Category: Senior School
KS5 Good Reads January 2022
A young adult book of sci-fi genre, this is a great read, particularly if you like gaming. It’s set in a dystopian future in 2044 – oil has run out, the climate is destroyed, and most people escape reality by spending their lives inside an immense virtual reality video game called the OASIS….
Sixth Form Pantomime Performance
A highlight of the sixth form and senior school diary is the annual ‘Sixth Form Panto’ and this year the performance did not disappoint. Audience participation, traditional and modern musical dances kept the audience entertained and on their feet with applause!
BigBrum Romeo and Juliet Theatre Performance
BigBrum theatre company visited school this week to further enhance the learning of our GCSE students studying Sheakepeares’ text. BigBrum performed a new adaptation of ‘Romeo & Juliet’ as part of the ‘Monuments Trilogy’ programme of work. Their version is faithful to the text of Shakespeare’s tragedy, but played to themes relevant to young people…
KS4 Good Reads December 2021
If you love holiday stories, holiday movies, made-for-TV-holiday specials, holiday episodes of your favorite sitcoms and, especially, if you love holiday anthologies, you’re going to fall in love with My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories by twelve bestselling young adult writers (Holly Black, Ally Carter, Matt de La Peña, Gayle Forman, Jenny Han, David…
National British Indoor Karting Championship
Congratulations to L5 pupil Antony Wypych, who recently raced in the National British Indoor Karting Championship. Antony qualified for the national finals out of thousands of drivers. While competing an accident happened whereby another driver put Antony head on into a tire wall at full speed. Fuelled by adrenaline Antony continued racing and finished the…
Highclare School Junior Creative Writing Competition 2021
With over 300 entries from local schools Dr Luker and the Highclare Senior School English Department were thrilled with the response to this years Highclare School Junior Creative Writing Competition. The theme of ‘A poem to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Queen’s reign.’ has certainly sparked the imagination of pupils and the quality of…
ISA Regional Art Competition
In the recent ISA Regional Art finals Highclare School celebrated success across the Prep and Senior School. Well done to all! Congratulations to Prep School pupils: Eesa Ahmed ‘Bumble Bee’ (3D art) 2nd place Esmie Robinson ‘Thank You NHS’ (Textiles) First place Jasmine Broomfield ‘Burning Reflection’ (Photography) First place Trinity–Joy Wallace ‘We All Fit Together’…
Learning Centre Career Visit
There was a lot of interest in Dr Frank Eperjesi’s visit to the learning centre last week as he spoke with pupils about his interesting and varied career portfolio – including experience in healthcare, the construction business, oil exploration and academia. We are grateful to him for giving his time and wish him well in…
11+ External Assessment and Taster Day
It was a pleasure to welcome almost 50 children from schools across Birmingham to Highclare Senior School during our 11+ assessment and scholarship taster day for external pupils. Children sat our entrance exam, displayed their wonderful skills in sport, music and art as part of our scholarship auditions, enjoyed a delicious lunch in our refectory…
U4 Careers Information Morning
It was another busy morning last Tuesday for our annual careers event. Outside speakers covered talks on what it is like to work in law, medicine, engineering, business the Royal Navy, pupils also got involved in a careers activity. Thanks in particular to parent, Mr Stuart Griffiths for supporting this event once more and to…
