The Headteacher’s Award this week goes Year 9 student Elliot. Elliot is an exceptional student who excels in his lessons, consistently demonstrating politeness and a maturity beyond his years. Last week, he proudly represented our school in the Carlisle District Cross Country competition. The race was highly competitive, and Elliot battled hard for second place. However,…
Ellen is a truly deserving candidate for the weekly Headteacher’s Award. Her dedication to sports leadership is exceptional, consistently offering her time and expertise to support every festival with enthusiasm and professionalism. Beyond her own commitments to after-school clubs, she selflessly extends her time to mentor younger students and ensure the success of primary school…
Mrs Cooper nominated Year 10 student Ewan Isherwood for this week’s Headteacher’s Award, following his excellent contribution to our recent Remembrance Service where he displayed all our core values by taking on the task of playing The Last Post and the Reveille. Although Ewan has only been playing the bugle/cornet for a year, he has…
This week’s Headteacher’s Award goes to Year 13 student Callum Hughes, whose dedication and contributions have earned him widespread recognition, including a nomination from our own Head Students. Callum has made an outstanding impact on the Student Leadership Team and the wider Sixth Form community. His natural ability to connect with both peers and younger…
In the final week of the half-term, Louise Ackerley in Year 7 is the deserving winner of the Headteacher’s Award. During 8 weeks, Louise has accumulated 287 House Points for her exceptional progress in the classroom and her outstanding commitment to PE and Sport. Her teachers describe her as an excellent role model and the…
This week’s Headteacher’s Award was proudly presented to Year 11 student Edwin Macdonald, for his impressive levels of motivation to succeed. Edwin is a student who demonstrates self-drive and determination to achieve in all he does. He has been particularly impressive in Science, where he asks for extra revision work and support to better his…
The Headteacher’s Award goes to Poppy Paterson this week. Thank you to Mrs Callaghan for the nomination. Poppy has made an amazing start to Year 7. Many staff already speak very positively about Poppy and the way she approaches school and her learning, with 18 ‘Learner of the Lesson’ nominations already. Recently, Poppy was chosen…
Nathan Logue is a worthy winner of the Headteacher’s Award this week for his demonstration of exceptional behaviour when travelling on the bus to school. As a Sixth Form student, Nathan stepped in to support a Year 7 pupil as they travelled to school, modelling the behaviour we expect at WHS and showing the utmost…
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…
The first Headteacher’s Award of the academic year was presented to Year 13 student Hannah Scott. Hannah is an exceptional student in every sense. She has gone above and beyond during the summer holidays completing and exceeding summer learning expectations. Hannah consistently remains committed to her studies day in and day out. Outside the classroom,…