New Student Librarians Recruited

The autumn term is the time when we invite students to apply for the position of Student Librarian. This year, as in previous years, the high quality of applications made the selection process very difficult, and we appreciate the effort and interest shown by all who applied. We are pleased to confirm that our new…

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New Sensory Opened With Support From Rotary

Our beautiful new Sensory Room was officially opened on Wednesday by Tony Parrini from Brampton and Longtown Rotary. During his visit, Tony spoke with several students about what the Rotary do and explained how, with support from Rotary International, they contributed a generous donation towards the development of the space. This funding has enabled many…

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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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New Literacy Lessons Full of Character

This year, we’ve been excited to launch a brand-new literacy curriculum for our Year 7 students. Separate from their English lessons, this programme gives students the opportunity to explore a wide range of literacy skills in creative and engaging ways that support learning across all subjects. While knowledge and skill development are central to the…

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NEW KS3 Independent Learning at WHS

We are excited to launch a brand-new, research-driven approach to independent study for Years 7–9: Get Ahead Tasks (GAT) and Revision Activities. This is more than just a change of name from “homework” – it is a fresh mindset. Our aim is to help every student revisit, consolidate, and extend their learning while building the…

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New Extra-curricular Programme

The Extracurricular timetable for the autumn term has been launched. There’s a wide range of sports, music, activities and clubs on offer, so we hope there’s something to interest everyone. New activities may be added in future weeks, so watch this this space!      

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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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