King's High News - Spring 2022
Published 07/04/22
It's been a glorious Spring Term at King's High School! Our latest edition of King's High News is out now and available to download below. Happy Easter reading!
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Read MoreYoung Enterprise company will represent region at West Midlands Finals
Published 06/04/22Our Young Enterprise teams are using their entrepreneurial skills to make Sustainability sell
Read MoreCafé Scientifique open our eyes to Physics
Published 06/04/22Alongside supporting British Science Week in school, our student-led Café Scientifique have promoted all things Physics this term, culminating in their popular regular Newsletter (below).
Highlights include some fascinating features on Time travel, Coding bias, TikTok algorithms, the Fibre Optics revolution, and the Large Hadron Collider. They always produce a terrific round-up of the latest Science news, publications and podcasts, and their popular ‘Games’ section includes Memes, word searches and crosswords. Great work, everyone! Their theme next term is Biomedicine.
Read MoreOur Foundation schools reach target to provide two ambulances for Ukraine
Published 06/04/22Pupils at King’s High and Warwick School have between them raised over £10,000 for two ambulances, that will be filled with vital medical supplies and delivered to Ukraine. The idea came after a conversation James Barker,
Read MoreCelebrating the Careers Challenges Winners
Published 05/04/22Careers Challenges: Celebrating our pupils’ wonderfully creative and inventive ideas – Spaghetti Bolognese sandwich, anyone?
Caroline Gilbert, Head of Futures, reports: ‘I am very pleased to announce the winners of the Careers Challenges, that were undertaken during National Careers Week. The standard was very high, with some superb ideas. Huge congratulations to all who entered, and to all our winners.'
Challenge 1 – Produce a winning Video Pitch
Winners: Itunu and Nieve for Teacherly – A clever teacher App, to help organisation and reduce stress.
Challenge 2 - Create a Social Enterprise
Winners: Zoe, India, Itunu, Abbey for The Winning Idea: A sustainable restaurant that uses imperfect vegetables and fruits, and produce that has been sustainably farmed. It uses ‘wonky’ produce that often goes to waste as people do not buy them in supermarkets (or they do not make it to supermarkets) to create meals for restaurant-goers.
Challenge 3 - Design a Computer Game
Winner: Grace, for Mindsets - Choose the correct thoughts and reactions to the problems and earn coins. Such a clever idea, Mindsets is all about the power of positive thought, so that thinking yourself into a more positive position allows you to win more.
Challenge 4 - Design a Careers Poster
Winner: Mariam, for her fantastic artwork.
Challenge 5 - Funky Sandwich Idea
Joint Winners: Annie, Maya, and Alexane for their amazing Sandwich Bolo - Bolognese Sandwich - and Macey with the Sweet Rolls – Dessert. (The winners all underwent a taste test!).
Read MoreDr Burley Features in Warwickshire Now
Published 05/04/22Our very own Head Master, Dr Stephen Burley, features on the front cover of the April edition of Warwickshire Now. Inside, Dr Burley talks about King's High Sixth Form being one of the most vibrant, successful and innovative Sixth Forms in the co
Read MoreWelcome to King's High's first Annual Conference
Published 04/04/22We are delighted to announce a hugely exciting and ambitious project - the inaugural King’s High Annual Conference: Change, Challenge and Choices
Read MoreYear 10 Antiobiotics Programme
Published 01/04/22Calling all Year 10 students! Join us for an 8 week programme of activities at King's High in which we will study infectious diseases and antiobiotic resistance. Sessions are free of charge but please register below. Register Here
Read MoreMargaret Stone's Xylophone
Published 31/03/22Last week, we welcomed the Squires family, who kindly funded a new Xylophone for the Music Department. There is a lovely story of music and family behind their wonderful gift. Margaret Stone - who the Margaret Stone Prac
Read MoreCreativity in action: Da Vinci Society
Published 30/03/22Led by Freya, Abbey-Rose, Olivia, and Phoebe, our students’ Da Vinci Society is so much more than an Art club – it has become a forum for creativity in the widest sense, from Art and Design to discussion, debate and ideas. The S
Read MorePlaque for Miss Doorly
Published 25/03/22A Reception was held this week at Leamington Town Hall, following the unveiling of a commemorative plaque to Miss Doorly, Head Mistress of King’s High (1922-1944), at 23 St Mary’s Crescent in Leamington. OGA Secretary, Polly Beidas was
Read MoreNMAPS Visit Evergreen School
Published 25/03/22This week, the NMAPS Trainee Teachers of Mathematics visited Evergreen School in Warwick to gain experience of working with pupils in alternative settings to mainstream education. They spent the day working with the pupils, observing a variety of