Over the Summer, Jiya and Shahnoor worked together to produce an article for Mentor Magazine which looked at the stigma surrounding breast cancer screening. In particular, they focused on the overall inequalities in breast cancer screening and the low rate of screening uptake by South Asian women, in spite of the significantly higher cancer mortality rates in ethnic minority communities. They considered issues such as cultural stigma, religious beliefs and language barriers to explain the disproportionate lack of uptake. To read the full article click here.
Best in class: KEHS once again named West Midlands Independent School of the Year for Academic Excellence
King Edward VI High School for Girls, Birmingham (KEHS) has been named West Midlands Independent Secondary School of the Year for Academic Excellence for the fifth year in a row and is once again the highest-ranking independent school outside London and the South East, with a national ranking of 11th.
