Summer Term I Newsletter 2019
Charity Update April 2019 The second ‘pupil choice’ charity non-uniform day was held on the last day of the spring half term, when students were challenged to come to school in as much denim as possible. Click Here to read more King Edward VI Joint School Council On Thursday 11th April, the year group chairs […]
View postYear 13 Politics
REVISION CONFERENCE AND ‘FAREWELL TO THE EU’ TEA PARTY! Y13 politicians have concluded their studies with two significant events… On 1st May we embarked on a new venture in running a joint revision conference with A Level Politics students from Aston. This was an opportunity to gain a refresher on the skills needed for each […]
View postYear 10 Oxford Trip
On Wednesday 15th May a party of Year 12 students travelled to Oxford for a day of activities to develop their applications to the university. Based at Brasenose College, the day began with presentations on the university and the application process as a whole, after which girls analysed previous successful personal statements to get a […]
View postYear 10 Art
A HUGE well done to Year 10 artists who completed their first sustained Art examination this half term. What a fantastic range of outcomes! We were very proud of their achievements and the high quality of the work produced! WELL DONE YEAR TEN! Miss. Lester and Mrs. Walters
View postThe Diana Award
We are proud to congratulate our Year 13 student, Sophia Badhan, on receiving the prestigious Diana Award for her work to raise awareness of mental health. In 2015, she was hospitalised for Anorexia Nervosa and took considerable time off school. Not only has she successfully reintegrated back into school and completed her GCSEs, she has […]
View postSenior Prefects
We are delighted to announce the new team of Senior Prefects in the 6th Form. The two-month recruitment process for these roles is arduous, testing all aspects of the students’ abilities. As such, these students have done especially well to be selected. During the current academic year, we added a Well-Being Prefect role to the […]
View postScience Club
Between Peta and Georgia sparks fly…literally In the weeks preceding the crazy experiment Science Club was alight with excitement at the prospect of a new and interesting experiment… using two people, some crocodile clips and the Van de Graaff generator to light a Bunsen Burner. Although this may sound simple there were some real trials […]
View postPE Department
Regional Handball On the 8th May, after winning the Birmingham schools round, we went to represent the school at the West Midlands final. Unfortunately due to clashes with exams we were unable to take our full year 10 team so we asked the ever so talented year 9s to step in. Being relatively new to […]
View postMusic Department
The Spring Term and the start of the Summer Term has been a busy time for the Music Department preparing for concerts and AB Board Instrumental Music examinations. In April, the school held its annual Spring Concert on Tuesday 2nd April. The following ensembles performed to a very high standard Dhol Ensemble Symphony Orchestra Training […]
View postLessons from Auschwitz Project 2019
Each year the History department arranges for two Y12 girls to take part in the government-funded Lessons from Auschwitz Project, organised by the Holocaust Educational Trust. Here this year’s participants, Esther Humphries and Isobel Ducille, reflect on their experiences. They will be carrying out follow-up work in school in the coming weeks. It is so […]
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