SLAM poetry, social media-inspired prose, beautiful music and lifesaving medical training tools all made for a memorable finale to the school year.

Pupils, parents, governors and staff gathered at Haberdashers’ Monmouth School for Girls (HMSG) for the annual speech day and prize giving.

Headmistress Mrs Pascoe channelled her inner lyricist to sum up HMSG’s fabulous success stories in a three-minute-long masterpiece of slam poetry.

Making reference to this year’s ‘excellent’ Estyn inspection, the girls’ sporting achievements and outstanding Beauty and the Beast musical, the proud headmistress praised pupils and staff for their constant innovation and creativity.

Head Girl Reem, 18, was inspired by One Million Lovely Letters writer, Jodi Ann Bickley, to deliver her speech in the form of a letter to all of the guests.

With a theme of social media and online profiles running throughout her address, she said: “Be fearless when it comes to your future and care less when it comes to what people say about you.

“But most importantly, be grateful, be strong and confident by standing up for what’s right for you. Don’t settle for someone else’s profile; build your own.

“Whether it’s to become the next President, or simply to be a good friend.”

Moving musical performances from the HMSG orchestra, chamber choir and concert choir complemented entertaining speeches from the chairman of governors, Audley Twiston-Davies, and Richard Glover, the master of the worshipful company of Haberdashers.

Sixth former Jessica Martin played a perfect rendition of Kicho by Astor Piazzolla on the double bass and Connie Amos wowed everyone with a stunning version of I Dreamed a Dream from Les Misérables.

Prizes for outstanding achievements in academics, leadership, music, sports and the arts were awarded to hardworking pupils from each year.

The guest speaker, Australian-born Margot Cooper, established Limbs and Things in 1990 to create three dimensional, dynamic anatomical models for use in hands-on medical training.

The company now has a turnover of £12 million and provides a catalogue of around 850 different products which are revolutionising the way medics train all around the world.

To demonstrate how the models work, headmistress Caroline Pascoe even strapped on a lifelike Limbs and Things arm for Head Girl, Reem Jaafar, to draw blood from on the platform.

Mrs Cooper said: “I believe that boys and girls, men and women, in life and business can pursue anything they choose; it’s down to hard work from the beginning, believing in yourself and making use of your talents.

“We started out early on making simulators and models to strap on to people.

“We now design and manufacture 850 products for training doctors everywhere – in the military, and for paramedics.

“It has been a long and fascinating haul.”