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Pupils get on their marks at cross country tournament
14th October 2019The mud and rain didn't stop our pupils putting in some sterling performances at this term's annual cross country inter-house tournament at Walsall Arboretum.
Hydesville takes mental health and wellbeing to a new level
1st October 2019Pupils at Hydesville Tower School in Walsall joined over 45,000 children and young people around the world last Friday (27th September) to draw attention to the vital role of mental wellbeing in education.
Introducing our A Star Sheriffs
25th September 2019We’re very proud of Year 6 pupils, Chaaya, Rayah, Zakir and Dev, who went to Walsall Town Hall today to take part in the A* Stars Sheriff training.
Nursery's Show & Tell
25th September 2019Children in Nursery had a great time sharing special items from home with their teachers and friends at Monday’s Show & Tell lesson.
Supporting Jeans for Genes
20th September 2019Pupils across the School have come to school wearing jeans today, to show their support for and raise money to help some of the most vulnerable children in the U
Loudmouth perform ‘My Mate Fancies You’
19th September 2019As part of the Year 7 PSHE curriculum, we welcomed the theatre in education company, Loudmouth, into Hydesville this week to deliver ‘My Mate Fancies You’.
Senior pupils offer a Place2Be
11th September 2019We are proud of the fact that our pupils are always kind to one another and so to continue this ongoing pledge, Year 9 have been running break-time sessions in Miss Eynon’s classroom for pupils in Years 7 & 8 to drop in if they have any concerns, to chat or even to make suggestions.
Hydesville Tower School students celebrate wonderful GCSE achievements
22nd August 2019Pupils from Hydesville Tower School in Walsall are celebrating excellent GCSE results today, with 98% of all papers taken achieving a “good pass” or better at the new Grade 4+. The national average was 67%.
Reception's green fingers
9th July 2019Our Reception children certainly have developed green fingers this year!
On your marks.....
28th June 2019We saw some amazing performances from our Upper Prep and Senior School pupils at yesterday's Sports Days at Wyndley Leisure Centre.
Metacognition morning for Seniors
26th June 2019Senior pupils took part in a morning of ‘metacognition’ yesterday to encourage them to become more effective learners.
Nursery & Reception's Hunt for Treasure
18th June 2019Nursery and Reception children came to school dressed as pirates last Friday. They enjoyed a fun packed morning, completing a selection of activities before parents and relatives joined them to take part in the sponsored Hunt for Treasure Event at Walsall Arboretum, supporting mental health charity, Mind.
World Environment Day 2019
23rd May 2019The effects of climate change affect us all so we will be celebrating World Environment Day on June 5th with a week of activities (starting on Monday 3rd June) to educate pupils about issues affecting the environment and the impact of human activity upon the natural world.
Hydesville CSI crack the crime
8th May 2019Pupils in Y5-7 joined forces to form Hydesville CSI, a team of trained forensic scientists whose job it was to analyse a range of evidence from a mock crime and work out whodunnit!
Year 5's Victorian Visit
2nd May 2019As an introduction to their topic on Victorian Britain, Year 5 went to Haden Hill House, to experience what life was like during this period.
Seniors' Spanish trip
2nd May 2019A group of Senior School pupils from Year 7-10 pupils embraced the Spanish culture during an action-packed four-day trip to Barcelona during the Easter holiday.
Top tennis from Shaan!
30th April 2019Congratulations to Shaan in Year 2 for securing a place on the ‘The Futures Tennis Programme.’
Hydesville's Adventures in Oz
5th April 2019This week the Prep School have embarked on a magical journey to see the Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Across School teaching of Nazi Germany
4th April 2019As part of their study of Germany during the inter-war years, Year 9 pupils created an exhibition to teach pupils in Year 6 about life during the Nazi regime.
ISA Drama success
29th March 2019We are very proud of the Prep School Drama Club who took part in the Northern section of the ISA Drama competition in Chester last Sunday.
Celebrating The Bard
27th March 2019Hydesville Tower School fully embraced the national celebrations of Shakespeare Week last week.
In a week that went swimmingly well....
22nd March 2019Our pupils’ hard work and effort in their PE lessons were put into practice in the annual School Swimming Galas this week, where all pupils from Year 3 to Year 10 competed.
Year 3 visit Dudley Zoo
22nd March 2019Year 3 became rainforest experts yesterday when they visited Dudley Zoo.
Celebrating British Science Week 2019
14th March 2019In celebration of British Science Week 2019, Hydesville Tower School hosted a Science Day on Wednesday 13th March.
Bringing the Big Maths Quiz trophy home!
12th March 2019Well done to two teams of Year 5 & Year 6 pupils who battled it out against pupils from other local Primary schools in the Hydesville Big Maths Quiz 2019.
Careers Advice for Senior pupils
8th March 2019National Careers Week activities kicked off at Hydesville last Friday when pupils in Year 9 went to ‘What Career Live’ at Birmingham’s NEC.
A royal afternoon for Nursery
1st March 2019Nursery children became princes and princesses yesterday to celebrate British Values. Pretty dresses, crowns and tiaras were worn and parents and other family members joined us for a mini concert and afternoon tea. The event promoted values and equality at Hydesville. We teach children the importance of British Values through the Golden Rules by encouraging children to be kind, helpful and respectful of others.
A lot of love at Valentine’s concert
13th February 2019Our re-branded Teatime Concert was a huge hit on Wednesday night!
Celebrating Safer Internet Day 2019
7th February 2019We celebrated Safer Internet Day on Tuesday with a range of activities across the School. This year’s theme is together for a better internet.
Year 5 & 6 visit Thinktank
30th January 2019A fantastic time was had by all on Tuesday when pupils in Years 5 and 6 visited Birmingham’s science museum, Thinktank.
Eve shines at Recording Day
29th January 2019Last Friday our music scholar, Eve in Year 11, attended a recording day at the performance Hub at the University of Wolverhampton.
Maths success for Team Hydesville
25th January 2019A huge well done to Karina, Shriya, Viren and Mustafa in Year 4 who represented Hydesville at a Maths Competition this week at King Edward’s School.
Poetry in Action
25th January 2019Pupils in Year 11 had a fantastic opportunity on Tuesday to see some of our nation's most celebrated poets read from their work.
Carol Service raises the roof
14th December 2018Pupils from across the School helped raise the roof at St Matthew’s Church at the annual carol service last night.
Festive fun at Hydesville Christmas Fair
10th December 2018A big thank you to everyone who came along to our Christmas Fair on Friday night.
KS1 present The INNspectors!
7th December 2018Pupils in Years 1 & 2 took to the stage for their fabulous Christmas production of The INNspectors this week.
Kind Prep School’s Foodbank collection
5th December 2018Kind hearted children in Prep School have been busy bringing donations from home and we have collected a fantastic amount of food to take to our local Foodbank in Walsall.
Celebrating Hydesville's Heritage
4th December 2018As part of our work towards the International Award, as well as to recognise Black History month, pupils in Years 7, 8 and 9 were asked to find out more about their own heritage.
Nitin is top of the class
13th November 2018Hydesville Tower School pupil, Nitin Puligari, is proving he is top of the class after passing the test to join high IQ society, Mensa.
Reception's visit from the Police
7th November 2018What a fantastic morning our Reception children had when two local police officers arrived at School – complete with a police car and lots of police hats!
From Broadway to the Runway
22nd October 2018This year’s Prep School Fashion Show was a fantastic event to close Creative Challenge Week. The 2018 Fashion Show was given an International theme and will form part of our submission to gain an International award from the British Council. Surrounded by parents and other members of the Hydesville family, the classes took it in turns to display their wonderful creations, taking us on a
On your marks...
17th October 2018The Arboretum was a bit muddy for our annual cross country inter-house tournament this week but it didn’t stop some sterling performances from our pupils; a big well done to everyone who took part!
The Great Nursery Bake Off
12th October 2018It was lovely to see Nursery parents and children come together this week for the annual Great Nursery Bake Off.
World Mental Health Day 2018
12th October 2018Pupils’ mental health is very important to us as a school and throughout the year we spend a lot of time supporting our children through school life and in particular helping them through the stresses and challenges of growing up.
Award winning Emily
11th October 2018Congratulations to former Hydesville pupil, Emily Mole, who is celebrating today after her artwork was chosen as the winner of the Senior Art category in the 2018 Arts & Minds competition organised by NASUWT – The Teachers’ Union.
Gangster musical takes to the stage at Aldridge Youth Theatre
4th October 2018The Senior School musical theatre club took to the stage last night to perform the gangster smash hit Bugsy Malone.
Celebrating European Day of Languages
27th September 2018A huge well done to Senior School pupils, Eve and Louisa, who won the UK Cognita Schools’ European Day of Languages competition held at Hydesville this week.
New School prayers
21st September 2018We are delighted to announce the winners of the Hydesville Birthday prayer competition.
Kairon is a football superstar!
20th September 2018A huge well done to Kairon in Year 2 for his success at the Aston Villa Football Club Summer Camp.
Hydesville Nursery receives Millie’s Mark
13th September 2018Hydesville Tower School Nursery is delighted to announce it has been awarded a Quality Mark for nurseries where employees working directly with children are trained in paediatric first aid.
Around the World in 24 Dishes
10th September 2018We're excited to launch an inspiring food initiative to help broaden children’s minds and encourage them to try new tastes.
Celebrating superb GCSE results at Hydesville
23rd August 2018Pupils from Hydesville Tower School are celebrating excellent GCSE results today, with 98.6% of all exams achieving a “good pass” at the new Grade 4+, compared to the national average of 66.9%.
Nursery's Dough Disco Day
25th June 2018Nursery children had such a fun time on ‘Dough Disco Day’ when they enjoyed a party lunch and a fun-packed afternoon of activities based around play-dough.
Celebrating World Music Day
20th June 2018In celebration of World Music Day, the School hall became a hub for some Indonesian instruments during a day of Gamelan workshops.
Our Senior School authors
25th May 2018We’re very proud of Senior School pupils, Ravin and Hashim in Year 7 and Priya in Year 8, who have had stories published in the new Young Writers 'Stranger Sagas' anthology.
Year 8 & 9 visit the Black Country Museum
20th May 2018Pupils in Year 8 and 9 visited the Black Country Living Museum to discover more about the Industrial Revolution and its impact on Victorian society.
A visit by Chartwells' Nutritionist
14th May 2018To celebrate Mental Health Awareness Week, we had a special visit from Clare Hedderman, nutritionist from our catering company Chartwells Independent.
Robot-tastic Year 6
4th May 2018This term we have launched an online voting platform, ‘Votes for Schools’. Year 6 have had great fun investigating this week’s question, 'are robots a danger to humans?'
Year 6's Apprentice Challenge
30th April 2018Pupils in Year 6 rose to the Hydesville Challenge of becoming young entrepreneurs and came up with a number of business ideas that even Lord Alan Sugar would be proud of.
Year 1’s penguin waddle!
27th March 2018A big thank you to the parents and parents and family members who came along to support us at yesterday’s sponsored penguin waddle around Walsall Arboretum to raise money to help protect wildlife at risk.
EYFS go on an adventure
26th March 2018Nursery and Reception pupils had a fun filled day at the National Forest Adventure Farm last Thursday.
Making beautiful Spring time music
23rd March 2018This week's Spring Concert was a wonderful occasion for us to get together as a community, and to enjoy a lovely celebration of our pupils’ musical talents
Shakespeare Week 2018
15th March 2018We've had a great time celebrating Shakespeare Week in Prep School.
School and weather update - Monday 5th March 2018
4th March 2018We are pleased to announce that the School will be open as usual tomorrow (Monday 5th March 2018). The site team has worked very hard to ensure the site is safe for access, and today’s rain has helped clear pavements and roads around School.
The Big Maths Quiz 2018
28th February 2018Well done to two teams of pupils from Year 5 and 6 who took part in yesterday's Big Maths Quiz.
Hydesville becomes member of School Notices
14th February 2018We are delighted to announce the enrolment of Hydesville Tower School in a new digital noticeboard and market place for parents: School Notices.
Talent shines at teatime concert
14th February 2018Congratulations to the pupils from Year 3 to 11 who performed so beautifully and confidently at the Teatime Concert on Tuesday.
GCSE Performance Table success for Hydesville Tower School
26th January 2018We are delighted with the recent news of Hydesville Tower School's success in the Department for Education's Performance Tables for last summer’s GCSE examinations.
Murder comes to Hydesville
23rd January 2018Staff from across the school took to the stage on Friday evening to perform ‘Who Killed the Soap Star’.
Chartwells nutritionist offers snacking tips
12th January 2018Pupils in Prep School have been getting tips for healthier snacking.
Eve spends Christmas in Neverland
12th January 2018Year 10 pupil and music scholar Eve, spent Christmas in Neverland when she was selected to play the part of a Lost Girl in the the arena production of Peter Pan in Birmingham.
Pupils donate toys to Acorns Children's Hospice
30th November 2017Kind hearted brothers, Kairon in Year 1 and Reuben in Nursery, have donated several bags of toys to Acorns Children’s Hospice in Walsall.
Supporting Walking with the Wounded
28th November 2017We are delighted to announced Hydesville has become a member of the Schools’ 100 Club, part of the Walking with the Wounded charity, who support vulnerable veterans to re-integrate back into society and sustain their independence.
Who Killed the Soap Star?
22nd November 2017A star studded cast of teachers from across the school will be taking to the stage to perform ‘Who Killed the Soap Star’ on Friday, 8th December.
Year 2 pupil stars in BBC 2 drama
13th November 2017Hydesville Tower School pupil Mehtaab Sidhu is set to see himself on the small screen, after landing a part in BBC2’s The Boy with the Topknot.
Prep pupils strike a pose
1st November 2017The glamour of the Milan catwalk came to Hydesville as Prep School took to the runway for our ‘Creative Couture Fashion Show’.
Celebrating Harvest at Hydesville
18th October 2017What a wonderful Harvest celebration assembly we had in School yesterday.
Betty Bus makes a stop at Hydesville
10th October 2017Pupils in Years 5 to 9 have jumped aboard the Betty Bus today, learning about puberty in an educational but fun way!
Jaydeep is a star pupil
29th September 2017Pupils in Prep School are sporting brightly coloured House ‘star’ badges, thanks to Jaydeep in Year 6. Jaydeep came up with the idea when he realised it would be helpful for teachers to easily identify which pupils were in each House. He took his idea to the Pupil Voice group who were fully in support of the initiative and as a result we now have
Celebrating European Day of Languages
29th September 2017A huge well done to Senior School pupils, Eve Sheldon and Devina Kaur, who won the UK Cognita Schools’ first European Day of Modern Languages competition this week. More than 20 pupils from five Cognita Schools across the country met at Akeley Wood Senior School in Buckinghamshire to take part in the competition, where they performed to a panel of judges. Their brief was to
Hydesville pupil is a pure genius
19th September 2017A Hydesville Tower School pupil is proving he is the cream of the crop after passing a test to become the member of an exclusive club which accepts only the smartest of people.
Year 7's License in Science
15th September 2017Well done to Year 7 who all now officially have a license to use a Bunsen burner. As part of science lessons this week they undertook training to learn how to safely set up and use the equipment. Miss Eynon reported they'd all passed with glowing colours!
Pupils celebrate superb GCSE results
24th August 2017Year 11 pupils are celebrating excellent GCSE results today, with over 97% of the new style exams being awarded a “standard pass” or better at the new grade 4 and above. 75% of the cohort achieved a “strong pass” at grade 5 and above in English Language and Mathematics. More pleasingly, at a time of much curriculum reform designed to make examinations more challenging, 50%
Summer Arts Showcase takes place in school
14th July 2017Despite the awful weather cancelling our Summer Arts Showcase on Tuesday our Prep children have been able to showcase their acts to their teachers and friends this morning.
Duke of Edinburgh expedition for Y9 & 10
12th July 2017Last weekend the first Year 9 and 10 Duke of Edinburgh group completed their two day practice expedition in Cannock Chase.
What a musical spectacular!
3rd July 2017Throughout this academic year pupils in Year 7 have been busy practising and rehearsing for an extra special end of year musical performance.
A special visit from the Army
3rd July 2017Pupils in years 9 and 10 spent the morning training with Army Officers as part of a team building workshop.
Teachers come top of the class in annual charity football match!
27th June 2017Our third annual Dads v Teachers charity football match took place last Friday and ended in a 3-0 win to the teachers team.
Sports Day 2017
27th June 2017Thank you to those parents, grandparents and other family supporters who came along to cheer pupils in Upper Prep and the Senior School at their Sports Days at Wyndley Leisure Centre.
Senior pupils take a trip to Wonderland
27th June 2017The nonsense of Wonderland was captured beautifully in our Senior School’s show stopping production of Alice in Wonderland at Aldridge Youth Theatre last week.
Early Years monkey around for charity
22nd June 2017A huge thank you to everyone involved for their support during our EYFS Cheeky Monkey Marathon Challenge this week – completing one lap of the lake in Walsall Arboretum to raise money for the UK’s leading national children’s charity, ‘Children with Cancer UK’.
France comes to Hydesville!
16th June 2017Nursery children took part in a French Day, to celebrate and coincide with our extra-curricular French club which children are able to take part in Nursery.
Key Stage 1 pair up for writing
16th June 2017Pupils in Key Stage 1 enjoyed a morning of ‘Sports Day’ themed English and maths lessons.
Year 2 become A stars!
16th June 2017As part of the A* Stars programme, Year 2 to part in a quiz about road safety.
Smoothie making fun
15th June 2017Thank you to our catering provider, Chartwells, for helping our children to eat vibrantly with a little help from a smoothie bike! Hydesville catering manager Gareth Long was joined by Chartwell’s nutritionist Clare Hedderman to hold healthy workshops for children in Prep School, encouraging them to eat more fruit. As part of the sessions the children selected fruit they wanted to include in a smoothie,
Hydesville Tower Senior School presents Alice in Wonderland
12th June 2017A cast of 17 Senior School pupils are adding the finishing touches to its production of Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.
Senior visit Loughborough University
9th June 2017Senior School pupils in Years 7 to 10 enjoyed a sports nutrition workshop at Loughborough University.
Pupils and parents put on their dancing shoes!
23rd May 2017Last Friday we welcomed James & Francesca Moorcroft from Studio1 dance studio in Walsall. The duo are also former number 1 ranked Latin and 10 dance (combined ballroom and Latin) in the under 21 age group in England and the UK.
Exam stress advice for GCSE pupils
11th May 2017GCSE exams will start on Monday 15th May, so Miss Nijjar would like to pass on the following message to pupils.
Times Tables success
8th May 2017Well done to pupils in Prep School who received awards for their success in the Hydesville Times Tables Challenge!
Lower Prep's Maths Challenge
8th May 2017Congratulations to pupils in Lower Prep who received awards for their success in a recent Maths Challenge. An impressive ten pupils received a Rainbow Award, for answering seven questions in 20 seconds. Well done to Nandika, Kairon, Avnie Mae, Maaya, Anoop, Aryan, Ibrahim, Ryan, Tandip and Narian. Viren, Adiel and Shivam answered an outstanding 17 questions in 30 seconds and were awarded the Moon
Year 6’s Apprentice Challenge
4th May 2017Pupils in Year 6 rose to the Hydesville Challenge of becoming young entrepreneurs and came up with a number of business ideas that even Lord Alan Sugar would be proud of. The children were each given £1 and asked to set up a mini enterprises over the Easter school holidays in a challenge designed to give the youngsters an insight into business. The project is
Shaan's royal delivery
4th May 2017Shaan in Reception was excited when he received an extra special delivery this week….a letter from the Queen!
Safe scooting by Year 2
27th April 2017On the final day of last term, Year 2 took part in the Scooterbility training, led by the Year 2 teachers.
Eve performs with Icelandic star
27th April 2017We’re very proud of Year 9 pupil and Music Scholar Eve who was invited to sing a duet with Hafdis Huld last week at the Kitchen garden cafe in Kings Heath. Hafdis is from Iceland and has had number one selling albums there. Eve sang a lovely duet after only one rehearsal an hour before the show. Well done Eve!
Year 8's local history project
7th April 2017Year 8's study of the Industrial Revolution this term culminated in the pupils creating and presenting a local history project based on how our area changed during this period. They were given the task of independently researching how the Industrial Revolution started in the Black Country and how it changed areas such as work, population, public health, leisure and transport. Pupils chose to present their research in variety
Prep School extravaganza raises the roof!
7th April 2017Our Prep School performing arts extravaganza raised the school roof .
Nursery children go on Egg-cellent hunt
5th April 2017Nursery Children had great fun on their Easter Egg hunt.
Delivering road safety lessons to reception pupils
31st March 2017As part of the A* Stars programme (delivered in conjunction with Walsall Council) Reception pupils have taken part in a road safety walk
Year 2 visit West Midlands Safari Park
30th March 2017Year 2 had a wonderful day visiting West Midlands Safari Park.
Special visit by Ellie Simmonds
29th March 2017What an amazing morning we've had - former Hydesville pupil and Paralympic medalist Ellie Simmonds has paid us a special visit. Ellie held two assemblies, speaking to our pupils in both Prep and Senior Schools about her achievements and experiences and she bought in three of her Olympic medals that children had the chance to hold! She also coached a special swimming lesson to
Spring Concert raises the roof!
28th March 2017Our annual concert raised the roof at St Matthew’s Church in Walsall.
Tiaras and tea for Nursery pupils
27th March 2017Nursery children came to school dressed as princes and princesses when we hosted a British Values tea party and invited parents to join the fun.
No added sugar day
21st March 2017We’ve been raising awareness of low sugar diets in school today, thanks to a visit from Chartwells nutritionist, Clare Hedderman.
Flyday fun in Prep School
21st March 2017We renamed last Friday as ‘Flyday’ when Pupil Voice reps ran a paper plane competition for the Prep school.
Where there's a Will there's a play....
21st March 2017Last Friday we kicked off the Shakespeare Week celebrations in school with pupils in Years 1 and 2 taking us back to a time when men wore tights and children were to be seen and not heard.
Talented young writers
21st March 2017A big well done to a group of promising young writers in Year 3 who are celebrating after their work has been published in a book of poetry after entering a national competition.
Celebrating National Science Week
17th March 2017We've been celebrating Science Week with lots of fun - but educational - activities across School.
