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Head's End of Term newsletter
29 Mar 2018: Dear Parents, The end of term has arrived and with it a hint of Spring to come. We have had a very busy term and unfortunately it has...
Read moreAnnouncing the Head Girl and Deputy Head Girls elect
29 Mar 2018: Following impressive presentations to the School and staff during assemblies this term, we are delighted to announce the Senior School...
Read moreExcellence Book - Spring Term
29 Mar 2018: The following girls have been commended for their excellent work during the Spring Term: Subject Name CLASSICS Excellent...
Read moreArt students take inspiration from National Gallery
29 Mar 2018: On Thursday 22 March, Mr Dukes and Mr James escorted Year 10 Art and Design pupils to London to visit the National Gallery and Natural...
Read moreMathematicians take the UKMT Challenge
29 Mar 2018: Last Friday, Sidrat, Aditi, Marie-Eve and Francesca attended the UK Team Maths Challenge at Aston University. The competition consisted...
Read moreScientists and engineers of the future
29 Mar 2018: Year 1 girls recently entertained their parents in an assembly which demonstrated their knowledge of the human body which they have been...
Read moreSixth Form enjoy a special Afternoon Tea
29 Mar 2018: During the last two periods of the day on Wednesday 28 March, Sixth Form enjoyed a much anticipated afternoon tea, provided by the school’s...
Read moreSpanish role play extends learning
29 Mar 2018: Last week, Year 9 pupils transformed their Spanish classroom into a Spanish mini-market, a mini-restaurant and a mini-bakery to perform...
Read moreShelley's Frankenstein brings gothic horror to life
29 Mar 2018: On Thursday 15 March, English Literature Sixth Form students visited Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre in celebration of 200 years since...
Read moreMP visit puts politics on the agenda
29 Mar 2018: On Friday 23 March, Preet Gill, MP for Birmingham Edgbaston, visited EHS. Preet gave a wide ranging talk about her pathway into politics,...
Read moreThinking outside the box
29 Mar 2018: In November, girls in Year 5 and 6 were invited to take part in the annual Primary Maths Challenge. This is a competition open to schools...
Read moreReligious buildings visit for students
29 Mar 2018: Year 8 recently went on an enjoyable trip to see examples of three different religious buildings. We all were extremely enthusiastic about...
Read moreSports Assembly rounds up a successful Spring Term
29 Mar 2018: During the Spring Term the Senior School Netball, Hockey and Gymnastics teams have been busy training and preparing for competitions and...
Read moreLibrarian's Top Picks
29 Mar 2018: Don't know what to read next? Stuck reading the same books over and over? Want a suggestion you can trust? These top picks will include...
Read moreStudents get hands on with Roman artefacts
29 Mar 2018: Year 11 Latin and Greek pupils recently participated in an artefact handling session. A PhD student from the University of Birmingham presented...
Read moreOxford and Cambridge conference for Year 12
29 Mar 2018: A group of Year 12 girls attended the annual Oxford and Cambridge Student Conference at Edgbaston Stadium on Tuesday 20 March. This...
Read moreDesign & Technology Exhibition: Thursday 26 April 2018
29 Mar 2018: On Thursday 26 April, our Design and Technology: Textiles examination students will be exhibiting their garments and prototypes in the...
Read moreInspiration on World Poetry Day
23 Mar 2018: As part of the Bournville BookFest, Year 5 were delighted to be invited to hear the fantastic poet and author Michael Rosen speak at a...
Read moreSociologists play judge and jury
23 Mar 2018: After getting through a series of daunting security procedures, seven A Level Sociology girls excitedly started their trip to Birmingham...
Read moreYear 7 conquer Goodrich Castle
23 Mar 2018: On Wednesday 14 March, Year 7 embarked on a trip to Goodrich Castle in Herefordshire. In History lessons, girls have been studying the...
Read moreA celebration of science
23 Mar 2018: Our Prep pupils are such keen scientists that we have extended British Science Week in school. The Nursery girls visited the Science...
Read moreYear 8 host their very own Samba Carnival!
23 Mar 2018: Throughout the past week, Year 8 have been taking part in samba workshops, led by our very own samba supremos, Miss Williams and Mr Southall!...
Read moreBirmingham University lecture for Sixth Form Classicists
23 Mar 2018: On Saturday 10 March, Classicists in Year 12 attended a series of lectures and workshops at Birmingham University organised by Mrs McAlister...
Read moreBiathlon success for Jemima
23 Mar 2018: Year 7 pupil Jemima was delighted to represent EHS in the British Schools Biathlon Finals at Crystal Palace on the weekend of 16 March. Conditions...
Read morePerfect Prep Party
23 Mar 2018: Last week ended with one of our favourite social events of the year: it was Prep Party night. EHSPA committee members and the very willing...
Read moreLibrarian's Top Picks
23 Mar 2018: Don't know what to read next? Stuck reading the same books over and over? Want a suggestion you can trust? These top picks will include...
Read moreSportswomen encouraged to 'Discover your gold'
23 Mar 2018: Calling all Senior School athletes! Do you aspire to represent Great Britain at the next Olympic Games in 2020? Did you watch the Winter...
Read moreAcademic and pastoral clinics held next week
23 Mar 2018: The next Academic and Pastoral Clinics will take place in school on Monday 26 March and all parents are welcome. Academic Clinic These...
Read moreGeographers complete fieldwork expedition to Barcelona
16 Mar 2018: On Monday 5 March, 12 girls studying Geography A Level left a very snowy Birmingham for the sunshine of Barcelona. The girls arrived in...
Read moreExcellent results for EHS gymnasts
16 Mar 2018: Earlier this week, EHS teams were delighted to compete in the Birmingham Schools Gymnastics Competition. The competition required each...
Read morePortsmouth bound
16 Mar 2018: On Friday 9 March, sixteen excited members of the Year 6 Netball Squad set off for the annual EHS Prep Netball Tour to Portsmouth with...
Read moreAcademic lecture programme puts Geography centre stage
16 Mar 2018: Edgbaston High School was delighted to welcome Professor Michael Bradshaw this week to speak on the topic of ‘Global Energy Dilemmas: Energy...
Read moreYear 4's Culmington Manor Adventure
16 Mar 2018: Year 4 girls recently enjoyed their first residential trip to the beautiful Culmington Manor in Shropshire. They left school on Wednesday...
Read moreLook out, Medusa's about!
16 Mar 2018: This week at Classics Club our Sixth Form Classicists taught Year 7 the myth of Medusa, the famous snakey Gorgon who was finally slain...
Read moreLifesavers make a splash
16 Mar 2018: On Saturday 10 March, EHS hosted the Lifesaving Splash Competition for the Warwickshire Branch. Four lifesaving clubs and eight teams competed...
Read moreYear 1 team up with Sixth Form students
16 Mar 2018: With the recent poor weather, Britain's birds have been working hard to find food. To make their lives easier, Year 1 girls teamed up with...
Read moreMaeve's sports career on track
16 Mar 2018: Year 11 student Maeve Taheny undertook work experience at the Indoor World Championships for Athletics at the NIA from Thursday 1 – Sunday...
Read moreAuthor Lauren James to visit EHS
16 Mar 2018: On Wednesday 28 March, the Senior School will be hosting Lauren James, already well known and loved for her novels, “The Loneliest Girl...
Read moreLibrarian's Top Picks
16 Mar 2018: Don't know what to read next? Stuck reading the same books over and over? Want a suggestion you can trust? These top picks will include...
Read moreParent Survey - Coming soon
16 Mar 2018: We would very much like to seek your views on the work of the School, ideas for future development, and levels of parental satisfaction. This...
Read moreAssembly marks centenary of voting rights for women
09 Mar 2018: On 6 February 2018, Great Britain celebrated the Representation of the People Act, whereby the franchise was extended to all men over the...
Read moreENT surgeon gives careers talk
09 Mar 2018: On Tuesday 6 March, girls were treated to an academic lecture from renowned surgeon, Mr Richard Irving. Mr Irving is one of the UK’s leading...
Read moreFuture scientists learn about the solar system
09 Mar 2018: On Thursday 1 March, although the weather was not very Spring like, Year 2 girls and staff visited Thinktank in Birmingham to extend their...
Read moreFrom ME to WE
09 Mar 2018: On Wednesday 6 March, 19 students and two members of staff attended the annual WE Day at the SSE Wembley arena in London. The WE Movement...
Read moreEHS App - Download now
09 Mar 2018: As part of our commitment to excellent communication with parents, Edgbaston High School launched a new app for parents in January delivering...
Read moreSarah completes RAF training
09 Mar 2018: Old Girl Sarah Bracey has recently completed her training with the Royal Air Force. Her passing out parade was held on Tuesday 27 February...
Read moreOnatti theatre delights pupils with French play
09 Mar 2018: On the last Friday morning before half term, girls studying French in Years 8 - 11 were treated to a French play called ‘Mes Chers Voisins’...
Read moreLibrarian's Top Picks
09 Mar 2018: Don't know what to read next? Stuck reading the same books over and over? Want a suggestion you can trust? These top picks will include...
Read moreDancers interpret Vivaldi's 'Four Seasons'
09 Mar 2018: On Wednesday 28 February, EHS held a dance workshop to create a quartet for Ruby Abbas’ A level examination. This was run by Katy Sterran...
Read moreAcademic Lecture Programme: Professor Michael Bradshaw
09 Mar 2018: On Wednesday 14 March, EHS will be hosting an academic lecture delivered by Professor Michael Bradshaw on the topic ‘Global Energy Dilemmas:...
Read moreA celebration of reading on World Book Day
02 Mar 2018: Every year schools across the UK celebrate World Book Day, a day set aside to really celebrate authors, illustrators, books and, most importantly,...
Read moreMusical maestro
02 Mar 2018: Rebecca, one of the Prep Music prefects, has once again demonstrated her musical prowess with success in a prestigious event. April, our...
Read moreWaterworks extend science curriculum
02 Mar 2018: On Tuesday 27 February, we welcomed a representative from Severn Trent Water to the Prep School who, with the help of some girls in Years...
Read morePoet Laureates mark World Book Day
02 Mar 2018: In honour of World Book Day two poems were written by the EHS Poet Laureates, Sixth Formers Gaia Wales and Gurpreet Karlcut. Celebrating...
Read moreYear 7 learn about fire safety
02 Mar 2018: At the end of last half term students in Year 7 experienced a fun and enjoyable time when fire officers from the ‘Safeside’ West Midlands...
Read moreJanuary 'Sporting Star' Mollie!
02 Mar 2018: On Saturday 27 January, our Junior and Senior Gymnastics teams competed at the West Midlands Schools competition in Stoke. All our teams...
Read moreNursery girls celebrate Chinese New Year
02 Mar 2018: In the week before half term the girls in Nursery celebrated the lead in to Chinese New Year. The staff and parents provided decorations...
Read moreLibrarian's Top Picks
02 Mar 2018: Don't know what to read next? Stuck reading the same books over and over? Want a suggestion you can trust? These top picks will include...
Read moreKate Pankhurst and Bournville BookFest come to EHS
02 Mar 2018: As we celebrate 100 years of women winning the vote, we are delighted to be welcoming author-illustrator Kate Pankhurst - who topped the...
Read moreDance showcase on the horizon
02 Mar 2018: EHS will be staging a Dance Show on the afternoon of Thursday 15 March. The theme is 'around the world' and will be a showcase of the work...
Read moreCharity bike ride to support UNICEF and assist Yemen
: By Iram I would like to share my achievement of achieving the pledge of £1000 which I made with my friend in September. We decided to...
Read moreFit in Feb challenge!
: After the success of our 100km in May challenge last year, we are back for another month long challenge. The challenge is open for all...
Read moreThe Wonders of Westbourne
: The girls in Nursery have spent a royal week with activities based on ‘The Queen of Hearts’ rhyme. They began the week with an assembly...
Read moreMessage from Mrs Rees - Kindness and gratitude
: Our Year 13 Leadership Team got this week off to a great start with two important messages in their assembly: Kindness Counts and Gratitude...
Read moreSpring Has Sprung!
: Year 2 girls were certainly filled with the joys of spring this week as everyone returned to learning in the classroom. They also focused...
Read moreSpring Term 2021 Excellence Book
: ART Monica Liao (8G) For her superb drawing of a pumpkin. Monica researched her own...
Read moreFREE Study Skills Webinars For Parents
: Finding the time to help your children get organised to study and revise isn’t always easy. So to ease the burden, we’ve teamed up with...
Read moreCareers Talks
: It's always fascinating to find out what former pupils go on to do and as a school, we're always keen to raise awareness of the sorts of...
Read moreGDPR and Updating Contact Info
: Since GDPR regulations came into effect, we are unable to initiate contact with Old Girls without prior consent. As such, if you know of...
Read moreAfternoon Tea for Year 13
: To mark the end of their University Preparation Week, Year 13 students were treated to an Afternoon Tea in school on Friday afternoon. Students...
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