Burglary Advice

Dear Parents

Police in Birmingham are encouraging parents to think about home security in the run up to Christmas.

Burglary offences traditionally peak in the winter months due to the darker nights. Opportunistic burglars usually target homes that they believe to be empty or insecure.

Officers have stepped up patrols across the city in a bid to deter burglary and identify suspected offenders.

They also wish to share the below home security advice.

  • Consider purchasing a timer switch for lights. These are inexpensive and available from most hardware shops. You can set these to light up your home and make it appear that somebody is in even when you are out.
  • Make sure that curtains are closed in the evening to deter criminals from looking in.
  • Always lock your doors and windows. Ensure that back doors are locked as well as any gates or access ways.
  • Cancel newspapers and milk deliveries if you are away from your home for a few days.
  • Keep any sheds, outhouses and garages locked – your tools could be used by criminals to enter your home.
  • Neighbourhood Watch is an effective way to keep your home and community safe. You can find details of how to join or set up a scheme from the partnerships officer at your local police station. Call 0345 113 5000 for details.

Sergeant Jill Hughes said: “Many people will now be returning home from work in the dark and often forget to leave a light on, making it obvious to a potential burglar that the property is unoccupied.

Homeowners should consider investing in timer switches, windows should always closed and locked and, where available, house alarms set.”

For further advice about keeping your property secure, please take a few minutes to visit our home security website: www.safer-homes.org

Over the last six months there have been 2,300 fewer victims of house break-ins in the West Midlands (down 24 per cent) compared to the same period last year.

 

 

School Term – September 2011

 School Term starts on Monday 5th September 2011.

Year 7 should arrive at 8.35am.

Year 12  should arrive at 10am.

Years 8, 9, 10, 11 and 13 shoud arrive at 11am.

All years will finish at 2.55pm.

Exam Results

AS and A2 examination results will be available from 9.00am on Thursday 18 August 2011

GCSE examination results will be available from 10.00am on Thursday 25 August 2011

Non-uniform Day

 

Handsworth Grammar School will be having a non-uniform day

In aid of the East African Crisis

on

Tuesday 19th July, 2011

Staff and Students are asked to donate £2 to come in non-uniform

Poetry Display

The Learning Hub is currently displaying a selection of poems chosen and written by year 7 pupils as well as a few books from our poetry section. Please do come down and have a look!

Pupils can also pick up a leaflet regarding the position of Birmingham’s young poet laureate. For more details on that please see here.

If you would like us to display any of your pupils work in the future please contact us in the Learning Hub and we’ll be happy to help.

 

 

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Super Capacitor Car Challenge

 

On the 23rd of June 2011 Handsworth Grammar School’s Design & Technology and Science departments held a “Super Capacitor Car Challenge” for all of the Year 8 students.

The students had to pair up and overcome the task of building a car that could run on a supercapacitor.

Well done to all of the students that took part in the challenge and a big thank you to all of the Year 9 mentors that helped provide valuable support throughout the day.

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Please click here to view our gallery of photos taken throughout the day.

 

 

Reunion Dinner

The Friends of Handsworth Grammar School are holding a Reunion Dinner at the School in Grove Lane Handsworth at 7.00 pm on Friday 8 July 2011.  The after dinner speaker will be Tim Maw, former Deputy Head.  All former students, parents, staff and friends of the School are invited to attend.  There is an opportunity to look round the School from 6.15 pm  Further details are available from Mrs Fiona Linley at the School on 0121-554-2794 or on the School website: www.handsworth.bham.sch.uk.

 

 

Hilary Davies
Headteacher’s PA

 

 

Y7 Intake Evenings for September 2012

New Intake Evenings for Year 7 entry in September 2012 will be held on Monday 19 September 2011 from 5pm – 7 pm and Wednesday 21 September 2011 from 5pm – 7pm.

Our 11+ test will be held on Saturday 19 November 2011.

Our application forms will be available in July.

 

Young Musician of the Year 2011

 This years ‘Young Musician‘ award goes to:

Joe

This years ‘Most Promising Young Musician’ award goes to:

Krishan

 Well done to all students that took part.

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150th Anniversary

January 2012 marks the start of the 150th anniversary of Handsworth Grammar School.  To celebrate this momentous occasion a number of events and fundraising activities will be held throughout the year, culminating in a Grand Gala Dinner in December 2012.

For many years the School has produced a magazine called The Bridge and the earliest edition available, dates back to 1913.  In the run up to the start of the anniversary year we will be publishing extracts from various editions.  The first extract can be found here.

These snippets are not intended to be an official record of the School’s history, but to allow visitors to our website an insight and maybe an opportunity to reminisce into the past activities of the school.

If you have copies of school reports, memorabilia or factual information that we could use to write an update to the official School history then please contact us directly.

Watch this site for the latest news and updates of how you can get involved in the events and the gala dinner.