Spring Term II Newsletter 2020
Charity Update April 2020 Christmas Jumper Day: At the end of the Autumn term we held our Christmas Jumper day and also packed the bags of our Homeless Care Package scheme set up by pupils now in year 13 when they were in year 9 as part of the Next Generation Awards competition. Click Here […]
View postYear 7 History Trip to Warwick Castle
On Tuesday 3rd March Y7 visited Warwick Castle as part of their study of medieval England. Luckily the sun was shining and we were able to climb the tower, visit the various indoor attractions and, the highlight, get lost in the Horrible Histories maze! Here Ruby reflects on our day: “The Warwick castle trip was […]
View postConcord College Medical Future Conference
Did you know that every doctor has to adhere to a ‘good medical practice’ document- a set of guidelines teaching doctors on how to act or behave? Or were you shocked when you learnt you could go to one of the most respected universities in Croatia, specialising in telecommunication robotic surgery, for as little as […]
View postCharity Update April 2020
Christmas Jumper Day: At the end of the Autumn term we held our Christmas Jumper day and also packed the bags of our Homeless Care Package scheme set up by pupils now in year 13 when they were in year 9 as part of the Next Generation Awards competition. The non-uniform day raised £714 and […]
View postYouth Speaks
After their success during the first round of the competition before Christmas, the Intermediate Youth Speaks team did it again last weekend and qualified for the regional final of the Rotary Club Youth Speaks ‘The Debate’ competition. Their debate, based on the necessities of peer pressure was delivered with passion and conviction and was enough […]
View postFuture Voices
After months of planning from our English Department and Debate Societies, our first ever ‘Future Voices’ event was a huge success! The evening of the 30th January was a celebration of the spoken word and included keynote talks from past and current students on the issues that matter most to them. We were fortunate to […]
View postSpring Term I Newsletter 2020
Engineering Education Scheme Update From the 16-17th December, we went to the University of Birmingham to use the facilities to make a prototype for the Engineering Education Scheme. Click Here to read more Internet Safety Week Following Internet Safety Week assemblies, I thought it important to share with you some useful resources to enable you […]
View postYear 9 History Plate Competition
Each year the History department runs a competition to design a commemorative plate for the 19th Century, based on the theme of ‘Industry and Empire’. As usual, some girls chose to emphasise the positive aspects of our unit, such as inventions and entrepreneurial spirit, others chose to highlight the darker side, such as child labour […]
View postYear 8 CyberFirst Girls Competition Report
In January 2020, 8 teams of girls from our school took part in the national CyberFirst Challenge For Girls. Out of the eight teams, one team made it through to the semi-finals (that’s us!). The semi finals took place on the 8th February in the centre of Birmingham, Cleo, Toni, Zubeida and Mrs Brown made […]
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