Friday Headlines
the weekly newsletter from EHS
29 Mar 2019: Edgbaston High School continues to shine in Gymnastics. We were delighted to learn that the U16 and U19 teams had made it through to...
Read more29 Mar 2019: During periods 1 and 2 on Friday 22 March, girls in Years 8, 9 and 10 who study German enjoyed a performance by Onatti Theatre Company...
Read more29 Mar 2019: The countdown is on for Senior School P.E. Teacher Mrs Hewison! The past six months has seen Mrs Hewison dedicate herself to a gruelling...
Read more29 Mar 2019: Prep Party arrived on Friday 22 March at last after much anticipation from the girls. This is an important and exciting event in the annual...
Read more29 Mar 2019: In the Prep School Celebration assembly this week we presented certificates to our group of Year 6 Scientists who recently won a national...
Read more29 Mar 2019: The school was saddened to hear of the recent passing of Professor Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya. Edgbaston High has enjoyed a long association...
Read more29 Mar 2019: Last summer, Edgbaston High School embarked on a project to refurbish the sports pavilion down at the playing fields. Taking three months...
Read more29 Mar 2019: Following the announcement of the Head Girl elect in last week’s edition of Friday Headlines, we are delighted to announce the new Deputy...
Read more29 Mar 2019: We always enjoy marking special days in the Prep School and on Thursday of last week we celebrated World Poetry Day. We began the day with...
Read more29 Mar 2019: For the second year running we were delighted to welcome the Bournville BookFest to EHS for a very special schools event. This year...
Read more29 Mar 2019: 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 more29 Mar 2019: Year 6 pupil Star has climbed her way into the UK Youth Climbing Series 2019 Grand Finals in Sheffield at the end of April. She will...
Read more29 Mar 2019: On Wednesday 20 March, the Year 12 fine art group put on an exhibition of their work in the art studio. A pop up exhibition was set...
Read more22 Mar 2019: Edgbaston High School is delighted to announce Anya as Head Girl elect for the academic year 2019-20. Anya joined the school as a pupil...
Read more22 Mar 2019: Following the Prep competition two weeks before, on Thursday 14 March Senior School students from all key stages took part in the Musician...
Read more22 Mar 2019: On Friday of last week, a team of Year 6 swimmers took part in the ESSA relay qualifiers. We are delighted to announce that they have qualified...
Read more22 Mar 2019: On Monday 11 March, Year 9 enjoyed a very informative and emotional afternoon where we participated in a talk a based on World War One....
Read more22 Mar 2019: Earlier this week, Edgbaston High School was delighted to host its first Dance Platform event, with six additional schools from around...
Read more22 Mar 2019: This week in Nursery the theme has been Spring. The girls have used magnifying lenses to look carefully at and talk about daffodils....
Read more22 Mar 2019: Year 8 pupil Jemima took part in the British Schools Biathlon Championships at Crystal Palace on Saturday 16 March. The swim was first,...
Read more22 Mar 2019: Friday 16 March was a busy day for the whole school. Not only was it the day of the official whole school photograph, it was also Comic...
Read more22 Mar 2019: 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 more15 Mar 2019: Along with many other schools across the UK, the Prep School took part in celebrating World Book Day on Thursday 7 March. The day began...
Read more15 Mar 2019: We were pleased to see the Year 6 Netball Squad back on Monday from their tour to Portsmouth and to hear their news. They clearly had a...
Read more15 Mar 2019: Each year pupils and staff at EHS throw themselves into a whole hearted celebration of World Book Day and this year did not disappoint. Our...
Read more15 Mar 2019: 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 more15 Mar 2019: As part of the Independent Schools Inspectorate’s (ISI) ongoing programme of assessment, the school underwent a compliance inspection in...
Read more15 Mar 2019: On Wednesday 13 March, a group of Year 9 girls, escorted by Ms Jones-Owen and Ms O'Hare went to King Edward VI Camp Hill Boys School to...
Read more15 Mar 2019: Tickets are now available for our annual Design & Technology Textiles Exhibition. It is a wonderful event with entertainment provided by...
Read more15 Mar 2019: Last Saturday, A Level students studying Latin and Classical Civilisation travelled to Birmingham University to attend a Classics Conference...
Read more15 Mar 2019: On Wednesday 6 March, Year 4 girls enjoyed a visit from Dave Shaw with his exciting and informative Rainforest Roadshow. Mr Shaw thrilled...
Read more15 Mar 2019: The school would like to invite you to join us for our first Dance Platform event on Monday 18 March at 4.30pm in the Octagon. We are...
Read more08 Mar 2019: Following news of Dr Weeks’ decision to retire at the end of the academic year after 13 years of inspirational leadership of the School,...
Read more08 Mar 2019: After several weeks of preliminary rounds held by the Music Staff and difficult decisions made, the finalists were selected. The final...
Read more08 Mar 2019: On Monday 4 March, our U11 and U13 swimmers travelled to Worcester for an invitational gala organised by Bromsgrove School. Our school...
Read more08 Mar 2019: We ended last week with two opportunities for the girls to perform. On Thursday, we held our Prep Young Musician 2019 event for the finalists...
Read more08 Mar 2019: On Saturday 2 March, two teams of girls from the Preparatory School took part in a Cross Country Competition at Hallfield School. Our...
Read more08 Mar 2019: 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 more08 Mar 2019: The WE Movement is an international organisation that gives young people all over the world the power to make a difference through charitable...
Read more08 Mar 2019: Last week, Year 13 Media Studies students attended the BBC Fierce Women in Media day. The event was held at The Glee Club in central Birmingham...
Read more08 Mar 2019: On Thursday 28 February, EHS girls had the opportunity to attend a talk on the topic ‘the Legacy of Ancient Greece’ by William Lawrence,...
Read more08 Mar 2019: In the beautiful spring sunshine, the girls in both Prep and Westbourne held some competitive pancake races on Shrove Tuesday. Girls...
Read more08 Mar 2019: Year 12 student Maya will be the subject of a live interview on BBC West Midlands Radio this weekend. The interview, held to mark the...
Read more01 Mar 2019: On Thursday 7 February, approximately thirty Year 12 and 13 mathematicians travelled to Bletchley Park. It was an early start for us as...
Read more01 Mar 2019: We finished last half term with an entertaining assembly presented by girls in 5D. They shared a number of their own fables, written in...
Read more01 Mar 2019: During half term, staff and students from EHS once again took the stage with popular Tenor Russell Watson for two sell out concerts in Birmingham...
Read more01 Mar 2019: We would like to inform parents that the Birmingham Botanical Gardens will hold a fundraising book fair on Sunday 10 March from 11.00am...
Read more01 Mar 2019: On Tuesday 12 February, The Onatti Theatre Company from Gloucestershire came into school to perform a play in French called ‘La salle des...
Read more01 Mar 2019: 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 more: 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 more: 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 more: 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 more: 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 more: 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 more: ART Monica Liao (8G) For her superb drawing of a pumpkin. Monica researched her own...
Read more: 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 more: 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 more: 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 more: To mark the end of their University Preparation Week, Year 13 students were treated to an Afternoon Tea in school on Friday afternoon. Students...
Read more: 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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