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  • Celebrating World Book Day 2021

    Published 03/03/21
    Together with our English department, and Librarian, Mrs Burman, students and staff have come up with some wonderful activities for World Book Day 2021.  As part of our Therapeutic Thursday Wellbeing progr
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  • Wildlife Conservation & Sustainability Society: saving birds from poaching

    Published 02/03/21
    In celebration of UN World Wildlife Day, King’s High’s Wildlife Conservation & Sustainability Society are inviting  Foundation schools pupils and their families to join a Teams talk,&n
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  • Can Creativity be taught? Yes. King's High reveal how they are at the forefront of showing how it can be done

    Published 01/03/21

    King's High Head, Dr Stephen Burley, and Deputy Head Academic, Dr Phil Seal, answer the hotly debated question - Can schools teach Creativity?.  In a recent feature and podcast for TES, (The Times Educational Supplement), they discussed how King's High is successfully trialling a Certificate  in Creative Thinking.  You can read their orginal article in full and also download below:

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  • Making every day a wellbeing day: highlights from King's High's Wellbeing Programme

    Published 26/02/21
    Paralympians, choirs and chefs joined pupils, staff and parents in a celebration of wellbeing this week.  Wellbeing is at the heart of day-to-day life in our Foundation schools, and King’s High&
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  • Rising tennis star Lucia wins Warwickshire LTA Junior Player of the Year

    Published 26/02/21
    Rising tennis star, Lucia has been awarded Junior Player of the Year at the Warwickshire LTA Awards.  We congratulate Lucia on this terrific achievement. Lucia broke through to national junior level in 2019 and received a
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  • Hobbs Society: how our students are talking about Ableism

    Published 25/02/21
    Maud and Pirasha report: ‘We have an incredible programme of talks for the Hobbs Society. Last half term, we heard from four speakers who each gave an insight into racial justice and their experiences as people of&
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  • How Critical Thinking can change the world: find out more about our Saturday Inspire events

    Published 23/02/21
    Each year we run three Saturday Inspire events for students in years 7, 8 and 9. The purpose of these days is to introduce students to new ideas, and to encourage critical evaluation of them. Together, we spend time looking a
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  • Distinction in a Diploma of the ABRSM

    Published 12/02/21
    Take a bow, Grace – gaining Distinction in a Diploma of the ABRSM (DipABRSM) on the flute. This qualification is incredibly highly thought of. With flute and choirs, Grace has brought so much to our King's High Foundation musical life. 
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  • Royal Academy of Music Scholarship

    Published 12/02/21
    Award-winning composer, Florence has accepted a scholarship at the Royal Academy of Music. One of our King's High and Foundation music stars, Flo is known for recitals locally and plays clarinet, sax, bass guitar and piano. Huge congratulations,
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  • Fighting climate change: latest from our Wildlife Conservation and Sustainability Society

    Published 12/02/21
    Our Wildlife Conservation and Sustainability Society have put together a newsletter for this half term, focusing now on the necessity for a variety of skills within the world of conservation.  Do have a read, below. They look at the use of photo
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  • Wellbeing Ambassadors Take Part in Safer Internet Day

    Published 09/02/21
    How do you know what to trust online? 30 of our Wellbeing Ambassadors took part in three year group assemblies today, joining together with 170 countries across the globe to make the internet a safer and better place for all, and especially for young
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  • Our students share wellbeing tips on lockdown learning with parents everywhere for digital parenting magazine

    Published 08/02/21
    Some of our Wellbeing Ambassadors were asked to contribute to a feature on ‘How to help your child in 2021’ for parenting digital magazine, Muddy Stilettos, for Children’s Mental Health Week.  Wellbeing
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