Double congratulations go to father and son team, Mr Skelton and Rufus, who ran the Great North Run yesterday, each raising over £500 for their chosen charities. English teacher, Tony Skelton was fundraising for the Alzheimer’s Society while his son, Sixth Form student, Rufus ran for Macmillan Cancer Support. Both causes being close to them…
Details8YT have been tasked with building their own authentic Spanish Galleon to recreate the Spanish Armada of 1588 in Mr Campbell’s History class this week. The class had to plot the points of the invasion as well as analysing the reasons for Spain’s failure. The students’ galleons sailed around the British Isles on the classroom…
DetailsYear 13 Psychology and Business students attended grade boosting workshops at the Odeon Cinema in Newcastle’s MetroCentre on Monday. Schools from across the North East and Cumbria took part in the event which was a fast-paced collection of advice and activities to kick-start the students’ final phase of exam preparation for this summer. They gained…
DetailsYear 7 boys had their first football match of the season vs Trinity. It was an excellent performance, winning the game 2-1, with goals from Frazer Phillips and Leo Guyan. Their next match is against RRMA on Tuesday 20th February.
DetailsWith a sleepy-eyed early start, Year 12 and 13 Product Design Students zipped down to London yesterday to immerse themselves in the world of design. First, they visited the Design Museum where they saw the permanent exhibition ‘Designer, Maker and User’. Many of the products featured in the displays are studied in the A Level…
DetailsYear 13 students, Lucy McKeown and Euan Dawson recently took LAMDA Grade 8 Gold Medal Acting Solo exams, and we are proud to announce that they did exceptionally well, passing with Distinction. Lucy and Euan worked incredibly hard in preparation and their teacher, Ms Lewis, is delighted with the results. A Distinction at Grade 8…
DetailsWe are thrilled to announce the wonderful results our WHS Open Spaces received in the 2023 Cumbria in Bloom Awards. Overall they were awarded GOLD; with a Silver Gilt in the Special Award for Small Wooden Copse category; a Silver Gilt in the Biodiversity category; and a Gold in the container gardening category. Ms Booker…
DetailsDuring Global Enterprise Week, Year 12 Business students visited Brampton to ask local business owners how they had adapted their business models for the cost of living crisis. We are very grateful to the business community for taking time to support our students. One student said: “[From the branch of the Cumberland Building Society] my…
DetailsCongratulations to all the award winners at the Open Spaces Awards Evening on Wednesday. It was a great night, celebrating the students’ passion for agriculture and the environment. Assistant Headteacher, Mr Priddle presented the awards, and the Open Spaces Leaders received special gilets to identify them as senior members. As well as a two-course meal, the…
DetailsA gigantic well done to Anna and Maddie who played in the Annan Rugby U16 Hornets Team at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, for the Girls U16 National Cup and Shield, on Sunday. They faced the Dumfries Girls in a very hard-fought match, but in the very last minutes of the game the Hornets scored, turning…
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