Community & Partnership Links
As a school we usually work with a wide range of external organisations which support the activities that take place. Over the last few years they have included the following:
Personal, Social & Health Education
- Police & Fire Service
- Health Education Unit (School Nurse)
- Other health visits
- Educational Psychologist
- Counsellor
- Loudmouth Theatre
Careers, Business & Industry
- Key Stage 4 & 5 Career Interviews
- Engineering in Education Scheme
- Year 12 Post-18 Conference
- Year 10 Careers Event
- Sixth-formers attend residential courses
- Subject/business links
- University Open Day visits
- Forensic Science Day
- Business sponsored competitions
- Virtual Work Experience placements
Assemblies & Charities
- Visits by local ministers, religious representatives & youth workers
- Charity fundraising speakers
- Careers related speakers
School Facilities
- Community swimming clubs
Languages, International Links
- International Schools Accreditation
- Community languages valued
- Visits to France Germany & Spain
- MFL Sixth Form Conference
Bringing in Parents & Other Adults
- AFS
- Subject specialist parent support for Year 13 university mock interviews programme
- Visiting speakers invited
- Master classes conducted by local musicians, writers & dancers
School Trips & Visits
- Enrichment Week (suspended school timetable)
- CBSO at Symphony Hall (Music)
- Field study visits within the curriculum to a wide range of places
- Geography trip to Iceland
- History trip to USA
- Music tour to Europe
- Poetry Live
- Visits to Parliament
- Year 7 residential trip to Anglesey
Extra-Curricular Activities
- Chemistry Quiz - Birmingham University
- Sport fixtures including County & National teams
- Debating & Public Speaking
- Birmingham Schools' Ensembles
- Enrichment theatre visits
- Writing: students' work published
- Songs from the Shows
- Evenings of Dance
- Drama Productions
- House Fair
- Charity & Fundraising events
- Music & sport links with local junior schools
- UKMT Maths Challenge
- Spelling Bee
Community Service
- Birmingham Civic Society Awards
- Duke of Edinburgh Award
- Sixth-form volunteers, including Senior Prefect responsibilities
- Senior Citizen's Party organised by Year 10
- Contributions to work of charities; local, national & international
- Cecily's Fund - link with schools in Zambia
- Student Partnership with Dame Ellen Pinsent Special School
- Year 13 Enrichment programme
- Widening Accessibility initiative: work with local primary schools