New Prefects Step Up

Year 12 students took part in a Prefect Selection Day today, working with Miss Nicholls and members of the Sixth Form Leadership Team. The students who had applied for Prefect roles (including Community, Academic, Extra-Curricular, Sport and Media roles) immersed themselves in a range of activities designed to take them out of their comfort zones…

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New Look for Team Inspire

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…

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Netballers Play Caldew School

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…

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Netball Results Roundup

A huge well done to both of the Year 8 netball teams who played against Trinity school on Wednesday. There was some exceptional play and both teams worked incredibly hard. A draw for one team (6-6) and a loss for the other – we reflect, we re-group and we go again! A huge well done…

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Netball News

In their second game of the season, the Year 9 netballers took with them what they’d learned from the last game against Trinity and put it into practice. It was one of those games when the flow, set plays and shooting all just comes together as it should. The team dominated from the first quarter…

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Netball News

It was the third game of the season for our newly formed Year 10 netball team and what a brilliant game it was. It was definitely their best performance so far and we are super proud of the progress they have made as a squad. The game was close, at half time Trinity were ahead…

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National Environment & Farming Competition Finalists

Huge congratulations to three of our students who came second in the National LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) competition. Olivia, Maddison and Merissa spent last weekend at Myerscough College in Preston, taking part in the finalists’ weekend, which involved activities based around the college farm. The aim of the weekend was to explore farming and…

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National Apprenticeship Week

This week is National Apprenticeship Week. To launch the week at WHS, Carlisle College staff visited to give our Year 11 students a presentation explaining the difference between an apprenticeship and a college course, as well as the various apprenticeship routes that are now available in our local area. During their Personal Development lessons, both Year…

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National Apprenticeship Week

This week (10 to 16 February 2025) is National Apprenticeship Week (NAW). There’s a wealth of apprenticeships available to our September school leavers – here are just a few examples. Students can check out the Apprenticeships page on our VLE for the latest opportunities Apprenticeships, Open Days and Careers Events — William Howard School

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My Money Week

During “My Money Week”, Year 9 and Year 12 Business students went to Brampton Primary School with a top trumps game they’d created to educate the pupils in Year 1 and Year 2 about the cost of owning a pet. Nicky from Oak Tree Animals’ Charity also gave a talk to the pupils to highlight how…

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