News
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Johnson House – Easter Celebration Assembly
The Johnson House Easter Celebration Assembly saw the following award winners: Full Colours: The Full-Colours awarded only to Year 11s who have already been awarded Half-Colours and have demonstrated continued or further dedication to excellence over an extended period of time: Amy Bridgewater (Y11), Freya Gregory (Y11), Hess Harrigan (Y11), […]
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Garrick House – Easter Celebration Assembly
The Garrick House Easter Celebration Assembly saw the following award winners: Full Colours: The Full-Colours awarded only to Year 11s who have already been awarded Half-Colours and have demonstrated continued or further dedication to excellence over an extended period of time: Greg Bilinski (Y11) & Lucy Stothert (Y11) Half-Colours: The […]
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Y8 Netball Team Defeat King Edward’s
Our Year 8 netball team defeated King Edwards in a competitive game which saw them run out 13-7 winners and brought a successful end to the season. Trudy Simkiss, PE teacher and team coach, said: “The girls have been committed throughout the season and have represented the school fantastically. They […]
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Y12 Visit to Houses Of Parliament
Y12 students studying A-Levels in Sociology and Philosophy & Ethics enjoyed a fantastic trip to our capital city as part of developing their insight into political and parliamentary matters in relation to their courses. The visit included tours of Parliament and the Palace of Westminster, a trip up the Millennium […]
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Bus Fare Update
We have received the following update from John Mitcheson, Commercial Director for Midland Classic, who run some of the services for our students who travel by public bus to school: Midland Classic bus fares are changing from 29th April. Fares will generally rise by 10p. This does not affect the […]
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Vocal Evening
The second Music Feature Evening of the year took place last week, and it was the turn of our young vocalists to take to the stage to perform their ever-developing repertoire in front of friends and family in the school theatre. The purpose of the feature events are to showcase […]
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Canteen Prices
Unfortunately, there will be some increases in the prices in the school canteen which will come into effect from June 2019. These changes are related to increases in the minimum wage, related NI and pension costs, as well as rises in utility bills. Additionally, we have been holding off price […]
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Encore…Encore… Encore…
Our annual ‘Encore’ performance showcased a wide variety of acts – combining music with dance and comedy with short skits – and played through the week as it built towards a sell-out final night. The show had been staged after hours of practise, stretching over the preceding weeks, with both […]
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Student Voice on New School Skirts
On first glance, our concourse looked like Mr Cain had been crowned X-Factor Champion and was being mobbed, but closer inspection revealed mannequins showing options for the new school skirt were on display and girls had the chance to vote on the one they prefer. The skirts were all in […]
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Year 7 & 8 Netball District Competition
Despite the pressures of lots of girls tied into ‘Encore’ rehearsals, both Year 7 and 8 managed to pull scratch teams together for the District Netball competitions and against the odds pulled of creditworthy performances. The Year 8 team had a mix of results – wins, draws and defeats – […]
