Year: 2015
Highclare’s National Swimming success at the Olympic pool
Six senior and two junior Highclare pupils were selected to represent the Midlands at the ISA National Swimming Finals held at the Olympic Pool in London. Our swimmers collected a total of 3 gold and 11 silver medals between them. Their individual and relay successes contributed to the Midlands taking the…
Highclare Sixth Form welcome MP to their new common room
Highclare Sixth Formers are celebrating the opening of their newly refurbished Common Room where Jack Dromey, MP for Erdington came along to their Erdington site to perform an official opening. Mr Dromey was able to relax with students and sample the advantages of Sixth Form life at Highclare where the addition of a wide screen…
Success at Sutton Schools’ Swimming Gala
On Saturday 31st January 2015 Highclare School Juniors took a swimming squad to Stechford Cascades to compete in the Sutton Schools' Swimming Gala. Individuals competed in backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle as well as medley and freestyle relays. The children raced in heats with the final position being decided at the end. Highclare featured prominently in…
Thank You Letter Awards
Highclare School English students entered a competition organised by Birmingham University to write a thank you letter. The school was asked to enter our top five responses and we were delighted to hear this week that 3 of our finalists: Jennifer U4, Joshua L4 and Harry U3, have all been chosen to attend the Thank…
Raekwon goes to Lilleshall National Sports Centre
‘On 15th January I went to Lilleshall National Sports Centre as I am an elite gymnast and part of the Great Britain Squad. During my stay, (which was for four days and three nights), I took part in intense training with some of the best coaches in Great Britain. I also shared my training space…
A New Common Room for the Sixth Form
Highclare Sixth Formers are celebrating the opening of their newly refurbished Common Room. A great space in which to relax and socialise. The addition of a dishwasher, wide screen TV and wifi is great news for all. Thanks to our super Maintenance Team for all their hard work. Visitors welcome on our…
L4 History students visit Tutbury Castle
History students in L4 set out to visit the ancient castle at Tutbury. They had been invited to have an audience with ‘Queen Elizabeth I’ but sadly she was ill and so her favourite nobleman, Robert Dudley Earl of Leicester, stepped in to meet them instead. He entertained the history students with his stories of…
Children attend the opening of the Quinto Lounge
Children and staff at Highclare St Paul’s and Highclare Woodfield were invited to the opening of the Quinto Lounge in Sutton Coldfield. The children were asked to make and decorate biscuits, which were then judged by the Lord Mayor of Birmingham. All of the children thought that meeting the Lord Mayor of Birmingham was fantastic! …
Teacher and ex pupil honoured with the British Empire Medal
Congratulations to Ashley Hall who was is to receive the British Empire Medal for her services to education supporting Rocklands Special School. Ashley, who teaches at Highclare School and is also an ex pupil, raised £150,000 for special needs children. Ashley, whose son Sebastian (11) attended Rocklands and now goes to Queen's Croft in Lichfield,…
Highclare St Paul’s receive resources from Sainsbury’s Active Kid’s Vouchers
A big thank you to all of the staff and parents who collected over 20,000 Sainsbury’s ‘Active Kid’s Vouchers ‘. Parents at Highclare St Paul’s were invited to a special assembly where they received a large collection of classroom and playground resources.
