8 July 2022 | General Events |
On Friday 8th July 2022 our Caritas team met with Paulette Hamilton, MP for Erdington, to discuss her stance on supporting those seeking sanctuary. Paulette shared how our first class country should offer a first class welcome to those in need. She talked passionately...
27 June 2022 | Catholic Life, General Events |
It was a real pleasure to be able to host a choir concert in school again, to a live audience of pupils and families. Our choir children shared Bible readings, and prayer alongside their beautiful singing and were accompanied by Miss Jenner on the clarinet and Hannah,...
23 June 2022 | Catholic Life, General Events |
At The Abbey, we have been working as a School of Sanctuary for the past three years and have built a community that understands the issues faced by people seeking safety. Over the past four years we have worked with many charities and groups to raise money, collect...
21 June 2022 | General Events |
Our newly formed choir enjoyed a morning of singing at Symphony Hall hosted by Ex Cathedra as part of the Singing Playgrounds programme. Whilst there we learnt some new songs and dances and shared some of our favourites. It was such a joyful celebration of music and...
17 June 2022 | Catholic Life, General Events |
Year 6 children decided that as their charitable focus for Refugee Week they wanted to support The Bike Project. The Bike Project collect unwanted and unloved bikes and refurbishes them before passing on to people seeking asylum. The bikes provide a lifeline to...
4 March 2022 | General Events |
The Abbey was visited by BBC WM who interviewed pupils and staff about how school was responding to the crisis in Ukraine. Pupils in Year 3 and 4 sang a traditional Ukrainian/Polish song and were accompanied by our musicians playing traditional Irish instruments. We...
3 March 2022 | General Events |
The children were super excited to be celebrating the 25th anniversary of world book day. They were asked to come to school as their favourite book character or ready to share a bedtime story. There were so many wonderful reading opportunities throughout the day and...
9 February 2022 | General Events |
Members of our creative writing club received some very exciting news; their 100 word saga is going to be published in a book! The talented pupils received a certificate of congratulations and a Young Writers book mark. We cannot wait to receive a copy of their...
27 January 2022 | General Events |
At the Abbey, we are grateful to be situated in the wonderful community of Erdington. Thankfully, members of our community organised a memorial in honour of Holocaust Memorial Day, which was a great learning opportunity for our discerning and compassionate children....
16 December 2021 | General Events |
Sports Council would like to thank our families for their support in raising money for John Taylor Hospice, who provide specialist palliative and end of life care for people in Birmingham and across the West Midlands. Both at the hospice in Erdington and in the local...
