Work Experience placements will take place for Year 11 students during the week Monday 18th to Friday, 22nd November 2024. One of the many ways in which the school supports students in making post 16 choices is our very successful Work Experience Programme. Work experience is an important and valuable part of the school curriculum…
Ross Mattinson is our ‘Alumnus of the Month’ for September. Ross left WHS in 2017, after which, he went onto study at Carlisle College for three years, successfully completing Level 2 and Level 3 Sports courses. Ross then took two Community Football Coaching courses over three years at the University of South Wales, whilst studying…
William Howard School is delighted to have been asked by the Youth Sport Trust to become a Lead Inclusion School for Physical Education and Sport for Cumbria. As a Lead Inclusion School, William Howard will host a variety of inclusive sporting events throughout the year for other schools from all around Cumbria, as well as…
The challenge for Ms Ledger’s Year 8 English class this week was to learn at least one verse from Young Lochinvar and recite it in lesson. The poem – by Sir Walter Scott – was written more than 200 years ago and features some challenging old fashioned language. Set in Longtown and written with a…
This week, three of our students competed in a very exciting sport that requires lots of nerve. Merryn Patterson, Autumn Farrell and Lauren Rogan-Mackie travelled to Warwick to take part in the British Equestrian Vaulting English Championships. Equestrian vaulting can best be described as ‘gymnastics on a moving horse’. The horse is controlled by a…
As part of their A level Business unit on Market Research, Year 12 students visited a very sunny Brampton to conduct surveys with local businesses on how they have been impacted by the cost of living crisis. The data gathered will give the students a first-hand overview of the impacts on the local economy. We…
This week marked the first WHS Mountain Runners session of the new academic year, and what a start it was! Ms Pigdon said, “We were thrilled to see so many enthusiastic new faces from Year 7 joining our regular runners for an after school run of fresh air, fitness, and fun.” Our first route of…
Our Armed Forces students and Cadets would like to thank everyone who bought refreshments and raffle tickets during the Year 6 Open Evening. The funds they raised will be used to support improvements to our memorial garden at the front of the school. Story Construction helped develop the memorial garden with Mrs McGaffin (our Forces…
A huge thank you to all the families who came along to our interactive Open Evening last night. It was a very busy evening, so we hope you were able to visit as many departments as possible and get a sense of what our students experience and learn at WHS. Ms Pigdon, Headteacher said: “The…
Year 10 student Theo Lamont is the deserving recipient of this week’s Headteacher’s Award. Theo has had an exceptionally positive return to school starting his GCSE courses with a drive and determination to be the best he can be. There have been many positive statements about Theo’s exceptional attitude to learning in all subjects, especially…