Category: Senior School
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…
A Delicious Finale To The Duke Of Edinburgh Skills Section
Senior School teachers Mrs Smith and Mrs Bate were delighted to be invited to a Saturday showcase luncheon in support of Duke of Edinburgh award participant Issy Bessey. Issy has been attending the Young Waiters Academy at UCB (University college Birmingham) as part of the skills section of her Duke of Edinburgh Award, as part of…
Sportshall Athletics Competition, Arthur Terry
A team of U3 and L4 girls represented Highclare Senior School fantastically by competing at the Sportshall Athletics competition at Arthur Terry. Taking part in various track and field events our athletes achieved some very good individual and team performances . a special congratulations to the U3 girls who finished second overall. Full results from the…
A Decade Of Success At Bedstone
A very successful day of cross country was recently enjoyed by Highclare Senior School athletes at the annual Midlands ISA cross-country event, Shropshire. All 30 senior school athletes finished the course with a huge congratulations to our two medallists, Jack Newman 1st in the U15 boys and Daniel Hurst 3rd in the U18 boys. Both…
