All Smiles!

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,…

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Advice From Oxford University

Molly 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…

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Access to Outdoor Adventure

Ten 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…

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A World Book Day Full of Character

Students arrived this morning to a wonderful surprise as they were greeted by a host of comic book characters, beloved fantasy heroes, figures from historical fiction and many more familiar faces. The school community has been buzzing with excitement as we took the opportunity to host a Get Cosy and Read day to celebrate World…

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A Warm Welcome for Taiwanese Tour

Our 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…

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A Visitor of Note Comes to WHS

We 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…

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A Torrent of Resilience From Young Firefighters

Twelve 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…

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