News
Prestigious Paper Published
Congratulations to Noemi and Premjeet in the Upper Sixth who have had their research paper exploring the effects of lockdown on teenagers’ physical and mental wellbeing, published by Public Health in Practice, the official journal of the Royal Society for Public Health...
Nomination for Award
Congratulations to KEHS! We have been nominated for a Birmingham Civic Society School Star award for excellent citizenship and community-focused work with pupils in recent months. Thanks to generous donations from parents, we have been able to donate our PE Care boxes to three primary schools. You may have...
KEHS Virtual Careers Week
To celebrate National Careers Week, KEHS hosted its first fully virtual Careers Week at the start of March. As well as links to great local and national online careers fairs, a plethora of resources to explore and form time activities, there were talks on Zoom during lunchtimes. Read on to learn more about...
Political Awareness Week
Last week, KEHS partnered with KES to hold its first-ever Political Awareness Week! The week was put together by members of the Sixth Form Current Events Society with a focus on raising the political knowledge and awareness of students. Each day there were form time activities, lunchtime events and after school...
Biology Department Birdwatch
On the morning of Wednesday 10th February, teachers and pupils from Thirds to Upper Sixth a5ended this year’s Annual Virtual Birdwatch. From the comfort of our homes, we listened to song thrushes and watched magpies tearing up nests and lawns! Even seagulls trekked upon the gardens, and some quite aggressive...
Remote Learning
Take a glimpse at some of the exciting practical demonstrations taking place in Chemistry lessons.
PE Care Package
All girls should also have received their PE Care Package, the contents of which should provide them with the opportunity to be active physically and mentally. Each box contains gifts such as a tennis ball, a skipping rope, a stress ball, resistance bands, origami card, crocheting wool and guidance for use...
Sustainability Week
This month saw KEHS students throwing themselves into a series of challenges during our Remote Sustainability Week. The initiative was designed and hosted by members of the Sixth Form Sustainability Society with a focus on living in a more sustainable way. The society is currently planning to build on this initiative..
Our keen sportswomen have achieved fantastic sporting success!
Indira in the Thirds and Sophie in Lower Fourth have both been selected for the U13 Warwickshire County Cricket squad. Isabella in Lower Fourth has achieved a place in the Warwickshire U13 Netball Academy. Huge congratulations to the girls; we are looking forward to seeing what 2021 brings!
Charity Updates
We are so pleased that we have been able to continue raising money for some fantastic causes this year. So far, highlights include raising £250 for St Mary’s Hospice and Acorns Children’s Hospice and £496 for Birmingham Children’s Hospital through ‘Christmas Jumper Day’. We raised a further £534 for...
Update from Equality and Anti-Discrimination Student Information and Education Group
On Monday 11th January, the Equality and Anti-Discrimination Student Information and Education Group delivered a thought-provoking assembly about the anti-discrimination posters that were recently put up around school. The posters were designed to make people think about the impact that discrimination has in...
2021 Spring Term Extra-Curricular Programme
During this further lockdown period, we are delighted to be offering a rich and varied extra-curricular programme. Extra-curricular is a highly prized feature of school life at KEHS and we continue to offer over 65 live sessions per week ensuring there is something for everyone!...
Christmas Decoration Competition
This month, we’ve brought some Christmas cheer to our Form Rooms by decorating them as part of a school competition. Here are some pictures of the decorations around the school, including 3H’s Grinch, which was designed by Miss Pegler and coloured in by the Form at lunchtime. Thanks to everyone who got involved...
Netball Success
We’ve had a wave of fantastic netball success in recent days. Arya has been selected for the U17 Severn Stars Nova Academy, and Dhaksha also in our U16 team, has not only been chosen for the U17 Loughborough Lightning Academy, but is also a new member of their Development Squad. We’ve also heard some...
#TuneUp Tuesday Success!
On Tuesday 24th November, KEHS became the Tune Up Arts Academy. Our roll call expanded to an amazing 110,000 students from over 430 schools from as far afield as Canada and Singapore. This KEHS based initiative brought schools together to celebrate the arts and their impact on youth mental health and...
Speech Day
On Tuesday 24th November, last year’s Upper Fifth girls attended our annual Speech Day. The ceremony featured performances from our string quartet consisting of Samantha, Alisha and Bronagh and a singing piece from Naina accompanied by Jessie. An encouraging speech was delivered by Old Edwardian...
University of Birmingham Schools Debating Competition
On Sunday 15th November six Sixth Formers took part in the first virtual Debating Competition this year, using Zoom software to compete against 45 other teams over four rounds. Shivanii and Ami began by arguing against the motion, 'This house would charge patients a fee for NHS treatments resulting from...
KEHS Launches National Arts Event!
We’re incredibly excited to announce that KEHS has launched a national arts event for schools across the country called ‘TuneUp Tuesday’. On Tuesday 24th November we hope to create a powerful, uplifting event that all schools in the country (both primary and secondary) can take part in, connecting us all through...
Thirds Go to Cleobury!
In the last week of half term Thirds spent two days at the Cleobury Mortimer Pioneer Centre. Here is an account written by one of the pupils. ‘’After some initial COVID related safety briefings, we were met by our highly enthusiastic instructors. The first thing I did was the leap of faith. This involved climbing up...
New Digital Photography and Graphics Enrichment Course
These are images created by the Upper Sixth on the brand new Digital Photography and Graphics Enrichment Course. Students have learnt about composition, light and texture to create these images. They have also begun to use Photoshop to edit their images to a professional standard.
Stephen Campbell 1960-2020
Stephen Campbell, former Chairman of the Independent Schools Governing Body died suddenly on Monday 5 October. Stephen attended King Edward’s School from 1971 to 1978 and studied law at Liverpool University. He came from a family of many Old Edwardians including his father, who was also the KES School Doctor...
Biology Photo Competition
In the Summer, the Biology department held a photography competition and invited students from all year groups to submit photographs on various themes. Congratulations to the winners: Laila for ‘Patterns in Nature’, Roni for ‘Hidden Biological Worlds’ and Gull for ‘Habitats and Shelters’. The overall winner was...
Hello Yellow
Over the weeks, yellow post-it notes started to appear around school displaying anything from positive, encouraging messages to cute drawings and jokes. These post-it notes were the first, subtle steps in a wider initiative to raise the profile of mental health. Hello Yellow is a campaign run by the mental health...
