Our Open Spaces team, led by Mrs Booker, laid on a Spring Fair for our Year 7 students on Friday afternoon. As well as visiting the array of stalls (Oak Tree Animals’ Charity, Hospice at Home books, Sustainable Brampton, Zoe Heart textiles and John Bell bird feeders), the groups were given tours of the Open Spaces…
We’re thrilled to report that WHS Sixth Form student Oliver Wightman, as part of the GB Wheelchair Rugby Team, achieved bronze in the European Championships held at The Hague, Netherlands between Tuesday, 22 April and Sunday, 27 April. The British team secured their medal with a 59-48 victory against Germany in the third-place playoff fixture.…
A whole-hearted thank you to the Friends of William Howard School who held a cake sale during break times on Friday. The delicious home-baked cakes they generously provided were worthy of a ‘Hollywood handshake’! £145 was raised which will help provide enrichment opportunities for our students. They’ll be holding another fundraising bake sale on Friday…
Our school rock bands kickstarted morning assemblies with a bang this week. On Monday, the Year 7&8 band played Micheal Jackson’s ‘Beat It’ for the Year 7 assembly. Our Year 9 band performed Linkin Park’s ‘In the End’ in Tuesday’s Year 8 assembly. And on Friday, our Year 10 musicians rocked the Year 9 assembly…
Siobahn from Pet Encounter Cumbria brought along a very unusual array of animals for our students to meet after school yesterday. The group enjoyed the unique hands-on experience, getting up close with a tortoise, a tegu lizard, an African grey parrot, a ball python, and a meerkat. As well as educating our students about the…
A group of students and staff attended our Open Spaces Awards Dinner at Skitby House on Wednesday evening. It was a wonderful way to recognise the hard work and dedication of the Open Spaces team throughout the last 12 months. Together, they relaxed in the beautiful evening sunshine and enjoyed a delicious two course meal.…
Our wonderful students who attend the inclusive sports clubs and represent our school at sports competitions and festivals are members of ‘Team Inspire’. We’re very proud of all these students, and as the team’s name suggests, they are truly inspirational. On Thursday last week, members of the team got together with the staff who support them…
Since last term, a group of pupils have been working hard at break times on the Axiom Maths programme with Mr Davis. This is an additional maths course which looks at problems that are more open-ended. They require a strategical approach, and often the pupils will work with each other to try and arrive at…
On Sunday (27th April), Miss Kaminska, our plucky Learning Support Teaching Assistant, ran the Manchester Marathon to raise funds for Hospitallers, a Ukrainian volunteer medical battalion that provides frontline trauma care and evacuates wounded soldiers and civilians. Despite the energy-sapping high temperature, which was a challenge for every runner, she completed the marathon in a…
Year 13 student Andrew Kyle thoroughly deserves a Headteacher’s Award for his dedication and commitment to ‘Team Inspire’ over many years, as well as his academic achievement. He exemplifies William Howard’s core value of responsibility. Starting as a shy and quiet boy in Year 8, he has developed into a confident young man captaining our…