Once again, St Edmund’s  is delighted to present  the fantastic achievements of their year 13 students. Despite the challenges of COVID and lockdown , students have exceeded their targets with many more achieving the coveted  A*, A and B grades.

Amongst the many higher achievers:

• Amarjot Singh gained A*, A* , A and will be studying Maths at Warwick University
• Molly Kerrin gained A,A,A,B and is taking a gap year to work in youth and chaplaincy work before pursuing a career in medicine
• Tia Dixon gained A,A,B and will be studying Politics and International Relations at Queen Mary’s University, London
• Kasper Kolasa gained A*, A, A, B and will be studying software engineering at University of Birmingham 

Principal, Maggie Hazeldine said, “I am thrilled that our young people have achieved such outstanding grades this year. We pride ourselves on the bespoke advice and guidance we give to each student so that they can pursue truly aspirational career paths. They have made their school and their families very proud indeed.”

Amarjot Singh:

Tia Dixon

Kacper Kolasa

Year 8 student, Zion Ellis-White, is about to make history performing for the Commonwealth Games 2022.

Zion has an incredible talent that has resulted in him been sponsored.  He will now be performing dance at the Commonwealth Games on three separate dates:

• 1st August – Festival Celebrations in Erdington
• 4th August – Celebrations in Wolverhampton
• 7th August – Performance at the NEC in the boxing ring in the break

Zion’s PE teacher, Mrs Cartlidge said, “That’s amazing. I’m aware he’s a great dancer and I have tried to get him to do gymnastics or to set up a boys dance group”.

We are very proud of Zion and his achievements.  We wish him luck for all three dance performances.

For more information about the Commonwealth Games check out the Wolverhampton City Council website: https://bit.ly/3zhUijT

Photo: Zion Ellis-White

“£100,000 a week is keeping me in food…”, declared the “new” manager, Christian Matudidi (year 9) in a spoof interview with BBC Young Reporters also from St Edmund’s.

We were at an event organised by the Wolves and the BBC at the Molineux. Ten Year 9 students had an enjoyable and informative day developing communication skills, getting career tips and having a behind the scenes tour of the stadium.

We started off with commentating on a Wolves match, then moved on to the tour, followed by  teams of 2-4 creating their own video interviews and finished off with hearing how people had got jobs in the media.

Perhaps we should be grateful that Christian doesn’t turn his management skills to the school day, or else we might find ourselves with 4:00am starts, as he was suggesting for the footballers.

Mr White and Mrs Chodha

“Is this what heaven’s like?”  “Do people get married here?” These student questions were not about a normal day at St Edmunds, even though most days are pretty good, these were reactions from members of the Gardening Club when they visited one of the best rose gardens in the country. 

The Lion Garden

We had gone to David Austin Roses, which is just twenty minutes from school on the minibus to Albrighton and were loving it. We wandered through their five different rose gardens on a lovely, bright afternoon and everybody appreciated the sensory experience of the beautiful borders with their range of designs, structures, colours and scents, picking out their favourite roses. It was a very wonderful way to end the school day.

Mr White and Ms Flynn

Amelia Beet, in Year 12, was thrilled to be part of the Commonwealth Games torch relay at Aldersley Stadium held on Sunday 24th July.

Amelia got to run 200 metres with the torch itself and although nervous on the day performed well. The weather remained dry and many memories were made to last a lifetime with staff, family and friends present to celebrate the occasion.

Well done Amelia, we are absolutely thrilled for you! We can’t wait for the Commonwealth games to commence on Thursday 28th July and encourage all our community to get involved during the Summer celebrations putting Birmingham and the Midlands on the world stage.

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