Our Sixth Formers did a great job of organising activities for Children in Need on Friday, in their hilarious fancy dress costumes! The theme this year was linked to Paddy McGuinness’ awesome challenge to complete 300 miles on a Raleigh Chopper bike. Many WHS staff and students cheered on Paddy earlier this week as he…
DetailsTo raise money for Children in Need this Friday, our Sixth Form Leadership Team have organised a ‘Bearpees’ Challenge in which teachers (and a brave Head Student) will grit their teeth and compete head to head to complete the most number of high intensity squat thrusts. There will be 5 fiercely-matched rounds: Mr Tanner V…
DetailsAfter the request for extra chess sets was sent out a fortnight ago Mr Connolly and Mr Davis would like to thank the William Howard community for their tremendous generosity. As well as beautiful glass set and a giant outdoor set, which is perfect for teaching chess techniques, we have been gifted a hand painted…
DetailsIt might have been the rainy weather today that brought everyone indoors, but an impressive forty students joined Mr Davis for chess at lunchtime today! There’s always room for more — so why not come along? Students and staff are warmly invited to join this friendly bunch for a social game any Tuesday lunchtime, or…
DetailsSix budding chess players took on Trinity School on Wednesday, 2nd July in what will hopefully be the first of many inter-school chess matches. Our team was made up of two Year 7s (Leo and Micheal), two Year 8s (Phoebe and Abigail), and two Year 9 students (Caleb and Max). The Trinity team were a tough…
DetailsHuge congratulations go to three of our Year 12 chemists who achieved brilliant results in the Cambridge Chemistry Challenge recently. Elora attained gold – top 9.2% of entrants Charlie and Sebastian gained silver – top 20.7% The problem-solving competition is aimed at Year 12 students in the UK, designed to stretch students beyond the standard…
DetailsEach of our Houses – Eden, Gelt, Talkin and Vindolanda – had inspiring assemblies this week. In each one, a representative from the House’s charity came along to talk about the positive impact donations have made to the wider community. Our appreciation goes to Brampton Foodbank, Eden Valley Hospice, Oaktree Animal Centre and Mission Christmas…
DetailsThere was a relaxed but lively feel around school today for ‘Character Development Day’, when everyone took part in activities planned to promote our 9 Key Character Qualities (positivity, empathy, virtue, courage, passion, curiosity, independence, collaboration and honour). School was a hive of activity, with options such as a DIY challenge making planters for the…
DetailsLast Friday, numerous cakes, biscuits, buns and hot drinks were devoured across all of our Trust schools for CET’s Big Coffee Morning, in an effort to raise money for the Macmillan Cancer Support charity. Castle Carrock Primary School held a Grandparents Coffee Afternoon, followed by a celebration assembly whilst Caldew Lea Primary School had a…
DetailsAt the recent CET @10 celebration, marking ten years since the establishment of Cumbria Education Trust (CET), our students shone brilliantly! Thanks to the incredible dedication of our music and drama teachers, the audience were treated to a spectacular performance, with our students representing the school in their usual dazzling fashion. To recognise all the…
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