The word of the week commencing 16th March 2015 is: Vociferous.

This means expressing or characterized by vehement opinions.

“he was a vociferous opponent of the takeover”

The display is produced by the student librarians.

This display can be found in our Library.

HGS has been enjoying a run of success of late in both Football and Cricket fixtures.

Indoor Cricket

The Year 7, 8 and 9 Indoor Cricket teams have all won their Aston League tournaments and as a result will be taking part in the Finals day at Edgbaston County Cricket Club. This is a great achievement and we wish them luck.

 

Football

The Year 11 and Year 10 teams have won their respective Aston Cup tournaments and both teams now proceed to their Super Cup tournament which will be held at Bodymoor Heath. This is fantastic news and we wish both teams the best of luck. The Year 8 team are currently top of the Aston League and we hope for future success. The Year 7 team were recently defeated in a 4-3 close fought game to take second place.

 

2016 Entry Test Important Dates

12th May 2015		All applications are completed online.  The registration website is now open:http://www.birminghamgrammarschools.org/apply-onlineapp.php
17th June 2015		Disability form deadline (request for special arrangements)
10th July 2015		Test registration closes at 4pm
12th September 2015		Test date
16th October 2015		Grammar School test results issued to parents
31st October 2015		LA Preference Form deadline

Recent Football successes include:

Year 11 beat King Edward VI Aston 7-1 in the semi-finals of the Aston Cup. They play George Dixon in the Finals.

Year 7 beat Perry Beeches (4) 2-0 in the League.

Year 7 and Year 10 both proceed to the semi-finals of the Aston Cup.

Congratulations and Good Luck!

Year 12 and 13 students had the pleasure of listening to a number of visiting speakers on Wednesday 11th February during the school’s Enrichment day.

Brian Hession, a senior commercial lawyer from leading solicitors Shoosmiths, came with three trainee lawyers to speak to year 12 students about a career in the legal profession. They spoke about entries into Law, described their career paths and answered questions about their roles.

Sinead Flood came from the University College of Football Business, a new university based at Wembley stadium and Burnley FC. She spoke about the opportunities which exist in sports administration and sports business.

Sammy Dedicoat from Newman University spoke to students about the teaching profession and the various ways in which young people can start their careers in teaching.

Captain James Veasey from the Royal Marine Commandos gave a most illuminating presentation about his career in the Marines following a degree in history at the University of Newcastle.

Finally Sawsan Basawy from “Bite the Ballot” completely enthused the students by making them think about real moral dilemmas as part of her work on engaging young people in the political process.

Year 13 were treated to a presentation by Aston University’s head of recruitment, James Seymour who gave excellent advice about “arriving and surviving” at university.

Emma Wright from Ashram Housing spoke about managing a finite budget and gave practical financial advice and Alex Westworth from “Now Education” delivered an excellent presentation on securing jobs through good CVs and excellent interview skills.

This was a fantastic day and all our visitors commented on the excellent response and warm welcome from the HGS students.

Mr Conway