EBulletin 6th March 2026 by wghs1911

Friday 6th March 2026

A Message from our Headteacher

As we move through a busy and purposeful Spring Term at Wolverhampton Girls'High School, our focus is firmly on supporting students to achieve their very best.Year 11 and Sixth Form students are engaging in focused exam preparation and completing key NEAcoursework,while Creative Careers Fortnight is opening eyes to exciting future pathways.

Over the past 2 weeks we are delighted to have hosted new Sixth Form events for prospective students and welcomedlocal primary pupils for our Year 5 STEM Discovery Days, strengthening our outreach and inspiring the next generation of the Girls’High family.

As families received their secondary school offers on National Offer Day earlier this week,we know this can be an exciting and,at times,emotional moment.We would like to warmly congratulate all students who have been offered a place and say how much we look forward to welcoming you to our school community.For those who may not have received the outcome they had hoped for,please be reassured that waiting lists and appeals remain an option,and movement can and does occur.We wish every family the very best as you take the next steps in your child’ s educational journey.

Areminder our Spring Concert takes place on Tuesday 24th March. Our students are working incredibly hard to ensure a fantastic evening is had by all-tickets are available on Monday,we hope you can join us.

Best Wishes Mrs

Young

Key Dates

Monday 9th March

Y9 Vaccinations catch up

International Women’s Day Activities all week

Spring Concert tickets on general sale via Box Office

Tuesday 10th March

Y10 Katch 22 Literature Experience Day

Y7 & 8 Football after school

Wednesday 11th March

Year 11 Parents’ Evening 4.30-8.30pm in person at WGHS

Thursday 12th March

Y12 BCU visit

Y8 Netball after school

Y8 Citizenship day

Recently Distributed Letters

Y7-13

Attendance-Enrichment Days-Letter to Parents

Spring Concert Tickets

City Gymnastics – Letter to Parents

Year 13 Parents Evening – Letter to Parents

6th Form Volunteers for Y11 Parents’ Evening – Letter to Parents

Deadlines

Friday 6th March

Y12 - Lake Garda - Final Payment Due

Y11 - University of Gloucester - Payment and permission due

Friday 13th March

Spring Concert - Permission due via MS form.

School News

Year 11 Parents'Evening

This is a reminder for parents and carers that Year 11 Parents'Evening will take place in school on Wednesday 11th March 4.30pm-8.00pm.The first booking window for this opened on Monday 24th February. The email was sent before the half term break.If you have not seen the email please check yourjunk mail.If you have not received it at all,please contact the hub.

Spring Concert

General release tickets for our Spring Concert go on sale 9am Monday 9th March via our School Box

Office

Tuesday 24th March 2026

7:00pm – 8.20pm WGHS Main Hall Tickets cost £4 per person We hope you can join us for a wonderful evening!

Support for students observing Ramadan

- PE, Enrichment and

Sport

During Ramadan as a school we areusing the following guidance to support our students (section 4 and 4.1): Ramadan Guidance for Schools and Educational Settings: PE and Physical Activity

Young Citizen of theYearAward

Do you know someone who has gone the extra mile-whose personal courage,care for others,achievement or contribution to the community should be recognised and celebrated? If so,why not nominate them for a Wolverhampton Young Citizen of the Year Award? There are two age categories 13-18 &19-25 and the focus is ‘recognition for their service to others’.If you would like to vote for a WGHS student,click the link wolverhamptonyoungcitizen.org.uk/

School News

Educake Webinars

Parents’ webinar: Supporting success in secondary exams-run by Educake

Tuesday,10th Mar 2026–3:30pm-4:30pm

This webinar is designed for Educake schools’parents! Learn practical,supportive ways to help your child succeed in their exams.The session will share simple strategies for building confidence,creating effective study habits at home,and reducing stress during revision and exam season.Parents will come away with realistic tools to support both well-being and academic success.

If you'd like to sign up,here is the link: Webinar Registration - Zoom

Educake are also running another event on revision targeted at students: Student webinar: Revise like a pro-proven revision methods that work-runby Educake Monday,16th Mar 2026–4pm-4:45pm

Tracey Baxter,Trust Science Lead,will discuss practical,evidence‑informed revision techniques that genuinely help students learn more effectively She will break down what makes revision stick,how to avoid common pitfalls,and the simple habits that lead to stronger long‑term memory and exam confidence.Expect clear explanations,actionable strategies,and ideas you can put into practice straight away.

If you or your daughter would like to sign up,here is the link: Webinar Registration - Zoom

There is also an event targeted specifically for revision at A level: Student webinar: Enabling meaningful independent revision at A-level This is a pre-recorded event found at this link: Spring Webinar Series: Enabling meaningful independent revision at A-level

Emily Bird,Head of Science at an inner‑city Manchester secondary school,will share practical and effective ways to encourage meaningful revision in A level science.Drawing on real classroom experience,she’ll explore strategies that build confidence,deepen understanding,and help students revise with purpose rather than pressure.

Please note,these events are not being deliveredby WGHS.

Student Success

Incredible week of Skiing for Hattie

It’ s been an incredible week for Hattie as she travelled with her GB team to the 51st Pokal Loka in Škofja Loka,Slovenia an international children’ s FIS race bringing together 219 racers from 26 countries The conditions were challenging, but Hattie did the team proud, securing two fantastic 5th-place podium finishes in the Slalom races.

She then headed to the Zagreb Children’ s Trophy FIS international race in Zagreb,Croatia,which again attracted over 200 competitors from more than 20 countries.Hattie delivered a superb performance to take 3rd place in GS,missing out on the win by just 0.15 seconds.Although her final SL race ended in an unfortunate DNF,she achieved podium finishes in three out of four international races an outstanding accomplishment.

The week concluded back on her home slope in Reiteralm,Austria, where she competed in Rounds 8 and 9 of the Nations Cup. Hattie secured a well-deserved win in GS and an impressive 3rd place in Slalom,with margins once again incredibly tight.

Now it’ s back to an intensive two-week training block,balancing school,fitness,and preparation,before she heads to Bormio,Italy, for the English Championships

St John Ambulance Cadet of the Year

A huge congratulations to Year 11 student,Amelia (Stafford) who has been named West Midlands Region Cadet of the Year 2026 for St John Ambulance.

In order to be awarded this role,Amelia took part in a two day event over the weekend.This consisted of an interview, delivery of a presentation,an exam and multiple assessments through group activities and discussions.

As part of the national cadet of the year team,Amelia will promote the role of SJA cadets across the West Midlands, and attend national events including the Remembrance Day parade at the Cenotaph.

This is such a wonderful achievement,her family and all at WGHS are incredibly proud of her!

Sporting Success

2nd Place for KS4 Badminton Team

On Friday 6th February,we were chosen to represent Wolverhampton Girls’High for the KS4 National Badminton Tournament for the County round,after successfully playing the initial two tournaments We played at Newbridge Under-Lyme School,staying for the day,playing both singles and doubles games,and came second place.

It was a new experience,and it was nice to see how other players performed and find new aspects to improve ourselves.This was a great opportunity to understand our weaknesses,learn and improve for next time,and it was very fun to work together as a team and support each other along the way.

By Shloka (Stafford)

Year

10

Netball - great effort from our B’s

A huge well done to our Girls’High B’ s who recently finished in a fantastic 4th place out of 9 teams after they only had their first practice as a team the day before,Each and every player played extremely well (for some players it was their first tournament too).Even when players weren’t on the court,everyone was still extremely supportive,cheering their teammates on and encouraging them We successfully worked well together as a team with great contributions from all players.

By Connie and Clara

Thanks so much for taking part in HelloYellow 2025, Wolverhampton Girls'High School.

We’re so excited to share thatTOGETHER we raised an amazing £675,929.

Wellbeing Matters

Each month our pastoral team share top tips to support our students’ wellbeing. These are shared with our students and displayed around school/ Please see below.

Wellbeing Matters

Careers

Careers at JCB - Business Studies & Economics

Educational Visit

On Tuesday 20th January Year 12 & 13 Business Studies and Economics students went on an educational visit to JCB Headquarters in Rocester. The visit began with a presentation in the JCB Theatre showing the corporate brand video on the global manufacturing facilities and products. Then we had a personal tour of the ‘’Story of JCB’’ exhibition and museum and then time in the JCB gift shop. Next, we saw the assembly line of the worldfamous Backhoe Loader machine; we observed the process of how the machine is built from the delivery of the sheet steel, profiling, laser cutting, welding, paint shop, assembly and finally the finished product. Some groups also witnessed quality testing of the finished loadall telehandlers outside and had a tour of the open plan offices.

All groups received information on careers at JCB during the lecture theatre video, including apprenticeship pathways. Apprenticeships Our specialist guides gave each group focused information on careers at JCB throughout the tour. We learnt that JCB is an excellent employer with many career paths for young people. They offer level 2 through to level 6 apprenticeships. There is officebased work available as well as factory positions. Some of the office positions are: law, HR, marketing, accountancy, sales and customer service. All staff seemed happy and very proud to work at JCB. Many workers have stayed all their careers working for JCB and often multiple relatives from a family are employed by JCB. The benefits offered to employees at JCB are: private medical & dental services, pension, gym membership, increasing annual leave linked to years of service, careers advice, many discounts linked to local businesses including restaurants and leisure activities.

We learnt that the Global Events team have an exciting job touring the world with the display team and promoting the brand of JCB.

Parents’ Guild

We are inviting you to support Wolverhampton Girls’ High School Parents’ Guild every time you shop at no extra cost to you.

By signing up to Easyfundraising, you can raise FREE cashback donations when shopping with retailers such as Waitrose, Asda, Tesco and many more. It’s a simple cashback scheme where the retailer donates to the school when you shop online it does not cost you anything extra.

Once you ’ve signed up, you can:

• Add the Easyfundraising browser extension to your laptop, or

• Enable notifications in the app - This means you’ll automatically receive a reminder to “tap to donate” when you shop with participating retailers it’ s very easy and only takes a second.

Please sign up using the link below: https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/wolverhamptongirlshighschoolparentsguild

Every sign-up helps us raise valuable funds to support activities and resources for our students. Thank you very much for your continued support