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• Monday 30 March 2026 Paris 2026 At the start of the Easter holidays, 45 students from Year 10 enjoyed a wonderful trip to Paris, seeing lots of the sights and soaking up the atmosphere of this beautiful city. They enjoyed visiting Notre Dame cathedral, climbing the Eiffel Tower, taking a boat trip on the Seine and looking back over Paris from Montmartre. They put their French speaking skills into practice at the market in Brie Comte Robert and even tried snails with their Sunday evening meal. Our final day was spent at Disney before travelling home overnight. It was such a pleasure to spend these 4 days with such a wonderful and appreciative group of students. It wouldn't have been possible without a great team of staff who were constantly making sure that our students were safe and enjoying themselves, so a huge thank you to Mrs Devlin, Mrs Stait, Miss Browne and Mr Eburah.
• Monday 23 March 2026 Easter Services This week we celebrated Easter with six separate Easter services. Well done to everyone that has been involved. We would like to wish all our STACS family a very happy Easter.
• Thursday 19 March 2026 Maths Challenge at STACS Our marvellous mathematicians are hard at work in the UKMT Mathematics Challenge follow on rounds. We wish them the best of luck!
• Tuesday 17 March 2026 St Patrick’s Day On Tuesday we celebrated St Patrick's Day in school. Students were allowed to wear something green as part of their uniform. It was lovely to see so many students and staff taking part.
• Monday 16 March 2026 Ski Trip to Andorra 30 students from Year 8 to Year 11 spent the week in Andorra enjoying fantastic skiing conditions under sunny skies. All students successfully completed a blue run, with some even progressing onto red runs.
• Thursday 5 March 2026 World Book Day - March 2026 Thursday 5th March was World Book Day and 7MO, 7TE, 7JP and 7FI had sessions with local poet Jasmine Gardosi throughout the day in the library. Jas performed some of her beat box poetry, talked about what has inspired her to become a poet and how to overcome barriers to achieve goals in life. The year 7s behaviour was impeccable and Jas was really impressed with our students questions.
• Friday 27 February 2026 What Uni, What Career Live On Friday 27th February, Year 12 students visited the 'What Career What Uni?' event at the NEC, exploring their post 18 options. Students engaged with a wide range of different providers, including universities, apprenticeships and employers, and also participated in specialist talks to help them prepare effectively for their future destinations. Students were a credit to the Sixth Form and many thanks go to Mrs Lavin for organising the event, and to Mrs Cranage and Miss Turner for their support on the day.
• Tuesday 24 February 2026 Arete - 2026 "Students are getting stuck in with their outdoor activities in Arete, starting with rafting on the river followed by rock climbing, abseiling and rambling. They are a credit to themselves!"
• Friday 13 February 2026 Warwickshire Lawn Tennis Association Success Our very own Lola was awarded the WALTA (Warwickshire Lawn Tennis Association) YoungPerson of the Year Award 2026. This award goes to a young person who has shown greatdedication to their local tennis club, and in particular to the Youth coaching programme over the last 12 months. Lola currently volunteers 3 times a week at Youth sessions, working with a mix of ages from 5-year-olds up to 10-year-olds.
• Wednesday 11 February 2026 Maths Challenge - Olympiad Qualifiers We are so proud to share that two of our wonderful Y11 students Luca and Farhan have performed so incredibly in the recent UKMT Intermediate Mathematics Challenge that they have qualified for the upcoming Maclaurin Olympiad. We wish them the best of luck as they prepare for this next stage in the competition. Committed learners, exceptional people!
• Friday 6 February 2026 Sports Results - Week Beginning 2nd February A massive well done to our girls basketball team who last week won the Birmingham Under 15s Basketball League. They were unbeaten in tehri tournament last week. Well done to Mary, Aniya, Livia, Michaela, Anyahlaa, Yorkabel and Ziana.
• Thursday 5 February 2026 Maths Challenge - Grey Kangaroo We are so proud to share that Nandan in Y9 has performed so amazingly in the recent UKMT Intermediate Mathematics Challenge that he has qualified for the next round, the Grey Kangaroo. We wish him the best of luck as he prepares for this next stage in the competition. You are a committed learner and exceptional person!
• Thursday 5 February 2026 Year 8 Retreat - Thursday 5th February On Thursday Year 8 students were following a different timetable for their Retreat Day. We were delighted to welcome back Barry and Margaret Mizen who were sharing their story about forgiveness.
• Wednesday 4 February 2026 UKMT Intermediate Maths Challenge At the end of January, 20 of our best mathematicians in Y9-11 took part in the UKMT Intermediate Maths Challenge competing against over 200,000 students across the UK.
• Friday 30 January 2026 St Thomas Aquinas Day Mass - Jan 2026 On Wednesday we celebrated our annual feast day with a whole school mass. We were joined by Father Jonathon who led the school in a wonderful mass. As usual all students showed great respect and fully emerged themselves in the Mass.
• Friday 23 January 2026 UCAS Applications Year 13 students have been working hard on their UCAS applications, 75 applications have been submitted so far, and between them already 109 conditional offers or invitations received, including:1 from Warwick University,3 from University of Nottingham,10 from University of Manchester,2 from University of Liverpool,2 from University of Leeds,4 from University of Bristol,1 from Edinburgh University,1 from University of Bath,1 from Loughborough University,3 from University of Birmingham,... and another 77 offers from everywhere between Stirling and Southampton, for courses ranging from Artificial Intelligence to Virology, and everything in-between!
• Friday 16 January 2026 30th Anniversary of Born for This
• Monday 5 January 2026 Prayer Service for Cathy Doyle On Monday morning we held prayer services in remembrance of Cathy Doyle. The school day started with all staff coming together along with former members of staff and members of her family. Once the students arrived we held another short service on the playground, whilst the sun shone.
• Friday 19 December 2025 Christmas Hampers - December 2025 Over the last few weeks we have been collecting donations for our Christmas Hampers. We are pleased to announce that we have made numerous Hampers.. These will be given to families both within our school community or within our local community. Thank you to everyone that has donated.
• Wednesday 17 December 2025 Evening of Carols and Readings - 17th December 2025 On Wednesday evening we held our annual Evening of Readings and Carols. It was lovely to see so many parents, staff, ex-members of staff, Lumen Christi parents and members of our extended family. It really is the start to the Christmas season.
• Tuesday 16 December 2025 Sixth Form Revue - December 2025 On Monday our Year 12 students carried on the grand tradition of putting on a variety show for our Year 7 students and it really was a spectacular! Hosted by 'Bobby Dazzler' and 'Amazing May' our show was a mixture of games, challenges, a chaotic antics. We had a mischievous Grinch, a reindeer hoop toss, a yule log eating challenge, a build-a-snowman competition and a Masked Singer round (won by Snowman AKA Mr. Foley!). We finished with a big sing-a-long of Slade's Merry Christmas Everybody.
• Monday 15 December 2025 Smart Cities Challenge On Monday 15th Heidi, Juan, Flynn, Ivy, Tilly, Olivia and Sadie represented STACS in the Ahead Partnership Smart Cities challenge at Swanshurst school. Despite competing against many schools across the West Midlands, the year 8 students presentation and ideas were fantastic and awarded them first place in the competition. They are now in the national finals which will take place in January. Such an excellent achievement, and wonderful role models for our school virtues of being intentional and eloquent. We wish them the best of luck for January.
• Friday 12 December 2025 Advent Charity Day Last Friday we held our annual Advent Charity Day. This year we were raising money for Cancer Research. With a non uniform day, cake sales, raffles, races and so many more activities we managed to raise over £3500. there is still time to donate and every penny really does help this amazing charity. If you would like to donate you can either do this via Parent Pay (Advent Charity Day) or using our Gift Aid Page.
• Friday 12 December 2025 VIP Festive Afternoon Tea On Wednesday we invited members of our local community to join us for a festive afternoon tea, hosted by our Sixth Form students. Under the guidance of Mrs McGinley, Miss Doyle and Mrs Fluke, they made cakes, scones, sandwiches, sausage rolls and even smoked salmon bellinis! Our special guests were also treated to a round of Bingo, hosted by Sophie & Shojas in year 13; and spectacular performances from our Sixth Form vocal group led by Meryll in year 12. A huge 'THANK YOU' to the army of students who baked, cooked, served and entertained our VIPs, and special 'Thanks' to them for coming and being such fantastic guests!
• Monday 8 December 2025 Year 13 Career Ready Graduation Celebration This week our Year 13 Career Ready students 'graduated' from their programme, and we held a celebration event to mark the occasion! Career Ready deliver structured mentoring, workplace visits, masterclasses and even paid internships, as well as access to an alumni network, to increase young people's social mobility and give them a taste of the real world. Our students have benefitted immensely from participating in the programme, growing in maturity, confidence and mastering skills essential for their future work. We are so proud of how far they have come. A huge 'Thank You' to our co-ordinator, Caroline Emery and all the mentors who supported our students.
• Friday 5 December 2025 Macbeth Performance Being part of the cast of our school's production of Macbeth has been one of the most exciting and rewarding experiences we've ever had. Many of us took on multiple roles, which was both a challenge and a chance to stretch ourselves as performers. Switching between characters helped us understand the play on a deeper level and made every rehearsal feel fresh and energetic.
• Friday 5 December 2025 Year 9 Aquinas Experience at the Birmingham Rep On Wednesday the whole of Year 9 went to the Rep Theatre in Birmingham to watch their Christmas show ‘Sherlock Holmes and the Twelve Days of Christmas' for their Aquinas Experience. All students were wonderfully behaved and really enjoyed the show. It really has got everyone into the Christmas spirit. Thank you to everyone involved in this trip.
• Thursday 4 December 2025 Year 11 Breakfasts in the Library This week our Year 11 breakfasts got underway in the Library. Over pastries and fruit juice, student in Year 11 were able to quiz Year 12 and 13 on their experiences of Sixth Form, and their aspirations for the future. The Year 11's asked plenty of probing questions about subjects, university applications and Sixth Form life, and the demands of A Levels and Vocational subjects on offer.
• Thursday 27 November 2025 Catholic Schools’ Chess Tournament at St Peter's It was my privilege to accompany four of our year 11 students to the annual Catholic Schools' Chess Tournament on 27th November. We have been taking part for a long time now and this competition, at St Peter's in Solihull, was by far the largest to date with 7 schools competing.
• Tuesday 25 November 2025 Geography Fieldwork in Longbridge As part of our preparation for the GCSE Geography Paper 3, Year 11 students visited Longbridge to investigate the regeneration of the former Rover/MG factory site. The aim of the enquiry was to assess how successful regeneration has been in transforming the area.
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