Adcote School for Girls

News and Events: updated on 1 July, 2008

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REGIONAL GYMNASTICS WINS

Gymnasts from Adcote School for Girls are celebrating again after returning with armfuls of medals from the weekend's competition. Organised by the Midlands Independent School Gymnastics Association (MISGA), and held at the Blue Coat School in Edgebaston, the competition involved girls of all ages from independent schools across the region. The Under 13 Novice team were placed 2nd overall....more

ADCOTE GIRLS RAISE MONEY FOR WAR HEROES

Following their annual open garden and fete, Adcote School for Girls has raised over £850 for the charity ‘Help for Heroes'. The inspiration for the project came after the school, which educates many girls from service families, hosted ...more

ADCOTE SCHOOL GARDENERS WIN MEDAL AT MALVERN SHOW

Adcote School gardeners are celebrating again, having just collected a Silver Gilt award for their latest show garden at the prestigious Malvern Spring Garden Show last week. This year the school was sponsored by the West Mercia Police ...more

GYMNASTICS WIN FOR ADCOTE PUPIL

Adcote gymnast Harriet Shakeshaft is celebrating, having been placed first in the West Midlands under 13 novice gymnastics competition at the weekend...more

ADCOTE AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL

On May 3rd pupils from Adcote School performed at the prestigious Albert Hall in London. As part of the larger ‘Steps' dance company, twelve students performed ‘Defying Gravity' from the musical Wicked...more

THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT!

On Thursday and Friday last week parents and friends at Adcote School were treated to an evening of first class dance, drama and singing. The show, simply entitled “That's Entertainment”, involved most of the girls in the school and was a showcase for performance pieces created in and outside of lessons...more

MOTHERING DAY PRAYERS

Tuesday was the last day of the spring term at Adcote School , and according to their tradition the Junior Department presented their mothering day prayers. Mothers were treated to four songs about spring and mothers, including 'Don't forget to tell your Mum you love her.' ...more

PUPPETS GALORE AT ADCOTE

Puppets Galore visited Adcote Junior School on Monday to present their story telling of Midsummer Night's Dream, told by Danny Davies. The children were able to operate over twenty giant sized puppets which represented the famous Shakespearean characters. There were also...more

LOCAL HISTORIANS VISIT ADCOTE SCHOOL

On Thursday 13th March a full coach of history enthusiasts from south Shropshire and north Herefordshire visited Adcote School . They have been attending an annual series of twenty lectures on Tuesday mornings at Ludlow Assembly Rooms. This year's course on The Great Houses of Shropshire and Adjoining Counties has ...more

AMERICAN METAMORPHOSIS AT ADCOTE

Over twenty American actors and stage crew visited Adcote School on Wednesday, 12 th March to perform the award winning play “Metormorphoses” (sic) by Mary Zimmerman to the senior pupils at the school. The play retells a number of Greek myths... more

ADCOTE HEAD RECEIVES AWARD FROM QUEEN

Adcote head teacher Ryan Jervis travelled to London this week to receive his OBE award from Her Majesty the Queen. ...more

BLOOMING GOOD AT ADCOTE

Impressing the judges last Saturday at Telford Town Centre was the aim of Adcote's Young Enterprise pupils who were selling plants and accessories for their business... more

OBE RECOGNITION FOR ADCOTE'S HEAD

The Governors, staff, parents and pupils were really delighted to hear the excellent news that our Head Teacher, Ryan Jervis, has been awarded the OBE for Services to Education in the Queen's 2008 New Year's Honours List. Ryan Jervis has been a teacher and Head Teacher for 38 years ...more

HEAD GIRLS RECEIVE TRAINING

On 12th September Cara Bryan (Head Girl), Laura Williams (Deputy Head Girl), Jenny Vu (Head of Boarding) and Jemma Hoadly ( Deputy Head of Boarding) attended a leadership course in Great Malvern. The purpose of the course was ... more

ADCOTE BUYS NEW MINIBUS

Adcote school celebrated the start of another school year with the purchase of a third school minibus to add to the expanding fleet. The school now operates three daily bus runs to bring girls to school in the morning, and return them in the evening.

CLARA JUMPS UP TO TAKE NATIONAL TITLE

Adcote athlete, Clara Edwards, took the National High Jump title at the Independent Schools Association (ISA) 2007 Championships held at the Alexander Stadium, Birmingham. Representing the Midlands ...more

ADCOTE ATTRACTS OVER 150 VISITORS & RAISES £850 FOR CHARITY

The opportunity to see Adcote's grounds - and enjoy the school's traditional summer fete - certainly proved a popular choice with over 150 visitors who took advantage of some glorious sunshine to wander around the beautiful gardens surrounding the school's historic Grade 1 listed building ...more

ENJOY ADCOTE'S GLORIOUS GARDENS PLUS ALL THE FUN OF THE FETE!

Visitors to this year's Adcote Garden Open Day are in for a very special treat. As part of the National Gardens Scheme, the grounds will once again be open to the public on Sunday 10th June from 2pm until 5pm when everyone will also have the opportunity to enjoy all the fun of a traditional summer fete ...more

DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL SUCCESS FOR ADCOTE GYMNASTS

Adcote School 's gymnasts continue to put in impressive performances. Both the Under 9s and Under 13s teams fought off stiff competition to bring back gold medals from this year's Midland Independent Schools Gymnastics Association (MISGA) competition at the Blue Coat School in Birmingham ...more

ADCOTE GIRLS CELEBRATE GARDEN GOLD AT MALVERN

Girls from Adcote helped designer Chris Beardshaw create the "Three Counties Garden" achieve gold medal success at this year's Malvern Spring Gardening Show. The judges were so impressed by the Victorian Bothy Show Garden designed by the TV gardener in association with Adcote that it not only won a Royal Horticultural Society Gold medal but also scooped the Best in Show award ...more

ADCOTE CELEBRATES CENTENARY WITH GRAND ORCHESTRAL CONCERT

Adcote's grand orchestral concert on Saturday 16th June promises to celebrate the school's centenary in spectacular style. This year's event, in the picturesque setting of Adcote's south lawn ...more

ADCOTE'S FUN RIDE RAISES £500 FOR PRINCE'S CHARITY

Each year Adcote's Fun Ride raises funds for charity. The latest organisation to benefit is Sentebale (forget-me-not) - Prince Harry's Fund to help children and young people ...more

ADCOTE GIRLS' GYMNASTICS SUCCESS

Gymnasts from Adcote School added to their already impressive record of successful performances at the recently held Independent Schools Association (ISA) and Shropshire Schools Championships.

Adcote's Under 9s were worthy winners of both the ...more

ADCOTE'S CENTENARY SHOW HITS ALL THE RIGHT NOTES

Continuing their year of centenary celebrations Adcote School for Girls recently performed 'A Salute to the Shows'. The three performances, which were of a consistently high standard, delighted audiences ...more

ADCOTE HEAD TO LEAVE SCHOOL IN SAFE HANDS 

Adcote Head, Debbie Hammond will be leaving the school at the end of the Summer Term to start her own business. Her successor, Ryan Jervis who is currently Head of Lakelands in Ellesmere, has been an outstanding and exceptionally successful Head for the past 12 years ...more

ADCOTE PLAYS HOST TO FIRST LADIES IN BUSINESS MEETING

The magnificent setting of Adcote School proved the perfect choice for the first meeting of a new organisation - Ladies in Business - designed to allow local business women to make friends and ...more

ADCOTE CELEBRATIONS CONTINUE WITH INSPECTION SUCCESSES

According to the recently published Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) Report, Adcote School for Girls "Fully achieves its aims" ...more