On a blustery autumn morning, over one hundred cadets and staff from four of our schools braved the high winds and cold to pay their respects to those who have given the most to our communities and country within the armed forces and emergency services. At this time, we also remembered those innocent civilians who lost their lives in the crossfire of conflict.

This year, our Armistice Day parade was held at Barr Beacon School in Walsall and was attended by the Headteachers from Barr Beacon School, Bloxwich Academy, Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School, Etone College and Turves Green Boys' School. Major (Ret) Simon Cuthbert of the West Midlands Cadet Expansion Programme attended as the inspecting officer, and our CEO Ms Lynsey Draycott was also in attendance. It was a proud moment for all of the cadets. 

The parade was commanded by Flt Lt Muller. Ms Broome of Barr Beacon School (a Veteran of Afghanistan and Iraq) conducted The Act of Remembrance. All of the cadets and staff marked the two minutes silence before Maj Cuthbert addressed the parade about the importance of remembrance and how smart all of the cadets looked whilst on parade.

LEST WE FORGET.  

On September 30th, TGBS hosted a Macmillan cake sale to support the Macmillan Coffee Morning. Over £220 was raised with staff and pupils enjoying a range of cakes. A huge thank you to Ethan H and Tristan F in Year 8, and James B, Ashley D, Reece B, Danny B, George M and Jack in Year 10 who helped set up the cake sale, and who willingly gave up their break and lunch to help sell cakes.

We are proud to support Macmillan and we are planning other events in the near future. Thank you to Mrs Dyer and to all pupils who baked for the event!

Pupils will return to school on Tuesday 6th September 2022.

Year 7 should arrive for a 8.50am start. All other year groups (Year 8-11) should arrive for a 9.30am start.

We are looking forward to welcoming you all back.

Turves Green Boys' pupils have surpassed all expectations with a great set of GCSE results.

We have seen a 50% increase in pupils achieving the top grades of 9-7 in both English and maths combined. The vast majority of our cohort have achieved the required results to go on to their first-choice destination in post-16 studies.

Congratulations to you all!

Pictured are some of our successful pupils, L. Donoher 5 grade 9’s and 4 grade 8’s, L.Hughes 1 grade 9 and 7 grade 8’s.

Examination Results

​Examination results will be available in school on Thursday 25^th August.  Pupils are welcome to come into school and collect their results between 10.00 – 11.30am.   

Those pupils who wish to receive their results by post must supply Mrs Lynch, Examinations Officer, with a stamped addressed envelope. 

Jack S and Jack W (9T1) are off to the Sea Cadet National Kayaking Finals in August!

Jack Smith won the Open Boys Double Marathon by over 10 boat lengths (roughly 20 meters) then come 2nd in the Open Boys Single Sprint and only lost by half a boat length, literally came down to the wire! Jack Wilson will be representing the South West Area in the National Water Polo Finals!

This is a fantastic achievement for both boys and it’s not achieved by many cadets.  Our very own Miss Handley (the commanding Officer), said, “I was absolutely bursting with pride!” and that she herself only managed to make the finals once as a Cadet.  Well done boys, and good luck for the finals!

Monday 11th July

There were two college trips, Birmingham Met College and University College Birmingham. Both colleges organised various taster sessions to introduce Year 10s to a range of vocational areas. BMET College offered tasters in engineering, plumbing and electrical installation. UCB have a wide range of courses available including professional chef, business, sport and Health & social care. All college open events will take place in the Autumn term, usually in October or November.

Tuesday 12th July

TGBS invited King Edwards Stourbridge Sixth Form College, RAF and Heart of Worcester College into the school.

Each group of year 10 students attended each session. KE 6th Form College offers a good range of A levels, Heart of Worcester have a wide selection of vocation subjects and RAF explained about their opportunities available to young people.

Wednesday 13th July – Festival of Sport

PE Department organised a great day of sport related sessions. Each Year 10 group attended a session that focused of sport related careers/pathways, first aid, Sport performance tournament and job specific fitness tests and how each test is set by the employer.

Redditch Utd Football development programme also delivered a session on post 16 and university level sport courses.

Thursday 14th July

Small group of Year 10s visited an apprenticeship provider MGTS in Redditch. MGTS offers a good level of engineering apprenticeship starting at Advanced level 3. MGTS work with companies such as Warburtons, Thorlux. Applications will open in October / November for Year 11s. 30 year 10 students visited Lander Automotive. Lander recruit apprenticeships every year and they explained about the apprenticeship programme and the application process. Lander are a local business based in Woodgate Valley.

The rest of Year 10 attended Solihull College for a college taster and were introduced to new vocational subjects – Animal Welfare, Digital Media, Theatrical make up and Early Years.

Thursday afternoon there was a KUDOS Careers sessions and Cadbury 6th Form College delivered a workshop on Post 16 qualifications.

Friday 15th July

This was the final day of Year 10 Careers week. There were five different sessions taking place as well as mock interviews.

Army – Delivered a presentation on the careers within the army and a STEM/ Team exercise on the astro turf.

Jacobs – This session was to introduce Year 10s to civil engineering and the wide range of projects a civil engineer could be working on. The facilitator talked about her pathway into civil engineering and the importance of qualifications.

NHS Training-  Delivered a workshop on the different roles required within the NHS and the qualifications required. Qualifications can be gained through university education or an apprenticeship.

NVQ-Centre- This workshop was about apprenticeships, how they worked and the opportunities NVQ-Centre could offer. They explained about employability skills and what employers will look for in an application.

Cadbury 6th form College- Ran a session an interactive critical thinking session. Encouraging Year 10 to research their options after Year 11.

We recommend that pupils do not bring blazers or jumpers to school for the remainder of term. All other uniform needs to be the same.

Please ensure your child has a refillable water bottle with them. There are water machines throughout the school building.

On Wednesday 13th July 2022, Turves Green Boys School and Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School joined forces with 10 pupils becoming anti- bullying ambassadors for the 'Diana award' for their respected schools. The conference allowed pupils to learn all about bullying and how to action plan to introduce measures to combat bullying within school. The pupils involved had a fantastic day and are now looking forward to getting started with plans of leading on anti-bullying.