2018

We’re delighted to report that Y7 won a Maths competition this week!

Y7Ma6 entered the ‘Sumdog Warwickshire Maths Contest’ and won the highest scores throughout the contest for this period, against other local schools.

Nathan Soden was the highest scoring student throughout the competition!

Sumdog Maths is designed to help children aged 5-14 practise and improve their maths skills using fun and engaging games that motivates them to learn.

For 7-13 December, 23 classes entered and Y7Ma6 came first. In total, 202 students answered 23,597 questions correctly across the competition.

Well done 7Ma6!

Our Y8 basketball team played very well in the South Warwickshire district basketball tournament this week. The team won 3 out of 4 games to finish winners of group B.

Congratulations to: Abas Kazmi, Billy Hensey, Kacper Wierzchowski, Luke Manning, Louie Manning and Leo Eccleston

Point scorers Abas Kazmi x3, Billy Hensey x4, Kacper Wierzchowski x6, Luke Manning x2

MVP: Kacper Wierzchowski

Last week, our pupils from gave a sell-out performance in the annual Studley High Christmas Concert.

The school hall was packed to the brim with parents, staff and friends.

The concert showcased all year groups from Year 7-11 and was open for any student to take part in which meant the whole of Studley came together to put on a show. This gave it a cheery happy atmosphere.

Milllie, Maya, Toyah

What a busy night, with over 200 people squeezing in to the busy and excited hall. Everyone backstage had fun, but tried to manage the noise. Everyone supported one and other it was a really happy and supportive community! Some quotes from family after the show were: ‘..now, I am in the Christmas spirit!’- Sarah Hazelton and ‘…everyone was very talented’ – Raymond Barnes. It was nice to know the audience enjoyed it!

Lydia & Elyssa

The first performances (the advanced choir) were great – ‘Don’t Stop Believing’ was amazing it was one of my favourite songs of the show. I also think that the Year 7’s did a great job with getting up in front of all those people it left me speechless, I would never had done something like that.

I also loved how the drama students joined in to show us the real meaning of Christmas and that it is about giving and not receiving.

To see something you have done come to life and for other people to enjoy makes you feel great.

Hope Carter

Over 85 people performed in the concert in the hall and the atmosphere was filled with excitement. The lights changed the mood of each song or performance piece. There were over 200 people watching the concert, we sold out!

Flynn Cummings-Major

Amongst the many performances this year, Year 9 performed a ‘Matilda’ piece, led by Tanish-Jade Morgan, Hollie Troth and Chavez Wellington.

There was a lovely solo from Jarrad Heath with ‘Don’t Stop Believing’ from ‘The Polar Express’. To close the first half, we had the orchestra with ‘Happy’, ‘Dancing Queen’ and Christmas Carols which the audience joined in with.

The second half was very energetic, opening with the REM group  and followed by Year 11 Mary and Lucy with ‘Baby It’s Cold Outside’. Following up from their phenomenal performance, was the performing arts group with ‘Matilda’ and Year 8 Drama group with ‘Having a Merry Christmas’. We then had two outstanding solo performances by Year 9 Millie Stanway and Year 11 Nathan Chapman. Finally, we had a drama performance by Year 7 and closed with the main choir singing ‘All I Want for Christmas.’

Emily Andrews & Erin Brown

What a lovely way for the Expressive Arts Department to finish this term; the Christmas Concert was an absolute success! It was fantastic to see all year groups supporting and being involved in this special event. The music was varied, showing a range of talented performers. The Year 7 and 8 drama and performing arts club leaped onto the stage with confidence. A special mention goes to the Year 11 performers this year as it was their very last Christmas Concert. Thank you for all of their efforts over the years; the Performing Arts team is very grateful.

Miss Hinde, Performance Director

I’d like to congratulate all 85 students who performed so well at our Christmas Concert. They have worked hard all term in every rehearsal they’ve attended which meant they were able to put on a great evening for all to enjoy. Many thanks also to all the families and staff who came along to support our students – it was great to have a sell-out audience.

Miss Bussey, Musical Director

Earlier in the month every pupil in Year 7 took part in the final of the annual ‘Cells Competition’, in which pupils were tasked to create an animal or plant cell of their choice in the form of a model or a poster.

Pupils were challenged to be as creative as possible and we received some exceptional entries in the form of cakes, 3D models, jelly, fabric cells, Lego, and posters, to name a few.

Everyone in the science department was very impressed at the amazing variety and level of effort that pupils had put into the competition and all of the entries were proudly displayed in school reception and corridors during Year 7 Parent’s Evening. Prefects had the very hard task of choosing the winners for the wide variety of competition categories, including:

• Best 3D model
• Most scientific
• Most colourful
• Most detailed

We even had to add new categories to praise the amazing skills that pupils had used to create the exceptional cell competition entries.

We will be announcing the overall cells competition winners to Year 7 very shortly and certificates and chocolate prizes will be handed out to those winners.

Thank you to all of Year 7, who made this years competition a wonderful event and we are now displaying the (non-edible) competition entries on the walls, upstairs in the science department.

Mrs Harris

Year 7 pupil, Curtis-Jem Brooks was inducted into the Martial Arts Hall of Fame at the National Brewery Centre in Burton this month.

He was nominated for the award my his Sensei for achieving his blackbelt and assisting in teaching other students.

His mum told us:

His conduct and attitude was also a contributing factor, whenever he fights he is always considerate of his opponent and sensitive to their feelings when they are upset at a loss or injury.

Curtis-Jem has been training at Redditch Martial Arts, formerly Winspers School of Blackbelts, since he was 3 and attends classes 4 times a week.

Well done Curtis-Jem!

Pip is a 5 year old greyhound, and is part of Mrs Johnson’s family (Mrs Johnson is one of our lovely teaching assistants).

Pip did an amazing thing this week – she gave blood, to save other dog lives.  Mrs Johnson knows that canine blood donation is very important, and took Pip for her first donation at the canine blood bank.

Pip is a retired racing greyhound and her racing name was Barntick Pet. She competed in 78 races, before retiring and moved in with Mrs Johnson and her family in August this year.

After Pip had donated, she had a bowl of Chappie and chose a toy to play with. She also had a health check, which is part of the process.

Every unit of blood helps to save up to 4 other dig lives. Pip will be donating several times a year to do her part for her canine community.

For more information on the pet blood bank, click here.

This half term, our Year 9 linguists and historians embarked on a cross-curricular visit to the Battlefields of France and Belgium and Boulogne-sur-Mer.

Year 9 pupils began their journey to France and Belgium in the early hours of the morning, journeying to Folkestone and crossing the channel using the Eurotunnel – a  first for many pupils.

The first stop was Lijssenthoek Cemetery where students explored the casualty chain, role of women and breadth of participation in the war. A poignant story, was that of Nurse Nellie Spindler. Nellie Spindler was a member of Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service.

In August 1917, during the first three weeks of the Third Battle of Ypres, she was serving as a nurse with 44th Casualty Clearing Station (CCS). On 21st August 1917 the CCS at Brandhoek was hit by German artillery shells. Five nurses including Nellie, were concussed by the explosions. Nellie died later from an injury to her chest and her body was taken to the cemetery at Lijssenthoek for burial. She was just 26 and the daughter of George and Elizabeth Spindler from Wakefield, Yorkshire. Nellie was one of only two British female casualties of the First World War to be buried in Belgium.This really challenged our usual perspective of only men at the front line and also the sacrifices of many nurses who died throughout the war.

We then moved onto Hooge Crater Museum to explore the Ypres Salient and life in the trenches. Students explored full scale reconstructions of war scenes, an extended collection of weapons, war equipment and photos. The particular highlight for the group was their exposure to a reconstructed trench, which looked across the salient.

The following day, pupils started their journey to Boulogne-sur-Mer. Exploring the city and its historic ramparts, pupils arrived at the imposing Basilica of Notre-Dame de Boulogne. The crypt of the Notre Dame Cathedral at Boulogne-sur-Mer is the largest in France; theatrical, colourful and dating back to Roman times when the city was a strategic location from which Julius Caesar planned an invasion against England.

In the shadow of St Nicholas church, pupils explored the Le Jardin Ephemere, which changes design every year to reflect a particular theme or story. This years’ theme was “Fables of the Fontaine” and students were able to explore eight fables of Jean De La Fontaine. These fables of French childhood (such as the oak and the reed, the raven and the fox, the frog who wants to be as big as the ox, the pot of earth and the iron pot, the lion and the rat, the fox and the stork or the fox and the grapes) allowed students to contrast and compare with our cultural reference and find similarities with the funny animal stories with subtle moral messages of character traits of humans!

Pupils then arrived at the main attraction of the day, Nausicaä Centre National de la Mer, a public aquarium located in Boulogne-sur-Mer in France. It is the largest public aquarium of Europe and often described as a center of scientific and technical discovery of the marine environment, focusing primarily on the relationship between man and the sea.

The following day, pupils arrived at the Somme, starting at Vimy Ridge. This site commemorates the attack which was undertaken by the Canadian troops in April 1917. The Germans had held this important area since the outbreak of war in 1914 so this was a very important battle. The Canadian government now run the site and it is a memorial to their Forces who fought in the Great War.

Pupils made their way to Thiepval, which is the largest of the Memorials to the Missing men of the war. On the panels of the arches are the names of those who have no known grave and are thus ‘the Missing.’ There are over 70,000 names on the arches of men who died in the Battles of the Somme. The memorial was unveiled by the then Prince of Wales on the 1st of August, 1932. He made a speech partly in French and British and said that ‘our first thoughts should be with the relatives of those whose death has purchased our current freedom’. This was particularly moving as we found names of those from Studley listed or with some association to Studley High today. Mrs Wakeman great grandfather Dennis Mews was just one of the names listed on the memorial and being so far from home with yet so many connections to the Great War reinforced how global this conflict was. One of the highlights for the group was being able to trace Ethan’s great great uncle and place a wreath at his final resting place. Unlike many, Samuel Cutler’s resting plan is known and can be visited. This was one of the first times Samuel had been visited and it was an honour to offer  remembrance to him.

The next day, pupils explored Boulangerie Escoeilles where hosts took pupils  through their rustic and traditional bread making methods which attracts people from over 1 hour away! Discussion took place, in French, about the bread making process which was a fantastic and immersive cultural experience for all.

The final day was spent exploring Langemark German cemetery. This cemetery outlined a stark contrast to the bright and uplifting memorials we had just seen and many of us considered it to be a different experience altogether. This was a stark comparison to our second and final stop of the day at Tyne Cot allied cemetery.

A special mention must go to the Guild of Battlefields Guide, Andy Johnson, who offered the pupils a superbly academic rich history of WW1 and made each visit to each site personal and left the group with plenty to think about!

Nex stop – October 2019 when the French and Belgium cross-curricular tour will return bigger and better. Watch out for this fantastic opportunity for our new GCSE students!

This trip expanded my knowledge on the First World War, while giving me a real understanding of those who served by listening into their stories. One still sticks with me is the story of Nellie.

K.B

Purely Inspirational. Being part of the Menin Gate wreath laying ceremony is a once in a lifetime experience which I shall never forget.

HC

It was great. It gave me a real opportunity to immerse in French culture. Having a chance to practise my French with real French people was really nerve wracking but has built my confidence massively. We even looked into the culture of the French and the stories/fables told when young. It is very similar to our “turtle and the hare” idea but was a side of France I had never even considered! MM

Last Friday Mrs Page along with 6 members of Year 10 ran a stall at the local Studley Christmas market.

The Year 10s involved (Ella Jukes, Sam Houston, Chloe Kindon, Kirsty Horton, Ella Hawkesford and Jasmine Cox) were tasked with the job of preparing and selling a range of Christmas themed items to sell at the market, in order to raise funds for their Camps International Expedition in Summer 2020. Each pupil needs to raise a total of £4000 to fund the expedition to Tanzania, where they will be supporting local communities over a four-week journey.

The market was a huge success. Not only did the Year 10s produce a wealth of goods to sell, they also raised money for their trip. Over £400 was made at this one event alone!

Studley High Finance Manager, Carol Williams, joined open water swimmers in a unique tribute to the fallen on Remembrance Sunday. Over a hundred people from several countries took to the chilly waters of Cumbria to raise £6,000 for the Royal British Legion and Horseback UK, which works with wounded, injured and sick service veterans. In a silent 1km swim in Ullswater, Cumbria, participants aged from 17 to 82 were joined by friends and supporters to mark one hundred years since the ending of World War One.

The water was only 10 degrees, so, it was cold and uncomfortable – but nothing like the appalling conditions of the battlefield. We wanted to mark this special day and to raise funds for two very important organisations.

Graeme Sutton of Swim on the Wild Side, event organiser

The swim was incredibly difficult, but it was wonderful to be part of something so inspiring. I would like to thank my awesome colleagues and family who dug deep & have sponsored my efforts allowing me to raise almost £200 for the two worthy causes.

Mrs Williams

We are delighted to report that the Studley gymnastics trio have won another Gold medal!

This weekend, our team of 3 Studley High pupils who compete in gymnastics competitions, representing the school, won a Gold medal in the West Midlands trio competition.

Ella rose Garratt (Y8), James Kirk (Y7) and Phoebe Hunt (Y8) won the gold medal in 2 vaults, a floor routine and a group routine.

James also won the gold medal in the U13 boys individual category.

The team have now secured a place at the Milano National Finals in March 2019, representing the West Midlands.

Geography Shine session

“The geography of cake” was attended by an excitable group of pupils from years 7 – 10 last week.

During the session, the group investigated some very unusual foods from around the world and then learnt about what staple foods are eaten in different countries such as: rice, maize, sorghum and plantain. Importantly they looked at what different flours are used and then at a variety of typical national cakes such as Sacher-torte, basbousa and chocolate muffins.

The total distance traveled by the ingredients in the muffin was calculated at approximately 20,476km and students then discussed the environmental issues surrounding the enormous distance that our food travels.The session culminated in the all-important cake taste-testing and scoring, as students channeled their inner ‘Mary Berry’ or ‘Paul Hollywood’!

Thank you to all who attended for their enthusiasm and participation in the quizzes and puzzles.

Year 10 pupil, Dan Davis raised over £600 for charity last month, in a charity boxing match at The Chateau Impney .

Dan started attending Redditch MMA/10th Planet last year and was placed in the adult class, being 13 at the time. He currently trains for 10 hours a week, working between the boxing and MMA (mixed martial arts – Thai boxing, Jiu Jitsu and wrestling), circuit training he also helps run the Junior classes.

The charity event was for the Charlotte and Craig Saving Hearts Foundation. Dan has raised to date £386 plus £330 from the tickets he sold.
He won his MMA match against a 17 year old. Dan told us:

The sportsmanship in this sport is second to none. Everyone supports each other, winners or losers together it really doesn’t matter. I was proud to support the charity and represent my club. I have followed the sport for a while now and it is a sport I really enjoy, James Whiston, my trainer and club owner is excellent at what he does and I would highly recommend him. The first session is free to all ages so people can try out the sport first.

The next big charity event is in April and Dan is hoping to raise more than the £5900 raised at this event.
Congratulations Dan!

Last Friday, two Year 7 students – James Buzzard and Georgia Cooke visited St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Studley, for a ‘Gifted & Talented’ book club.

Also joining them were Year 6 pupils from other local Primary schools.

The group had already read ‘Railhead‘ by Phillip Reeve.
The novel is set in a future in which humanity has left Earth and settled many worlds. Interplanetary travel is not achieved by starships, however, but by a network of mysterious gateways through space that can only be crossed by special trains. These trains are fully sentient artificial intelligences, with thoughts and dreams and feelings. A railhead is someone who loves the trains and the infinite journeys they make possible. The story is about a young railhead named Zen, who is enlisted by an enigmatic outlaw to conduct a theft aboard a legendary train.

They discussed the novel in general and then formed into groups to explore how the author had created the futurist world in which the protagonist attempts to navigate his way.

Both pupils enjoyed the experience and liked working and learning with Primary pupils.

Mrs Dyde has just launched the next novels for the Shine Book club at Studley High.

Pupils have just collected the novels and will be meeting after Christmas.

Mrs Dyde still has copies of The Terrible Thing that Happened to Barnaby Brocket if any keen year 8 readers are interested in participating.

The SHINE book club meet every Wednesday lunchtime at 12:45, in E3, to discuss a novel from a choice of three.

Speak to Mrs Dyde for more information.

Mrs Hill, one of our esteemed teaching assistants raised over £800 for The MS Society this month.

Not only is this an incredible amount to raise for a solo effort, but Mrs Hill came in the top 5% of fund raisers for Just Giving this month!

The night walk was organised by Action Challenge and involved a 15k walk, starting and ending in Bishop’s Park, London. Mrs Hill started at 7pm crossed the finish line at 10pm.

Congratulations Mrs Hill!

The vocals were outstanding..we were entertained throughout the entire performance..

Katelin Partridge & Riley Haywood

The set design and lighting was very well organised and timed

Lucy Bartlett & Charlotte Chambers

The way the set was formed was very clever; when the lockers were were turned, the other side was used for either a dance mirror or a chalk board. As it was a Proscenium arch stage we got a very clear view of all the stage.

Freya Kennedy & Grace Chapman

The setting was well transferred (by the cast) from one scene to another, at times it was very bright and grasped our attention.The background had pictures of previous students with a border that would light up.

Elyssa and Amy

Earlier this month, Studley High School was invited to attend ‘Real Tennis Challenge’ by the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.

Throughout 2018 HRH The Earl of Wessex is playing every Real Tennis court in the world – to raise significant funds to enable more young people to start their DofE both in the UK and abroad. He is also visits schools and communities to celebrate young people who are doing their DofE

The following pupils went to the event:

James Hulland, Felix Ward, Nathan Weir, Michael H, Finley Coleman & Ashleigh Williams

On arrival at Leamington Tennis Court Club, the pupils joined 3 other local school, in taking part in a Real Tennis masterclass given by Ben Taylor-Matthews. When HRH The Earl of Wessex arrived, he was introduced to the pupils and joined in their masterclass, chatting to the pupils and offering tips and his own insights into the game, which he had originally taken up playing as a new interest in his own participation in the Duke of Edinburgh award. The pupils found him very interesting.

Both Micheal and Finlay told us that they really enjoyed the day, would definitely like to try playing real tennis again and both agreed that HRH Prince Edward was very informative and they enjoyed meeting him.

After the masterclass the pupils watched HRH play several games both with and against the Leamington Spa club players before returning to school.

Lead Maths teacher, Mrs Wakefield’s Great Grandfather was a WWI hero.

Dennis Mews, was born in Alcester in 1886 and was one of 13 children.

His family move to Ipsley and then Redditch. His father was a painter and his mother, a needle paperer. Dennis worked as a grinder in a bicycle factory.

It is likely he was conscripted and served as a Private with the 1st Battalion of the Worcestershire Regiment which by April 1917 was in the line north of Epehy at Gouzeaucourt.

Sadly, he never returned from the war and it was reported that he lost his life in action, on April 24th, 1917.

Here is the special commemorative medal, presented to his wife by King George in honour of his bravery in WWI.  These medals were awarded to families whose relatives had died in the war to remember their service to the country.

Former pupil, Paul Hodges, joined Studley High School in 1957.

My headmaster, Mr Harper, was very strict. I enjoyed cross-country and road running back in those days.

I left school in ’62, joined the Royal Navy but an injury prevented me from being posted. I joined the Fire Brigade in ’64 and worked full time until 1996.

When I retired, I started driver training and find myself now training Studley High School staff, how to drive a minibus.

Paul began his career with Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service as a retained firefighter at Studley in 1964. He then went to full-time in Leamington in 1966, before he moved onto Bedworth in 1968.

Following his retirement in 1996, Paul applied to become a specialist driving instructor for the Service. Whilst in that role, Paul was keen to get involved with voluntary youth initiatives which supported young people with behavioural and emotional issues.

Before that, in 1993, Paul had played a crucial role in forming a new voluntary group within the service, the Critical Incident Debriefing Team.

The primary role of this group is to support operational personnel who have been through traumatic experiences.  The first debrief was the M40 minibus crash in 1993 in which 13 people died.  One of the worst situations he had to manage was supporting firefighters involved in the Atherstone-on-Stour tragedy in November 2007. This involved supporting over 400 individuals from 16 different locations across the county.

Paul was awarded an MBE 3 years ago, for his services to the Fire and Rescue Service. He went to Buckingham Palace, with his family and received his medal in 2015.

Last Thursday, P.E department took 18 girls to the Wasps Netball Community Day. Wasps Netball are a professional Super League team, who have won the league for the last two years, making them the best netball team in the country.

This was a fantastic opportunity for the students, who got to to take part in a range of activities and sessions, led by some of the players and coaches. The students also had a Q&A with one of the players, which gave them a real insight into what it takes to become a professional netball player.

Saturday 10th November saw a second year of success for the Studley Fireworks Extravaganza that took place here at Studley High School.

After months of planning by staff and parents from both Infants and the High School, the event was even bigger and better than ever! This year’s spectacular 15 minute fireworks display, thanks to 1st Galaxy Fireworks, was accompanied by the ever-popular soundtrack to ‘The Greatest Showman’.

Performances by The Harc Duo and Andy Bennett (of Ocean Colour Scene fame) made the evening more than just a fireworks show.

The event showcased local suppliers:

Bespoke Butchers provided delicious hot food.  Weatheroak Brewery supplied real ale and Caney’s Cider supplied their medium traditional blend.  In recognition of the 100th Anniversary of the end of WW1, Sally’s Wartime Tea Room was a huge hit with traditional bakes, wartime music and wartime propaganda posters provided by the children as part of their history curriculum.  Former pupils came back to help with Festival glitter, the tombolas did a roaring trade and hot chocolate with baileys and mulled wine kept everyone warm. The raffle was a great success with some terrific prizes donated by local businesses. The best raffle prizes were donated by the Co-op who donated 2 huge hampers of free trade goodies.  C&C Flooring also sponsored the event and donated a fast car driving experience.

The event helped raise over £1000 for local charities and groups – Camps International, a local gym group, the Britsh Legion, Scouts and the NSPCC.

Next year, the Fireworks will take place on Saturday 9^th November and will be increasing the spend on Fireworks to provide an even more spectacular display next year.

We were delighted to host a tremendously successful community event which brought together not only Studley High School and Studley Community Infants school but also local fundraisers such as the British Legion and Scouts, together with local businesses and a huge turnout of local people.  The whole team would like to thank everyone who supported our event and enabled us to put on a fantastic Fireworks display and a great family night out.  We look forward to Saturday 9^th November 2019 and putting on an even more spectacular show next year!”

Caroline Maddox-Jones

Performing at the Birmingham Hippodrome, Amie Jeff from year 7 took part in the GymFusion event representing the Bromsgrove Gymnastics National team.

The audience was amazed as display teams from across the country showcased their skills to wow the audience at GymFusion, the British Gymnastics Festivals Programme that this year had the theme of ‘Time’.

British Gymnastics National Festivals Programme has seen more than 22,000 performers take part in show-style festivals across the UK. With seven events this year, the show included exciting and creative performances from all ages and abilities across a wide range of gymnastics disciplines.

GymFusion gives participants the opportunity to display their team skills and talents in a fun environment, promotes diversity, encourages performance and brings together the whole gymnastics community.

Well done Amie for an amazing performance.

Year 9 pupil, Riley Haywood ‘made the cut’ just before half term.

Riley decided to have more than 7″ of hair chopped from her lovely locks, in aid of The Princess Trust.

Her hair will be donated to the trust who supply real hair wigs to children suffering with cancer, for the duration of their treatment. They also assist children with other conditions which also result in hair loss, the most common being alopecia.

Congratulations to James Mucklow (Year 10) and James Faulks (Year 7) who represented Studley High at the Cross Country County Championships on Saturday in Stratford.

James Mucklow came in 3rd place and James Faulks in 6th, hopefully both qualifying for the Inter County race on the 8th December! Good luck both!

During mid-September, the staff at Studley High School supported 80 Year 7 students on a residential trip to Whitemead Forest Park in Lydney, Gloucestershire.

Prior to the trip, activities were selected by Mr Rose to help develop teamwork skills and resilience. Students had the opportunity to participate in a number of engaging activities such as fencing, low ropes, tree climbing, body zorbing and the ‘crate stack’ challenge. Although the residential was a great opportunity to develop new friendships with other students in the Year, it was a real joy to watch students grow in confidence and support others when needed.

The site itself is set on the edge of the Forest of Dean. Not only did students love the beautiful surroundings and the glorious weather, they really appreciated the luxury accommodation they shared with their friends. The students also enjoyed the food that was on offer during their stay too. Energy levels needed to be kept high ready for the two evening activities: the general knowledge quiz on a Friday night (where the staff narrowly missed a victory!) and the disco where students had the opportunity to throw a few shapes! Mr Rose personally ensured that Mr Rushton was banned from the dance floor for crimes against ‘Dad Dancing’!

The residential trip was a real success and the Activity Leader and Coordinator from In2action made the following comment:

Mr Rose. Thank you for your kind feedback. Your school has been a real joy to have stay with us, you’ve been great! I will pass on your feedback to the team and we look forward to seeing you next year!

Mr Rose would personally like to thank all the Year 7 students that attended the residential for their exceptional behaviour and the staff who supported the trip: Miss Baker, Miss Boyle, Mrs Case, Mr Rushton and Miss Hinde.

The staff are already looking forward to the next Year 7 residential!

Last week, we held our annual Post 16 event at Studley High.

More than 20 exhibitors came to speak to our pupils, including sixth forms, colleges and universities as well as local businesses.

The event was open to years 9, 10 and 11 and their parents/guardians, enabling them to gain further knowledge of post 16 and progression onto higher education. The event was a huge success with excellent feed back from the exhibitors on pupil engagement.

It was great to talk to the students and their parents at the event.

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to showcase our sixth form. We were delighted with the conversations had with your students and their parents.

It was a great evening. There was a variety of options to choose from and it helped me to make some decisions about my A levels”

List of exhibitors:

Alcester Grammar School
Alleleys
Arrow Vale School
British Army
Bournville College
Greenmech
HOW College
King Edward VI School Stratford
MGTS
Mills Pyatt
Newman University
North Bromsgrove High School
Prince Henry’s High School
St Augustine’s Catholic High School
St Benedict’s Catholic High School
Stratford Girls’ Grammar School
Stratford College
Solihull Sixth Form
Studley Castle
Tudor Grange Redditch
Woodrush High School
Worcester 6th Form