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Gifted and Talented

The school identifies some students in each year group as gifted and talented.We provide specialist programmes for these students to enable them to excel in specialist areas or to enhance their identified talent. Read more...

Excellent Facilities and Resources

Central Foundation has excellent facilities and resources. The school is currently involved in a Building School for the Future programme (BSF). Read more...

Our Equality Objectives & Duty

At CFGS we are committed to promoting equal opportunities for all groups of students, staff and stakeholders. We are publishing our public sector duty to the Equality Act 2010, in order to demonstrate our commitment to equality. Click here to find out more about our objectives and equality duty.

The Central Issue

Dear Reader, I am pleased to inform parents that Central Foundation has been recognised as being in the top 100 schools in the country for sustained improvement between 2008 and 2011. Read more...

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Supporting and Challenging the Individual

Supporting and Challenging the Individual Central Foundation supports and challenges students in their learning by providing a stable and well organised environment with a strong pastoral system. Read more...

Curriculum

Central Foundation provides a broad and balanced curriculum to meet the needs of every student. In Years 7 to 9, the full range of National Curriculum subjects is taught and students are mostly taught in mixed ability form groups although there is setting in certain subject areas. Read more...

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School Library

School Library

At Central Foundation Girls' School we have two libraries:

The library at the Harley Grove site is used mostly by students from Years 7 to 10 who are based on this site and use this facility.

The library at the College Terrace Centre is used by Year 11, 6th Form students and staff. (It houses 35 networked computers and seats 60).

The library staff team has a manager and two part-time library assistants.

In the library areas we:

Encourage reading for pleasure as well as for information.
Provide resources to support coursework and homework assignments.
Provide a calm, orderly and supportive environment for reading and study.
We are open to students before and after school and during break time and lunchtime. Teachers can book the library for classes, small groups and individuals to carry out research during lesson time.
Study Support is held from 3.30 - 5.00pm in both libraries. Students can use any of the resources in the libraries and can borrow fiction and non-fiction resources. In addition to the networked educational software programmes, the school subscribes to a selection of e-resources such as Fact File Online, Issues online and Sam Learning.
Students can book the computers to use at lunchtime by speaking with someone at the library desk.

The library at Harley Grove has lots of resources for students to use plus a small staff library. We run the Cover to Cover book club for students who like to buy books. Our student helpers run a stationary shop. There are several computers, a scanner, a printer, TV/video player and a listening station.

We have close links with the Idea Store Bow and the Tower Hamlets Schools Library Service. It is free to join your local Idea Store, and for children and young people under 16 there are no charges for requests or overdue books. With an Idea Store library card, you can borrow books, films and music, have free use of the Internet and get information for homework or leisure activities. Click here for more information.

If you need help finding answers to your homework or a place to study, come along to your local Idea Store or library. We are happy to help with your homework enquiries. Why not visit our 24 hour Library, which has a great selection of online information services which you can use even when the library is closed. Click here for more information.

Finding answers to your homework is just a click away with our Internet Homework Help. We have the done the hard work for you and found the best websites. Just choose a subject! Click here for more information.