This week (10 to 16 February 2025) is National Apprenticeship Week (NAW). There’s a wealth of apprenticeships available to our September school leavers – here are just a few examples. Students can check out the Apprenticeships page on our VLE for the latest opportunities Apprenticeships, Open Days and Careers Events — William Howard School
DetailsDuring “My Money Week”, Year 9 and Year 12 Business students went to Brampton Primary School with a top trumps game they’d created to educate the pupils in Year 1 and Year 2 about the cost of owning a pet. Nicky from Oak Tree Animals’ Charity also gave a talk to the pupils to highlight how…
Details51 of our musicians had an incredible trip to Spain during the first week of the Easter holidays. As well as giving fantastic performances at Poble Espanol and Loret de Mar, their packed itinerary included visits to Barcelona (Las Ramblas and La Boqueria Market), a visit to the beautiful medieval walled town of Girona and…
DetailsOver 30 students, from Year 7 through to 13, completed Trinity Musical Theatre and Drama exams recently; all passing with either distinction or merit in their Grades 4 – 8. The examiner commented on the standard of their work saying, “Students at the higher grades were the same standard as full-time drama school students.” Miss…
DetailsWe’re very grateful to Jules Wooding from Cumbria’s Museum of Military Life for coming into school today to talk to Year 9 History students about the local involvement in WW1. She gave a fascinating talk about the recruitment of soldiers from the local area and spoke about the dreadful conditions for those fighting in WW1.…
DetailsFollowing on from their success earlier in the year at a North Cumbria Multi-Sports event, our Year 8 team were invited to the Active Cumbria and Panathlon County Finals at Penrith Leisure Centre yesterday. They had a wonderful afternoon competing against five other secondary schools from around Cumbria. Each team rotated around six different activities…
DetailsDespite the wild weather, the WHS Mountain Runners, mainly made up this week of enthusiastic Year 7 students, completed a tough run up Talkin Fell. Undeterred by the elements, the group set off from the peaceful village of Talkin, quickly tackling the lung-busting climb to the flanks of the fell. With rain clouds looming, the…
DetailsThis week’s Headteacher’s Award was proudly presented to Year 11 student Edwin Macdonald, for his impressive levels of motivation to succeed. Edwin is a student who demonstrates self-drive and determination to achieve in all he does. He has been particularly impressive in Science, where he asks for extra revision work and support to better his…
DetailsOur Dance students in Years 8, 9, 10, 11 and 13 travelled to The Lowry in Salford on Friday 30th January to watch former WHS student Blair Moore perform in Motionhouse’s latest electrifying production ‘Hidden’. Motionhouse is a contemporary dance-circus company whose highly physical style integrates elements of circus and acrobatics with breath-taking dance. Their…
DetailsA huge congratulations to Corin Rees in Year 10 who did amazingly well in the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) Junior World Championships held in Wolverhampton last week. He won gold in his GI category and a silver in No-GI. Alongside Corin’s success, Pheonix Barker (Year 7) won bronze in her category.
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