It’s at this point in the academic year, just before the summer exams are in full flow, that the official Year 11 and Year 13 group photos are taken. This afternoon, students lined up patiently to be arranged in height order for the Tempest Photography photoshoot. There’s something heart-warming about seeing the cohorts all together,…
DetailsMolly Lockwood, a Schools Liaison and Outreach & Recruitment Officer from The Queens College, Oxford University visited William Howard School last week to talk to a group of Year 10, 11 and 12 students about the University and what it offers. Her presentation about life at university and the advice she provided will be helpful…
DetailsTen very excited students from Years 7 and 8 travelled to the Lake District for their long-awaited activity day with the Calvert Trust on Tuesday. The wonderful staff at the centre gave our students a warm welcome and introduced the activities they would be doing before everyone headed to the sports hall to be fitted…
DetailsWell done to Jessica Ostle in Year 8, whose lovely design was chosen as the winning entry in the secondary school category of the CET Christmas Card Competition. Her design has been used to create one of this year’s CET Christmas Cards.
DetailsThe school sprung back to life today as we welcomed back our students for the brand new academic term. 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!
DetailsOur international connections strengthened on Friday, 23rd May as we warmly welcomed a party of students and staff from New Taipei City in Taiwan. Their visit to WHS was part of a two-week UK study tour. Along with a guided tour of WHS, the Sixth Form-aged Taiwanese students shadowed members of our Sixth Form in…
DetailsWe were extremely privileged to be able to welcome the Governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, to our school on Thursday. During his visit, Mr Bailey engaged with our Sixth Form Maths and Business students, discussing his role at the Bank of England and sharing insights into the current economic landscape. The students…
DetailsTwelve of our Year 9 students have successfully completed a week-long, adrenaline-charged ‘Developing Resilience’ Programme at Carlisle East Fire Station. The week consisted of operational drills designed to improve the students’ team building, problem solving and communication skills. Fire crews pushed them hard throughout the course, but they rose to every challenge, tackling scenarios with…
DetailsIt was wonderful to welcome in some of our future Year 7 pupils from several of our in-catchment primary schools on Tuesday morning, when they had a taste of PE, Geography, Music, Drama, History, Maths and PD lessons. On Thursday, we will be meeting more Year 6s from other catchment schools, then on Monday 1st…
DetailsFrom 1st to 3rd July, WHS hosted its Step Up to Sixth Form programme, welcoming students for three days of preparation, exploration, and inspiration. The event brought together our current Year 11 students along with new starters joining us from other schools. The programme featured a full timetable of subject taster sessions, allowing students to…
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