After the months of preparations and rehearsals, tonight saw the final awesome performance of “Little Shop of Horrors”. There’s an immense amount of talent under the roof of William Howard School, much of it not visible (the smart mathematicians, the creative writers, the methodical scientists, for example). However, what has been clearly evident this week…
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.
In support of their forthcoming GSCE Options choices, Year 9 students had a careers information morning today to help them find out how subjects can link to possible career pathways. We had a range of employers in school to help illustrate the possibilities. A representative from David Allen spoke about routes linked to mathematics, and Gen2…
DetailsThis year, our Year 9 students embarked on an incredible journey as part of their Character Curriculum option, Outdoor Learning. Throughout the year, they immersed themselves in various outdoor activities, learning essential skills and engaging in hands-on projects that included creating their own outdoor equipment and developing conservation areas on the school grounds. These experiences…
DetailsOver the coming weeks, our Year 7 students will be given what could be one of their most important lessons in life; each Form Group is receiving a half hour ‘Call-Push-Rescue’ (CPR) training session with members of Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service. Previously, all of our students received the programme of lifesaving lessons, now it…
DetailsCranstons’ Area Manager, Mark Mallinson, visited our Year 10 GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition classes to talk about poultry production in the UK and give our students tuition on how to professionally portion a chicken. This is one of the many skills our students can use in their Year 11 coursework where they will work…
DetailsWe welcomed Jules Wooding from Cumbria’s Museum of Military Life into school yesterday to talk to Year 9 History students about the local involvement in WW1.She gave a fascinating talk about the recruitment of soldiers in Carlisle and the local area; the conditions for soldiers fighting in WW1; and the equipment and uniform they were…
DetailsThe Year 9 Language Leaders have been preparing activities this term for Year 7 Language classes. They have created online games, language passports, card games and restaurant conversation practice activities to inspire the younger learners. Yesterday they were able to deliver their activities and Year 7 were able to enjoy them! Bravo!
Once again, our new Year 7s have begun their History course with a study of the local area, helping the students appreciate the relationship between a place and historical events. Each class is taking a guided tour of Brampton, highlighting the fascinating significance of some of its landmarks. The whistle-stop tours included St Martin’s Church,…
DetailsTwo Year 13 students visited a local cheese factory last week to learn how beneficial micro-organisms are used in the food industry as part of their Level 3 Food and Nutrition Course. They saw the cheese being made, tasted the various stages and saw the cheese maturing in the cold store. The owner Leonie was…
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