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Community & Partnership Links

As a school we usually work with a wide range of external organisations which support the activities that take place. Over the last few years they have included the following:

Personal, Social & Health Education
  • Police & Fire Service
  • Health Education Unit (School Nurse)
  • Other health visits
  • Educational Psychologist
  • Counsellor
  • Loudmouth Theatre
Careers, Business & Industry
  • Key Stage 4 & 5 Career Interviews
  • Engineering in Education Scheme
  • Year 12 Post-18 Conference
  • Year 10 Careers Event
  • Sixth-formers attend residential courses
  • Subject/business links
  • University Open Day visits
  • Forensic Science Day
  • Business sponsored competitions
  • Virtual Work Experience placements
Assemblies & Charities
  • Visits by local ministers, religious representatives & youth workers
  • Charity fundraising speakers
  • Careers related speakers
School Facilities
  • Community swimming clubs
Languages, International Links
  • International Schools Accreditation
  • Community languages valued
  • Visits to France Germany & Spain
  • MFL Sixth Form Conference
Bringing in Parents & Other Adults
  • AFS
  • Subject specialist parent support for Year 13 university mock interviews programme
  • Visiting speakers invited
  • Master classes conducted by local musicians, writers & dancers
School Trips & Visits
  • Enrichment Week (suspended school timetable)
  • CBSO at Symphony Hall (Music)
  • Field study visits within the curriculum to a wide range of places
  • Geography trip to Iceland
  • History trip to USA
  • Music tour to Europe
  • Poetry Live
  • Visits to Parliament
  • Year 7 residential trip to Anglesey
Extra-Curricular Activities
  • Chemistry Quiz - Birmingham University
  • Sport fixtures including County & National teams
  • Debating & Public Speaking
  • Birmingham Schools' Ensembles
  • Enrichment theatre visits
  • Writing: students' work published
  • Songs from the Shows
  • Evenings of Dance
  • Drama Productions
  • House Fair
  • Charity & Fundraising events
  • Music & sport links with local junior schools
  • UKMT Maths Challenge
  • Spelling Bee
Community Service
  • Birmingham Civic Society Awards
  • Duke of Edinburgh Award
  • Sixth-form volunteers, including Senior Prefect responsibilities
  • Senior Citizen's Party organised by Year 10
  • Contributions to work of charities; local, national & international
  • Cecily's Fund - link with schools in Zambia
  • Student Partnership with Dame Ellen Pinsent Special School
  • Year 13 Enrichment programme
  • Widening Accessibility initiative: work with local primary schools