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Warm yourselves up with the Makaton signs for 'Winter'

Wed 20 Nov 2019 Carolyn Booker

keep warm by practising these signs for Winter.

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School closure

Fri 15 Nov 2019

School will be closed on Friday 15th due to the weather conditions. The River Avon has a major flood warning so for everyone's safety the school will not be open. Thank you Angela

“The Rotary Club of Stratford held its first Children of Courage Awards last week to recognise young people in the area who have displayed outstanding courage to overcome exceptional difficulties or hardships, and yet still manage to contribute so much to others.
The high schools in the area were each asked to nominate a pupil who in their opinion had shown outstanding courage in a difficult situation.
These young people were then invited to an awards ceremony luncheon at the Double Tree Hilton Hotel with a parent or teacher as support, and a representative of each school who would present why they had selected their student for the award.
David Moorcroft OBE was one of the special guests at the ceremony and gave a talk on courage through adversity.
The club’s president, Richard Williams, then invited Jo Bradley from Welcombe Hills School to say why she had nominated A’Lyse McGeever. Jo told the club “A’Lyse suffers from health issues and seizures, and often struggles to attend school because she is recovering, but she is always smiling and pupils and staff at the school describe her as the happiest and most cheerful person.”
A’Lyse was doubly thrilled as to ensure she had sufficient rest and didn’t have to travel too far, the Double Tree Hilton Hotel gave her and her mother an additional gift of a four-poster room for the night.”

Congratulations to A’Lyse! We are all very proud.

World Mental Health Day 2019

Fri 11 Oct 2019

For World Mental Health Day, Bethan from Lifespace visited the main site and our Sixth Form Hub to set up a table in the entrance hall with useful resources and information on ways to take care of our mental health and support others.

Classes also took part in some calming activities. Conker class did some painting, mindfulness, and Senseology and Drama encouraged all the classes at the end of the lessons to perform "massage song" on each other. This allowed the children time to unwind after their lesson and work together to help each other feel calm by rubbing the backs of the people in front of them to some calming music.

Makaton Signs for Autumn

Wed 02 Oct 2019 Carolyn Booker

Now that Autumn has arrived and there's a chill in the air, why not gather around the fire and practise your signing?

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FOWHS FEST Saturday 21st September 2019

Thu 12 Sep 2019 Nicky Morle

FOWHS FEST Saturday 21st September 2.00 - 6.00 pm on the school grounds at Blue Cap Road.

There will be stalls, games, music, food and drink - everyone welcome to join us at this family event!

We have a tremendous amount of prizes in our Grand Raffle which will be drawn on the day, but tickets are available now to buy from the school reception at £1 a ticket.

If you would like further details about the day please contact Ren or Tammy at the school

We look forward to seeing you!

Work Experience Event

Thu 12 Sep 2019 Nicky Morle

Open Event for Work Experience and Volunteers

Thursday 26^th September 2019

2 Sessions

10.30 – 11.30am

1.30 – 3.00pm

This is an ideal opportunity to see what we do, meet our students and staff and decide what you could bring to our school as a work experience placement or volunteer.

We welcome class based support for reading, the arts and Forest School as well as supporting regular off site activities such as swimming and horse riding.

You could also support us as a one-off on Learning Outside the Classroom activities and sporting events.

If you would like to book a place on either of the sessions please telephone our reception on

01789 266845

A Midsummer Proms Concert

Fri 28 Jun 2019 Nicky Morle

New Warwickshire choir for children with additional educational needs to hold Summer Proms concert with singers from world famous Longborough Festival Opera

A new 40 strong choir drawn from two Warwickshire schools – Anima Voices – is to hold its inaugural concert at Stratford-on-Avon School on Friday 28 June 2019.

The choir is a collaboration between Welcombe Hills School (Stratford-upon-Avon) and Exhall Grange Specialist School (near Coventry) with professional singers from the internationally renowned Cotswold-based Longborough Festival Opera.

The singers will be accompanied by the 28-strong Shirley Band from Solihull, one of the region’s best brass bands.

The Midsummer Proms concert will feature a wide range of popular music, including Zadok the Priest, Torreador and Proms favourite, Land of Hope and Glory.

Alan Smith, the choir’s founder said: “We’re hugely excited to be performing our first ever concert, especially alongside our guests from Longborough Festival Opera, and the Shirley Brass Band. The concert will be fantastic fun and a showcase for the musical talent contained within our schools. Remember to bring your flags and voices for a night of light music and fun.”

Tickets for the Midsummer Proms concert can be obtained from Welcombe Hills School on 01789 266845 and are priced £5.00 adults or £3.00 children. Doors open at 6.30pm and the concert at Stratford upon Avon School (Alcester Road, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire CV37 9DH) starts at 7pm.