Weekly Updates

Friday 10th July 2026

Enrichment Week

Next week, from Monday 13th July to Friday 17th July, we will be holding our annual Enrichment Week.

Enrichment Week is one of the highlights of the school year and reflects our commitment to providing an education that extends far beyond the classroom. Throughout the week, students will take part in a carefully planned programme of educational visits, careers education, personal development and enrichment activities, helping them develop the knowledge, character and confidence needed for life beyond school.

This year’s programme includes four educational visits, over 50 external visitors and partner organisations, careers and employability experiences, curriculum enrichment, creative and sporting activities, and a wide range of workshops designed to inspire, challenge and broaden horizons. Every student will benefit from a week of meaningful learning, regardless of year group or pathway.

Educational Visits

Students across the school will have the opportunity to experience a range of educational visits, including:

Year 7 – Twycross Zoo
Year 8 – Warwick Castle
Year 9 – Old Trafford Stadium Tour
Year 10 – National Holocaust Museum and Centre.

These visits have been carefully selected to complement the curriculum whilst providing memorable experiences that simply cannot be replicated in the classroom.

Personal Development

Alongside these experiences, Year 9 and Year 10 students will participate in a number of carefully planned Personal Development sessions. These workshops have been developed using guidance from expert organisations, including the PSHE Association, and will be delivered sensitively by experienced staff and specialist external partners.

Year 9 students will explore topics including:

Mental health and emotional wellbeing through the BBC documentaries Gareth Southgate: Changing the Game for Young Men and Roman Kemp: Our Silent Emergency
Financial literacy and fraud awareness in partnership with HSBC
Leadership, resilience and performing under pressure through the Managing the Big Occasion workshop
Preparing for Work Experience and future careers.

Year 10 students will take part in sessions covering:

Healthy relationships and sexual health
Positive masculinity, respectful relationships and navigating modern influences
Building resilience and managing pressure during adolescence
A guided exploration of the BBC drama Adolescence, encouraging discussion around online influence, peer pressure, healthy relationships and where to seek support.

These sessions encourage thoughtful discussion in a safe and supportive environment, helping students develop the knowledge, confidence and decision-making skills they will need as young adults.

Learning with Experts

A particular strength of Enrichment Week is the opportunity for students to learn directly from professionals working in their fields. Throughout the week we are delighted to be welcoming and working alongside organisations including:

HSBC
Birmingham Youth Service
The Enlightened Parent
Elite Skills Academy
National Holocaust Museum
Twycross Zoo
Warwick Castle
Manchester United Museum.

Working alongside these organisations provides students with authentic experiences, expert insight and valuable opportunities to connect their learning with the wider world.

Information for Parents

Students attending educational visits should refer to the information previously shared regarding departure times, clothing and any items they need to bring.
Tutors will share each day’s timetable during morning registration and remind students of any arrangements for their activities.
Mobile phones are permitted on educational visits for appropriate educational use, such as taking photographs of places visited. They must be used responsibly and in line with the expectations shared with students.

We are incredibly proud of the programme that has been planned for this year’s Enrichment Week. It has been designed to give all students opportunities to discover new interests, develop important life skills, engage with experts from a wide range of professions and create lasting memories with their peers.

We look forward to sharing highlights from the week through our school social media channels and celebrating another fantastic Enrichment Week with our school community.

Lockers

It is that time of year again where students are required to clear out their lockers and return their padlocks to reception in readiness for the new school year. Please remind your son that his belongings should be emptied before Thursday next week. There will be a box in reception for padlocks to be put in. In the first week of the summer break, all lockers will be cleared out and remaining belongings will be bagged and labelled, and parents will be contacted to collect these items. If these are not collected, they will be donated to charity.

Uniform and Equipment – All Years

As we approach the end of the academic year, our attention will soon start to turn to making a really positive start to the next one in September. We need support from all parents to ensure that their child is ready for school. For their first day back, all students will be expected to wear their full school uniform, namely: school blazer, school shirt, school tie, plain navy jumper (optional), school trousers and school shoes. A reminder of our uniform expectations can be found here: School Uniform | King Edward VI King’s Norton School for Boys. Please pay particular attention to which school shoes are acceptable to wear. A number of high street shops advertise some footwear as school shoes despite them quite obviously being black trainers and not fit for school. If you are unsure whether footwear will meet the required expectations of KNSB please send a picture of any footwear to r.hanson@knsb.kevibham.org and we will endeavour to get back to you at the earliest opportunity. A very small number of parents are asked to replace ‘school shoes’ each year due to them not meeting the required standards; please support us in ensuring that the start to your son’s next academic year is a positive one. Uniform and equipment checks will take place during the first day of the new term and we will contact you if we need to discuss any concerns.

Reward Trips – All Years

As we have reached the last teaching week of the year, we have been busy collating students’ attendance and SDfL behaviour data to determine those students that will be rewarded with an invite to the end of year reward trips which will take place in the autumn term. There are a number of actions that will now take place, and we wanted to make you aware of them:

for those that successfully achieved an invite to the rewards trip, a text will be sent home during enrichment week to let parents know
our current Year 7 students will attend West Midlands Safari Park, current Year 8 and Year 9 students will attend Drayton Manor Theme Park and current Year 10 students will attend Alton Towers Theme Park
the proposed dates for these trips are yet to be determined and will be released early in September.
financial details will be released as early in September as possible once all arrangements have been confirmed. We will contact you via text message in early September once ParentPay has been set up and what the deadline date for payment will be.

Our Summer Eagle Has Landed

We are excited to share the summer edition of The Eagle newsletter, this time on the theme of Spotlighting Success: The Eagle Summer 2025-2026 – ‘Spotlighting Success’

A big thank you goes to all contributors, staff and students alike. This issue showcases how our curriculum offers so many wonderful opportunities for students to succeed, to use their STRIVE, to perform sportsmanship, to excel academically, to be leaders, to be exemplary young men in the local community and on school visits – the list goes on. While this edition of The Eagle celebrates many student achievements, we would like to say a huge well done to all our students this year, for the endeavour they have shown and the progress that they have made. Enjoy!

Governor Opportunities

We are seeking professionals with experience in Estates, Facilities management and/or Education (particularly those with secondary or leadership experience) to join our Governing Board as co-opted Governors or Trust appointed Parent Governors.

Governors play a vital strategic role in supporting the school’s vision, holding leaders to account, and ensuring resources are well managed to support the best possible outcomes for our 800+ pupils.

Governance responsibilities

Governing boards work together to:

develop a vision and strategy for the school or trust
oversee the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent
hold the school and trust leaders to account to ensure that every pupil has the best possible education
engage with pupils, staff, parents and the school or trust community to understand their views

Governance activities

attending governing board meetings: these normally take place around six times a year and are held outside school hours during term time on weekday evenings (18:30 – 20:30)
looking at information and evidence on the school’s progress and discussing with senior leaders
visiting schools to see plans working in practice, and listening to the views of staff, pupils and parents
involvement with headteacher and Leadership appointments
making decisions though governor panels about issues such as pupil exclusions and staff disciplinary matters
undertaking induction training and ongoing development

Governance eligibility

To be eligible to volunteer within a trust or school you need:

the time to contribute
to be aged 18 or over
not to be disqualified under the relevant rules and procedures
Co-opted Governors are do not have to be a parent of a child in the school / Trust Appointed Parent Governors are required to have a child who is enrolled in the school.

Applications

To express your interest in joining our governing board, please complete the following form: Governor Expression of Interest – Fill in form

Managing Mental Health Over the Summer

School provides routine and clear expectations for our boys and having six weeks off can sometimes throw things out of kilter…STEM4 is a national organisation that supports the mental health of young people and in the information below they provide some easy to follows steps to help ease children into the holidays and make sure that they can safely transition to and from the long holiday period.

Last Week of Term – Notice

Ice cream Van

Next week we plan to have an ice cream van on site during lunch time every day. Students will be able to buy an ice cream at a reduced rate for £1.50. Please send in cash with your son if they would like to buy one, Ice lollies will also be on sale at an additional cost.

Reminder of Early Closure on Tuesday 14th July and Friday 17th July

As we approach the end of term, please remember that there will be early finishes for students on the Tuesday and Friday of Enrichment Week.

Tuesday 14th July: Years 7 – 10 will be dismissed from school early at 1.30.

Friday 17th July: all students will be dismissed from school around 12:30.

Dates for your diary:

Tuesday 1^st September INSET day school closed to students

Wednesday 2^nd September INSET day school closed to students

Thursday 3^rd September NEW Year 7 students 8.30 start and Year 11 students arrive 1.30

Friday 4^th September Years 7-10 8.30 start and Year 11 students arrive 9.50 for period 2

Summer School (Year 6 – 7 Transition):

Tuesday 25^th August

Wednesday 26^th August