School Closure in the Event of Adverse Weather Very bad weather and road conditions may make it advisable to close the school earlier than usual to help girls with difficult journeys to get home, although it would be only under very exceptional circumstances that the school would close significantly early. The school will alert parents to this decision by text message and e-mail via the Schoolcomms electronic service that we have in school. Therefore, please would you kindly ensure that we have a current mobile telephone number and e-mail address so that you will receive this information should we need to make contact with you. In the event of a school closure while school is in session, all students will be dismissed from school unless parents record in their daughter's School Planner their wish for their daughter to remain in the school building until collected. Therefore, in the event of early closure, it is important that each girl knows exactly what she should do to get home. I should, therefore, be grateful if you would discuss with your daughter, how she is to make her way home in very bad weather, e.g. whether she is to wait to be collected from school, to start the journey home by bus, or to start walking. It is important that you work out together an agreed route that you both know. This detail then needs to be added to your daughter's School Planner and signed by yourself. If your daughter should arrive home earlier than usual, it would be advisable to make arrangements for her to go to a friend or neighbour if there is no one at home, or to let herself into the house if you are happy for her to do so. In the event of waking up to severe weather conditions the school will send a text message and e-mail via the Schoolcomms electronic service to all parents to notify of a school closure. We will also post this decision on the school website. The school will endeavour to have announcements made by 7.00am If there is no definite announcement about the school by 7.00am it can be assumed that there has not been a closure and school is open as usual.

Wednesday 9th January 9:30am - 11:00am We welcome students new to the school in the sixth form. ​ There are 135 places available for study in Year 12 in September 2019 with the school welcoming new students from a wide range of schools within and beyond Wolverhampton. Whether your aim is to gain a place on one of the best courses in one of the best universities in the country, or to spend another two years achieving qualifications that ensure you are ready to enter the world of work, our Sixth Form provides both the pastoral support and academic rigour to help prepare you for the next stage of your journey. The format of the morning will be as follows: 9.30am – 10.30am: Tour of the school with sixth form students 10.30 – 11.00am: Presentations in the Main Hall General information about the school and about subject choices Head Girl’s perspective Personal experiences from a girl joining Wolverhampton Girls’ High School in Year 12 11am: Opportunity to ask questions to Senior Leadership and Sixth Form Team Please come to the school’s Main Hall on arrival. Limited parking will be available on site.

Dear Parents, Carers, Girls and Staff, You are warmly invited to our very popular Punch and Carols Concerts on Wednesday 12th December and Thursday 13th December at 7:00pm. Wednesday evening includes performances from the Junior Choir, Wind Band, Intermediate Strings, Beaux Electrix, Rock and Pop and the Guitar Ensemble (Junior), whilst on Thursday evening the String Orchestra, Big Band, Senior Choir and Guitar Ensemble (Seniors) will perform. Both evenings will feature the Jazz Band, Vocal Ensemble and Musical Theatre. Staff and pupils always exceed expectations on these evenings ensuring an enjoyable festive event! During the interval complimentary seasonal refreshments will be served in the dining hall. Tickets are available to purchase by clicking here and cost £5 per ticket. Tickets always sell out very quickly as seating is limited. To ensure your preferred evening please book promptly. Each night there will be a raffle which includes a Christmas Hamper. We would be very grateful for any suitable donations for the raffle which could include food and drink items, gift vouchers, etc. Also any donations of mince pies, stollen, or lebkuchen are appreciated. All donations should kindly be taken to the Main Reception Office before Friday 7th December. We do hope that you will join us for an evening of exceptional musical entertainment. Regards Sheila Gill Chair WGHS Parents’ Guild Committee parentsguild@wghs.org.uk

Letters will be dispatched from Wolverhampton Girls’ High School on Friday 19th October 2018.

This year the House Arts competition will be celebrated with an evening performance on Thursday 4th October 2018 at 7.00pm in the school hall. Each House has been exploring the music of Elvis Presley; with each House creating their own narrative inspired by three of his songs story through Drama, Dance, Music, technology and producing a theatre programme. The cast is drawn from Years 7-13 and is being directed by a team of Senior Prefects. You are warmly invited to attend what promises to be a highly enjoyable evening. Tickets can be purchased for £5.00 through our online box office. The box office will be open from Monday 1st October at 5pm to Wednesday 3rd October at 5pm; click here to buy tickets Please note that the limit for tickets for each family group is two due to the high demand for the evening. Any family booking more than two tickets will be contacted and only two of these tickets will be honoured. We look forward to seeing you there

Congratulations to all of our students on their fantastic GCSE results.  You have worked incredibly hard to secure such great outcomes, well done!  We are incredibly proud of the way in which you have given your personal best. Well done! These results are testament to the commitment and dedication shown by the girls and the incredible support that they receive from their families and the staff.  We wish all of our students the best of luck with the next stage of their education. It is always difficult to single out highlights but special mention should be made of the increase we have seen in the top grades with a fantastic 48% of all entries at grades 8/9/A*.  A staggering eight students achieved these grades in every one of their examinations.

Congratulations to all of our students on their personal accomplishments in securing outstanding A Level results.  The pass rate was 100% A*-E with an impressive 76% of entries at A*-B and a staggering 48% of entries at grades A/A*. Twenty seven students achieved the fantastic outcome of gaining A*s and A grades in all their subjects, with six of those achieving an A* in every subject. Two of our students, achieved a fabulous 4A* grades and both are going on to study at Cambridge, alongside five students securing places at Oxford. Five students also achieved 3A* grades amongst their results. Headteacher, Mrs Trudi Young expressed her pride in the students.  “This year’s A Level results are superb and the culmination of two years’ hard work and dedication by the students.  Our girls have grown as independent young women in so many ways over the last two years and seized every opportunity presented by school life.   I am so pleased that they now leave with such fantastic results, testament to their hardwork and dedication. I am also extremely appreciative of the support given to the students from both staff in school and families at home.  Our students leave with our very best wishes for the future.” Trudi Young

The deadline for on time applications to sit the Entrance Test of the Consortium of Schools in Shropshire, Walsall and Wolverhampton (September 2019 entry), was 4.00pm on Friday 6th July 2018. All applications after this time are considered late. The online application portal is closed temporarily but will reopen from 2.00pm on Monday 9th July to receive late applications.

The Governing Body is embarking upon a consultation with respect to the possibility of submitting a bid to the Selective School Expansion Fund. You may be aware that the government has made available £50 million to be allocated to grammar schools as part of this fund.  The purpose of the fund is to support the expansion of selective schools where: there is a need for additional places, both in terms of a shortfall of secondary places in the local area and a demand from parents for more selective places; and schools have ambitious and realistic plans for increasing access for disadvantaged pupils (by which we mean pupils eligible for the pupil premium), and they have plans to work with other local schools to increase access for disadvantaged pupils and to raise attainment. If the school is successful in its application to the DfE, we will use the bid monies to create additional classrooms and specialist spaces.  Whilst continuing with our stated strategy of prioritising Pupil Premium students who meet the school’s admissions criteria, running familiarisation sessions and further extending our outreach programme, the additional facilities would also allow us to: Increase the intake in Year 7 from 145 up to 180 with effect from 2020; and Increase the intake in Year 12 from 135 to 165 with effect from 2020. This presents an exciting opportunity to widen access to our school by providing more opportunities for more girls to join us, whilst meeting an increasing need for places across the city.  In addition, it offers a way of further enhacing our facilities for our existing students.  The school is always looking to the future and considering ways in which our provision can be extended and we believe that this presents an opportunity for the school to further develop but within the context of retaining our much loved traditions. We welcome your feedback on our proposals by Tuesday 31st July at 9am by email to SSEF@wghs.org.uk For further information please click here.

FAMILIARISATION SESSIONS Come and join us at one of our Familiarisation Sessions.  We are running a series of workshops for prospective students and their parents/carers at a number of locations and a variety of dates as specified and you may select a venue and date convenient for you. The same presentation and materials will be delivered at each session.  The sessions will last for approximately one-hour and provide an overview of what to expect when taking the Consortium Entrance Test. Should you wish to attend with your daughter any of the above familiarisation sessions then I would be grateful if you could kindly following this link and complete the electronic, attendance form so that we have detail of who will be attending and an idea of numbers for the host school to accommodate. We look forward to meeting with you.

This year’s school production Mary Poppins, set in the leafy London suburbs of Edwardian England, will see a talented cast fully recreate the charm and magic of Cherry Tree Lane and the trials and tribulations of the Banks family who are in desperate need of a very “talented” nanny. You accompanied us on our first journey through the world of childhood adventure during House Arts. Now follow us in the footsteps of everyone’s favourite nanny who knows the benefit of a spoonful of sugar; Mr Banks and his troubles in the city; and Michael and Jane who simply want to fly a kite! Our fun-filled production will begin at 7pm and refreshments will be available before the performance and at the interval from the foyer outside the main school hall. The cast and production team warmly invite you to join us on Wednesday 4th or Thursday 5th of July 2018. Tickets for this event cost £5 each. Click here to buy tickets.

On the 4th of May, Girls’ High welcomed 120 Year four pupils from over 28 primary schools across Wolverhampton to participate in our maths challenge.  After tucking in to pizza and chips from the canteen, the pupils completed five rounds of fun maths activities, from shape making to solving worded problems in pairs. Despite many puzzled faces at the sight of fractions and the frantic changes to answers in the ten-second countdown, all children demonstrated excellent teamwork and had an enjoyable experience, which was topped off by their goody bags! It was lovely to see their enthusiasm for maths and how they adapted to different scenario questions after the initial ‘but that’s impossible!’ Well done to the pupils of West Park Primary School who scored the most points. Thank you to 9S pupils who helped with the marking, the outreach prefects who helped with hospitality and of course to Mrs Stanway who organised the event.  Overall, it was a successful afternoon for everyone and we hope that the next event will be even better!