' and ''The Muse'' were ''New York Times'' best-sellers, and Radio 4's '' Books at Bedtime''. Collectively her novels have been published in almost 40 languages. Her short stories have been published in ''Harpers Bazaar US'' and '' Stylist.'' Burton is also a non-fiction writer. Her essays have been published in ''The Wall Street Journal'', ''The Independent'', ''Vogue'', ''Elle'', ''Red'', ''Grazia'', ''Lonely Planet Traveller'' and ''The Spectator''. Early life and career Burton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahalia Belo
Mahalia Belo is an English film and television director. Biography Belo graduated from the National Film and Television School in 2012. Her graduation film, ''Volume'' won a BIFA award in the Best British Short Film category and was shown at the Sundance Film Festival and the BFI London Film Festival. She won a 2017 British Academy Television Craft Award in the best breakthrough talent category for her work directing the television drama ''Ellen''. She directed psychological thriller ''Requiem'' and the TV adaption of Andrea Levy's novel about the last days of slavery in Jamaica, ''The Long Song'', both of which were broadcast in 2018. Bello will direct ''The End We Start From'', starring Jodie Comer and Benedict Cumberbatch Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch (born 19 July 1976) is an English actor. Known for his work on screen and stage, he has received various accolades, including a British Academy Television Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Laurence O .... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Barnett
Laura Barnett (born 1982) is a British journalist, author and theatre critic. Early life Barnett was educated at Lady Margaret School in Parsons Green, Fulham, London, followed by Spanish and Italian at Clare College, Cambridge, and newspaper journalism at City, University of London. Career Barnett has written for ''The Guardian'', ''The Observer'', ''The Daily Telegraph ''The Daily Telegraph'', known online and elsewhere as ''The Telegraph'', is a national British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed across the United Kingdom and internationally. It was fo ...'' and '' Time Out''. In 2014, Barnett published '' Advice from the Players'', collected advice from actors for those hoping to pursue a theatrical career. It is being translated into 14 languages. Her first novel was '' The Versions of Us''. It sold over 240,000 copies in the UK, and has been translated into 25 languages. Her second novel is ''Greatest Hits' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise Alder
Louise Alder (born 25 November 1986) is a British lyric soprano. She won the Dame Joan Sutherland Audience Prize at the 2017 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition and the Young Singer award at the 2017 International Opera Awards. Her debut album of Strauss Lieder titled 'Through Life and Love' with pianist Joseph Middleton, was released in July 2017 with Orchid Classics. Early life Louise Alder was born in London and grew up in a family of musicians, playing the violin from an early age. Her father is a singer and her mother a violinist. She was a member of the London Schools Symphony Orchestra and also danced as a child. Career Alder was educated at Lady Margaret School in Parsons Green, Fulham, London, followed by the University of Edinburgh, graduating with First Class Honours to join the Royal College of Music's International Opera School where she was the inaugural Kiri Te Kanawa scholar. Alder received her first career break jumping in as Sophie in Der Rosen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. The total area of the United Kingdom is , with an estimated 2020 population of more than 67 million people. The United Kingdom has evolved from a series of annexations, unions and separations of constituent countries over several hundred years. The Treaty of Union between the Kingdom of England (which included Wales, annexed in 1542) and the Kingdom of Scotland in 170 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private School
Private or privates may refer to: Music * " In Private", by Dusty Springfield from the 1990 album ''Reputation'' * Private (band), a Denmark-based band * "Private" (Ryōko Hirosue song), from the 1999 album ''Private'', written and also recorded by Ringo Sheena * "Private" (Vera Blue song), from the 2017 album ''Perennial'' Literature * ''Private'' (novel), 2010 novel by James Patterson * ''Private'' (novel series), young-adult book series launched in 2006 Film and television * ''Private'' (film), 2004 Italian film * ''Private'' (web series), 2009 web series based on the novel series * ''Privates'' (TV series), 2013 BBC One TV series * Private, a penguin character in ''Madagascar'' Other uses * Private (rank), a military rank * ''Privates'' (video game), 2010 video game * Private (rocket), American multistage rocket * Private Media Group, Swedish adult entertainment production and distribution company * '' Private (magazine)'', flagship magazine of the Private Media ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lupton Family
The Lupton family in Yorkshire achieved prominence in ecclesiastical and academic circles in England in the Tudor era through the fame of Roger Lupton, provost of Eton College and chaplain to Henry VII and Henry VIII. By the Georgian era, the family was established as merchants and ministers in Leeds. Described in the city's archives as "landed gentry, a political and business dynasty", they had become successful woollen cloth merchants and manufacturers who flourished during the Industrial Revolution and traded throughout northern Europe, the Americas and Australia. Members of the family contributed to the political life of the UK and the civic life of Leeds well into the 20th century. Several members were well acquainted with the British Royal Family and were philanthropists. Some were Lord Mayors of Leeds and M.P.s and progressive in their views. They were associated with the Church of England and the Unitarian church. The Lupton Residences of the University of Leeds ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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