Friday Headlines
the weekly newsletter from EHS
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 more24 Nov 2017: We began the week with news of the weekend’s visit to EHS from girls and staff from St. John’s College, Portsmouth, who come to Birmingham...
Read more24 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 more24 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 more24 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 more24 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 more24 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 more17 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 more17 Nov 2017: This time of year has many topics being recognised nationally and we began the week with a reminder that November 13 is World Kindness...
Read more17 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 more17 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 more17 Nov 2017: After school on Tuesday 14 November, EHS girls had the opportunity to attend an Academic Lecture from Roanna Burgess, Consultant Physiotherapist...
Read more17 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 more17 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 more17 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 more17 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 more17 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 more17 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 more17 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 more17 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 more17 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 more10 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 more10 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 more10 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 more10 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 more10 Nov 2017: The outdoor classroom in Westbourne affords many opportunities for the younger pupils to take their learning outside and to enjoy working...
Read more10 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 more10 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 more10 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 more03 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 more03 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 more03 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 more03 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 more03 Nov 2017: After defeating the infamous Birmingham traffic, Mrs Alison Tennant, the Clinical Director of Pharmacy at Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust...
Read more03 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 more03 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 more03 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 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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