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12 May 2019

WLD Update Sunday 12th May 2019

I hope that everyone is enjoying the sunshine!  It is a welcome change from the cold and wet of the last week.  Year 10 had an excellent attitude to their examinations, particularly given the weather.  It is good to see that more normal May weather has arrived for the start of...

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1 May 2019

WLD Update Bank Holiday Monday 6th May 2019

I hope that everyone is enjoying the long weekend!  The exam season is well and truly upon us and well done to Year 10 who started their exams this week and tolerated the cold in the Sports Hall (which we use for exams) on Friday morning.  We hadn't quite expected the return to...

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26 April 2019

WLD Update Sunday 28th April 2019

The photo at the top of this update is from the Amnesty group's Egg Hunt.  This was organised in support of the "egg boy" who demonstrated against Senator Anning in Australia and against his views that the Christchurch mosque shooting was caused by Muslim immigration. ...

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18 April 2019

WLD Update Saturday 20th April 2019

We are looking forward to welcoming everyone back on Tuesday morning at the normal time.  I hope that everyone is enjoying the beautiful weather - remarkable for a Bank Holiday.  It has been a busy couple of weeks for many - Year 11 in particular who are into the GCSE season...

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6 April 2019

Updates from the China trip....

Saturday 6th April:  All well - first flight done and now waiting in Helsinki Airport - Burger King and reindeer sandwiches!  No problem with the wifi and filtering in Finland - may be a different matter in China....  Next update once we are in...

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29 March 2019

WLD Update Sunday 31st March 2019

This week's update is necessarily focused on examinations....!  The picture above, however, is of Charlotte Cirino receiving her HART Highly Commended award from Baroness Cox in London on Monday - read more

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22 March 2019

WLD Update Sunday 24th March 2019

Walking around school: One of the great privileges of my job is that I get to walk around school each day, dropping into lessons.  It is always a dose of sanity in my day to see how well our students are learning and how much effort our teachers and other staff put...

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17 March 2019

WLD Update Sunday 17th March 2019

Some really good things from this week: The Year 11 Performing Arts group presented a showcase of their work and had it filmed for their qualification.  It was a pleasure and privilege to be there and to witness the hard work that everyone had put in to...

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8 March 2019

WLD Update Sunday 10th March 2019

We are rightly known for our support of students and their families, for our pastoral care and for our inclusive, child-centred ethos. We put a huge amount of effort into supporting students in making the right choices.  We recognise that young people make mistakes and we use a whole...

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3 March 2019

WLD Update Sunday 3rd March 2019

On Friday Year 6s and their families found out which secondary school they are going to and we found out the names and addresses of our new Year 7s.  I am delighted to say that we are, once again, full in Year 7 and I am very much looking forward to welcoming our newest year group. ...

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21 February 2019

WLD Update Sunday 24th February 2019

I hope that all our students have managed to have a break this last week.  I appreciate that for many parents and carers school holidays can be challenging so many thanks for your support.  There has been a lot of illness over the last few weeks amongst students, staff and families...

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10 February 2019

WLD Update Sunday 10th February 2019

Year 9 Options and Parents' Evening this week - a really important event in the life of our students.  Choosing options is always an important stage in a young person's life in school - it is the first time that they have had any control over what they study.  The...