Month: November 2018

J5 & J6 Arts Recital 2018

29th November 2018

Last week our very talented J5 and J6 music and LAMDA pupils entertained an audience of friends and family during their Arts Recital Concerts. These concerts are always a wonderful occasion, they give our pupils the opportunity to perform as soloists or part of a duo in front of an audience of friends and family…

Reception Learn Life skills

29th November 2018

As part of recent life skills day, a fun and informative day that took place at Highclare Junior School, reception children have been learning about people who help us. We had a visit from a paramedic, who showed us lots of different equipment and even let us go inside the ambulance. We also had a…

Law Students Visit Law Courts

29th November 2018

On 27  November 2018,  A level law students visited Birmingham Magistrates Court and Crown Court. The tour of the Magistrates Court included a visit to the courtroom from where defendants were sentenced to death and an opportunity to observe the legal roles that take part in legal trials .  It was an extremely interesting day…

Careers Information Morning

22nd November 2018

Thinking about career choices was on the agenda for our 13 and 14 year olds this week at our annual careers information morning.  Guest speakers from a broad spectrum of careers talked about their professions and routes into them, as well as taking questions from our young people. Our thanks to solicitor, Mrs Michelle Dean…

Senior School Prize Giving 2017/2018

22nd November 2018

On Friday the 16 November we welcomed past and present pupils, parents and staff to an evening of celebration at Senior School Prize Giving! A fantastic evening celebrating the success of Highclare Senior School pupils during our annual Senior School Prize Giving event. Senior School Prize Giving is always a wonderful event on the school…

Support Our Choirs During This Festive Time

21st November 2018

Support our choirs this festive period as they raise money for our chosen charity Young Minds.  

ISA U11 5-a-side Success

15th November 2018

Huge congratulations to our 5-a-side U11 football team who recently won the @ISASportUK regional tournament! After not losing a match throughout the tournament and a close final between Highclare Junior School and St Winefrides our U11 team came 1st out of 19 schools!  A fantastic achievement and display of teamwork.  

Reception learn about the colourful celebrations of Diwali

15th November 2018

In Reception, pupils have had a creative and colourful time celebrating Diwali – A Hindu festival which took place last week.  The word Diwali means ‘rows of lighted lamps’. Diwali is known as the ‘festival of lights’ because houses, shops and public places are decorated with small earthenware oil lamps. Children drew their own Rangoli patterns,…

Language Stones Make Sutton Coldfield Smile

9th November 2018

The Modern Foreign Language team at Highclare Junior School have had a fantastically busy start to the term following the celebration of the European Day of Languages back in September. Launched within School and hoping to bring a smile to our community, pupils at Highclare Junior School have been painting and hiding  ‘Language stones’ within…

We Will Remember Them

9th November 2018

Highclare pupils of all ages have valued the opportunity to reflect on the centenary of the end of WWI.   All activities have been insightful & thought-provoking and we are very proud of how children throughout the school  have taken part in various commemoration tributes during this time of Remembrance. Mrs Dawson’s L5 English class created a…

Highclare School is proud to announce its newest Sixth Form Scholarship

Our Sixth Form Pre-Med Scholarship is now live for applicants to Highclare Sixth Form from September 2024 onwards.

The scholarship provides a bespoke programme for students aiming to enter university in September 2026 with a research-science based degree.

For more information email admissions@highclareschool.co.uk