The Football season was kicked off with a good start for our girls teams this week. The U14 team beat Richard Rose Central Academy on Tuesday in the first round of the English Schools cup. The girls displayed great teamwork, together creating a lot of opportunities. After going 1-0 up, RRCA equalised after many attempts…
DetailsNathan Logue is a worthy winner of the Headteacher’s Award this week for his demonstration of exceptional behaviour when travelling on the bus to school. As a Sixth Form student, Nathan stepped in to support a Year 7 pupil as they travelled to school, modelling the behaviour we expect at WHS and showing the utmost…
DetailsThe Year 8 boys football team produced an excellent level of performance at the City Tournament on Tuesday, missing out on the final by one goal. In the group stage they beat RRMA 2-1 with goals from Dan Hare & Frazer Phillips. After a 0-0 draw with QEGS they needed a 7-0 win to have…
DetailsAs part of our ‘Character Curriculum’, the Year 9 Outdoor Learning group enjoyed some physical challenges today, helping to develop their problem-solving and teamworking abilities. The yearlong course will cover key aspects of the outdoor learning environment including predicting the weather, developing a conservation area, and designing a piece of outdoor equipment through an innovate…
DetailsRoss Mattinson is our ‘Alumnus of the Month’ for September. Ross left WHS in 2017, after which, he went onto study at Carlisle College for three years, successfully completing Level 2 and Level 3 Sports courses. Ross then took two Community Football Coaching courses over three years at the University of South Wales, whilst studying…
DetailsWilliam Howard School is delighted to have been asked by the Youth Sport Trust to become a Lead Inclusion School for Physical Education and Sport for Cumbria. As a Lead Inclusion School, William Howard will host a variety of inclusive sporting events throughout the year for other schools from all around Cumbria, as well as…
DetailsThe challenge for Ms Ledger’s Year 8 English class this week was to learn at least one verse from Young Lochinvar and recite it in lesson. The poem – by Sir Walter Scott – was written more than 200 years ago and features some challenging old fashioned language. Set in Longtown and written with a…
DetailsThis week, three of our students competed in a very exciting sport that requires lots of nerve. Merryn Patterson, Autumn Farrell and Lauren Rogan-Mackie travelled to Warwick to take part in the British Equestrian Vaulting English Championships. Equestrian vaulting can best be described as ‘gymnastics on a moving horse’. The horse is controlled by a…
DetailsAs part of their A level Business unit on Market Research, Year 12 students visited a very sunny Brampton to conduct surveys with local businesses on how they have been impacted by the cost of living crisis. The data gathered will give the students a first-hand overview of the impacts on the local economy. We…
DetailsThis week marked the first WHS Mountain Runners session of the new academic year, and what a start it was! Ms Pigdon said, “We were thrilled to see so many enthusiastic new faces from Year 7 joining our regular runners for an after school run of fresh air, fitness, and fun.” Our first route of…
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