Category: Senior School
National Poetry Day Competition
Heads of House awarded certificates for the National Poetry Day Competition organised by the English department in October for the nationwide event. The theme was the environment and all students in KS3 entered. Winner: Cadence Ball U4S – Lancaster Second: Alice Diaz-Thomas U4S York Third: Shaan Jamil U4S Lancaster Highly Commended Gabrielle Waele …
House Photography Competition
Over the Christmas holidays we ran a House Photography competition, where students were asked to take a photo inspired by a classic Christmas or Winter song. Here are our fantastic winning entries, 3rd place in KS3 went to both Sofia U and Gabrielle W, 2ND to Sophia L and 1st To Jacob L. In KS4…
Mock trial for budding lawyers
Highclare school attended a national MOCK trial competition on Saturday 21st January which took place at Stowe School, Buckinghamshire. This was a day long competition with three qualifying rounds. The team of 19 students from L5,U5 and Sixth Form needed to prepare two criminal cases which would then be presented to professional judges against opposing…
Waterstones trip
We had a great time perusing the book shelves of the 3rd floor children’s and young adults’ section of the Waterstones store, Birmingham last week. Our librarian team, book clubbers and other pupils from across the year groups joined us. Thank you to the staff at Waterstones for their time answering pupils’ questions and helping…
Trip to Tutbury Castle
On 9 January the History Department took the L4th on what has now become an annual trip to Tutbury Castle for an audience with Queen Elizabeth I. She kept the students entertained with stories of her childhood and her 45-year reign as queen and also allowed them to handle some genuine Tudor artefacts. The students…
Good Reads January 2023 – KS4
Great Expectations – Charles Dickens Great Expectations is about Pip, a boy of ten years of age and an orphan whose life is transformed when he has a terrifying encounter with a mysterious convict Abel Magwitch in the opening chapter. We follow Pip’s life in his quest to become a gentleman and meet many colourful characters,…
Diana Award – Anti-Bullying Ambassador Training
The Diana Award Charity is a legacy to Diana and her belief that young people have the power to change the world. The Anti-Bullying programme is one of 4 programmes that the Diana Award runs and is about engaging young people to change the attitudes, behaviours and culture of bullying by building skills and confidence…
Creative Writing Competition
Last week we welcomed children from our own preparatory schools as well as members from 12 other primary schools in the local area to our senior school for the culmination of our Creative Writing Competition. Gathering in the refectory, parents, children and staff members read poetry all about the ancient Egyptian pharaoh – Tutankhamun. We…
