As part of our Character Curriculum, the Year 9 Dance group are exploring the world looking at different styles and where they originate. So far, they have been to India looking at Bollywood dance, Paris to learn the Cancan and this week they were lucky enough to have former WHS student and the current British champion…
We are supporting ‘Angels for Angels’, which recognises and celebrates the hard work and dedication of the 7000 wonderful staff who work in the hospitals of the North Cumbria Integrated Care Trust. Our students have been decorating angels with messages of thanks for the NHS staff, and these will be delivered to the Chaplain…
A group of Year 9 pupils from the Archaeology (Character Curriculum) class took part in the ‘Uncovering Roman Carlisle’ excavations at Carlisle Cricket Club on Saturday, 5th October. After a tour of the three trenches, they were put to work excavating a slot next to the Roman drain. The sun shone and our students discovered…
As part of Year 10 Careers and Financial Education lessons, students have been learning how to budget for when they are older by completing a virtual supermarket food shop and pricing it up to see how much it would be. Students, Summer and Eve, went on a trip to the Spar in Brampton with Mrs…
Becky Cahill is our Alumna of the Month. Becky left William Howard in 2011 and really enjoyed her Health & Social Care course while at school, so much so that she became a Play & Learning Worker for Family Action when she left WHS. In 2021, Becky’s career took a new direction and she started…
The Headteacher’s Award goes to Poppy Paterson this week. Thank you to Mrs Callaghan for the nomination. Poppy has made an amazing start to Year 7. Many staff already speak very positively about Poppy and the way she approaches school and her learning, with 18 ‘Learner of the Lesson’ nominations already. Recently, Poppy was chosen…
What a match we witnessed today in the second round of the National Schools’ Cup, where our Year 7 football team triumphed over RR Central Academy with a hard-fought 2-1 victory! From the outset, Central fielded a formidable side, striking first within 10 minutes, leaving the WHS boys momentarily scrambling for control. But credit to…
It was the third game of the season for our newly formed Year 10 netball team and what a brilliant game it was. It was definitely their best performance so far and we are super proud of the progress they have made as a squad. The game was close, at half time Trinity were ahead…
After 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…
Ms Lewis is delighted by the enthusiasm shown by the Year 7 and 8 students who have recently began her LAMDA tuition sessions. The students are studying the Acting Solo syllabus in preparation for Grade 3 exams in February. LAMDA (Academy of Music and Dramatic Art) is the UK’s largest Speech and Drama Examination Board…