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At Grendon, we believe in supporting every child to be the best they can be. To do this we aim to provide a stimulating but secure environment, treat each other with respect, tolerance and concern, teach a curriculum that is stimulating, relevant and tailored to our learners. Use resources effectively to meet our learners' needs, build relationships with parents, carers and the local community and to work to remove inequalities and all barriers to learning. Grendon School is a true local school which has been part of the community since it opened in the 1920s. The current building opened in 1972 and was considered very modern at the time. Many of our staff and Governors attended Grendon themselves or sent their children here

When in 1547, a Royal Commission dissolved the Gild of the Holy Cross, certain influential men of Birmingham petitioned Edward VI for the return of the gild lands in the form of an endowment for a free grammar school. On 2 January 1552 letters patent were sealed, granting this request and appointing 20 of the foremost inhabitants of the town as Governors of a school to be held in the old gildhall in New Street. By an Act of Parliament in 1831 the Governors were empowered to create other schools and between 1838 and 1853 eight elementary schools were opened. However, by the 1870s the elementary schools had outlasted their usefulness, and the pressing need was for grammar schools. The structure of the Foundation was changed once more. Grammar schools were created at Aston, Camp Hill (Boys and Girls), Five Ways and Handsworth whilst King Edward’s School acquired a sister – the High School for Girls, housed in an adjoining building. All but Aston and Handsworth now function from sites to which they were transferred after 1936. Originally independent, financial considerations persuaded the grammar schools to become voluntary aided in the 1940s and converter academies from 2011. These seven selective schools, two independent and five grammar schools, have endured to the present day: the former admitting fee-paying students, the latter offering free education. It has been a formula for success. These schools enjoy excellent reputations both in the city and beyond. They currently educate pupils from a complete cross section of society and have produced men and women of distinction in many fields. From September 2010 the seven schools became eight following the Governors’ decision to sponsor an academy - King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy which is an all-ability school serving its local community in SE Birmingham. The newest member of the Foundation family of schools is one of the most consistently improving secondary schools in the country and will benefit from brand new facilities from September 2013. There are now almost 7000 pupils educated in the Foundation’s eight schools. The Eight Schools of the Foundation are: Independent Schools King Edward VI High School for Girls: kehs.org.uk King Edward's School: kes.org.uk Grammar Schools Girls King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls: kechg.org.uk King Edward VI Handsworth School: kingedwardvi.bham.sch.uk Boys King Edward VI Aston School: keaston.bham.sch.uk King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys: camphillboys.bham.sch.uk Mixed King Edward VI Five Ways: kefw.bham.sch.uk Sponsored Academy King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy www.keshacademy.co

Yardleys is an oversubscribed 11-16 mixed multi-ethnic Specialist Science, Maths and ICT College with 925 students on roll At Yardleys School we aim to develop a sense of pride in young people and their achievements and to build a community that cares for others. We are proud of our 908 students and the varied multi-cultural community they represent. Yardleys was designed as a Specialist Science and Mathematics College in September 2003. The specialist status has brought some very exciting opportunities for our students and the wider community. Dedicated, experienced and well-qualified staff will support students to achieve their full potential. We offer a wide range of courses leading to valuable qualifications. Sporting and extra-curricular activities are offered so that all can succeed at Yardleys Please visit our website for more informatio

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Bartley Green School is an 11-16 mixed comprehensive school. As an outstanding school, Bartley Green School converted to Academy Status in April 2011. The main principle of admission is to provide for the educational needs of young people who live in Bartley Green and the surrounding area. We are an inclusive school and welcome all application

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To provide a safe and caring environment based on trust and mutual respect To give students the equal opportunity to develop their academic and applied studies, creative talents and leisure interests To raise aspirations so that everyone strives for success To help establish self-confidence, self-motivation and self-discipline To encourage pleasure and pride in one’s own and others’ achievements To provide a rich and stimulating learning environment and a curriculum that meets the needs of all our learners To provide teaching to the highest standards To promote a capacity for independent learning and the motivation to use that capacity To identify individual needs and offer the opportunity to succeed to all To provide the highest possible level of care and access to support that is appropriate and effective To offer a wide range of experiences beyond the formal curriculum To celebrate all excellence and achievements To prepare students for the opportunities and responsibilities of adult life and local and global citizenship To promote an active involvement in caring for the environment of the Academy, the local community and the wider world To encourage participation and teamwork To encourage the interest and involvement of parents, Governors, industry, commerce and the community in the life of the Academy and furthering the success of our student

Kings Norton Girls' School is an 11-19 girls' comprehensive school which became a Specialist Language College in 2001 and gained a second specialism in Sport in 2006. The school has been successful in obtaining several other awards: Sportsmark, International School Award, Artsmark Gold, Investors in People, Ofsted Outstanding, Every Child Matters Quality Mark Silver, Healthy Schools Award, SSAT Consultant School, three School Achievement Awards and has been designated as a Leading Edge School. Over the years, Kings Norton Girls' School has continued to retain its position as an extremely popular, all ability girls school, in which all associated with it can take pride. We have much to be proud of in terms of outstanding academic success, which means that our students leave finding all doors open to them in their future choices. Our community of learners is a happy one in which everyone is encouraged to explore their talents and be the best that they can be whatever their strengths

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At KEHS we aim to offer an education second to none for bright girls who like original ideas and new challenges. Girls combine a rigorous academic programme with high quality extra-curricular activities and of course each and everyone of them has lots of fun along the way! Girls do very well in external examinations and we launch each of them off to the best, top quality universities. School life is all underpinned with an ethos of service. The girls who come to KEHS know how privileged they are to be at a top UK school with teachers who are passionate about their subjects. They learn that their responsibility is to seize every opportunity so they can prepare themselves for helping others in their adult life. We welcome girls from all backgrounds. The school thrives on the rich, cultural and social mix of girls who are attracted to the school. The school has a generous means-tested bursary scheme to ensure girls from families who could not otherwise afford to attend KEHS can still come here to the school. The school provides excellent facilities for approximately 550 girls of good academic ability from 11 to 18 years of age. Our website is not just for newcomers to KEHS but for all of our school community to use. There is a whole range of general information about the school and as you navigate through the site you can also see what the girls have been enjoying recently. Our curriculum philosophy is to offer a very broad, but balanced, first-class education. Our curriculum enables all girls to make tangible progress from one stage of their education to the next, allowing them to develop their individual strengths, talents and passions. We regularly review and update our curriculum both to meet the evolving needs of our girls and to incorporate the best of national educational developments. We provide opportunities to stimulate and challenge the most able both within the classroom environment as well as through the extensive range of enrichment opportunities including extended projects and national competitions. Encouraging girls to enjoy taking ownership of their own learning is one of the major curriculum aims of the school as a whole and as such there are a number of whole school initiatives to foster this including the Widening Horizons Initiative for year 9 girls as well as the AQA Level 2 and Level 3 extended projects for year 10 and sixth form students. We offer enrichment GCSE Astronomy as well as an additional language course in Mandarin. Girls in the 6th form are also able to study YASS modules and we operate a programme of research seminars where students present academic research papers to a panel of invited guests including academics, teachers and fellow students. We have a member of staff with specific responsibility for guiding the scholarship pathways of girls from year 10 onwards. Our aim is to further stimulate the intellectual curiosity of girls with individually tailored reading lists and one to one discussions relating to academic interests. All of the girls at KEHS are very able; we are however always looking to challenge the most able girls through appropriate teaching and learning approaches and diverse and stimulating extra-curricular and enrichment opportunities. The ethos of the school is one whereby we want all girls to develop a love of learning and respect for the life of the intellect that will continue throughout their lives as well as achieving highly in public examinations

Washwood Heath Technology College is a secondary school located in the Washwood Heath ward of Birmingham. Originally known as Washwood Heath Comprehensive School, it opened in September 1967. It was extended in 1996 to make way for the Post-16 centre. It has the first year group in the country to have a portable laptop for each child in year 8, as part of a national pilot. The school uses the house system, there are five houses each containing students from all the school years. The school is one of the first to use the vertical tutoring system, this system places students in mixed age group forms, the intention of vertical tutoring is to create greater cohesion between the year groups and allow for peer mentoring