Running On

WHS Mountain Runners are back out enjoying the trails. The second run of this half term was a Talkin Tarn delight. The group have three more runs before they finish for the academic year – they will tackle routes on the Pennines and Eastern Lakeland Fells before, finally, the traditional ‘Blencathra before breakfast’ run on…

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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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Alumnus of the Month (June 2024)

Our ‘Alumnus of the Month’ for June is Zack Millar. Zack left WHS in 2015 and feels that these years were some of the most exciting and challenging of his life. Personal highlights were making some great friends, visiting Tanzania and organising the Sixth Form ‘formal’ as Head Boy. After school, Zack studied International Business…

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A Morning of Memories for Year 11 Leavers

After a tense few weeks of exams, there was relief and celebration this morning as Year 11 students gathered one last time for the traditional shirt signing and final assembly. The students were in buoyant mood as they enjoyed brunch in the canteen before Mr Anderson (Year 11 Director of Learning) led their farewell assembly.…

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Headteacher’s Award for All Round Outstanding Student

As an outstanding student throughout her five years at William Howard School, Evie Mellor in Year 11 thoroughly deserved this week’s Headteacher’s Award. Evie is a conscientious student, setting the highest standards for herself in all subjects and consistently achieving exceptional reports. She displays our core values of Respect, Responsibility and Resilience, and has approached…

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Dual Coaching Roles

Our Sixth Form Aspirations Coach Sam Meakin had an incredible experience yesterday in her other coaching role. Mrs Meakin is an assistant coach for the County’s Women’s Rugby team, working with the forwards, and the Head Coach for Women’s and Girls’ teams at Carlisle Rugby Club. The Cumbria Women’s team played Devon yesterday, at the home…

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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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A Step Forward for Year 13

After seven years at William Howard School, we bid a very fond farewell to our Year 13 students with a special celebration assembly. It was an afternoon of reminiscing, speeches and encouragement for the future, as well as afternoon tea. We would like to say a huge thank you to our Sixth Form Student Leadership…

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A Taste of WHS Lessons for Year 6 Pupils

It was wonderful to welcome in some of our future Year 7 pupils from several of our in-catchment primary schools on Tuesday morning, when they had a taste of PE, Geography, Music, Drama, History, Maths and PD lessons. On Thursday, we will be meeting more Year 6s from other catchment schools, then on Monday 1st…

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Shakespearean Letters

Year 7 have been studying A Midsummer Night’s Dream in English this term. They have learned about the characters from the play: The Lovers, the Court; The Fairies and the Mechanicals. Ms Ledger’s class have written letters from different characters including love letters from Hermia to Lysander, letters from Titania to her beloved votress, a…

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