Two outstanding students were chosen to receive a Headteacher’s Award this week. Firstly, Isabella in Year 7 has already proved to be an exceptional student who consistently demonstrates outstanding effort, enthusiasm, and a positive attitude across all areas of school life. Academically, she excels in multiple subjects, including Maths, Geography, PE, Languages, English and PD,…
WHS is delighted to be one of over 1,200 secondary schools taking part in Bookbuzz, a nationwide reading programme that helps create excitement about books and supports a whole-school reading culture. Supported by BookTrust, the UK’s biggest reading charity, Bookbuzz gives every new student the chance to choose a book to keep, chosen from 16…
Last week, our A Level Art students took part in a wonderful workshop led by Mark Bradley, a local watercolour artist who exhibits widely across Cumbria. In a tranquil and inspiring session, students had the opportunity to develop their skills and creativity, benefiting greatly from Mark’s expert guidance and tuition.
KS3 Geographers have recently completed their first ‘Getting Ahead Task’ (GAT), entering the Royal Geographical Societies annual “Young Geographer of the Year”. As usual there were some astounding entries where students had spent real time and effort in research this year’s theme of comparing islands. The difficult task of picking an overall winner for each year…