St Gerard's Catholic Primary School
St Gerard's Catholic Primary School
Years 5/6 present ‘Precious Emily’

Years 5/6 present ‘Precious Emily’

Precious McKenzie became a weightlifting legend when, after an extraordinary childhood in apartheid blighted South Africa, he emigrated to England and won four consecutive Gold Medals in the Commonwealth Gold Medals. Fifty years later, Emily Campbell steps onto the...
Year 6 visit Oscott College

Year 6 visit Oscott College

On Tuesday 14th June, Year 6 visited St Mary’s College, Oscott. We spent the day with some of the 65 seminarians, including Peter, who has spent time in our school helping with liturgies, prayer services and altar server training. They took us on a tour of the...
Year 2 at the Botanical Gardens

Year 2 at the Botanical Gardens

As part of our Science lessons, we explored the Botanical Gardens in Birmingham, which contain over 7,000 different plants from all around the world. We took a trip through the stunning glasshouses and explored ways that plants have adapted to survive and thrive in...
Year 6 Visit St Chad’s Cathedral

Year 6 Visit St Chad’s Cathedral

As part of our Confirmation programme, Year 6 visited St Chad’s Cathedral in Birmingham. St Chad’s is known across the world as a beautiful building with a remarkable history and rich heritage. We discovered that the Cathedral was built between 1839 and 1841 and was...
Year 6 at Coventry Transport Museum

Year 6 at Coventry Transport Museum

Year 6 visited Coventry Transport Museum, which houses one of the biggest collections of British vehicles. First, we walked through the Blitz Experience exhibition and viewed the vehicles of the era to support our understanding of historical events in the West...