Red Nose Day Fundraising

Inspired by Billy Monger’s journey, our students played a collective part in the WHS Ironman Challenge this week for Comic Relief. All year groups took part in the “laal loop” runs in PE and together completed 900 impressive miles – way more than their 26.2 mile target! Sixth Formers also exceeded their 112-mile target on…

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Ready For Spring

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…

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Reading History

Year 7 historians have been researching the system of government in the Roman Republic. Mr Priddle tasked his class with creating an engaging presentation to show their learning. The standard of understanding and presentation was fantastic! You can see from the students’ attire; they presented their research on our ‘Get Cosy and Read Day’.

Raising Smiles with Acts of Kindness

Lots of pledges of kindness were made by our thoughtful students in our ‘Random Acts of Kindness Week’. Mrs Nettleton surprised a few students during her assembly when she randomly distributed some chocolate eggs, and Mrs Hill was very touched when a Year 11 student presented her with a chocolate lollipop at the end of…

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Rafts Without Rifts

Our Service Family students had an adventurous Monday afternoon at Talkin Adventures, building and sailing rafts on the tarn. Working in teams, the pupils were challenged to build a raft and learn to paddle it on the water, without falling in. Clearly, they had lots of fun! One or two ended up in the water…

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Putting Budgeting Skills Into Practice

As part of Year 10 Careers and Financial Education lessons, students have been learning how to budget for when they are older by completing a virtual supermarket food shop and pricing it up to see how much it would be. Students, Summer and Eve, went on a trip to the Spar in Brampton with Mrs…

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Prom Glitz and Glamour

The ‘Class of 2024’ looked A M A Z I N G at their Prom last night. They danced into the evening and had a great time altogether for the final time. It was a fantastic occasion to celebrate their five years at William Howard School. Mr Anderson (Year 11 Head of Standards) commented, “They…

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Programme of Lifesaving Lessons

Our aim is that all our students receive lifesaving ‘Call-Push-Rescue’ (CPR) training whilst at William Howard so, over the coming weeks, our Year 7 students will be given hands-on coaching in the skills of CPR and the use of a defibrillator. We’re very grateful to Crew Manager Shaun Yeats from Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service…

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Primary Basketball Festival

We welcomed over 50 Year 3 and 4 pupils from our cluster primary schools to take part in a Basketball Festival, yesterday. Six different activity stations, which focused on developing the key skills needed in the game, were planned and led by our Year 9 Sports Leaders. The primary children circulated round the stations, practising…

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Pride of Cumbria and WHS

We are extremely proud that Tracey Croucher, one of our Learning Support Teaching Assistants, has been presented with the Education Hero, Pride of Cumbria Award. The accolade was announced at the The Newquest Pride of Cumbria Awards celebration evening at the Greenhill Hotel in Wigton, on Thursday 13th June. A truly deserving recipient, Mrs Croucher…

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