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THE NEXT GENERATION AWARDS
by BVGS
Arjuna, Aman, Moosa and Zia gained a place at the regional semi-finals of the Next Generation awards. As mentioned in the weekly newsletters, Year 9 had the opportunity during their PSHE lessons to tackle a current social problem in Birmingham and enter a competition in a bid to win £1,500 to implement their ideas to help deal with the issue.
This Thursday Arjuna, Aman, Moosa and Zia presented their project to a panel of judges at the Birmingham Midlands Institute in the city centre. All four students have done BVGS extremely proud by articulating their points well, responding to difficult questions from the panel and behaving in a professional manner throughout the duration of the competition. Many other schools have taken part in this competition and we will wait to see if they have progressed through to the finals.
We wish all of the boys the best of luck! #TeamRejuvenation
A variety of students attended the Commonwealth Summit on Wednesday 13th July to showcase the work they have been doing to support nearby communities. First of all Amos, Flynn and Charlie presented their ‘Knives don’t cut it’ project to a large audience and articulated the need for knife bins in and around the Sutton Coldfield area to keep Birmingham safe. Their presentation was outstanding and as a school, we are very proud of them.
All students who attended the trip then took part in a diversity and inclusivity workshop focusing on how the National Curriculum needs to incorporate far more black and brown historical events. The workshop was facilitated by Stuart Lawrence (younger brother of Stephen Lawrence), Lavinya Stennett (Founder and CEO of the Black curriculum). Our students engaged very well with the workshops discussing their thoughts and opinions surrounding the current curriculum and what needs to develop. Blessing was gifted one of Stuart Lawrence’s books as a thank you for her contributions during the workshops. Arnav, Ryan, Ryleigh and Amshuman articulated their opinions to a high standard and were congratulated by the team.
