Month: March 2019

Highclare Pre-Preparatory School: Woodfield Taster Sessions For Pre-School Children

20th March 2019

Throughout April and May Highclare Pre-Preparatory School: Woodfield will warmly welcome families to enjoy a number of taster sessions during normal teaching days. Highclare Pre-Prep caters for boys and girls from two years, we aim to develop inquisitive minds within a small setting, where pupils feel engaged and confident.  We believe that through creative learning and…

A Level Othello Lecture Day

19th March 2019

Mrs Moore and Mr Ghag together with our English Literature Students from L6 and U6 attended an all-day Sixth Form Lecture Day on aspects of Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’.  The day proved extremely beneficial and there were a series of lectures focusing on: ‘Critical Approaches’, delivered by Andy Haley (Chief Examiner) ‘Dramatic Structure – the Pattern of…

An Inspector Calls Saturday Morning Revision Class

18th March 2019

U5 students recently attended a Saturday morning revision class run by the English department on An Inspector Calls.  To encourage an atmosphere of 1912, Mrs Dawson’s classroom was set up as an Edwardian dining room. Music similar to that played on The Titanic enhanced the atmosphere. We hope that the students benefited from the revision…

Little Red Riding Hood Swans Assembly

18th March 2019

Highclare Pre-Preparatory children and staff were delighted to present ‘Little Red Riding Hood’, a Highclare Pre-Preparatory School Swans production, to parents and grandparents this term. In preparation, the children learned the narrative of the story through ‘Talk4Writing’ and songs and musical skills in their music lessons with our specialist music teacher, Miss Broder.  The dances were choreographed…

Highclare Prep Success At Sutton Swim Gala

18th March 2019

On Saturday 16 March the Highclare Preparatory School Swim Team took part in the WSAS (Wilson Stuart Active Society) swimming gala at Walsall Gala Baths. Schools competing in the event were from across the Sutton Coldfield Partnership and Highclare entered the large schools competition with each student taking part in one individual race including front…

Rural Planning Services Workshop At Highclare Preparatory School

18th March 2019

Highclare Preparatory School pupils were visited by the Rural Planning Services (RPS) last week. The J5 children experienced a thoroughly enjoyable workshop of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math),  learning about one of the largest engineering projects happening in the London Thames. London relies on a 150-year-old sewer system built for a population less than…

Romeo And Juliet On Stage At Highclare Senior School

15th March 2019

Highclare L5 and U5 students welcomed the Fred Theatre Company into school this week as a complementary session to their GCSE studies on Romeo and Juliet. Six professional actors performed the GCSE text-based production of Romeo and Juliet, allowing students to view the text as it should be, on stage.  The Fred Theatre Company produces a…

The Amazing Performance Of Superstan At Highclare Preparatory School: Woodfield

14th March 2019

The year’s Highclare Preparatory School: Woodfield Junior production can be described in just one word, AMAZING. ‘The amazing adventures of Superstan’ to be precise. All Junior pupils played an important role and they delivered a truly wonderful performance. The level of acting was truly excellent, all of J6 enjoyed a speaking part and all demonstrated…

J4 Investigate Maths Outdoors

14th March 2019

Highclare Preparatory School J4 pupils stepped outside of the classroom this week to investigate maths during their outdoor lesson. Using what they could find in the playground and the Woodland Skills Area J4 pupils discovered that maths is all around, they created charts, mathematical sculptures, investigated the question ‘Can you create a perfectly symmetrical design…

Reception Class Fly High At RAF Cosford

13th March 2019

As part of the Reception class learning topic on transport, Highclare Preparatory School Reception pupils recently enjoyed an inspiring visit to Cosford Air Museum. On arrival pupils had great fun pretending to be air stewards and air stewardesses and then taking on the role of holidaymakers going  to America,  having to show passports and go through…

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