News
Social distancing is always advisable when scything!
We are very proud of Señora Atkins (Head of Spanish) who has been doing some conservation volunteer work this weekend
Sxth Formers lead on remote clubs
British Sign Language Club and Crochet Club took place successfully at the end of the week.
Lockdown Postcards
Cheery postcards should now have arrived on everyone’s doorstep after Mrs Shore-Nye’s mammoth project to write to every girl in school came to completion!
PPE Equipment
Shortly after our school closed, one of our Old Edwardians, Vaishali Senthil, contacted Dr Simpson to see if there was any scope in making face shields for the NHS
Budding make-up artists show off their talent!
Drama students have been busy mastering their special effects make-up following some online tutorials.
Summer Term Remote Extra-Curricular Programme
Over 70 activities on offer! We are incredibly proud that we are still able to provide an innovative Summer Term Extra-Curricular Programme remotely.
Jaya volunteers to help local NHS hospitals
During the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent national lockdown, Jaya has been volunteering at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, acting as part of the Workforce and Redeployment Team.
Creative Writing Outreach Workshop
On Wednesday 11th March, we hosted over 70 pupils from local primary schools for our annual creative writing workshop. The pupils were able to hear about story writing from established playwright, Mike Carter. They spent time talking about their favourite authors and were very impressed to hear that Mike had even...
World Book Day
Despite the cold weather it was lovely to see nearly the whole school taking part in World Book Day 2020, dressing up as characters across the spectrum of literature. There were numerous other activities taking place over the course of the day, including a bookmark treasure hunt, bookworm bookmark making...
Anya Returns to KEHS
On Thursday 5th March, we welcomed Anya Duxbury back to School. Anya is currently in her first year studying Anthropology at Queen’s University Belfast. She spoke about the opportunities available at Queen’s, including generous scholarships for GB students, and life in the beautiful city of Belfast. As well as having..
Classics Trip to Bath
On Wednesday 11th March, the Upper Fourth visited the famous spa town of Bath, the Roman 'Aquae Sulis'. Even before the arrival of the Romans, Celts worshipped the goddess Sulis here, believing that their ailments could be cured by immersion in the hot spring waters. During the Roman occupation of Britain...
Third Round of Schools Mace Debating Competition
On Friday 28th February, Chloe, Cathy and Charlotte competed once again in the Schools Mace Debating Competition, this time against schools from all over the West Midlands. Their challenging motion was, 'This house would introduce a Universal Basic Income', proposing the motion against King's High School...
Sixth Form Charity Week
Our Sixth Form charity week took place just before we broke up for half term, and included events organised by the Lower Sixth to raise money for our chosen charity, the Coalition for Rainforest Nations. On Tuesday, we had the Teachers versus Students quiz, hosted by our Quiz Master Hanna, with rounds to test trivia...
University Information Evening
On Wednesday 5 February, we welcomed Lower Sixth students and parents to our annual University Information Evening held at the RPAC. Mr Roderick Smith, Director of Admissions at the University of Birmingham, gave a very informative talk about how to make a good university application, from choosing a course...
International Exchange News
Freya and Lottie have spent the last three weeks at KEHS as part of our International Exchange programme with Rangi Ruru Girls’ School. Freya and Lottie have enjoyed visits to London, the Lake District and Cadbury World with their host friends and have adapted very well to their new routines at KEHS; they...
Harry Potter Book Night 2020
For this year’s Harry Potter Book Night on Thursday 7th February, there were thousands of parties and celebrations held all over the world, and KEHS was pleased to host one of them! The sixth Harry Potter Book Night, celebrated at KEHS for the fourth year running, was once more enthusiastically supported by...
Salsa Night 2020
On Friday 7th February, Upper Sixth Spanish students organised KEHS’ seventh annual Salsa Night, in aid of the Latin American Foundation for the Future. Over 100 tickets were sold, resulting in one of the best attendances ever at the event. Students and teachers from both KES and KEHS came together to drink...
Mock Trial Team
On Saturday 25th January, our school Mock Trial team headed over to Birmingham Crown Court to participate in the Independent Schools Mock Trial competition. Donning suits and arguing in front of judges in real courts was an invaluable way to get a glimpse into the life of a barrister; we were also grateful to...
Outreach Debating Workshop
On Wednesday 5th February, KEHS played host to an Outreach Debating Workshop for local school children from Little Sutton Primary School, William Murdoch Primary School, Blakesley Hall Primary School, Bordesley Green Primary School and Blue Coat School. This was a highly beneficial experience for all...
