Lionheart Challenge
On Wednesday 31st October, Year 12 are on a Study Day and are
not required to come into school on that day.
Year 13 are involved in the
“Lionheart Challenge” and are obliged to come to school as normal.
Football Squad
Raeon Mignott in Year 13 has been selected for the West Midlands Football Squad at Under 18 level. Congratulations!
Football Results
Year 8 beat Hampstead Hall School 6 – 4 in the Aston League
Year 7 beat Broadway School 6 – 4 in the Aston Cup
Football Results
Year 11 beat Baverstock 3 – 0 in the Birmingham Cup
Year 8 beat John Henry Newman 5 – 2 in the Birmingham Cup with Suhja Mehmood scoring 4 goals!
Cycling Success
Well done to Josef Fieven 9G who is currently the 14th best cyclist in the UK from the National Trophy Series Round 1!
Football Results
Year 9 drew 2 – 2 with Hampstead Hall School
Yr 12 – Snowdonia
A group of ten year 12 AS Geography students recently visited the Snowdonia National Park in north Wales, as part of their Geography course.
Led by Head of Geography, Miss Wharton, the students enjoyed the stunning scenery of Snowdonia and spent the day marvelling at the diverse landscapes there.
The weather stayed remarkably fine for most of the day and all of the students gained much from the opportunity to experience real Geography in the Wales’ largest national park.
Aston League Football Results
The Year 8 team beat Holt 9 – 0
The Year 7 team beat Holt 4 – 1
Congratulations to both teams!
District Football
Suhja Mehmood 8H has been chosen to represent the Aston, Erdington and Saltley District football team. This is quite an achievement as it involves the combination of three districts rather than one therefore there are more schools that the district can choose their players from. He scored on Saturday against Wolverhampton which took his tally to 6 goals in three games.
National Awards for School Support Staff National Winners 2012
The Association are pleased to report that the National School Support Staff Awards 2012 took place at the Thistle Marble Arch Hotel, London, on Saturday 6th October 2012 and were a huge success.
NASBM have been running the National School Support Staff Awards since 2005 to raise the profile of school support staff and ensure that they receive the same level of recognition that the Teaching Awards provide for the teaching profession.
These Awards provide schools with the opportunity to recognise the contributions that support staff individuals and teams make to the success and achievements of the overall school environment. Support staff are in many cases the unsung heroes of a school ensuring the smooth running of activities so that there is no disruption to the teaching and learning and provide a safe and enjoyable environment for pupils.
This year NASBM introduced the ‘Team of the Year Award’ for the first time to recognise the growing number of teams that exist within a school and the essential contributions that they make. We had received feedback from schools that it could prove difficult to select just one individual that stood head and shoulders above the other members of the team.
The introduction of this award has seen the nominations significantly exceed the entries that were received in 2011, making the process of selecting the finalists much harder for the judges. We are delighted to have continued to receive such huge interest in the awards again this year.
The awards ceremony took place on Saturday 6th October 2012 at the Thistle Marble Arch, London. The national finalists in each category attended the Awards Ceremony and we are pleased to announce that Handsworth Grammar School’s Canteen Staff won the ‘Team of the Year Award’.
