Year 8 student Tilly received the Headteacher’s Award this week. Tilly has been an exceptional member of our school community throughout the year. She is always fully engaged in lessons, consistently kind and respectful towards others, and a brilliant role model for her peers. Her work is of an exceptionally high standard and regularly exceeds the…
DetailsCongratulations to Iona Rutherford in Year 7 who received a Special Recognition Award this week. Iona has been making and selling some wonderful hats, with the proceeds going to the Macmillan Cancer Support charity. Iona said that during last summer, she spent 3 whole days making hats which raised over £300 for the charity. Not…
DetailsYear 11 student, Charlie is the deserving recipient of the Headteacher’s Award this week, exemplifying the very essence of hard work and ambition. Charlie demonstrated exceptional dedication and progress in his recent mock exams, achieving excellent results that reflect his commitment and dedication. His work ethic, both inside and outside of school, is inspiring for…
DetailsOur House Day on the last day of term was a fabulous end to the year… a fun-filled festival to get everyone primed for the holidays. Students competed for their Houses in an assortment of outdoor and classroom challenges, including inflatables, a penalty shoot-out, a fire hose challenge, forensic investigations, biscuit decorating, a dance-off and…
DetailsAstonishingly, our age defying Cleaning Manager, Margaret Smith celebrated her 80th birthday recently. She has been a cleaner at William Howard School for 47 years, starting in 1976 at the White House School site. That’s a colossal mileage of vacuuming! Margaret isn’t planning to hang up her duster any time soon though. Ms Pigdon said:…
DetailsStudents in the Year 9 German Character Curriculum class with Mrs Terry have spent several weeks building up to running a full café scenario enacted entirely in German. Students learned German vocabulary linked to food, drink and cafés. They created their own menus for a pancake house in Germany. Students carefully thought through what language…
DetailsLast Friday, the Sixth Form all dressed in green to support Mental Health Awareness Week. To raise awareness of the link between movement and mental health, students were invited to take part in a step challenge, from Monday to Thursday). Well done to Fern Miller who won in Year 13 with 38,187 steps; and Rufus…
DetailsThe Headteacher’s Award goes to Poppy Paterson this week. Thank you to Mrs Callaghan for the nomination. Poppy has made an amazing start to Year 7. Many staff already speak very positively about Poppy and the way she approaches school and her learning, with 18 ‘Learner of the Lesson’ nominations already. Recently, Poppy was chosen…
DetailsThe school came alive today as we welcomed back our students for the brand-new academic year. Everyone looked refreshed, ready to learn, and pleased to catch up with friends again. We hope our new Year 7 students enjoyed their first day as part of our WHS community.
The 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…
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