Category: News
House Activity Day
This year our Senior School students had a day of culture based activities learning about all the vibrant and exciting cultures that make up our school, our local community and the rest of the world. The day involved activities centred around cultures and peoples from across the world giving our students the opportunity to share…
Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin Tuesday 4 July 2023
Good morning, Prep School family, Welcome to the last Bennett’s Bulletin of the 2022-2023 academic year! It seems only a few weeks ago that I was writing the welcome back Bulletin in September and looking forward to the year and the adventures ahead! Where have the past 10 or so months gone?! This last Bulletin…
Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin Tuesday 27 June 2023
Good morning, Prep School family, I hope this Bulletin finds you all well and very relaxed from the weekend. I had a super lovely weekend which mostly involved spending time with Amelie and Arthur, my niece and nephew! I had them to stay all weekend! We had so much fun together from coming…
Junior Mathematical Challenge Results 2023
We were extremely pleased with the results of the Junior Mathematical Challenge which gifted mathematicians at Highclare School entered in April 2023. This is a nationally recognised challenge and only the top 40% of students receive a certificate. However, at Highclare School, 50% of entrants achieved either a bronze, silver or gold award – a…
GCSE Art Exhibition
A few weeks ago, Mrs Stott organised a brief exhibition of the GCSE Art portfolios so that parents could come and see the work that their children had been doing during their GCSE Art course. Mrs Stott had set up all the work in her room and many parents attended to see the incredible art…
Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin Tuesday 20 June 2023
Good morning, Prep School family, I hope that you are well and have had a great weekend. I had a lovely time. The Highclare 90th anniversary ball was fantastic on Saturday night. A super mix of parents, governors and staff who had all come together to celebrate the success of Highclare over the past…
Good Reads – June – KS4
This Month’s Good Reads are below: Five Survive by Holly Jackson Five Survive reached a top place in The Sunday Times Children’s and YA Fiction charts and is ideal if you like crime thrillers. Red and her friends are on a road trip heading to the beach until their vehicle breaks down and they come…
Junior Art Competition
Our Junior Art Competition, much like our Junior Writing Competition, is one of the most well contributed to events we hold at Highclare School. We had hundreds of entrants from many schools across Birmingham who all wanted a shot at being crowned Junior Art Champion. Many of our entrants came from the same schools and…
Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin Tuesday 13 June 2023
Good morning, Prep School family, I hope you are well. I hope you all had fun weekends doing lots of the things that you love, with the people you love! I had a great weekend – very productive! I spend most of Saturday and Sunday in the garden – jet washing, weeding, pinning…
Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin Tuesday 06 June 2023
Good morning, Prep School family, I hope you are well and are enjoying the sunshine – long may it last! The forecast looks good for the rest of the week and into half term so hopefully there will be lots of time spent outside; soaking up that vitamin D, blowing up those paddling…
