Year 7 have been studying A Midsummer Night’s Dream in English this term. They have learned about the characters from the play: The Lovers, the Court; The Fairies and the Mechanicals. Ms Ledger’s class have written letters from different characters including love letters from Hermia to Lysander, letters from Titania to her beloved votress, a…
With help from Ms Booker, Literacy Leaders from Years 8 and 10 have done a fantastic job of planning and creating resources which they are now using to help some Year 7 students with their literacy skills.
Years 7 and students who participated in the UK Maths Trust Junior Mathematical Challenge at the end of April received their certificates this week. They all gained a participation certificate and some of our students successfully achieved bronze, silver or gold certificates for attaining high scores. To recognize the highest performers in the challenge, the…
Year 10 students who are on the Graduate Aspirations Programme attended a virtual interactive workshop with Oxford University today on “critical thinking”. This followed on from an in person visit earlier this year. The students on the programme are completing a research project to evidence critical thinking and will present this to a panel at…
A group of William Howard students from Years 7, 8 and 13 took part in the ‘Uncovering Roman Carlisle’ excavations at Carlisle Cricket Club on Saturday. One group of students excavated a Roman midden (rubbish) layer in the southern part of the site, uncovering pieces of pottery, glass and animal bone. The other group had…
An invitation to join the Friends of William Howard School (FoWHS) at their inaugral AGM on Wednesday 12 June 2024:
This week’s Headteacher’s Award goes to Penny Hodgson in Year 8. Penny is not only an exceptional student who continually works hard in all her subjects, but she is a student who has been inspired by an experience in school and taken it to another level. Penny has accumulated 1133 House Points to date; many…
As part of the Year 8 and 9 curriculum for the next academic year, students will have the opportunity to choose subjects as part of a ‘character curriculum’. We believe that character can be shaped through a well-designed ambitious curriculum that emphasises our values of respect, responsibility and resilience. The character curriculum aims to develop…
The Year 9s have delivered! Some stunning photography created by two of our groups is now hanging resplendent on the walls of Brampton Farm Shop. Please go in and have a look when you’re in town – it really does look great, and Linda (the owner) was so pleased to have her walls brightened in…
News stories and information from our Year Groups can be downloaded here: Year 7 Newsletter May 2024 Year 8 Newsletter May 2024 Year 9 Newsletter May 24 Year 10 Newsletter May 2024 Sixth Form Newsletter May 2024