Year 8 Rock Detectives (part of our Character Curriculum) have been exploring how fossils can tell us about the environments of the past. They created intricate trilobite models using rope to better understand their adaptations. Trilobite fossils are found all over the world. They are a group of extinct marine creatures that first appeared around…
Fifty students from schools across Cumbria travelled to WHS for a Youth Sport Trust Inclusive Sport Leadership Day on Friday. The aim of the event was to promote inclusive sports in schools as well developing sport leadership skills in students, both with and without special educational needs and disabilities. We were very lucky to have…
We are incredibly excited for one of our Sixth Form students, Oliver Wightman, who has recently been selected to play Wheelchair Rugby with Team GB. Over the last 8 months, Oliver has been on a Tier 1 GB development plan and has been playing wheelchair rugby, for which he has shown great natural ability. He…
Daniel Elgey in Year 8 was presented with the Headteacher’s Award this week. Daniel is consistently being the best he can be! Every week, students’ hard work is celebrated in assemblies, and Daniel has achieved the highest number of ‘Learner of the Lesson’ each week – over 80 this academic year, 40 more than any other…
Netball Three of our netball teams were in action against Caldew on Thursday, 30th January, with our Year 10 team and our Year 9 A&B teams playing. The Year 10 team demonstrated some excellent interceptions in their game against a very strong and experienced opposition. WHS played exceptionally well during the middle part of the…
A group of William Howard students had a fantastic night watching Manchester City in the Champions League. 41 students travelled to see the current English Champions and they got to see some of Europe’s elite players in a 3-1 win!
Today 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…
A huge well done to all our Year 8 students for their hard work and dedication during their Assessment Week (13th-17th January). It was brilliant to see the high levels of knowledge, understanding and skills throughout the whole cohort! Congratulations to all those who received an award for the highest score in their class. An extra shoutout…
Today was the planning day for the YST Inclusive Sports Leadership Day that we are hosting at William Howard School on Friday, 7th February, with schools from around Cumbria attending. Rachael Mackenzie, athlete mentor for the Youth Sports Trust and former World Champion Thai boxer, visited WHS to meet with Mrs Croucher (our PE Inclusion Lead),…
This week, the Headteacher’s Award goes to Bella Richardson. Since moving into her new Maths class Bella has proved to be a simply outstanding pupil. Bella is polite, respectful, eager to do well and works exceptionally hard in and out of the classroom. She asks for extra past papers to complete and makes the most…