Connecting more than just Curious Minds

In the first of a series of online careers themed events - 'Connecting Curious Minds' virtually links our students with Old Wulfrunians who have experience of studying and working in wide range of different fields.

Our first two speakers: Holly Pleydell (OW 2016) and Alastair Norton (OW 2015) have Arts and Theatre backgrounds, respectively, and have taken a relatively 'non-traditional' route

School celebrates a virtual Founder’s Day

The restrictions of this extraordinary year haven’t stopped Wolverhampton Grammar School celebrating its traditional Founder’s Day.

Created to recognise our 1512 founder, Sir Stephen Jenyns, this annual event is a much loved tradition for students and staff alike. It is traditionally one of the few occasions when the whole School can come together at St Peter’s Church in the city centre.

Like so many other events this year, Founder’s Day required a digital solution to ensure everyone could come together – albeit virtually.

The Head, Alex Frazer; Deputy Head, Nic Anderson; Head Girl, Lizzie Anderson and Head Boy, Brandon Taylor alongside our Senior Prefects were filmed performing the traditional welcome, since leaving School. Both are forging careers in the creative arts and have an entrepreneurial approach to working life. They were keen to share their life and work experiences, as well as be on hand to offer advice to students currently studying the subjects they loved so much at School. This series of events supports a much wider careers and HE support package available to students at School, which includes 1-21- interviews, UCAS preparation, practice university and employer interviews and much more. This work is already paying off for the many Upper Sixth students who have already received offers from universities. February’s annual Careers & HE Fair will also go ahead for older students – albeit virtually. readings and messages alongside the Rev David Wright at his Church.

Old Wulfrunian, Manan Malik (OW 2004) was guest of honour and delivered an impressive address. You can watch his address here: www.youtu.be/Ko3xCyjrNL4

Their words were combined with music from one of our Senior choirs (complete with Sign Language from Big 6) and messages of support to our students from a number of Old Wulfrunians including Emily Birch (OW 2014), Robin Cooper (OW 1956), Jon Crawford (OW 2014), Stephen Hegedus (OW 1991), Amy Page (OW 2001) and Alex Vergopoulos (OW 1990).

All students and staff from across the School watched the service from classrooms on Friday 16th October before the beginning of half term. As this year’s event was filmed, parents were also able to watch the whole ceremony on Wolverhampton Grammar School’s Parent Portal.