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15 Dec 2023: The second half of the Autumn Term has been another extravaganza of sport, creativity, singing, dancing, music, awards assemblies, and...
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15 Dec 2023: Following her success in the EHS Musician of the Year competition, Charis, a Year 11 pupil, earned the opportunity to showcase her musical...
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15 Dec 2023: What a busy last week of term, which started with our Carol Service held for the second year in the Octagon. We were delighted to see...
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15 Dec 2023: Christmas Jumper Day in the Senior School was a festive spectacle, as pupils adorned themselves in a delightful array of holiday-themed...
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15 Dec 2023: The Senior School’s inaugural Cognito Conference held last week was a showcase of excellence in creativity, communication and character. The...
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15 Dec 2023: At the end of last week, Year 4 transported us back in time to Selly Manor in Tudor England for a special assembly time treat. Our...
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15 Dec 2023: This past week, Year 13 were treated to an enchanting overnight Christmas trip to the heart of London. We arrived in London in the afternoon...
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15 Dec 2023: Senior School sportswomen have had a fantastic term with successes across a whole range of sports. We are delighted to bring you this term's...
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15 Dec 2023: On Tuesday, in addition to being ‘Tinsel Tuesday’ in Westbourne, the girls in Nursery, Kindergarten and Reception enjoyed a range of fun...
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15 Dec 2023: As you would imagine this week in Westbourne has been all about Christmas. On ‘Mince Pie Monday’ all girls were involved in baking and...
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15 Dec 2023: On Monday afternoon a large congregation of Prep School girls, staff and parents gathered in the Octagon for our annual Carol Service....
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15 Dec 2023: This year’s annual Pam Jelf Memorial Concert took place in the Octagon on Sunday 10 December. The event was attended by more than three...
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15 Dec 2023: Switch Off fortnight was marked in the Prep School in November with a competition for the girls to design new switch plate surrounds reminding...
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15 Dec 2023: Thursday was a very exciting Day in the Prep School full of fun for girls from Nursery to Year 6. Prep girls from Years 1 – 6 began...
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15 Dec 2023: We are constantly amazed by the high quality of work produced by pupils of all ages here at EHS. In recognition of that talent and hard...
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15 Dec 2023: On Sunday, Year 9 pupil Aurelia represented the West Midlands at the National Classic Challenge finals, having won at the regionals competition...
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15 Dec 2023: In an exciting and flavourful escapade, the Year 11 students recently embarked on a delicious journey through the diverse culinary landscapes...
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15 Dec 2023: At the start of term the girls in Prep were asked to make pledges to help at home with some chores in return for some pocket money to donate...
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15 Dec 2023: Join the EHSPA for an evening of fun and amaze your friends with your knowledge of useless trivia! Teams can comprise up to eight people,...
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15 Dec 2023: On Tuesday, pupils travelled the short distance to St George’s Church for the Senior School’s Carol Service. It was a true celebration...
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08 Dec 2023: At the end of last week we began the countdown to Christmas as the girls from the Prep School gathered for the lighting up of the Christmas...
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08 Dec 2023: Following our reporting of the excellent results from the BEBRAS Computer Challenge designed to test a student’s logical thinking skills...
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08 Dec 2023: Year 7 have been studying a unit of work entitled ‘Music in the Theatre’ based on the famous story of the Nutcracker. This story was set...
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08 Dec 2023: On Wednesday afternoon the parents and friends of girls in Years 1 and 2 gathered in the Octagon for a Christmas journey round the world....
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08 Dec 2023: After several weeks of rehearsal the day finally arrived for the Westbourne performance of Whoops-a-Daisy Angel! Excited parents and friends...
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08 Dec 2023: In a recent assembly, Senior School pupils showcased the Booker Prize, a prestigious literary award bestowed upon the most outstanding...
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08 Dec 2023: In Nursery girls have focused on gold and silver this week. One activity involved rolling out model magic and then cutting our two star...
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08 Dec 2023: What a busy week as we have started seasonal celebrations and performances whilst continuing with school work. We began the week by...
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08 Dec 2023: Pupils from the Senior School presented their annual ensembles and soloist concert, ‘Sparkle and Shine’ in the Octagon last Thursday, 30...
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01 Dec 2023: With just under two weeks to go, and as you can see in the photo gallery below, rehearsals are going well for ‘One Day More’, our Les Misérables...
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01 Dec 2023: The EHSPA will hold a second hand uniform sale on Monday 4 December at 3.30pm at The Pavilion (Richmond Hill Road B15 3RP). The sale...
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01 Dec 2023: On Monday this week, GCSE and A Level Dance students immersed themselves in an invigorating dance workshop led by professional dance company,...
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01 Dec 2023: Today we send our congratulations to the U16 swim team who have been crowned champions at the prestigious Warwick 100's swimming gala!...
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01 Dec 2023: We started the week with a trip to space for the girls in Year 5 as they visited the Stardome, an inflatable planetarium. This invaded...
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01 Dec 2023: On Friday of last week our Reception and Kindergarten children were looking forward excitedly to a visit to the theatre as we took the...
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01 Dec 2023: 20,445 8-10 year olds from around the world took part in the 11th annual Bebras Challenge; a competition which tests a student’s logical...
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01 Dec 2023: It has become customary in the Prep School that we begin the festive season with our annual Guitar Ensemble Assembly and this year was...
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01 Dec 2023: This week has been black and white week in Nursery and they looked at what happened when we mixed black and white together. They ordered...
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01 Dec 2023: The girls in the Prep School are always keen to learn more about the wider world and the visit of the Stardome, a mobile planetarium, this...
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01 Dec 2023: On Wednesday of this week girls in Westbourne, our Early Years setting, took part in National No Pen day. This gave plenty of opportunity...
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01 Dec 2023: Last Thursday, our U14 netballers competed in the prestigious Birmingham Schools County Netball Tournament, the first stage of the National...
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