Please see the below letter and documents regarding NHS Test and Trace: COVID-19 Testing Consent for HGS students.
NHS Test and Trace – COVID-19 Testing Consent for HGS students
How to do your test COVID 19 instruction leaflet for schools
Risk Assessment HGS COVID19 Testing
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys held its annual Remembrance Assembly in Big School on Friday 6th November 2020. This year we held our Remembrance Assembly remotely and streamed the service via YouTube. We were not able to welcome our usual Governors, Charity Trustees and Old Boys to mark the occasion and share in this significant and important annual event due to social distancing restrictions. However, the Reverend Dr Bob Stephen who is Chair of the Governing Body and Rector of Handsworth was able to lead the act of Remembrance. The Headmaster delivered a very timely and thought provoking address which highlighted the necessity to work towards peace in all we do. He highlighted that important facets of life such as showing respect and tolerance of each other, being kind and compassionate and celebrating our differences are all highly significant steps on the road to peace. He emphasised the need for the values of peace, freedom and hope in all we do as well as focusing upon the themes of unity and compassion.
The Senior Prefects, Jasbinder Singh and Grace Roberts took an active part in the Assembly by reading poems and reflections and they each laid a wreath at the stained glass window to commemorate the School and the Bridge Trust Society. It was a very special event and a fitting tribute to the Old Boys whose names are listed on the memorial plaques in Big School despite the current restrictions due to the pandemic.
Haec Olim Meminisse Iuvabit
This term we have donated to the following charitable organisations:
| Woodland House
| Movember
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| Children in Need
| Birmingham Cathedral and their associated charities
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| St Mary’s Church Handsworth and their associated charities
| Worcester Cathedral and their associated charities
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| Shri Guru Ravidas Bhawan Birmingham
| Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust
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| The Royal British Legion
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Thank you very much for all your support.
We are launching our collection for the Trussell Trust Foodbank slightly earlier this year due to the extremely high demand across Birmingham (and indeed across the country) for donations of food due to the devastating impact of COVID-19 on families and their communities. Please give as generously as you can.
Every day people in the UK go hungry for reasons ranging from redundancy to receiving an unexpected bill on a low income. Trussell Trust Foodbanks provide a minimum of three days’ emergency food and support to people experiencing crisis in the UK and specifically in Birmingham.
Over 13 million people live below the poverty line in the UK.
Foodbanks feed some 1,200,000 people nationwide. Of those helped, approximately 500,000 are children.
At HGS we can do something to help, if every student in the school brings in just one item we will be able to donate more than a 1,000 items to the Trussell Trust’s FoodBank in Birmingham.
Tins and packets are the best items to donate. Please see the list below for ideas about what to donate.
| Milk (UHT or powdered) | Rice pudding (tinned) |
| Sugar (500g) | Tea Bags/instant coffee |
| Fruit juice (carton) | Instant mash potato |
| Soup | Rice/pasta |
| Pasta sauces | Tinned meat/fish |
| Sponge pudding (tinned) | Tinned fruit |
| Tomatoes (tinned) | Jam |
| Cereals | Biscuits or snack bars |
We will be collecting items as above from Monday 30th November 2020 until Wednesday 16th December 2020.
Please bring your donations to your Form Tutor or to Ms Brown in Room 3. Please give as generously as you can.
We can make a real difference and be a force for good by working together to help other people who are less fortunate than ourselves.
Thank you.
