Our school rock bands kickstarted morning assemblies with a bang this week. On Monday, the Year 7&8 band played Micheal Jackson’s ‘Beat It’ for the Year 7 assembly. Our Year 9 band performed Linkin Park’s ‘In the End’ in Tuesday’s Year 8 assembly. And on Friday, our Year 10 musicians rocked the Year 9 assembly…
DetailsSiobahn from Pet Encounter Cumbria brought along a very unusual array of animals for our students to meet after school yesterday. The group enjoyed the unique hands-on experience, getting up close with a tortoise, a tegu lizard, an African grey parrot, a ball python, and a meerkat. As well as educating our students about the…
DetailsA group of students and staff attended our Open Spaces Awards Dinner at Skitby House on Wednesday evening. It was a wonderful way to recognise the hard work and dedication of the Open Spaces team throughout the last 12 months. Together, they relaxed in the beautiful evening sunshine and enjoyed a delicious two course meal.…
DetailsOur 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…
DetailsSince last term, a group of pupils have been working hard at break times on the Axiom Maths programme with Mr Davis. This is an additional maths course which looks at problems that are more open-ended. They require a strategical approach, and often the pupils will work with each other to try and arrive at…
DetailsOn Sunday (27th April), Miss Kaminska, our plucky Learning Support Teaching Assistant, ran the Manchester Marathon to raise funds for Hospitallers, a Ukrainian volunteer medical battalion that provides frontline trauma care and evacuates wounded soldiers and civilians. Despite the energy-sapping high temperature, which was a challenge for every runner, she completed the marathon in a…
DetailsYear 13 student Andrew Kyle thoroughly deserves a Headteacher’s Award for his dedication and commitment to ‘Team Inspire’ over many years, as well as his academic achievement. He exemplifies William Howard’s core value of responsibility. Starting as a shy and quiet boy in Year 8, he has developed into a confident young man captaining our…
DetailsYear 7 student Caris was nominated to receive a Headteacher’s Award this week. She is an incredibly committed student, who always embodies the core values of WHS. It seems that Caris is on a one-woman mission to achieve as many House points for her Form Group as possible – she had a new Standards Card in…
DetailsSeven pupils from the Year 8 and 9 Archaeology (Character Curriculum) course joined Mrs Giecco and Miss Scullion for an interesting ‘archaeological field walk’ last Saturday. Field walks take place on ploughed/tilled field as the machinery often brings buried archaeological artefacts to the surface. A series of 30m x 30m grid squares were laid out…
DetailsOur Year 12 students had the opportunity to attend the UK University and Apprenticeship Search Fair held at Lancaster University today (Friday 25th April), along with Miss Nicholls and Mrs Hill. This visit forms part of our Future Focus Programme, which runs throughout the summer term and is designed to support students in making informed…
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