The Year 9 Language Leaders have been preparing activities this term for Year 7 Language classes. They have created online games, language passports, card games and restaurant conversation practice activities to inspire the younger learners. Yesterday they were able to deliver their activities and Year 7 were able to enjoy them! Bravo!
With signs of spring appearing, the Open Spaces team are excited for their busiest season and the arrival of lambs. At the end of last half term, they held a cake stall to raise funds for their new growing projects. The group meet on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday lunchtimes and after school on Thursday. If…
Shaun Petry in Year 10 was chosen to recieve this week’s Headteacher’s Award. Shaun is a student who consistently works hard in school, excelling academically. He is a respectful member of the school community and displays high levels of responsibility for his own learning. Shaun not only excels academically, but also in the sporting sense.…
Miss Carruthers Reports on Thursday evening’s matches with Caldew School: Year 7 Once again, the girls did not disappoint in their effort and resilience. They are learning to play together as a team, understanding each other’s role on the court, and in every game progress is evident. Still work to do though and some hard…
30 Year 7 boys represented the school football team vs Richard Rose Morton Academy (RRMA) this week. Each school had three teams and William Howard came out winners in all three fixtures. “It was great to see teamwork and hard work from all three teams and the boys were buzzing to share their results at…
The donations of toys and games for the Eden Valley Hospice Jigsaw Appeal were collected today and they completely filled the hospice’s Mini! A big thank you to everyone who brought in items – the collection trolley was overflowing. “I’m so pleased by the amount we’ve received,” said Mr Byers, Head of Eden House who…
With a sleepy-eyed early start, Year 12 and 13 Product Design Students zipped down to London yesterday to immerse themselves in the world of design. First, they visited the Design Museum where they saw the permanent exhibition ‘Designer, Maker and User’. Many of the products featured in the displays are studied in the A Level…
This is the third year running that Mr Connolly has organised an A Level Philosophy conference with Carlisle Cathedral, and this year William Howard School Philosophy students were joined by staff and students from Trinity School and John Foster who works with the Philosophy Department of Lancaster University. It was a tremendous success and allowed our…
William Howard School narrowly beat Queen Elizabeth Grammar School in an ‘edge-of-your-seat’ basketball match yesterday. In the first external basketball match that WHS have played in a number of years, Jack Turnbull, Charlie Wightman, Jay Mackay, Harry Whittaker, Theo Lamont and Seb Tyson took on a well-drilled QEGS team. WHS trailed in the first quarter…
Ryan Hetherington is our Alumnus of the Month for February. He left William Howard School in 2022 after completing his A-levels. During his time at WHS, Ryan was presented with several opportunities to gain work experience and create relationships with local businesses. The Dream Placement scheme, managed by the Centre for Leadership Performance, gave him…