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22 Mar 2024: On Wednesday 20 March, Year 1 girls visited the Thinktank Science Museum to consolidate their learning on the topic of ‘My Body’ which...
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22 Mar 2024: This term, pupils from across the school have enjoyed performing solo pieces in our Teatime Concerts and in the Prep and Senior School...
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22 Mar 2024: We welcomed the parents of our Nursery girls to join us this week on Thursday afternoon for some Easter fun and activities in the classroom. There...
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22 Mar 2024: Our Year 5 and 6 Netball Squad recently went on their eagerly awaited residential trip to Condover Hall. The four-team strong group could...
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22 Mar 2024: 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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22 Mar 2024: In the Prep School, the girls are always keen to join in with national campaigns to raise money for worthy charities and last Friday was...
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22 Mar 2024: Art is a very popular subject amongst the girls in the Prep School and we are always looking for different ways to inspire them both within...
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22 Mar 2024: As always, it has been a busy couple of weeks in the Learning Hub! Our journey began with International Women's Day on March 8, when...
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22 Mar 2024: What an action packed term this has been with many achievements and events to be proud of. One of these includes the Whole School Ensembles...
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22 Mar 2024: Last week, two teams of talented girls journeyed to Warwick for the English Schools Swimming Association National Relay Heats. Competing...
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22 Mar 2024: At this time of year we like to start preparing girls for the year ahead with opportunities to experience time in their next year’s classroom....
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22 Mar 2024: Spring and Easter have been the themes across the three Westbourne year groups this week in Nursery, Kindergarten and Reception and everyone...
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22 Mar 2024: We enjoyed an absorbing visit from Imtiaz Dharker on Tuesday, in which Dharker explained some of the thoughts and inspirations which led...
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22 Mar 2024: Join us at Prep School Open Morning on Saturday 20 April from 9.30am - 12.00 noon to see Nursery, Kindergarten, Reception and Prep! Visitors...
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22 Mar 2024: The National Schools Netball Competition is the largest and longest running competition in English Netball; the top 18 schools in the country...
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15 Mar 2024: On Wednesday, a group of A Level students took part in a Study Day focusing on the text ‘A Streetcar Named Desire.’ Students preparing...
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15 Mar 2024: In Nursery the rhyme of the week has been Miss Polly Had a Dolly. In the girls’ emergent writing they worked in pairs, one as the patient,...
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15 Mar 2024: Today, we are sending our best wishes to the U14 netball team as they embark on their journey to compete at the National Schools Finals...
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15 Mar 2024: Girls in the Prep School are always interested in STEM subjects. Space is a particularly popular topic inspired by their studies in school...
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15 Mar 2024: A group of our KS3 and KS4 pupils had an amazing opportunity to work with the talented Midlands-based professional dancer, educator, and...
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15 Mar 2024: We were all disappointed that the wet March weather had resulted in the postponing of the Hallfield Cross Country Invitational event due...
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15 Mar 2024: We have been very proud of the many girls who have taken LAMDA examinations this week. They have been calm and well prepared and entered...
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15 Mar 2024: It was with excitement that Year 12 Geographers embarked on a residential trip to North Wales to begin work on their NEA investigations. On...
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15 Mar 2024: We welcomed parents to our Year 1 assembly on Tuesday. It was a very gloomy morning outside but parents left with huge smiles and feeling...
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15 Mar 2024: The Year 13 Historians, accompanied by Miss Glover, visited Leicester to enhance their studies of the Wars of the Roses and Richard III....
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15 Mar 2024: The girls in the Prep School relish the opportunity to perform and this week was the turn of our Year 3 and 4 girls who delighted us at...
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08 Mar 2024: On Sunday morning, the Duke of Edinburgh Gold and Silver participants woke up bright and early looking forward to the day walk ahead of...
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08 Mar 2024: Books and reading are seen as being very important throughout the year in the Prep School and the girls from Nursery to Year 6 enjoy visiting...
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08 Mar 2024: There was much excitement during the week as anticipation grew for Prep Party, especially as the last one took place back in 2019. When...
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08 Mar 2024: On Wednesday, we welcomed our Reception parents in to school to join us for our special Mother’s day Assembly which the girls performed...
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08 Mar 2024: In addition to dedicating Thursday to World Book Day themed activities, alongside many schools in the country, there has much else to focus...
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08 Mar 2024: Tuesday's spring weather was a perfect setting for the All Stars Cricket workshop, delivered by Warwickshire Cricket Board for girls in...
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08 Mar 2024: It was show time in the Octagon last week when we staged ‘An Audience With EHS’, an exclusive event for prospective Year 7 pupils. Aimed...
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08 Mar 2024: Year 4 are studying the Rainforests of the world as part of their Geography curriculum. They are currently looking at the plants and how...
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08 Mar 2024: The school welcomed a number of former pupils at the weekend as the Laurels Association (formerly the Old Girls’ Association) held its...
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08 Mar 2024: We are seeking diligent and attentive individuals to join our team as Examination Invigilators at Edgbaston High School. This role is pivotal...
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01 Mar 2024: The girls in Westbourne have enjoyed their weekly learning and their studies beyond the curriculum too. Studying bones and x rays in the...
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01 Mar 2024: Last Friday, the Senior School community came together for a good cause in a special fundraising event spearheaded by Year 13 student Alma. Alma...
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01 Mar 2024: Literature was brought to life last week when the Drama department organised a trip for Year 13 Drama and English Literature students to...
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01 Mar 2024: Westbourne have celebrated Leap Year 2024 by holding a Beyond the Curriculum day. It began with children learning the reason behind a leap...
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01 Mar 2024: After weeks of auditions featuring over 40 musicians from across the Prep School the list of finalists was announced by Mr Skilbeck,...
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01 Mar 2024: This week has begun with sporting success for a number of Prep girls. On Monday afternoon, 11 Year 6 girls travelled to St Laurence Church...
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01 Mar 2024: The girls in Westbourne have a wide range of experiences each week which include Ballet lessons on the curriculum. Nursery and Kindergarten...
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01 Mar 2024: Year 10 pupil Alyzah H has written an essay in Spanish in response to an A-Level question on the book "La sombra del viento", by Carlos...
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01 Mar 2024: On the morning of Thursday 8 February, the Year 13 Religious Studies students left school promptly at 9am, travelling on the minibus with...
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01 Mar 2024: As parents, our primary concern is the safety and well-being of our children, but a healthy dose of risk-taking in childhood, such as riding...
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01 Mar 2024: Throughout your daughter’s time with us, we actively encourage her to get involved in as many activities as possible outside the classroom....
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