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The October half term is a great time to ensure your child is fully protected against measles with two doses of the free, safe MMR vaccine—especially as cases have recently risen in Birmingham—and to check eligibility for winter flu and Covid-19 immunisations via the NHS. Please read the attached letter for further information.

Following careful consultation with ABM Catering, we have made the difficult decision to increase the cost of school meals at Hodge Hill College due to rising food, fuel, and labour costs. While we’ve worked hard to minimise the impact, the price of the Meal Deal will rise to £2.70 from 3 November 2025. We remain committed to keeping meals affordable for students and staff. More information and the full tariff menu can be found attached below:

With the darker nights fast approaching, it is important that students are reminded what we, as a school community, expect of them in terms of behaviour. Parents/carers and students should already be aware that as part of our safeguarding arrangements, the school has a two-way information sharing agreement in place with West Midlands Police, and we are active members of the local Police & Schools Panel. This joint approach helps us to intervene early to prevent and reduce crime and anti-social behaviour involving our students and provide support and up-to-date safety messages. 

For further guidance and information on a Happy, Safe Halloween & Bonfire Night, please read the attached letter. 

To ensure all parents and young people have the relevant information to make an informed decision regarding school aged immunisations. The School Aged Immunisation Service (SAIS) in Birmingham and Solihull schools has developed this set of frequently

Access Creative College: Open events: Saturday 18th October 2025 & Saturday 29th November 2025

Aston University Engineering Academy: Open Evening: Wednesday 26th November 2025 16:00 to 18:00

Bishop Challoner Sixth Form: Open Evening: Wednesday 8th October 2025 17:00 to 19:30

Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School: Sixth Form Open Evening Dates Coming Soon

BOA Stage and Screen: Open Event: Saturday 18th October 2025

BOA: Open Evening: Thursday 16th October 2025 17:30 to 20:00

BMET: Open Event: Saturday 18th October 2025, 10:00 to 13:00. Register your interest online by clicking on the college site you want, e.g., Matthew Boulton, Sutton Coldfield, jameswattcollege@bmet.ac.uk

Cadbury College: Open Day: Saturday 11th October 2025. Register your interest at cadcol.ac.uk

Joseph Chamberlain College: Open Day: Saturday 18th October 2025 10:00 to 14:00. Register your interest online by visiting jcc.ac.uk

King Edward’s School Birmingham: Whole School Open Evening: Monday 22nd June 2026 17:00 to 20:00. Registration will open to interested students closer to the time of the event

King Edward VI Five Ways School: Sixth Form Open Evening: Wednesday 5th November 2025

King Edward VI Camp Hill Boys: Applications for September 2026 will open in November 2025 and close in February 2026. The Open Evening date is coming soon. Please visit camphillboys.bham.sch.uk for further details about the school.

King Edward VI Camp Hill Girls: Open Evening: Thursday 20th November 2025 17:00 to 20:00. Further details will be updated on the school website kechg.org.uk

King Edward VI High School for Girls: Saturday 20th June 2026 09:15 to 12:30. Registration will open closer to the event date. Please visit kehs.org.uk for further details.

King Edward VI Lordswood School For Girls: Details of Open Events to be confirmed soon.

King Edward Sheldon Heath Academy Sixth Form: Open Evening took place on Wednesday 10th September 2025, but please register your interest in applying to KESH by arranging a school visit via keshacademy.com

Sandwell College: Open day Saturday 11th October 2025. Please register your interest for this event via sandwell.ac.uk

Solihull College: School Leaver Open Event, within which you will be given the opportunity to experience subjects of your choice- Saturday 29th November 2025, 10:00 to 14:00. Please register your interest for this event via solihull.ac.uk/news-events/open-event

Solihull Sixth Form College: Open Events: Monday 20th October 2025 & Monday 26th January 2026. Please register your interest for these events via solihullsfc.ac.uk/applying/open-days/

South & City College: Open Day: Thursday 16th October 2025, 16:00 to 19:00. Please register your interest for this event via sccb.ac.uk

University College Birmingham: Open Day: Saturday 18th January 2026. Please register your interest for this event via ucb.ac.uk/open-days/college-open-days

University of Birmingham School Sixth Form: Open Evening: Thursday 13th November 2025 17:00 to 19:30

Walsall College: Open Event: Tuesday 26th November 2025. For more information, please visit www.walsallcollege.ac.uk/events/

WMG Academy Solihull: Please register your interest in applying via solihull.wmgacademy.org.uk. The deadline for applications for the September 2026 to start is Sunday 31st January 2026