Speech Day and Prizegiving

A worldwide pandemic was not going to stop us celebrating the achievements of our students in the usual way at Speech Day (for the Junior School) and Prizegiving (for the Seniors).

Of course things had to be a little different this year and virtual ceremonies meant that we could invite some extra special guests to join us online!

Junior School children were wowed when their Speech Day was interrupted with “breaking news” from BBC Newsround and Year 11 and Upper Sixth Prizegiving was interrupted with a message of support from former student and BBC Business presenter Sean Farrington from the BBC Breakfast red sofa.

In addition to his work as an author, Ben is best known for writing and starring in 'The Armstrong and Miller Show' and for his role as Rowan Atkinson's sidekick, Bough, in 'Johnny English Strikes Back'.

In preparation for a live Q&A session with Ben, students read the opening chapters of ‘The Boy Who Made the World Disappear’. Ben was most impressed to be asked such insightful questions from our students and we were incredibly proud of everyone involved.

Following the event, children were given the opportunity to purchase signed copies of ‘The Boy Who Made the World Disappear’. Look out for even more bestselling and award winning authors sharing their masterclass tips with students during autumn.

A special thank you to Sean who attended Wolverhampton Grammar School from 1994 until 2001, when he left to study Mathematics at Cambridge University, who produced these very special additions from the BBC. He presents programmes on Radio 5 Live, including the daily business programme Wake Up to Money, and is a business presenter on BBC Breakfast on BBC One.

Sean still has strong connections with the City of Wolverhampton. In his words, “most importantly, my loyalty to Wolves is finally being repaid after almost 30 years of having a season ticket with my mum”.