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Children attend the opening of the Quinto Lounge

16th January 2015

Children and staff at Highclare St Paul’s and Highclare Woodfield were invited to the opening of the Quinto Lounge in Sutton Coldfield. The children were asked to make and decorate biscuits, which were then judged by the Lord Mayor of Birmingham. All of the children thought that meeting the Lord Mayor of Birmingham was fantastic! …

Teacher and ex pupil honoured with the British Empire Medal

16th January 2015

Congratulations to Ashley Hall who was is to receive the British Empire Medal for her services to education supporting Rocklands Special School. Ashley, who teaches at Highclare School and is also an ex pupil, raised £150,000 for special needs children. Ashley, whose son Sebastian (11) attended Rocklands and now goes to Queen's Croft in Lichfield,…

Highclare St Paul’s receive resources from Sainsbury’s Active Kid’s Vouchers

13th January 2015

A big thank you to all of the staff and parents who collected over 20,000 Sainsbury’s ‘Active Kid’s Vouchers ‘. Parents at Highclare St Paul’s were invited to a special assembly where they received a large collection of classroom and playground resources.

Highclare Students Debate in the House of Commons

15th December 2014

Five Highclare Senior School students were given a tour of the House of Commons and met with the speaker, John Bercow.  The students were chosen to represent the school as they have shown an interest in local political issues by attending the School Council, Debating Club and Inter-House Debating. They joined in a debate in…

Highclare School Sporting Successes

12th December 2014

SWIMMING SUCCESS – Congratulations to Maddie who participated in the National Synchronised Swimming Championships last Friday. Maddie and her team came first. They swam against 16 other teams from all over the country.  Well done, Maddie. GYMNASTIC SUCCESS- Congratulations to Raekwon who has been selected for the Elite Performance Squad 2015 (Men’s Artistic). Raekwon competed in Glasgow last weekend and obtained…

‘Speight of the Art’ with the Birmingham Royal Ballet

9th December 2014

Students in Years 6 and 7 at Highclare School enjoyed a visit from the Birmingham Royal Ballet as part of the ‘Speight of the Art’ programme. Speight of the Art helps to organise projects and events throughout the UK in an effort to bring the benefits of ‘The Arts’ in all its forms, to children…

Highclare School Senior Choirs Spread Festive Cheer

9th December 2014

Members of the Senior and Rhapsody choirs took part to sing carols to residents at Boldmere Care Home and several residents sang along with their favourite carols.   We hope to go back there in the New Year to entertain more of the residents there.

Highclare Swimmers to represent The Midlands in the ISA Gala

3rd December 2014

Congratulations to the 7 Highclare Senior School students who have been chosen to represent The Midlands at the ISA National Swimming Gala. The event will be held at the Olympic Pool in London on 24th January 2015. We wish them all the best of luck.

Tamworth Christmas lights switched on by Highclare student

1st December 2014

Year 11 Highclare School student, Bethany, entered a competition to design the front cover for the 'Unwrap Tamworth for Christmas' art competition, which she won.  Her prize included a work placement at a design studio, a digital camera and Bethany also switched on the Tamworth Christmas lights along with Father Christmas and Mayor of Tamworth in…

Highclare Success at the ISA Junior Swimming Gala

28th November 2014

Congratulations to all of our students who entered the ISA Junior Swimming Gala at Walsall Swimming Pool. The Year 4 girls (under 9) won for their group. We're now awaiting further results.