The first Headteacher’s Award of the academic year was presented to Year 13 student Hannah Scott. Hannah is an exceptional student in every sense. She has gone above and beyond during the summer holidays completing and exceeding summer learning expectations. Hannah consistently remains committed to her studies day in and day out. Outside the classroom,…
DetailsYear 9 student Rachel is the deserving recipient for the first Headteacher’s Award of the new academic year. Rachel consistently demonstrates all of our school’s core values in everything she does. Her exceptional dedication to her learning is clear to see, having already accumulated an impressive 62 House points for outstanding participation, effort, and achievement…
DetailsA huge thank you to Brampton Fire Service and Mr Mallinson for supporting our Mountain Runners Club this week, when a military theme to Thursday night’s conditioning session came in the form of an assault course. The Fire Brigade kindly came along to supply some typical Cumbria weather that the runners have become accustomed to.…
DetailsOur Year 9 archaeologists delved into the past in a surprising way on Tuesday during their Character Curriculum lesson with Miss Scullion and Mrs Giecco. The class examined (fake) coprolites – the term used for fossilized or desiccated poo – to determine what people had eaten, and to work out which time period they belonged…
DetailsSeven pupils from the Year 8 and 9 Archaeology (Character Curriculum) course joined Mrs Giecco and Miss Scullion for an interesting ‘archaeological field walk’ last Saturday. Field walks take place on ploughed/tilled field as the machinery often brings buried archaeological artefacts to the surface. A series of 30m x 30m grid squares were laid out…
DetailsAfter a tense few weeks of exams, Year 11 were in celebration mode this morning as they gathered together one last time for their rite of passage shirt signing and final assembly. The students were in a buoyant mood as they enjoyed brunch in the canteen before Miss Mulholland (Year 11 Director of Learning) led…
DetailsA group of William Howard students had a fantastic night watching Manchester City in the Champions League. 41 students travelled to see the current English Champions and they got to see some of Europe’s elite players in a 3-1 win!
This 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…
DetailsIn Year 8 Drama, students are exploring the style of Pantomime. As part of their homework, they were tasked to design a costume for a Dame using their knowledge of the stock character from lessons. Here are a few wonderful examples which have been awarded house points for their fabulous creativity and presentation.
The Château de Warsy visit was fabuleux! When they arrived on Friday 5th July, one of the students said: “Wow! This is like being in a fairytale!” The château did not disappoint, and the students were amazed by the chic bathrooms and loved playing football in the grounds outside the château. The group of students were…
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