Friday Headlines

the weekly newsletter from EHS

21 Oct 2022: The week began with a special day for Westbourne. Our youngest pupils in Nursery, Kindergarten and Reception enjoyed a Day of Dance which...

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21 Oct 2022: The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, known as Guide Dogs, is a fantastic charity: their work is varied, from running breeding programmes,...

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21 Oct 2022: It was wooden spoons and mixing bowls at the ready when eight pairs of girls from Year 7 took part in the annual Roman Bake Off hosted...

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21 Oct 2022: On the last day of half term, Year 11 Geographers travelled to Carding Mill Valley in Shropshire on a field trip to investigate how a river...

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21 Oct 2022: At the end of half term, we like to celebrate those Year 7 students who have won a Laurel Award. Laurel Awards have been issued to girls...

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21 Oct 2022: Year 5 set off on a crisp Autumn afternoon to walk down to the allotment. The girls chattered excitedly on the path about the task in hand.  They...

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21 Oct 2022: Over the course of the summer holiday, the new intake of Year 7 girls were invited to take part in a sponsored read. They were provided...

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21 Oct 2022: Year 10 and 11 Drama students enjoyed a night out at the theatre last week when they went to see ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ at the Birmingham...

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21 Oct 2022: EHS is renowned for its unique and distinctive system of pastoral care and as such the pastoral well-being of students is always at the...

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21 Oct 2022: On Monday of this week girls in Westbourne enjoyed a day of International Dance as part of our work beyond the curriculum. During the...

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14 Oct 2022: In the Summer Term, girls who are now in Year 9 took part in an initiative called the Next Generation Awards. This competition is run by...

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14 Oct 2022: On Tuesday 4 October, EHS Director of Music, Mr K Robson and his brother, Mr J Robson, gave a special piano recital in the Octagon to raise...

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14 Oct 2022: A quartet of professionally-trained actors visited EHS to deliver a powerful performance of Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' to the whole of Year...

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14 Oct 2022: Year 6 have been busy studying Yeast as part of their Microbes topic.  The smell of baking bread filled the Prep Department as we investigated...

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14 Oct 2022: As part of their Science topic on rocks Year 3 visited the Dudley Canal Trust at the end of last week.   They were lucky enough to enjoy...

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14 Oct 2022: On Monday, 10 October Year 1 went for a walk around Chad square to support work in their History and Geography topics.  They were asked...

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14 Oct 2022: Students were delighted to attend the latest Careers Talk in school where we welcomed Old Girl Georgia Khanna back to EHS. She left EHS...

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14 Oct 2022: Our Year 6 Eco Prefect, Anisha, wishes to thank everyone for their bottle top donations to date which will be used to make a large mural...

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14 Oct 2022: We were delighted to welcome Year 11 pupils and their parents into school for our Spotlight on Sixth Form event on Wednesday.    Whilst...

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14 Oct 2022: Tickets are now available to purchase online for EHS Parents’ Association Firework Extravaganza on Saturday 5 November. Advance ticket...

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14 Oct 2022: Having ended last week with lots of smiles on World Smile Day, we were happy to continue the theme as we marked #HelloYellow Day on Monday...

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14 Oct 2022: The week may have started with us supporting #HelloYellow day but it has been purple week in Nursery.  The girls have enjoyed many activities...

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07 Oct 2022: As well as alumnae who give their time to speak to current pupils about their experiences at university and in their careers, the school...

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07 Oct 2022: This has been a busy week with our first trips out of school this academic year which girls have been looking forward to. Our co-curricular...

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07 Oct 2022: Anticipation was high when the U13 and U15 Swim Squad travelled to Bromsgrove School to take part in the regional qualifier for the English...

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07 Oct 2022: Year 2 have been learning about the Great Fire of London in their History lessons this term and on Tuesday immersed themselves in life...

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07 Oct 2022: Our Karis Baby Bank Appeal has now begun. They are a local charity that work with midwives and health care workers in Edgbaston, Ladywood...

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07 Oct 2022: Year 8 recently went on an enjoyable trip to see examples of three different religious buildings. Firstly, we visited the Balaji temple...

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07 Oct 2022: There is still time for volunteers (strictly 12 and above) to join the Science department’s Mr Sabotig in a special sponsored Firewalk...

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07 Oct 2022: The outdoor classroom for Westbourne has been well used this week for a number of learning opportunities. Kindergarten girls framed...

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07 Oct 2022: In our Discovery Den this week the focus has been on buildings. Girls have been given the opportunity of looking at iconic buildings around...

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: 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...

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: 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...

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: 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...

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: Our Year 13 Leadership Team got this week off to a great start with two important messages in their assembly: Kindness Counts and Gratitude...

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: Year 2 girls were certainly filled with the joys of spring this week as everyone returned to learning in the classroom. They also focused...

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: ART Monica Liao (8G) For her superb drawing of a pumpkin. Monica researched her own...

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: 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...

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: 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...

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: Since GDPR regulations came into effect, we are unable to initiate contact with Old Girls without prior consent. As such, if you know of...

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: 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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: As the Year 6 Prep girls did not travel to France this year, we decided to give them a flavour of France in school. They took part in...

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