Friday Headlines
Guest Speaker interview: Lara Fatah
24 Nov 2017: On Friday 10 November, Edgbaston High School held its annual Speech Day in the University of Birmingham’s Great Hall. On the day we...
Read moreA taste of Cadbury's business world
24 Nov 2017: On Thursday 16 November, the Year 10 GCSE Business groups ventured out to Cadbury World in Bournville to learn about business in the real...
Read moreProject ASK careers talk for students
24 Nov 2017: On Wednesday 22 October, girls in Years 10 -13 attended a lunchtime talk on Degree Apprenticeships. The talk was delivered by Surfinia...
Read moreEHS supports Children in Need
24 Nov 2017: Throughout Prep and Senior School this week students and staff have marked the BBC Children in Need charity appeal. At the start of...
Read moreNews from Nursery
24 Nov 2017: In Nursery this week, our focus has been on the colours black and white, much to the delight of 'Zoya Zebra'! The girls showed interest...
Read moreAcademic and Pastoral Clinics held next week
24 Nov 2017: The next Academic and Pastoral Clinics will take place in school on Monday 27 November between the hours of 1.30 - 3.00pm and all parents...
Read moreSpeech Day celebrates success
17 Nov 2017: On Friday 10 November, members of the School's Governing Body, parents, teachers and students gathered for our Speech Day in the University...
Read moreDigital Literacy Awareness Day
17 Nov 2017: On Monday 13 November, Mrs Campbell led a Digital Literacy awareness day. Year 7 were joined by Year 6 in the Octagon for a day full of...
Read moreCastle life for Year 1
17 Nov 2017: Year 1 visited Tamworth Castle as part of the History curriculum, learning about homes in the past. When we arrived in Tamworth the girls...
Read moreAcademic lecture well-received
17 Nov 2017: After school on Tuesday 14 November, EHS girls had the opportunity to attend an Academic Lecture from Roanna Burgess, Consultant Physiotherapist...
Read moreLearning about the Bard
17 Nov 2017: Having enjoyed learning about today’s digital age earlier in the week, pupils in Year 6 focused on a different form of communication on...
Read moreA closer look at science on Medical Physics Day
17 Nov 2017: On Tuesday, a team of scientists from Birmingham University visited the school as we hosted a day to celebrate the fifth International...
Read moreNursery's Rhyme Time
17 Nov 2017: For National Nursery Rhyme Week, the girls in Nursery focused on the rhyme, 'The Grand Old Duke of York' who marched his 10,000 soldiers...
Read moreGothic Film and Book Club gets underway
17 Nov 2017: On Thursday 2 November, a group of Year 12 and 13 English Literature students met for the first Gothic Film and Book Club. Gothic Literature...
Read moreStudents organise Foodbank collection
17 Nov 2017: In October, as part of our Harvest Celebrations, the Year 9 and 10 Charity Representatives organised a foodbank collection for the Birmingham...
Read moreEHS triumph over Saint Martin's
17 Nov 2017: On Saturday 11 November, our Year 7 and 8 Netball teams and our Senior Year 9 Hockey teams played against Saint Martin's School. With great...
Read moreYear 9 gear up for Duke of Edinburgh award
17 Nov 2017: On Tuesday 14 November, Ms López and Mrs Griffiths organised an information evening for girls and their parents on the Duke of Edinburgh...
Read moreOctober sports report
17 Nov 2017: Building on some early successes in September, our Netball and Hockey teams have continued to make great gains. The U18 and U12 netball...
Read moreEHS supports Switch Off Fortnight
17 Nov 2017: Now in its ninth year, EHS will be supporting Switch Off Fortnight from 20 November - 3 December 2017. This initiative aims to see schools...
Read morePhantom of the Opera comes to an end
10 Nov 2017: Tuesday 31 October saw the opening night premiere of the EHS production of The Phantom of the Opera. Each of the five shows sold out quickly...
Read moreNews from Prep
10 Nov 2017: After a busy weekend when we welcomed many parents, pupils and friends to the firework party at the school we began this week thinking...
Read moreSenior School prepares for Speech Day
10 Nov 2017: We are delighted to announce Old Girl Lara Fatah (2001) as our Guest Speaker at this year’s Speech Day. Lara is a graduate of the University...
Read moreStepping up to the Schools Challenge
10 Nov 2017: On Wednesday 8 November, two teams from EHS took part in the 2017 South Midlands version of the Schools Challenge Regional Round Competition,...
Read moreWestbourne pupils enjoy the outdoors
10 Nov 2017: The outdoor classroom in Westbourne affords many opportunities for the younger pupils to take their learning outside and to enjoy working...
Read moreStudents encouraged to extend learning
10 Nov 2017: The Stretch and Challenge noticeboard in Senior School has had a makeover this term, and we want to encourage as many girls as possible...
Read moreAcademic lecture focuses on Physiotherapy
10 Nov 2017: After school on Tuesday 14 November, Roanna Burgess from the University of Birmingham will be visiting to give a sample Physiotherapy academic...
Read moreNursery adventures
10 Nov 2017: The girls in Nursery have been out and about in school enjoying a range of adventures to extend their knowledge of the world around them. They...
Read moreA classic trip to Italy
03 Nov 2017: On Monday 16 October, the Classics department took a group of 27 girls to visit the Bay of Naples and to take in a variety of historic...
Read moreCreative writers 'share and scare'
03 Nov 2017: To celebrate Hallowe'en and the launch of the school’s theatrical production of Phantom of the Opera, members of the Creative Writing Club...
Read moreNews from Prep
03 Nov 2017: We have begun this half term with a warm welcome to Mrs Hennous, our language teacher, and to Mrs Roberts, our Year 2 Teaching Assistant....
Read moreMoot Court competition for Year 11
03 Nov 2017: On Saturday 14 October, thirteen Year 11 students visited Inner London Crown Court to watch the London Independent Schools Mock Trial Competition. The...
Read moreStudents consider a career in Pharmacy
03 Nov 2017: After defeating the infamous Birmingham traffic, Mrs Alison Tennant, the Clinical Director of Pharmacy at Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust...
Read more'Phantom' opens to rave reviews
03 Nov 2017: You cannot have missed the fact that the school’s much-anticipated production of Phantom of the Opera finally opened this week. School...
Read moreYear 7 get off to a flying start
03 Nov 2017: During Year 7 assembly this week, Tiani Byfield-Davis took us on the beginning of a flight over the Amazon as she read an extract from...
Read moreJoin us at our Fireworks Party!
03 Nov 2017: This EHSPA event is a calendar favourite for all the family and one of Birmingham’s best displays. The event will be held on Prep playground...
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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