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26 Jan 2024: Last Saturday a group of Year 5 and 6 girls and their families attended the live basketball games featuring City of Birmingham Rockets...
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26 Jan 2024: This is the final call for tickets for the EHSPA’s Quiz Night next Friday 2 February. We promise an evening of fun and a delicious...
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26 Jan 2024: Year 8 enjoyed a fantastic performance of Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' this week, in which three professional actors from Quantum Theatre...
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26 Jan 2024: Whilst Nursery girls were learning how to prepare for a tea party, dinosaurs made quite an appearance in Kindergarten this week as the...
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26 Jan 2024: Having followed a post on a 'Languages in Primary Schools' social media page, Madame Hennous applied for the first in a series of International...
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26 Jan 2024: This has been another full week in the Prep School. You can read about our sporting activities and successes which have included live basketball,...
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26 Jan 2024: Nursery pupils have been extending their skills in all areas of the curriculum with many of the activities based around the nursery rhyme...
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26 Jan 2024: Being part of an all-through school with students from Nursery to Year 13 brings many advantages to the girls. One of these is the all-round...
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26 Jan 2024: All students in Year 11 are invited to attend a Sixth Form Taster event on Tuesday 6 February. Designed to showcase how we challenge and...
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26 Jan 2024: Despite the rainy weather, the indoor cricket season has been in full swing with both U13s and U15s competing in a series of league fixtures...
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26 Jan 2024: At the midpoint in this half term, this week has been jam-packed with exciting and enjoyable sporting opportunities for girls in Years...
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19 Jan 2024: Girls have been busy developing and refining their skills in Mathematics and English this week. 'More' or 'Less' was the topic in Mathematics...
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19 Jan 2024: Kindergarten girls have been exploring the letter sound 'o' this week and much work has been focused on the story Owl Babies. Children...
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19 Jan 2024: We would like to remind parents about the Whole School Parent Survey which was launched last Friday 12 January. All parents should have...
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19 Jan 2024: Join the EHSPA for an evening of fun and amaze your friends with your knowledge of useless trivia! Yes, the legendary EHSPA quiz is fast-approaching...
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19 Jan 2024: One of many highlights of the Year 6 enrichment curriculum is the annual visit from the Medical Mavericks team. They returned for their...
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19 Jan 2024: Storytelling can be defined as the social activity of sharing stories, sometimes with improvisation, theatrics or embellishment. We certainly...
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19 Jan 2024: In a special assembly held this week, Senior School Form Representatives were presented with their badges. This assembly is an important...
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19 Jan 2024: Throughout your daughter's time with us, we actively encourage her participation in a diverse array of co-curricular activities beyond...
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19 Jan 2024: During our Christmas holidays, Year 5 girls were set a challenge to produce a picture featuring a person or people for their Art Competition....
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19 Jan 2024: School is now in full swing in our first full week back with all co-curricular clubs having started and with many activities taking place. We...
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12 Jan 2024: 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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12 Jan 2024: In a display of skill and determination, Year 11 student Violet made a significant impact at the national indoor Archery championships...
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12 Jan 2024: Although the weather outside was very cold there was a warm glow on Tuesday as girls were excited to see each other after the holiday break....
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12 Jan 2024: Join us on Wednesday 17 January to see the Prep School in action! Aimed at current EHS parents with younger daughters and prospective...
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12 Jan 2024: As school began on Tuesday after the busy holiday it was clear that the girls were very pleased to be back at school. There was much...
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12 Jan 2024: Today, we have launched our Parent Survey. All parents should have received an invitation letter from the school containing the link to...
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