Category: Senior School
Senior School Prize Giving 2020/2021
Last Friday, Highclare Senior School held its annual Prize Giving Ceremony. In the presence of invited guests, the school celebrated the achievements of pupils in U3 to U6 during the 2020/2021 academic year. Prizes for Outstanding Academic Achievement in a number of subjects were awarded to pupils who had performed particularly well in their GCSE…
Cadence CBSO Saturday Night Performance
Congratulations to Cadence who, last weekend, performed with the CBSO during a sold out Saturday night show! The show has received fantastic feedback and we can imagine Cadence’s performance of Faure Requiem at the Symphony Hall would have been breath-taking. We are looking forward to hearing Cadence sing at Prize giving this Friday
Shoe Aid Cheque Presentation
Highclare Prep School welcomed Andy Hughes of the charity Shoe Aid, into school to talk to Reception- Yr2 children about the work Shoe Aid undertakes. The assembly was incredibly informative, children learnt about the collection and distribution of the shoes collected and the benefits of recycling and they have also been invited to have a…
L6 and U6 Seeing Justice in Action
L6 and U6 pupils travelled into Birmingham as they visited the Birmingham magistrates’ court and crown court seeing justice in action. Pupils were welcomed to the magistrates by David Warner, Bench Chairman for Birmingham and Solihull who gave pupils a behind the scenes tour and let the students stand in the dock and peer down…
90th Anniversary of Guide Dogs
Madison and Daisey have been doing a bit of fund raising over half term! The girls set themselves a challenge to swim 90 lengths (1.2 miles) without rest to attempt to raise £900 to celebrate the 90th Anniversary of Guide Dogs. The event was officiated and verified by Tom Pratt, Head coach from Total Swim…
Senior School Good Reads November 2021
This is truly a lesson in persisting despite the failures and set backs. James Dyson set up his own company and created the cyclonic vacuum cleaner that would transform the way houses are cleaned around the world. He risked everything but from the many challenges he faced came hard-fought success. His products today include vacuum cleaners,…
EcoSchools at Highclare Senior School
We are pleased to have launched the EcoSchools initiative here at Highclare Senior School. EcoSchools is a charity involved in engaging young people in Environmental Education and action. To earn EcoSchools Green Flag Accreditation we have committed to complete the seven step framework which includes setting up an EcoComittee, undertaking an Environmental Review of the…
World Record Breaking Parent In Aid Of A Fantastic Cause
This year Mrs Faulkner, a Highclare prep school parent, not only ran the London Marathon, an incredible achievement in itself, but did so while attempting to break the Guinness World Record of “fastest marathon dressed as a 3-D plant (female)” . Mrs Faulkner took on this challenge to raise awareness and money for the Cystic Fibrosis…
Good Reads – October Special
A short, essential introduction to Black British history by award-winning historian and broadcaster David Olusoga. When did Africans first come to Britain? Who are the well-dressed black children in Georgian paintings? Why did the American Civil War disrupt the Industrial Revolution? These and many other questions are answered in this essential introduction to 1800 years…
Blue Peter Superstar
Recently Isobel featured on the childhood favourite TV programme Blue Peter, setting the presenters a challenge as a Blue Peter Fan Club member. It would be difficult to miss the array of badges Isobel is wearing in the video footage – incredibly since the age of 6 she has gained all of the Blue Peter…
