Following 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…
DetailsWith the holidays and warm summer weather approaching, members of the Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service came into school today to present water safety advice to every year group. Sadly, recent tragic events have highlighted the dangers that swimming and water activities can bring. In the special assemblies, the students were reminded about grave hazards,…
DetailsOur Alumna of the Month for May is Emily Nicholson (now Brown). Emily left William Howard School in 2013 after her A Levels with the ambition to become an Adult Nurse. She studied locally at the University of Cumbria and completed a year of their course “Working with Children and Families”, where she gained the…
DetailsJohn Simpson from the University of Cumbria came in last week to deliver a presentation to the Year 12 students on how to apply to University and specifically got them thinking about what should be included in a personal statement. The students were reminded to create a UCAS hub account and they can start completing…
DetailsDo you think there was much fun to be had during Medieval Times? Mr Campbell’s Year 7 History class headed out to the sports field on Friday to find out. They’ve been studying Medieval England and what life for people in different social groups was like. They discovered that some of their pastimes and games…
DetailsOur Services Families students enjoyed a day learning bushcraft skills on Wednesday, building on the camaraderie and teamwork that was established last month during their raft building day. Experienced instructor, Des Bradder, come in to teach them various survival skills including 4 elements of bushcraft: cord, cutting, canvas, and container. They discovered what do you…
DetailsIn Year 9 Dance, students have been developing their contemporary dance skills alongside their performance skills. The students completed a practical assessment in line with their KLIs (Key Learning Indicators) 6,7,8. They were given the option to take this to the next level and sit a formal exam – IKDANCE Contemporary Standard 3. These 4…
DetailsThe Lord’s Taverners youth cricket and disability sports charity has just released a very moving video featuring two of our wonderful table cricket team members, Sarah and Summer. The video highlights the positive benefits that the inclusive sport has in breaking down barriers and empowering disadvantaged and disabled young people to fulfil their potential and…
DetailsYear 12 student Furkan Yildiz received the Headteacher’s Award this week, having been nominated by his history teachers who were impressed with the way he approaches his studies in A Level History. With English as his second language, studying complex Early Modern and American History is a greater challenge, but they have been amazed by…
DetailsYear 9 Agriculture students visited Dobcross Hall Farm, a local dairy farm in Gaitsgill near Dalston, last week. The visit helped to illustrate the skill and care that goes into raising and maintaining a dairy herd. Their topic ‘Field to bottle’ allowed the students to get firsthand practical experience of a typical day on a dairy…
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