Category: Senior School
April Good Reads
Are you addicted to your phone? If so, ‘How to Break Up with Your Phone’ is here to help. This book is a smart, practical and useful plan to help you conquer your mobile phone addiction in just 30 days. Award-winning science journalist Catherine Price tells us why social media is not great, the truth…
Lennon’s Euro U17 Success
After 9 days away at an international camp, Highclare student Lennon has returned to school following great success. He has represented Wales at a Euro U17 tournament despite being only U15. He went to the tournament and started in both games, and was made aware that he was the youngest player there. Wales finished top…
March Good Reads
Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell This fantasy novel is about Christopher who visits his reclusive grandfather and witnesses an avalanche of mythical creatures come tearing down the hill. His grandfather is guardian of one of the ways between the non-magical world and a place called the Archipelago, a cluster of magical islands where all the…
February Good Reads
King Of Nothing – Nathanael Lessore Aimed at young adults, this book is both funny and moving. Written by a new author, Nathanael Lessore, it’s about Anton and his friends who are used to ruling the school. When Anton gets into serious trouble at school, he doesn’t really care, but his mum decides it’s time…
Aston Villa Signs Highclare Alumni
We were delighted to hear of Alfie and Rodrigo’s respective success with Aston Villa, with the two past EPPP students signing professional contracts with the club. A huge congratulations to them both, and we look forward to seeing them continue to progress and develop. To read more of their achievements, please see the links…
January Good Reads
This book is a really fun way to get a grasp of large chunks of history. Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook add humour and wit to their subject and brim with a bottomless knowledge. Questions answered include ‘How did a hair appointment almost blow Churchill’s cover’? And ‘What made Alfred the Great so great?’…
Remembrance Day
It was an honour for us to take part in the Royal Sutton Coldfield service and parade on Sunday morning. There were also very moving assemblies last week from Y6 and in Senior School, with thanks to Mrs Quigley and Mr Smith who have beautiful renditions of The Last Post. They shall grow…
November Good Reads
The World at War was one of the greatest television series of all time on the Second World War. This book is a record of all interviews with the participants from civilians to ordinary soldiers, from statesmen to generals and is a unique and irreplaceable oral history. Richard Holmes, the author, was one of Britain’s most…
October Good Reads
Rick Yancey’s first young adult novel is a true sci-fi read. Aliens have decimated earth with multiple attacks. Now, it’s the dawn of the 5th wave, and on a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs from Them. The beings who only look human, who roam the countryside killing anyone they see. To stay alone is…
September Good Reads
Heads Will Roll by Alan MacDonald – For our U3rds, this book is an excellent summary of everything you would like to know about one of our monarchs, Henry VIII. Everyone knows he had six wives but this gentle read also includes many surprise facts too. It is a great way to improve your historical…
