Showcase of Talent

The amazing talent of our Drama, Dance and Performing Arts students was celebrated on Thursday (21st March) with their DADA Showcase. There was a packed audience for the performances which included an exciting mix of features from legendary shows such as: The 39 steps, Zero to Hero (from Hercules), A Chorus Line, Olympics, Cry Me…

County Table Cricket Success

On Friday, our table cricketers headed off to compete again. This time the destination was Penrith and the event, the County Finals. Our team were excited but nervous. In this competition there were just six teams, the three winning teams from both the North and South Cumbria competitions held a few weeks earlier. This small…

NW Regional Final Boccia Win

Following on from their county final success, our Boccia team (Andrew Kyle, Samuel Kileen-McGuirk and Emily Kennon) got to test out their skills again on Wednesday at the Panathlon, North-West Regional Secondary Boccia Finals at Greenbank Sports Academy in Liverpool. The huge sports hall was already full of teams playing warm up games when we…

Deciphering DNA

Ms Densley’s Year 8 Biology class learnt about the structure of DNA and possible mutations yesterday. At the end of the lesson, they made models of the DNA double helix out of sweets to help them visualise the structure.

Latest Sports Success Stories

On Wednesday evening (20th March), the Year 7 football team progressed to the City Cup finals at Brunton Park after beating Caldew 6-2. An outstanding performance from the team with the pick of the goals coming from Theo Mckey striking the ball into the top corner from distance! Well done all & good luck in…

Maths Challenge Certificates Awarded

A huge congratulations to all of the Year 9 and 10 students who participated in the UK Maths Trust Intermediate Mathematical Challenge at the end of January. They all received a participation certificate with some of our students successfully achieving bronze, silver or gold certificates for attaining high scores. Extra congratulations to Eduard Brisca who…

Teachers Celebrate and Share Projects

William Howard’s teachers gathered after school on Monday (18th March) to celebrate the completion of their Departmental Projects. For the last few months, Departments have been working on a range of professional development projects, including: improving active engagement, live marking, strategies to improve reading and strategies to improve the impact of assessment. After some celebratory…

North Cumbria Table Cricket Success

An excited table cricket team headed to Carlilse College to compete in the Lord’s Taverners North Cumbria Schools Table Cricket Competition on Wednesday 13th March. The competition grows each year and this time there were 13 teams from across the North of Cumbria fighting for a place in the county finals this coming Friday. The…

High Praise for Eve with Headteacher’s Award

Year 9 student, Eve Palmer, was presented the Headteacher’s Award this week. Eve attends many extra-curricular activities around school and, despite her own personal challenges, shows the utmost resilience and takes part in all PE activities to the best of her ability. Last year, Eve could not bounce on the trampoline without support but last…

Focus on Fish

Year 10 GSCE Food Preparation & Nutrition students are currently studying protein as part of their course. They have looked at the nutritional benefits of oily fish such as salmon and were therefore delighted to be chosen as one of 300 schools to receive free salmon as part of the Food Teachers Centre Fish Hero’s…