At the end of this term, we bid a very fond farewell to Mrs Mothersdale, who leaves William Howard School after 23 years to take up her new role as a Lead Adviser SEND with WMF local authority. Since joining WHS in 2001, Mrs Mothersdale has been a pivotal part of the school community, taking…
DetailsWe have had a wonderful end to the Autumn Term, with plenty of festive fun. The classrooms, corridors and common rooms were jollied up with a sea of Christmas jumpers, pyjamas, and glittering accessories. A massive thank you to all the students and staff who paid a donation to ‘Save the Children’ for wearing something…
DetailsOn Friday, schools from across the North of Cumbria came together at Carlisle College, to compete in the Lord’s Taverners North Cumbria Secondary Table Cricket Competition. With 15 teams participating, competition was fierce. The teams were placed in four pools with the winner of each pool progressing to a semi-final and then to a playoff…
DetailsSixth Form student Grace Little undertook a Dream Placement recently as part of the scheme run by the Centre for Leadership Performance. Grace reported: “During my dream placement I spent 5 days at Paragon Vets, observing leadership and shadowing in many different aspects of the company. Not only did I get to watch the day…
DetailsWe have numerous students working hard towards their Duke of Edinburgh Awards, whether that’s gold, silver or bronze levels. As well as accomplishing challenging expeditions, physical, voluntary and skills sections must be fulfilled too. To complete each award, significant commitment, motivation, independence and resilience is required, so we’re especially proud to hear news of some…
DetailsMost of our students were out and about enjoying the great outdoors during our ‘Character Development Day’ on Thursday, 17th July. As well as spending quality time with their peers, the aim of the day to promote our nine Key Character Qualities – positivity, empathy, virtue, courage, passion, curiosity, independence, collaboration and honour. Our Year…
DetailsA group of our chess players faced nine opponents from Trinity School this afternoon, on home ground. The 9-v-9 was a very cordial but tense fixture, with each player getting the chance to take on several competitors from the opposing side. The games were rounded off with a fun speed-chess doubles match. The final score…
DetailsToday we hosted the Carlisle and Eden Secondary Schools’ Boccia Competition at William Howard School. Between Trinity School, St John Henry Newman Catholic School and our own teams, the competition them was fierce with six teams in total. Sadly, a few other schools withdrew beforehand but with a smaller number of teams, they were able…
DetailsForty students travelled to Manchester City on Tuesday to watch Manchester City vs Bayer Leverkusen. Despite City losing, students got to see Haaland, Foden, and Doku in the second half which they won’t forget!
A chance to find a good read for summer and share some favourite stories…
