Category: Senior School
A Remarkable Recital Evening At Highclare Senior School
Students of all ages at Highclare Senior School performed a variety of music, speech, and drama items at Monday’s wonderful Performing Arts Recital Evening; a most enjoyable start to the week. The programme comprised of a broad spectrum of musical styles, including impressive renditions of Bach’s Double Violin Concerto (Harry Mills, accompanied by Miss Minchin…
An Inspector Calls Saturday Morning Revision Class
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…
Romeo And Juliet On Stage At Highclare Senior School
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…
A Fantastic Senior School Open Morning
On a blustery Saturday morning, Highclare Senior School opened it’s doors and welcomed prospective families to our spring term open morning. We love to celebrate our pupils’ achievements and, as always, there was a wonderful buzz around the school grounds as pupils and teachers enjoyed sharing their knowledge and experiences with visiting families. The feedback…
L4 Visit Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara
On Monday 11 March, L4 pupils visited the Guru Nanak Gurdwara in Smethwick, a Sikh place of worship, as part of their learning about the Sikh religion. Pupils learned that Guru Nanak Gurdwara was the first and largest Gurdwara in Europe, opening on 31st July 1961. It is a huge building spanning a total area…
U5 GCSE Pupils Cook Up A Storm During Final Practical Task
Over the last week, a crowd has been gathering around the Food Technology department at Highclare Senior School, as Highclare U5 GCSE food preparation and nutrition pupils cooked up a storm whilst carrying out their final 3 hour practical task for their NEA Task 2. Having already completed four technical practical dishes that answered a…
House Poetry Competition Spring 2019 Winners
Students across the Senior School have been busy putting pen to paper following the launch of the Spring 2019 House Poetry Competition. Instigated by the English department the theme for 2018/2019 was ‘change’ and entries received were all of a superb standard. After much deliberation, we would like to congratulate Maariya Hussain, for achieving first…
What Career Live With U5
U5 pupils enjoyed an insightful visit to the NEC on Friday 1 March to gain a greater understanding into the different career paths available on leaving school. Universities from all over the UK and the USA exhibited, offering advice about entry routes onto their courses and university life. Pupils could also approach employers and ask about…
School Librarian Good Read – March 2019
Every month Highclare Senior School Librarian, Mrs Daniels, will be inspiring readers to enjoy a variety of books through highlighting a few ‘good reads’. This month both books have been nominated for the Carnegie Medal 2019 and are aimed at U3 and L4 pupils. The House With Chicken Legs Sophie Anderson This book is a…
HighC Jazz Band Aim High At Music For Youth Festival
Last week, Highclare HighC Jazz Band attended the Music for Youth Festival in Birmingham and enjoyed a fantastic afternoon performing to an audience of a collection of senior school students from across Birmingham and well-renowned music mentors. This is the first festival HighC Jazz have attended – and Miss Cassells and Mrs Okeghie are very…
