Year 10 students who are on the Graduate Aspirations Programme attended a virtual interactive workshop with Oxford University today on “critical thinking”. This followed on from an in person visit earlier this year. The students on the programme are completing a research project to evidence critical thinking and will present this to a panel at…
DetailsYears 7 and students who participated in the UK Maths Trust Junior Mathematical Challenge at the end of April received their certificates this week. They all gained a participation certificate and some of our students successfully achieved bronze, silver or gold certificates for attaining high scores. To recognize the highest performers in the challenge, the…
DetailsWith help from Ms Booker, Literacy Leaders from Years 8 and 10 have done a fantastic job of planning and creating resources which they are now using to help some Year 7 students with their literacy skills.
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…
DetailsIt 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…
DetailsAfter 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…
DetailsWe 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…
DetailsOur 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…
DetailsAs 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…
DetailsAfter 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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